Note on the harmonization of fiscal incentives to industry for 5th ECCM Meeting

Includes bibliography

Infrastructure charges: Creating incentives to improve environmental performance

This FAL Bulletin analyses the potential contribution of differentiated infrastructure charges to the promotion of more environmentally sound behaviour, such as energy efficiency and technological change.

Determinants of ownership concentration in the Chilean stock market

Includes bibliography.

The Geography of Brazilian External Trade: Right Option for a BRIC?

Words can make a difference sometimes.Brazil is – together with the other ´BRIC´- a large economy, with an increasingly high profile in the international scenario. Large domestic market makes it more likely to obtain ‘growth-led exports’ rather than ‘export-led growth’, which implies a pro-active role in international relations. The option for intensifying regional trade links is a reasonable one and perhaps even inevitable, taking into account the experience elsewhere, but the actual regional conditions raise a number of questions that have to do both with further empirical assessment and to more specific identification of expectations with regard to probable achievements. This article has shown that the road to reach significant progress in this direction is not flat and requires more clear signalling to economic agents, strong political will and a good deal of specific measures. But it has also suggested that it might provide positive results.

Training manual: innovative fiscal and regulatory incentives for energy efficiency and renewable energy initiatives

This course will be designed for the officers within government departments who have responsibilty for guiding the country’s energy policy and energy management framework. Other stakeholders also will include private sector representatives who have interest in providing energy efficiency equipment and renewable energy solutions to the market towards advancing improvements in both energy efficiency and meeting renewable energy targets. The course will provide insight into all aspects of energy management with specific emphasis on energy efficiency as well as renewable energy. Emphasis will be placed on highlighting issues and challenges that countries face in pursuing energy efficiency and renewable energy strategies. International and regional best practices will be highlighted as a means of showcasing how various countries have overcome the barriers to advancing renewable energy targets and increasing energy efficiencies towards meeting national energy goals. The curriculum is divided into five modules and is designed to be covered over a 3-day period. The course will be designed to ensure practical application of the learning. The course also is designed to enable the Caribbean to demonstrate leadership in energy efficiency practices and the adoption of renewable energy strategies, serving as a model for other small island developing states.

Pricing and spread components at the Lima Stock Exchange

This paper analyses three aspects of the share market operated by the Lima Stock Exchange: (i) the short-term relationship between the pricing, direction and volume of order flows; (ii) the components of the spread and the equilibrium point of the limit order book per share, and (iii) the pricing, order direction and trading volume dynamic resulting from shocks in the same variables when lagged. The econometric results for intraday data from 2012 show that the short-run dynamic of the most and least liquid shares in the General Index of the Lima Stock Exchange is explained by the direction of order flow, whose price impact is temporary in both cases.

Estructura productiva y vulnerabilidad externa: un modelo estructuralista stock-flujo consistente

En este trabajo se reúnen los aportes de diferentes escuelas de pensamiento para construir un modelo que permita representar la dinámica macroeconómica de los países latinoamericanos. Para ello se parte de la estructura provista por los modelos stock-flujo consistentes de la tradición post keynesiana, a la cual se incorpora una matriz insumo producto y una serie de aportes de naturaleza estructuralista. Una vez construido el modelo, se introducen las modificaciones necesarias para describir cuatro tipos de estructuras productivas presentes en la región: países agroindustriales, petroleros, mineros y maquiladores. Luego, se simulan una serie de shocks a fin de evaluar el impacto diferencial de los mismos sobre el crecimiento, la distribución del ingreso y la sustentabilidad externa, bajo la sospecha de que la estructura productiva determina en gran parte la vulnerabilidad de cada país frente a los eventuales shocks a los que se exponen en un mundo globalizado. En función de los resultados hallados, se pueden pensar mecanismos que contribuyan a mitigar el impacto de los shocks o en estrategias que promuevan el cambio estructural.