Selected Issues
- Format
- Paper
- Frequency
- regular
- ISBN
- 9798400287459
- ISSN
- 1934-7685
- Pages
- 66
- Published in
- United States of America
- Series
- Country Report No. 2024/267
- StockNumber
- 1GTMEA2024002
Table of Contents
- Social Unrest in Guatemala: Main Effects0F0F0F 5
- A. Background 5
- B. Empirical Model of Social Unrest in Guatemala 6
- Improving Social Spending to Boost Inclusive Economic Growth3F3F3F 12
- A. Social Spending Background in Guatemala 12
- B. Social Spending Efficiency in Guatemala 13
- C. Educational Spending 15
- D. Health Spending 20
- E. Conclusion 22
- STRUCTURAL FISCAL AGENDA4F4F4F 25
- A. Public Investment Management in Guatemala 25
- Public Investment in Guatemala 25
- B. Guatemala’s Investment Framework: Key Strengths and Opportunities 26
- The PIMA identified several strengths related to the resilience and macro-stability of the economy as well as the institutional framework in general. It also found significant weaknesses related to implementation and effectiveness in public investment. 26
- Guatemala’s Investment Framework: Successes and Progress 26
- C. Fiscal Transparency Evaluation 30
- Remittances and Reserves Accumulation in Guatemala7F7F7F 33
- A. External and Monetary Sectors’ Development in Guatemala 33
- B. A Quantitative Model to Study Remittance Growth 35
- C. Counterfactual Exercise and Welfare Analysis 38
- D. Conclusion 42
- closing GENDER GAPS IN Labor MarketS: untapped opportunities to boost economic growth8F8F8F 47
- A. Gender Gaps in Guatemala’s Labor Market 47
- B. Macroeconomic Gains of Closing Gender Gaps in Guatemala 49
- C. Social Norms and Women Empowerment in Guatemala 52
- D. What is the Impact of Ample Remittances on Gender Gaps? 55
- E. Modeling the Economic Forces Behind Female Participation in the Labor Market 62
- F. A Roadmap to Closing Gender Economic Gaps: The Global Parity Initiative 64
