Apr 2008
The phenomenal growth of remittances to Latin America in recent years slowed to single digits during 2007, raising the question of whether the change represents a bend in the road or a new direction…
Apr 2008
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This paper explores the extent to which individuals trust, reciprocate, cooperate and pool risk by using a battery of field experiments containing the trust game, the voluntary contributions…
Apr 2008
Results and analysis of a poll of major remittance senders and a geographic map of the origin of remittances by state in the continental United States.
Apr 2008
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This study attempts to quantify female teenage sexual activity, pregnancy, and motherhood in Bolivia using the most recent Demographic and Health Survey. Descriptive results suggest that teenage…
Apr 2008
The starting point for this document was the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) technical cooperation project Gender and Municipal Development (NI-T1002), which was financed by the Bank's…
Apr 2008
During 2007, remittances to LAC slowed from the double-digit annual increases of recent years because the two largest recipients in the region, Mexico and Brazil, departed significantly from past…
Apr 2008
This note summarizes the results of a recently completed IDB survey of microfinance in the region. The survey includes information on microfinance activities in 25 countries as well as an initial…
Apr 2008
Prepared by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and commissioned by the IDB/MIF and the Andean Development Corporation (CAF).
Apr 2008
Mobile Banking: A revolution to reach the unbanked. The experience of KTF in Korea.
Apr 2008
This paper describes the dynamic, weighted model on the microfinance business environment, built by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and supported with financing and advice by the Inter-American…
Apr 2008
The Social Inclusion Trust Fund is intended to support sustained and integrated programs and policies to address social inclusion in the IDB and in Latin America and the Caribbean member countries.…
Apr 2008
The Initiative for Integration of Regional Infrastructure in South America (IIRSA) was launched to work toward an enlarged South American economic space anchored in principles of sustainable,…
Apr 2008
REVELA analyzes market expectations of growth and inflation in Latin American countries. The figures analyzed represent the results of surveys of private sector actors conducted by the central banks…
Apr 2008
If Latin American and Caribbean governments, philanthropic foundations, non-governmental organizations, and aid agencies had $10 billion to solve the most urgent problems facing the region, how…
Apr 2008
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The enabling approach to housing markets promotes financing systems based on family savings, public subsidies and mortgage loans to unleash the potential of individuals and communities to produce and…
Apr 2008
Latin America is growing fast and fundamentals look healthier. Are these achievements here to stay? Strong commodity prices may not last forever and a US recession could have major repercussions in…
Apr 2008
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This paper presents a series of experiments on discrimination in urban Lima, Peru. The experiments exploit degrees of information on performance as a way to assess how personal characteristics affect…
Apr 2008
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This paper uses an experimental field approach to investigate the pro-social preferences and behavior of social services providers and the behavior of potential beneficiaries in Bogota, Colombia.…
Mar 2008
The Private Sector Mapping Project takes a closer look at the current motives, strategies, incentives, obstacles, and benefits as perceived by firms to enter untapped majority markets.
Mar 2008
MIF has benefited from fifteen years of intense testing, experimentation, and searching. During this time MIF and its partners have put over two billion dollars to work in Latin America and the…