Fiscal Policy in Latin America: Lessons and Legacies of the Global Financial Crisis

By Oya Celasun, Francesco Grigoli, Keiko Honjo, Javier Kapsoli, Alexander D Klemm, Bogdan Lissovolik, Jan Luksic, Marialuz Moreno Badia, Joana Pereira, Marcos Poplawski Ribeiro, Baoping Shang, Yulia Ustyugova

April 30, 2015

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Oya Celasun, Francesco Grigoli, Keiko Honjo, Javier Kapsoli, Alexander D Klemm, Bogdan Lissovolik, Jan Luksic, Marialuz Moreno Badia, Joana Pereira, Marcos Poplawski Ribeiro, Baoping Shang, and Yulia Ustyugova. Fiscal Policy in Latin America: Lessons and Legacies of the Global Financial Crisis, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2015) accessed December 21, 2024

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Summary

Latin America’s bold fiscal policy reaction to the global financial crisis was hailed as a sign that the region had finally overcome its procyclical fiscal past. However, most countries of the region have not yet rebuilt their fiscal space, despite buoyant commodity revenues and relatively strong growth in the aftermath of the crisis. Using the experience of Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay, this paper examines the lessons and legacies of the crisis by addressing the following questions, among others: How much did the 2009 fiscal stimulus help growth? What shortcomings were revealed in the fiscal policy frameworks? What institutional reforms are now needed to provide enduring anchors for fiscal policy? How much rebuilding of buffers is needed going forward?

Subject: Expenditure, Fiscal governance, Fiscal policy, Fiscal stance, Public debt

Keywords: Emerging market, Financial crisis, Fiscal governance, Fiscal institutions, Fiscal policy, Fiscal stance, Global, IMF country, IMF staff calculation, Latin America, Output gap, Real GDP, SDN, Sovereign wealth fund

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37
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Staff Discussion Notes No. 2015/006
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SDNEA201506
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9781498304412
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2617-6750

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Also Available in Spanish; Also see Technical Appendix in English; in Spanish

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