Carlos Scartascini

Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)

Principal Economist

1300 New York Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20577

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1.

The Size and Composition of Government Spending in Multi-Party Systems

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 04 Mar 2009
Carlos Scartascini and W. Mark Crain
Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and George Mason University - Center for Study of Public Choice
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Public Expenditure, Subsidies, Public Goods, Electoral Systems, Legislatures

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Why Don’t We Tax the Rich? Inequality, Legislative Malapportionment, and Personal Income Taxation Around the World

IDB Working Paper No. IDB-WP-282
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 14 Dec 2011
Martin Ardanaz and Carlos Scartascini
Columbia University and Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
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Political Institutions, Policymaking, and Economic Policy in Latin America

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Political Institutions, Policymaking, and Economic Policy in Latin America

IDB Working Paper Series No. IDB-WP-158
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 25 Mar 2010
Martin Ardanaz, Carlos Scartascini and Mariano Tommasi
Columbia University, Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Universidad de San Andres - Department of Economics
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Political institutions, Public policies, Economic policy, Government capabilities, Development, Latin America

Political Institutions, Policymaking, and Economic Policy in Latin America

IDB Working Paper No. 43
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 21 Apr 2011
Martin Ardanaz, Carlos Scartascini and Mariano Tommasi
Columbia University, Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Universidad de San Andres - Department of Economics
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Political Institutions, State Capabilities and Public Policy: International Evidence

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Political Institutions, State Capabilities and Public Policy: International Evidence

Inter-American Development Bank Research Department Working Paper No. 661
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 07 Feb 2010
Carlos Scartascini, Ernesto Stein and Mariano Tommasi
Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Universidad de San Andres - Department of Economics
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Political institutions, Public Policies, Government Capabilities, Veto Players, Intertemporal Cooperation, Development, Human Development Index, Public Expenditures, Policy Index, Adaptability, Stability, Judicial Independence, Party Institutionalization, Congress Capabilities, Cabinet Stability

Political Institutions, State Capabilities and Public Policy: International Evidence

IDB Working Paper No. 553
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 25 Apr 2011
Carlos Scartascini, Ernesto Stein and Mariano Tommasi
Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Universidad de San Andres - Department of Economics
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Don't Blame the Messenger: A Field Experiment on Delivery Methods for Increasing Tax Compliance

IDB Working Paper No. IDB-WP-627
Number of pages: 76 Posted: 09 Feb 2016
Daniel Ortega and Carlos Scartascini
Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración (IESA) and Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
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Tax compliance, Field experiments, Delivery methods, Optimal

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Economic Crisis and Fiscal Reforms in Latin America

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Economic Crisis and Fiscal Reforms in Latin America

Inter-American Development Bank Working Paper Series No. IDB-WP-235
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 07 Jan 2011
Mark Hallerberg and Carlos Scartascini
Hertie School of Governance and Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
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Fiscal Reforms, Fiscal Crises, Economic Crises, Political Economy of Reforms, Budget Institutions, Political Institutions, Common-Pool Resources Problem, Latin America

Economic Crisis and Fiscal Reforms in Latin America

IDB Working Paper No. 82
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 25 Apr 2011
Mark Hallerberg and Carlos Scartascini
Hertie School of Governance and Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
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The Budget Process as a Political Arena

WHO DECIDES THE BUDGET? A POLITICAL ECONOMY ANALYSIS OF THE BUDGET PROCESS, Mark Hallerberg, Carlos Scartascini, & Ernesto Stein, eds., Inter-American Development Bank and David Rockefeller Center, 2009
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 07 Feb 2010 Last Revised: 09 Mar 2011
Mark Hallerberg, Carlos Scartascini and Ernesto Stein
Hertie School of Governance, Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
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Does Energy Consumption Respond to Price Shocks? Evidence from a Regression-Discontinuity Design

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Does Energy Consumption Respond to Price Shocks? Evidence from a Regression-Discontinuity Design

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6785
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Paulo Bastos, Lucio Castro, Julian Cristia and Carlos Scartascini
World Bank, CIPPEC (Center for the Implementation of Public Policies for Equity and Growth), Inter-American Development Bank and Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
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Consumption, Climate Change Economics, Economic Theory & Research, Energy Production and Transportation, Markets and Market Access

Does Energy Consumption Respond to Price Shocks? Evidence from a Regression-Discontinuity Design

Inter-American Development Bank Working Paper Series No. IDB-WP-234
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 07 Jan 2011
Paulo Bastos, Lucio Castro, Julian Cristia and Carlos Scartascini
World Bank, CIPPEC (Center for the Implementation of Public Policies for Equity and Growth), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
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Energy Consumption, Elasticity of Demand, Regulation of Public Utilities, Regression Discontinuity Design, Public Policy

Does Energy Consumption Respond to Price Shocks? Evidence from a Regression-Discontinuity Design

IDB Working Paper No. 81
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 25 Apr 2011
Paulo Bastos, Lucio Castro, Julian Cristia and Carlos Scartascini
World Bank, CIPPEC (Center for the Implementation of Public Policies for Equity and Growth), Inter-American Development Bank and Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
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Who’s Who in the Policymaking Process: An Overview of Actors, Incentives, and the Roles They Play

POLICYMAKING IN LATIN AMERICA: HOW POLITICS SHAPES POLICIES, Harvard University Press, 2008
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 05 Dec 2010
Carlos Scartascini
Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
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policymaking process, political economy, comparative institutions

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The Making of Policy: Institutionalized or Not?

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The Making of Policy: Institutionalized or Not?

Inter-American Development Bank Research Department Working Paper No. 100
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 06 Feb 2010
Mariano Tommasi and Carlos Scartascini
Universidad de San Andres - Department of Economics and Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
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Political Institutions, Public Policies, Institutional Strength, Protests, Alternative Political Technologies, Development, Judicial Independence, Party Institutionalization, Congress Capabilities, Cabinet Stability, Corruption

The Making of Policy: Institutionalized or Not?

IDB Working Paper No. 24
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 20 Apr 2011
Carlos Scartascini and Mariano Tommasi
Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Universidad de San Andres - Department of Economics
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Political Institutions, Actors, and Arenas in Latin American Policymaking

HOW DEMOCRACY WORKS: POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS, ACTORS, AND ARENAS IN LATIN AMERICAN POLICYMAKING, Washington, DC: IDB and DRCLAS, Harvard University, 2010
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 05 Dec 2010
Carlos Scartascini, Ernesto Stein and Mariano Tommasi
Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Universidad de San Andres - Department of Economics
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Policymaking process, Political Institutions, Latin America, Legislatures, Political Parties, Labor Unions

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Political Institutions, Intertemporal Cooperation, and the Quality of Policies

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Political Institutions, Intertemporal Cooperation, and the Quality of Policies

Inter-American Development Bank Research Department Working Paper No. 676
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 06 Feb 2010
Carlos Scartascini, Ernesto Stein and Mariano Tommasi
Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Universidad de San Andres - Department of Economics
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Political institutions, Public policies, Government capabilities, Intertemporal cooperation, Development, Policy index, Credibility, Judicial independence, Party institutionalization, Congress capabilities, Cabinet stability

Political Institutions, Intertemporal Cooperation, and the Quality of Policies

IDB Working Paper No. 563
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 25 Apr 2011
Carlos Scartascini, Ernesto Stein and Mariano Tommasi
Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Universidad de San Andres - Department of Economics
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The Presidency and the Executive Branch in Latin America: What We Know and What We Need to Know

IDB Working Paper No. IDB-WP-283
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 08 Jan 2012
Alejandro Bonvecchi and Carlos Scartascini
Universidad Torcuato Di Tella and Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
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Is Latin America on the Right Track? An Analysis of Medium-Term Frameworks and the Budget Process

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Is Latin America on the Right Track? An Analysis of Medium-Term Frameworks and the Budget Process

IDB Working Paper No. 45
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 21 Apr 2011
Gabriel Filc and Carlos Scartascini
Center for the Implementation of Public Policies (CIPPEC) and Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
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Is Latin America on the Right Track? An Analysis of Medium-Term Frameworks and the Budget Process

Inter-American Development Bank Working Paper Series No. IDB-WP-160
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 25 Mar 2010
Gabriel Filc and Carlos Scartascini
Center for the Implementation of Public Policies (CIPPEC) and Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
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Latin America, Medium-Term Fiscal Frameworks, Medium-Term Expenditure Frameworks, Budget Process, Fiscal Outcomes, Fiscal Reforms

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Political Institutions and Street Protests in Latin America

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Political Institutions and Street Protests in Latin America

Inter-American Development Bank Working Paper No. 110
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 06 Feb 2010
Fabiana V. P. Machado, Carlos Scartascini and Mariano Tommasi
Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Universidad de San Andres - Department of Economics
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Political Institutions, Public Policies, Institutional Strength, Protests, Alternative Political Technologies, Political Party Representation, Ideology, Ideological Extremism, Latin America

Political Institutions and Street Protests in Latin America

IDB Working Paper No. 26
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 20 Apr 2011
Fabiana V. P. Machado, Carlos Scartascini and Mariano Tommasi
Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Universidad de San Andres - Department of Economics
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A New Framework

WHO DECIDES THE BUDGET? A POLITICAL ECONOMY ANALYSIS OF THE BUDGET PROCESS, Mark Hallerberg, Carlos Scartascini, & Ernesto Stein, eds., Inter-American Development Bank and David Rockefeller Center, 2009
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 07 Feb 2010 Last Revised: 09 Mar 2011
Carlos Scartascini and Ernesto Stein
Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
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Budget Process, Political Economy, Policymaking, Latin America

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Veto Players, Intertemporal Interactions and Policy Adaptability: How Do Political Institutions Work?

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Veto Players, Intertemporal Interactions and Policy Adaptability: How Do Political Institutions Work?

IDB Working Paper No. 545
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 25 Apr 2011
Carlos Scartascini, Mariano Tommasi and Ernesto Stein
Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Universidad de San Andres - Department of Economics and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
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Veto Players, Intertemporal Interactions and Policy Adaptability: How Do Political Institutions Work?

Inter-American Development Bank Research Department Working Paper No. 645
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 06 Feb 2010
Carlos Scartascini, Ernesto Stein and Mariano Tommasi
Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Universidad de San Andres - Department of Economics
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Veto Players, Policy Adaptability, Policy Stability, Intertemporal Cooperation

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Do Rewards Work?: Evidence from the Randomization of Public Works

IDB Working Paper No. IDB-WP-794
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 17 Jan 2018
Paul E. Carrillo, Edgar Castro and Carlos Scartascini
George Washington University - Department of Economics, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
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: Rewards, Positive incentives, Persistence, Spillovers, Tax compliance, Public goods, Public policy

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The Political Economy of Productivity: Actors, Arenas, and Policies. A Framework of Analysis

IDB Working Paper No. 540
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 25 Apr 2011
Victoria Murillo, Carlos Scartascini and Mariano Tommasi
Yale University - Department of Political Science, Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Universidad de San Andres - Department of Economics
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Social Trust and Electoral Populism: Explaining the Quality of Government

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 09 Oct 2019
Philip Keefer, Carlos Scartascini and Razvan Vlaicu
Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Inter-American Development Bank
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trust, collective action, populism, quality of government

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Veto Players and Policy Trade-Offs: An Intertemporal Approach to Study the Effects of Political Institutions on Policy

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Veto Players and Policy Trade-Offs: An Intertemporal Approach to Study the Effects of Political Institutions on Policy

IDB Working Paper No. 44
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 21 Apr 2011
Mariano Tommasi, Carlos Scartascini and Ernesto Stein
Universidad de San Andres - Department of Economics, Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
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Veto Players and Policy Trade-Offs: An Intertemporal Approach to Study the Effects of Political Institutions on Policy

Inter-American Development Bank Working Paper Series No. IDB-WP-159
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 04 Dec 2010
Carlos Scartascini, Ernesto Stein and Mariano Tommasi
Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Universidad de San Andres - Department of Economics
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Political Institutions, Public Policies, Veto Players, Policy Adaptability, Policy Stability, Intertemporal, Credibility, Repeated Games

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Government Capabilities in Latin America: Why They are so Important, What We Know About Them, and What to Do Next

IDB Working Paper No. IDB-PB-210
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 16 Jan 2014
Carlos Scartascini and Mariano Tommasi
Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Universidad de San Andres - Department of Economics
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Tax Compliance and Enforcement in the Pampas: Evidence from a Field Experiment

IDB Working Paper No. IDB-WP-472
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 15 Dec 2013
Lucio Castro and Carlos Scartascini
CIPPEC (Center for the Implementation of Public Policies for Equity and Growth) and Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
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On the Institutionalization of Congress(Es) in Latin America and Beyond

IDB Working Paper No. IDB-WP-363
Number of pages: 78 Posted: 16 Mar 2013
Valeria Palanza, Carlos Scartascini and Mariano Tommasi
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Universidad de San Andres - Department of Economics
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Decentralization, Budget Processes and Feedback Effects

THE POLITICS OF POLICIES, IDB, eds., Harvard University, 2006
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 07 Feb 2010 Last Revised: 09 Mar 2011
Gabriel Filc, Carlos Scartascini and Ernesto Stein
Center for the Implementation of Public Policies (CIPPEC), Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
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Policymaking processes, Decentralization, Political Reforms, Fiscal Reforms

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The Politics of Financial Development: The Role of Interest Groups and Government Capabilities

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The Politics of Financial Development: The Role of Interest Groups and Government Capabilities

APSA 2010 Annual Meeting Paper
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 19 Jul 2010 Last Revised: 09 Mar 2011
Oscar Becerra, Eduardo A. Cavallo and Carlos Scartascini
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) - Research Department and Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
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financial development, interest groups, political economy, government capabilities

The Politics of Financial Development: The Role of Interest Groups and Government Capabilities

IDB Working Paper No. 69
Posted: 25 Apr 2011
Oscar Becerra, Eduardo A. Cavallo and Carlos Scartascini
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) - Research Department and Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)

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Tax Reforms in Latin America in an Era of Democracy

IDB Working Paper No. IDB-WP-457
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 15 Dec 2013
Diego Focanti, Mark Hallerberg and Carlos Scartascini
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Hertie School of Governance and Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
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Demand-Side Determinants of Public Spending Allocations: Voter Trust, Risk and Time Preferences

Number of pages: 95 Posted: 10 Jun 2020 Last Revised: 28 Sep 2021
Philip Keefer, Carlos Scartascini and Razvan Vlaicu
Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Inter-American Development Bank
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trust, risk preferences, time preferences, transfers, public goods, public investment

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State Capacity and the Quality of Policies: Revisiting the Relationship between Openness and the Size of Government

IDB Working Paper No. IDB-WP-532
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 03 Dec 2014
Maria Franco, Carlos Scartascini and Mariano Tommasi
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Universidad de San Andres - Department of Economics
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Government capabilities, Quality of policies, Openness, Government size

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The Institutional Determinants of Political Transactions

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The Institutional Determinants of Political Transactions

Inter-American Development Bank Research Department Working Paper #580
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 06 Feb 2010
Carlos Scartascini
Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
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Public Policy, Political Institutions, Presidents, Legislature, Policymaking Process

The Institutional Determinants of Political Transactions

IDB Working Paper No. 484
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 25 Apr 2011
Carlos Scartascini
Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
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The People's Choice? The Role of Opinions in the Policymaking Process

BEYOND FACTS: UNDERSTANDING QUALITY OF LIFE, IDB, eds., Harvard University, 2008
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 07 Feb 2010 Last Revised: 09 Mar 2011
Carlos Scartascini
Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
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Policmaking process, Opinions, Perceptions, Media, Public Policies

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Budgeting for Results in Latin America: Conditions for its Deployment and Development

IDB Working Paper No. IDB-PB-160
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 19 Sep 2012
Gabriel Filc and Carlos Scartascini
Center for the Implementation of Public Policies (CIPPEC) and Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
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Explaining Changes in Tax Burdens in Latin America: Does Politics Trump Economics?

IDB Working Paper No. IDB-WP-613
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 09 Feb 2016
Mark Hallerberg and Carlos Scartascini
Hertie School of Governance and Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
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Taxation, Banking crises, Elections, Political economy, Fiscal reform

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Are We All Playing the Same Game? The Economic Effects of Constitutions Depend on the Degree of Institutionalization

IDB Working Paper No. IDB-WP-237
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 15 Dec 2013
Germán Caruso, Carlos Scartascini and Mariano Tommasi
World Bank, Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Universidad de San Andres - Department of Economics
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Compliance Spillovers Across Taxes: The Role of Penalties and Detection

IDB Working Paper No. IDB-WP-926
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 26 Dec 2018
Andrea López-Luzuriaga and Carlos Scartascini
George Washington University and Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
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: Tax compliance, Spillovers, Evasion, Property tax, Sales tax, Randomized field experiment, Behavioral economics

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The Economic Effects of Constitutions: Do Budget Institutions Make Forms of Government More Alike?

IDB Working Paper No. IDB-WP-427
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 15 Dec 2013
Martin Ardanaz and Carlos Scartascini
Columbia University and Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
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Civic Engagement in the Americas

IDB Working Paper No. IDB-WP-883
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 26 Dec 2018
Carlos Scartascini and Razvan Vlaicu
Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Inter-American Development Bank
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Civic engagement, Enfranchisement, Elections, Voters

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Who Decides the Budget? A Political Economy Analysis of the Budget Process in Latin America

IDB Working Paper No. IDB-BK-135
Posted: 03 Feb 2015
Carlos Scartascini and Ernesto Stein
Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)

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The Politics of Productivity

THE AGE OF PRODUCTIVITY: TRANSFORMING ECONOMIES FROM THE BOTTOM UP, Carmen Pagés, ed., Palgrave Macmillan, 2010
Posted: 05 Dec 2010 Last Revised: 05 Jan 2012
Carlos Scartascini and Mariano Tommasi
Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Universidad de San Andres - Department of Economics

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Productivity, Political Economy, Policymaking Process, Productive Development Policies

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Budget Institutions

THE STATE OF REFORM, Eduardo Lora, ed., Stanford University Press, 2007
Posted: 07 Feb 2010
Gabriel Filc and Carlos Scartascini
Center for the Implementation of Public Policies (CIPPEC) and Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)

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Budget Institutions, Fiscal Deficits, Debt, Budget Process, Fiscal Reforms, Latin America

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Tax Morale in Latin America. Results from an Experiment

APSA 2012 Annual Meeting Paper
Posted: 13 Jul 2012
Carlos Scartascini
Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)

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The Political Economy of Tax Reform in Latin America

APSA 2012 Annual Meeting Paper
Posted: 13 Jul 2012
Carlos Scartascini and Mark Hallerberg
Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Hertie School of Governance

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Are We All Playing the Same Game? The Economic Effects of Constitutions Depend on the Degree of Institutionalization

APSA 2011 Annual Meeting Paper
Posted: 01 Aug 2011
Carlos Scartascini and Mariano Tommasi
Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Universidad de San Andres - Department of Economics

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Una Cuestion De Enfoque (Spanish)

CONSECUENCIAS IMPREVISTAS DE LA CONSTITUCION DE 1991: LA INFLUENCIA DE LA POLITICA EN LAS POLITICAS ECONOMICAS, Eduardo Lora. and Carlos Scartascini, eds., Alfaomega, 2009
Posted: 07 Feb 2010
Eduardo A. Lora and Carlos Scartascini
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) - Research Department and Research Department - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)

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Policymaking, Constitutional Reform, Public Policies, Political Institutions