A Medium-Term Fiscal Framework (MTFF) is an institutional framework designed to guide and inform the public about the achievement of multi-year fiscal policy objectives. It uses medium-term macro-fiscal projections and analyses national or subnational public finances. At the core of an MTFF is a medium-term economic and fiscal outlook report, which forecasts the key government … [Read more...] about Making Good Macro-Fiscal Forecasts for Medium-Term Fiscal Sustainability: Lessons from International Practice
André Martínez Fritscher
André Martínez Fritscher es Especialista Senior de la División de Gestión Fiscal del BID. Anteriormente se desempeñó como Economista de país en el mismo BID y como Gerente de Análisis de las Finanzas Públicas en el Banco de México. Cuenta con estudios de licenciatura en el Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas en México y un doctorado en economía por la Universidad de Boston. Sus áreas de interés son política macrofiscal, descentralización fiscal y eficiencia del gasto público, temas sobre los cuales ha escrito artículos de investigación.
Cost System: A Tool to Improve the Quality of Public Spending
The need to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of public spending in Latin America and the Caribbean has become increasingly urgent, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, a crisis that has impacted economic activity by, on one hand, reducing public revenues and, on the other, increasing pressure for more services. The crisis is leaving many of our countries with … [Read more...] about Cost System: A Tool to Improve the Quality of Public Spending