Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) suffers from chronically low rates of investment, which hurts economic growth. Since high taxes on corporations disincentivize firms´ investments, an important policy question is whether the region should reduce taxation on corporate profits. A first step in answering this question is to analyze how high the tax burden is on corporate … [Read more...] about Should Latin America and the Caribbean Countries Cut Taxes on Corporate Profits to Stimulate Investment and Growth?
René Orozco
René Orozco is an economist for Latin America and the Caribbean at the OECD Development Centre. He has co-ordinated several editions of the Latin American Economic Outlook and Tax Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean as well as other publications on Latin America. He is an expert in development economics, economic growth, and fiscal policy. He holds a master’s degree in economics from the Paris School of Economics in France.