Mar 2008
Produced for Expodesarrollo 2009, a fair organized in parallel with the IDB Annual Meeting in Medellín, this publication includes a message from the new MIF Manager, Julie Katzman, and an overview of…
Mar 2008
Presenta two exhibitions featuring selections from the Art Collection of the Inter-American Development Bank was open in Miami at the end of March in anticipation of the IDB Annual Meeting of…
Mar 2008
This document, as its name states, is a guide for borrowers and executors on procurement of projects financed by the Bank (part I), planning and execution of procurement (part II) and…
Mar 2008
This Annual Report contains a brief summary of the economic situation of Latin America and the Caribbean and a review of the Bank's operations in 2007. In addition, the report contains a…
Mar 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…
Mar 2008
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This paper tests the hysteresis hypothesis in unemployment for 13 Latin American countries covering the period 1980-2005. The tests exploit the time series and the cross sectional variation of the…
Mar 2008
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High delinquency rate of publicly provided mortgages in social housing programs are often interpreted to be due to moral hazard. In this working paper, the authors show that the typically used…
Mar 2008
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This paper assesses the welfare impacts of local investments projects in rural areas of Guatemala. Using census track data from two rounds of the Guatemalan population census, as well as…
Feb 2008
Power Point: Linking Remittances Flows to Housing: Experience: "Su Casita - México"
Feb 2008
Power Point: Linking Remittances to Housing Microfinance
Feb 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…
Feb 2008
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This paper analyzes the relevance of external factors in average quarterly GDP growth for 1990-2006 in the seven largest Latin American countries (LAC7). Modeling the relationship between LAC7 GDP…
Feb 2008
In an international context that has started showing signs of increased instability, the pace of global economic growth seems not to have been significantly affected, at least at the time of writing…
Feb 2008
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This study seeks to identify, measure and analyze possible discriminatory behaviors in southern Ecuador. There are three main findings. First, emigration is perceived as a social problem. Second,…
Jan 2008
This report compressed the results of a four-month initiative to identify unmet needs and market opportunities in Colombia, El Salvador, Brazil and Mexico, and present a potential private sector…
Jan 2008
This exhibition gathers a number of artworks belonging to a diverse group of Latin American embassies and diplomats and their delegations and organizations in Washington, D.C. For a city that boasts…
Jan 2008
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The recent developments at the multilateral and regional fronts call for a re-evaluation of trade and integration options for MERCOSUR. Applying a brand new CGE model, we evaluated six scenarios. The…
Jan 2008
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This papers model suggests that a strong leader, sometimes with little legislative oversight, may nevertheless benefit from public support. The argument is that this support is induced as an attempt…
Jan 2008
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This paper is part of a large project on quality of life and deprivation in LAC commissioned by the IDB's Research Department (RES) that makes extensive use of the Gallup World Poll. This survey…