Fiscal Positions in Latin America : Have They Really Improved? /

Fiscal performance in Latin America looks much improved this decade compared to the 1980s or 1990s. Is this a "structural" improvement or likely to be transitory? This paper answers this question by estimating the relationship between non-commodity revenue and the economic cycle, and evalu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zettelmeyer, Jeromin
Other Authors: Hollar, Ivanna
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2008/137
Online Access:Full text available on IMF