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Tabasco: Diagnóstico Industrial
(Center for International Development at Harvard University, 2018-09)En este estudio se consideraron los productos priorizados en el Reporte de Complejidad Económica de Tabasco y se procedió a evaluar su potencial a partir de un conjunto de consideraciones de mercado. Luego, se agregó el ... -
Tabasco: Growth Diagnostic
(Center for International Development at Harvard University, 2018-09)Since 2003, the GDP per capita of Tabasco has consistently figured among the 4 largest in the country. However, this level of economic activity has not translated into an equally favorable performance in other social welfare ... -
Tabasco: Insumos para el desarrollo de recomendaciónes
(Center for International Development at Harvard University, 2018-09)En este documento se presentaron una serie de insumos para el desarrollo de políticas para Tabasco, que apuntan a la estructuración de una estrategia de transformación productiva que le permita al estado revertir la tendencia ... -
Tabasco: Reporte de Complejidad Ecónomica
(Center for International Development at Harvard University, 2018-09)Este estudio busca identificar las capacidades productivas de Tabasco a partir de un análisis de la composición de sus exportaciones y su empleo basándose en la perspectiva de la complejidad económica. Asimismo, busca ... -
Tackling the Capability Gap in Utility Firms: Applying Management Research to Infrastructure Sectors
(Center for International Development at Harvard University, 2012-01)Infrastructure services such as electricity, water supply, sanitation and transportation are crucially important in our economies. Despite this importance, utility firms have found little attention in management research. ... -
Targeted Programs in an Economic Crisis: Empirical Findings from Indonesia’s Experience
(Center for International Development at Harvard University, 2002-09)In response to the economic, natural, and political crisis that enveloped Indonesia from August 1997 (beginning of depreciation) to May 1998 (resignation of Soeharto), the new government announced support for a set of ... -
Tax Administration vs. Tax Rates: Evidence from Corporate Taxation in Indonesia
(Center for International Development at Harvard University, 2019-10)Developing countries collect a far lower share of GDP in taxes than richer countries. This paper asks whether changes in tax administration and tax rates can nevertheless raise substantial additional revenue – and if so, ... -
Tax Avoidance in Buenos Aires: The Case of Ingresos Brutos
(Center for International Development at Harvard University, 2019-09)This study presents evidence of tax avoidance in Buenos Aires, Argentina. I exploit a break in the tax scheme of the most controversial tax, Ingresos Brutos (gross income), between the city and the greater area, which are ... -
Technological Change, Investment in Human Capital, and Economic Growth
(Center for International Development at Harvard University, 1999-11)This paper presents a theoretical model to analyze the effects of technology change on growth rates of income and human capital. We set up an overlapping generations model in which young agents invest in both width and ... -
Testing the Validity of the Single Interrupted Time Series Design
(Center for International Development at Harvard University, 2019-07)Given the complex relationships between patients’ demographics, underlying health needs, and outcomes, establishing the causal effects of health policy and delivery interventions on health outcomes is often empirically ... -
Theoretical Foundation of Economic Development Based on Networking Decisions in the Competitive Market
(Center for International Development at Harvard University, 1999-05)In the paper, an analytical framework with both increasing returns and transaction costs is developed to investigate the general equilibrium with endogenous specialization and division of labor. In this framework, each ... -
There is a Future after Cars: Economic Growth Analysis for Hermosillo
For 30 years, Hermosillo has been wondering whether it has a future after Ford. Until the early 1980s, the city relied mainly on agricultural activity. When the multinational motor company arrived in this northwestern ... -
This is How to Think About and Achieve Public Policy Success
(Center for International Development at Harvard University, 2022-05)Officials working on public policies must answer questions like ‘What does policy success mean?’ and ‘How should I pursue policy work in order to achieve success?’ These are difficult questions, but there are ways to ... -
This is PFM
(Center for International Development at Harvard University, 2014-07)The acronym PFM stands for Public Financial Management: But what is public financial management? This short note tries to demystify the concept, drawing on perspectives of specialists in the area who work in different ... -
Through the Pass-Through: Measuring Central Bank Credibility
(Center for International Development at Harvard University, 2007-03)In the last decade, the South African Reserve Bank has been carrying out an aggressive inflation targeting program. Judging by the decline in inflation, it could be argued that the central bank has been successful in ... -
Tough Policies, Incredible Policies?
(Center for International Development at Harvard University, 2004-09)We revisit the question of what determines the credibility of macroeconomic policies here, of promises to repay public debt. The literature has focused on governments. strategic decision to default (or erode the value of ... -
Toward a general theory of boundary work: Insights from the CGIAR’s natural resource management programs
(Center for International Development at Harvard University, 2010-07)Previous research on the determinants of effectiveness in knowledge systems seeking to support sustainable development has highlighted the importance of “boundary work” through which research communities organize their ... -
Toward a Science of Sustainability: Report from Toward a Science of Sustainability Conference
(Center for International Development at Harvard University, 2010-05)This report presents an overview of research horizons in sustainability science. Its motivation is to help harness science and technology to foster a transition toward sustainability – toward patterns of development that ... -
Towards a Prosperous and Productive Chiapas: Institutions, Policies, and Public-Private Dialog to Promote Inclusive Growth
(Center for International Development at Harvard University, 2016-03)Since the Zapatista revolution of January 1994, enormous amount of resources coming from the federal government have poured over Chiapas. The gap in years and quality of education has been reduced significantly; and road, ... -
Tradable Immigration Quotas
(Center for International Development at Harvard University, 2011-06)International migration is maybe the single most effective way to alleviate poverty at a global level. When a given host country allows more immigrants in, this creates costs and benefits for that particular country as ...