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Lora, Eduardo - Economist

Professional profile:

Eduardo Lora, a Colombian citizen, has coordinated several editions of the IDB flagship publications (IPES / DIA): Beyond Facts: Understanding Quality of Life (Development in the Americas, 2009); Competitiveness: The Business of Growth (Economic and Social Progress Reports, IPES, 2001); Development Beyond Economics (IPES, 2000); Facing Up to Inequality in Latin America (IPES, 1998/9); and Latin America After a Decade of Reforms (IPES, 1997).

Mr. Lora has edited (or coedited) 12 books on economic and social policy issues, most recently The Quality of Life in Latin American Cities (with A. Powell, B. van Praag, and P. Sanguinetti, 2010); Paradox and Perception (with Carol Graham, 2009); and, The State of State Reform in Latin America (2007). Additionally, he has written several textbooks including Methods of Economic Measurement (available in Spanish only), which is now in its fourth edition and has been reprinted 15 times.

He has a regular column in the Colombian magazine Dinero and has published numerous articles on development issues in academic journals.

Mr. Lora holds an undergraduate degree in Economics from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia and a Master of Science degree in Economics from the London School of Economics. He has received various academic and professional awards, including the title of “Distinguished Alumnus” of the London School of Economics. Before joining the Bank in 1996, Mr. Lora was Executive Directive of Fedesarollo in Bogotá, Colombia.

Last update: February 2012.

Publications:

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IDB-BR-103	Brochures	More than Revenue: Taxation as a Development Tool (Executive Summary)	Lora, Eduardo Fretes Cibils, Vicente Corbacho, Ana	May, 2013
IDB-AR-103	Books	More than Revenue: Taxation as a Development Tool	Lora, Eduardo Fretes Cibils, Vicente Corbacho, Ana	Apr, 2013
IDB-WP-346	Working Papers	Structural Reforms in Latin America: What Has Been Reformed and How to Measure It (Updated version)	Lora, Eduardo	Oct, 2012
IDB-PB-177	Policy Brief	Is there an anti-labor bias in Latin American tax policies?	Lora, Eduardo Fajardo, Deisy Johanna	Oct, 2012
IDB-WP-334	Working Papers	Employment and Taxes in Latin America: An Empirical Study of the Effects of Payroll, Corporate Income and Value-Added Taxes on Labor Outcomes	Lora, Eduardo Fajardo, Deisy Johanna	Sep, 2012
IDB-WP-290	Working Papers	Health Perceptions in Latin America	Lora, Eduardo	Dec, 2011
IDB-WP-275	Working Papers	Latin American Middle Classes: The Distance between Perception and Reality	Lora, Eduardo Fajardo, Deisy Johanna	Dec, 2011

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Fiscal Policy for Sustainable and More Equitable Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean	Macroeconomics	Lora, Eduardo Mancilla, Elton Ter-Minassian, Teresa Fretes Cibils, Vicente Garcia, Gustavo	Nov, 2011	Fiscal and Municipal Management Division
The Future of Taxation in Latin America and the Caribbean	Government and Democracy	Powell, Andrew Lora, Eduardo de la Cruz, Rafael Marcel, Mario Mancilla, Elton	May, 2011	The Latin American and Caribbean Research Network
Potential and Challenges of the Property and Land Tax in Latin America and the Caribbean	Government and Democracy	Lora, Eduardo Marcel, Mario Mancilla, Elton Ter-Minassian, Teresa Fretes Cibils, Vicente	Apr, 2011	The Latin American and Caribbean Research Network
Strengthening Mobility and Entrepreneurship: A Case for the Middle Classes	Microeconomics	Lora, Eduardo Mancilla, Elton Levy Algazi, Santiago López-Calva, Luis Castellani, Francesca	Mar, 2011	Research Department
Subnational Revenue Mobilization in Latin American and Caribbean Countries	Macroeconomics	Stein, Ernesto H. Lora, Eduardo Ter-Minassian, Teresa Fretes Cibils, Vicente De la Cruz, Rafael	Sep, 2010	The Latin American and Caribbean Research Network
Quality of Life in Urban Neighborhoods in Latin America and the Caribbean	Poverty Reduction and Labor	Powell, Andrew Lora, Eduardo Sanguinetti, Pablo	Jun, 2007	The Latin American and Caribbean Research Network
Understanding Quality of Life in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Multidimensional Approach	Poverty Reduction and Labor	Pagés-Serra, Carmen Lora, Eduardo Behrman, Jere R. Graham, Carol Navarro, Juan Carlos	Jun, 2007	The Latin American and Caribbean Research Network

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