• An Analysis of Optimal Tax Revenue Sharing for Mexico 

      Ponce Rodríguez, Raul Alberto (2022-04-01)
      We develop an analysis that identifies the characteristics of an optimal system of shared tax collection and intergovernmental transfers. Mathematical optimization is used to find the level of taxes and intergovernmental ...
    • An Analysis of the Supply of Open Government Data 

      Ponce, Alan (2020-10-29)
      An index of the release of open government data, published in 2016 by the Open Knowledge Foundation, shows that there is significant variability in the country’s supply of this public good. What explains these cross-country ...
    • Regional Heterogeneity of Preferences and Intergovernmental Transfers 

      Ponce Rodríguez, Raul Alberto (2021-03-10)
      We develop a model with optimal shares of intergovernmental transfers, and we apply a simulation analysis of our model for the case of Mexico. The main outcomes of this paper are as follows: First, we provide optimal shares ...
    • Remittances and the Size and Composition of Government Spending 

      Ponce Rodríguez, Raul Alberto (2023-09-25)
      Objective. We study the effect of remittances on the size and composition of public spending. Methodology. An optimization technique is used to develop a dynamic theoretical model and a simulation analysis. Results. It ...

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