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Carlos Scartascini holds a Ph.D. and a M.A. in Economics from George Mason University, and a Bachelor in Economics from Universidad Nacional del Sur in Argentina.
At George Mason, he also held research and teaching positions and he was awarded the William Snavely Award for Outstanding Achievement in Graduate Studies in Economics. Before coming to the U.S., he worked in Argentina at the Dirección General Impositiva and at the Centro Regional de Estudios Económicos. He currently holds a position as Senior Research Economist at the Research Department of the Inter-American Development Bank.
His areas of expertise include Public Finance and Political Economy. He has written several papers on the impact of political institutions on fiscal outcomes and institutions. His current research includes the analysis of the policymaking process in Latin America with special emphasis on budget institutions and budget processes.
E-mail: carlossc@iadb.org
Book Chapters:
"The Budget Process as a Political Arena" (with Mark Hallerberg and Ernesto Stein) Who Decides the Budget? A Political Economy Analysis of the Budget Process in Latin America. Harvard University Press. 2009. http://www.iadb.org/res/pub_desc.cfm?pub_id=B-638
"The People’s Choice? The Role of Opinions in the Policymaking Process" in Beyond Facts: Understanding Quality of Life. Harvard University Press. 2008. http://www.iadb.org/res/pub_desc.cfm?pub_id=B-632
"Who’s Who in the Policymaking Process: An Overview of Actors, Incentives, and the Roles they Play", In Policymaking in Latin America: How Politics Shapes Policies. Harvard University Press. 2008. http://www.iadb.org/res/pub_desc.cfm?pub_id=B-626
"Budget Institutions" (with Gabriel Filc), in The State of State Reform in Latin America, Eduardo Lora (ed.). Stanford University Press. 2007. http://www.iadb.org/res/pub_desc.cfm?pub_id=B-616
"Decentralization, Budget Processes, and Feedback Effects" (with Gabriel Filc and Ernesto Stein), in The Politics of Policies. Harvard University Press. 2006. http://www.iadb.org/res/ipes/2006/chapter11.cfm
Presentations:
Fiscal Reforms in Latin America. A “New” Political Economy Perspective CAPE PFM Conference 2007 “Tales of the Unexpected. PFM Reforms in Difficult Environments” - London - 14th and 15th November, 2007
The Political Economy of the Budget Process in Latin America, LACEA – LAMES 2007- Bogotá, Colombia
El Estado de la Reforma del Estado: Descentralización e Instituciones Presupuestarias, Foro Internacional "Reforma del Estado en América Latina: Lecciones para Colombia
Reform to Budget Institutions in Latin America, An Introduction to the Open Budget Initiative, The International Budget Project - Washington, DC, 2007
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