Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/89176 
Year of Publication: 
2010
Series/Report no.: 
IDB Working Paper Series No. IDB-WP-160
Publisher: 
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Washington, DC
Abstract: 
Medium Term Fiscal Frameworks (MTFs) have become one of the most popular reforms to the budgetary process in Latin America during the last decade, and introducing MTFs seemed to be the magic solution for most fiscal ailments. Nonetheless, there has been no comprehensive evaluation of their impact. This document discusses the normative merits of using MTFs, provides a characterization of the different types of MTF, and describes their development in the Latin American region based on extensive field work. As a first approximation for understanding how they are working, this document explores in detail the cases of Argentina, Colombia and Peru. While an unambiguous diagnosis is not possible, this document lays the groundwork for progress toward comprehensive impact evaluations and, eventually, to the consolidation of MTFs in the region.
Subjects: 
Latin America
Medium-Term Fiscal Frameworks
Medium-Term Expenditure Frameworks
Budget Process
Fiscal Outcomes
Fiscal Reforms
JEL: 
H61
H68
H00
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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