Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/41596 
Year of Publication: 
2010
Series/Report no.: 
Economics Discussion Papers No. 2010-24
Publisher: 
Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW), Kiel
Abstract: 
This paper analyses fiscal policy for several economies in Latin America, from the early nineties to the 2009 crisis. We present original estimates of cyclically-adjusted public revenues for Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay implementing the standardised OECD methodology and extending it to include commodity cycles, which have a direct and significant effect on the fiscal balance of several Latin American countries. Based on these estimates, we evaluate the size of automatic tax stabilisers and the cyclicality of discretionary fiscal policy. Additionally, we highlight the uncertainty stemming from the estimation of the output gap, due to large and simultaneous cyclical, temporary and permanent shocks in several Latin American economies.
Subjects: 
fiscal policy
business cycle
public finances
structural balance
JEL: 
E62
H30
H60
Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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