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Inflation Targeting in Latin America
(2013-12)
In this paper we analyze the implementation of inflation targeting in Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Peru. First we undertake OLS estimations of conventional Taylor rules and show that in all four countries the central bank increases its repo rate of interest in response to increases in the output gap and, except in the case of Peru, also to deviations of inflation expectations from established targets. Second, using a ...
Taxation and economic growth in Colombia
(2013-09)
In this paper we assess for Colombia the impact on investment of a reduction in corporate taxes and the impact on employment, labor formality and growth of a reduction in non-wage labor costs. First, and following Hall and Jorgensen (1967), we estimate an investment function which depends on the user cost of capital, one of whose determinants is the corporate tax rate. Our estimations suggest that a reduction of the ...
Tributación y equidad en Colombia
(2013-03)
En este trabajo se analiza qué tan equitativos son los impuestos más importantes en términos de recaudo para el Gobierno Nacional, IVA e impuesto de renta. En el caso del IVA, se estudian, a partir de técnicas no paramétricas, los efectos de la estructura tributaria sobre la distribución del ingreso y el recaudo al nivel de los hogares. En el impuesto sobre la renta, el análisis se divide entre personas jurídicas y ...