Social Exclusion and Violence in Latin America and the Caribbean
Oct 2007 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Berkman, Heather
This paper examines how social exclusion contributes to violence in communities throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. Residents in socially excluded communities cannot depend on those…
The Impact of National Research Funds: An Evaluation of the Chilean FONDECYT
Oct 2007 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Benavente, José Miguel;Crespi, Gustavo;Maffioli, Alessandro
This paper is part of the project: "IDB's Science and Technology Programs: An Evaluation of the Technology Development Funds (TDF) and Competitive Research Grants (CRG)." This paper…
Investment Climate and Employment Growth: The Impact of Access to Finance, Corruption and Regulations across Firms
Oct 2007 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Aterido, Reyes;Hallward-Driemeier, Mary;Pagés, Carmen
Using firm level data on 70,000 enterprises in 107 countries, this paper finds important effects of access to finance, business regulations, corruption, and to a lesser extent, infrastructure…
The Role of Social Networks in the Economic Opportunities of Bolivian Women
Oct 2007 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Contreras, Dante;Kruger, Diana;Ochoa, Marcelo;Zapata, Daniela
This paper explores the role of social networks in determining the participation of Bolivian women in income-generating activities. The empirical analysis intends to explore the impact of this new…
Occupational Training to Reduce Gender Segregation: The Impacts of ProJoven
Oct 2007 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Ñopo, Hugo R.;Robles, Miguel;Saavedra-Chanduví, Jaime
This paper discusses program evaluation for ProJoven, the Peruvian youth labor training program. Complementing detailed fieldwork, the econometric work implements a two-stage matching procedure on…
On the Determinants and Effects of Political Influence
Oct 2007 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Chong, Alberto E.;Gradstein, Mark
This paper uses a large cross-country survey of business firms to assess their influence on government policies. It is found that influence is associated with larger, government-owned firms that have…
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health in Latin America and the Caribbean
Sep 2007
Author(s): Giuffrida, Antonio;Bernal, Raquel;Cárdenas, Mauricio;Handa, Ashu;Trujillo, Antonio J.;Vernon, John A.;Rodríguez Wong, Laura;Angeles, Gustavo;Mayer-Foulkes, David;Larrea, Carlos
There is increasing awareness that race and ethnicity play an important role in the poverty and social marginalization of Latin American and Caribbean populations.
Cultural Industries in Latin America and the Caribbean: Challenges and Opportunities
Sep 2007
Author(s): Quartesan, Alessandra;Romis, Monica;Lanzafame, Francesco
Over the past decade, the new creative-cultural industries have increasingly become one of the main sources of greater production and employment in many countries. Although the growth of cultural…
The Institutional Determinants of Political Transactions
Sep 2007 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Scartascini, Carlos
Public policies are the outcome of the interaction among a variety of key political actors, each with its own preferences and incentives, who meet in different arenas and interact within the…
Fiscal Policy and Equity: Estimation of the Progressivity and Redistributive Capacity of Taxes and Social Public Expenditure in the Andean Countries
Sep 2007
Author(s): Villela, Luiz Arruda;Roca, Jerónimo;Barreix, Alberto Daniel
This study summarizes the assessment of the impact of fiscal policies on equity in the Andean countries. It evaluates the outcome of the main taxes and social public expenditures on income…
Mobilizing Aid For Trade: Focus on Latin America and the Caribbean: Proceedings of the Regional Review Meeting
Sep 2007
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank
This report was prepared by the Integration and Trade Sector (INT) as a contribution to the regional meeting on Mobilizing Aid for Trade: Latin America and the Caribbean, organized jointly by the IDB…
Guyana: Technical Note on Indigenous Peoples
Sep 2007
Author(s): Renshaw, Jonathan
The aim of this note is to provide an overview of the situation of the Indigenous Peoples of Guyana. The note covers a range of issues, including land regularisation, environment - especially mining…
Revelation of Expectations in Latin America (REVELA): No. 5 : September, 2007
Sep 2007
Author(s): Salazni, Mariana;Powell, Andrew
REVELA analyzes market expectations of growth and inflation in Latin America countries. The figures analyzed represent the results of surveys of private sector actors conducted by the central banks…
First Independent Evaluation of the Expanded Project Supervision Report Exercise
Aug 2007
Author(s): Pires, Jose Claudio Linhares;Aquino, Sixto
This document evaluates the first exercise of the Expanded Project Supervision Reports (XPSR) elaborated by PRI in 2006. The XPSR exercise was done in order to comply with the Good Practice Standards…
Highlights from the Collection of the Art Museum of the Americas of the Organization of American States (OAS): Outstanding works by artists from the Spanish, English, French, and Dutch Speaking Caribb
Aug 2007
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank
This paper presents a selection of 39 important works (paintings, sculptures, drawings, engravings and photographs) by recognized
Caribbean artists from Barbados, Jamaica, The Bahamas,…
The Relationship Between Insurance and Entrepreneurship in Brazil: Concepts and Basic Data
Aug 2007
Author(s): Masci, Pietro;Medici, André;Barros Weaver, Bernardo
This document presents data related to insurance and entrepreneurship in the states of Brazil over a period of 10 years. The data is accompanied by brief discussions of terms' definitions. They…
Young Costa Rican Artists: Nine Proposals
Aug 2007
Author(s): Angel, Félix;Alvarado V., Ileana;Sequeira, Dora María
Nine artists, all living in Costa Rica, were selected out of thirty-four who responded to an open call to present portfolios. The selection criteria is to be forty years of age or younger, have had…
Survey of Mexican and Central American Immigrants in the United States
Aug 2007
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank;Bendixen and Amandi
Results and analysis of a poll on the remittance senders (Mexico and Central America)
IDB Survey of Remittances to Mexico and Central America: Findings and Analysis
Aug 2007
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank;Bendixen and Amandi
Results and analysis of a poll on remittance senders (Mexico and Central America)
Evaluation of the Bank's Global Multisector Credit Operations: 1990 to 2005
Aug 2007
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank
The Bank defines Global Multisector Credit Operations (GMCs) as loans with sovereign guarantees granted to intermediary financial institutions or similar agencies to enable them to on-lend to sub-…