Non-renewable natural resources (NRNR) contribute a large share of tax revenue in Latin American countries; and the fact that these resources are concentrated in just a few regions generates a high level of territorial inequality. This paper aims to analyse how NRNR revenues could be included in equalization grants, and how countries are implementing adequate equalization grant systems, or could do so. Based on fiscal equalization theory, vertical and horizontal systems are evaluated with reference to mid-level governments in Argentina and Peru. The study identifies a variety of political and …
Los recursos naturales no renovables (RNNR) aportan cuantiosos ingresos fiscales a los países latinoamericanos; sin embargo la concentración de RNNR en unas pocas regiones genera una alta desigualdad territorial. En este artículo se analiza cómo los ingresos provenientes de RNNR podrían incluirse en las transferencias de igualación y de qué manera los países están implementando sistemas de transferencias de igualación o podrían hacerlo. Sobre la base de la teoría de la igualación fiscal, se evalúan los sistemas verticales y horizontales en referencia a gobiernos intermedios en la Argentina y e…
This paper examines the genesis and evolution of debt and debt overhang in the Caribbean with individual case studies, to extract lessons and make broad recommendations with regard to appropriate mechanisms and policy measures that can be implemented to reduce the debt burden of the subregion. The econometric model utilized in the paper has shown that a one percent increase on debt to GDP ratio causes a 0.015decline in real GDP growth for the countries in the Caribbean panel, suggesting that debt has a pernicious effect on growth on Caribbean economies. What is even more worrisome was that Car…
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