When to Protect? Using the Crosswise Model to Integrate Protected and Direct Responses in Surveys of Sensitive Behavior
Nov 2014
Author(s): Gingerich, Daniel
The applied social sciences have witnessed a growing use of sensitive survey techniques (SSTs) to study the relationship between facets of an individuals background and his propensity to engage in…
Guarantees for Green Markets: Potential and Challenges
Nov 2014
Author(s): Aldana, Marco;Braly-Cartillier, Isabelle;Shuford, Laura Susanne
This publication outlines the challenges of investing in low-carbon and climate-resilient technologies and activities in Latin America and the Caribbean. It explores how guarantees can respond to…
U.S. Free Trade Agreements and Enforcement of Labor Law in Latin America
Nov 2014 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Dewan, Sabina;Ronconi, Lucas
This paper analyzes whether Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) signed between the United States and Latin American countries during the last decade produced higher enforcement of labor regulations. The…
The Energy Sector in Belize
Nov 2014
Author(s): Gischler, Christiaan;Rodriguez, Enrique;Rojas Sánchez, Laura;Gonzalez Torres, Camila;Servetti, Gianmarco;Olson, Lars
Belize faces declining petroleum production as well as electricity costs that are among the highest in Central America. Although it is dependent on Mexico for over 30 percent of electricity supply,…
Country Program Evaluation: Jamaica 2009-2014
Nov 2014
Author(s): Schijman, Agustina;Khadr, Ali;Huppi, Monika;Marto, Ricardo;Buitrago, Paola;Freeman, Peter;Florimon, Andrea
This document presents an evaluation by the Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE) of the Country Program of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB, or the Bank) with Jamaica over the period 2009…
Improving Lives Through Better Government: Promoting Effective, Efficient, and Open Governments in Latin America and the Caribbean
Nov 2014
Author(s): Santiso, Carlos;von Horoch, Jorge;Vieyra, Juan Cruz
Improving the effectiveness, efficiency, and openness of governments is essential to meet the key challenges that countries in the Latin American and Caribbean region face to improve service delivery…
Supporting Trade, Integration, and Regional Cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean
Nov 2014
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank
The renewed and strengthened effort by the IDB to promote regional and global integration has required significant institutional adjustments over recent years, such as the creation of the new Trade…
To Bind or Not to Bind: A Fiscal Policy Dilemma in the Caribbean
Nov 2014
Author(s): Khan, Sarosh R.;Ruprah, Inder J.
Given that the Caribbean region remains open to external vulnerabilities, fiscal policy is a critical tool in managing debt sustainability. But since fiscal outcomes have been persistently poor in…
Effects of Protected Areas on Forest Cover Change and Local Communities: Evidence from the Peruvian Amazon
Nov 2014 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Miranda, Juan José;Corral, Leonardo;Blackman, Allen;Asner, Gregory;Lima, Eirivelthon
Protected areas are a cornerstone of forest conservation in developing countries. Yet we know little about their effects on forest cover change or the socioeconomic status of local communities, and…
Does Participatory Budgeting Improve Decentralized Public Service Delivery?
Nov 2014 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Beuermann, Diether;Amelina, Maria
This paper provides the first experimental evaluation of the participatory budgeting model showing that it increased public participation in the process of public decision making, increased local tax…
Climate Change at the IDB: Building Resilience and Reducing Emissions
Nov 2014
Author(s): Gonzalez Diez, Verónica M.;Verner, Dorte;Corrales, Maria Elena;Puerta, Juan Manuel;Mendieta Umaña, Maria Paula;Morales, Carlos;Suarez, David;Linares, Ana María;Scholl, Lynn;Quintanilla, Oscar;Celse L'Hoste, Margareth;Alvarez Prado, Lourdes;Molina Garsón, Adriana Lizette;Marto, Ricardo;Christensen, Jens Hesselbjerg;Ashwill, Maximillian;Diewald, Christoph;Schneider, Robert;Lisansky, Judith;Uquillas, Jorge;Redwood, John
Climate change (CC) poses important risks to development in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Climate adaptation can limit the negative impacts and is important in achieving sustainable…
INTAL Monthly Newsletter: No 218: October, 2014
Nov 2014
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank
The INTAL Monthly Newsletter reports on developments in integration and trade across Latin American and the Caribbean. It also serves as a forum for discussing the IDB's activities related to…
Power Lost: Sizing Electricity Losses in Transmission and Distribution Systems in Latin America and the Caribbean
Nov 2014
Author(s): Jimenez Mori, Raul Alberto;Serebrisky, Tomás;Mercado Díaz, Jorge Enrique
Electricity loss is a key component in measuring the efficiency and financial sustainability of the power sector. It represents the difference between the amount of electricity that enters the…
Independent Evaluation of the Climate Investment Funds: Summary
Nov 2014
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank
This is the Executive Summary of the recently completed evaluation of the Climate Investment Funds. The evaluation was prepared by a consulting firm selected and supervised by a joint working group…
Approach Paper: Evaluation of PROCIDADES
Nov 2014
Author(s): Crespo, Anna Risi Vianna;Puerta, Juan Manuel;Martin, Lucia
Since the creation of the facility, 22 projects for over US$500 million have been approved, and about half of the approved amounts have been either disbursed or cancelled. Therefore, the time is now…
iGOPP: Index of Governance and Public Policy in Disaster Risk Management
Nov 2014
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank
This document describes the general methodology of the Index of Governance and Public Policy in Disaster Risk Management (iGOPP) and presents the main concepts that support both disaster risk…
Innovations LIVE: Effective solutions to the climate challenge in Latin America and the Caribbean
Nov 2014
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank
Innovation can come in different forms, from processes to using different materials, to taping into new sources of financing, all of these choices made hoping to achieve a different outcome. Whether…
Guide for Providing Comprehensive Career Guidance Services to Disadvantaged Youth
Nov 2014
Author(s): Ortega, Luz María;Cerda, Gaston;Ramos-Romero, Joanna;Restrepo, Clara Inés
It is a publication developed by the International Youth Foundation (IYF), within the framework of the NEO initiative, that introduces a series of conceptual and practical tools related to planning…
Transparent Governance in an Age of Abundance: Experiences from the Extractive Industries in Latin America and the Caribbean
Oct 2014 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Vieyra, Juan Cruz;Masson, Malaika;Walter, Martin;Quiroz, Juan Carlos;Manzano, Osmel;Ross, Michael;Lowe, Heather A.;Brathwaite, Rhea;Jarquín, María José;Kyle, Jordan;Greene, Tira;Regis, Mark;Arisi, Diego;González Espinosa, Ana Carolina;Ardanaz, Martín;Balza, Lenin;Espinasa, Ramón;Jimenez Mori, Raul Alberto;Valverde Martínez, Pablo
During the last decade, the Latin American and Caribbean region has experienced unprecedented natural resources abundance. This book highlights how transparency can help realize the benefits and…
Transparent Governance in an Age of Abundance: Experiences from the Extractive Industries in Latin America and the Caribbean (Executive Summary)
Oct 2014 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Vieyra, Juan Cruz;Masson, Malaika;Walter, Martin;Quiroz, Juan Carlos;Manzano, Osmel;Ross, Michael;Lowe, Heather A.;Brathwaite, Rhea;Jarquín, María José;Kyle, Jordan;Greene, Tira;Regis, Mark;Arisi, Diego;González Espinosa, Ana Carolina;Ardanaz, Martín;Balza, Lenin;Espinasa, Ramón;Jimenez Mori, Raul Alberto;Valverde Martínez, Pablo
During the last decade, the Latin American and Caribbean region has experienced unprecedented natural resources abundance. This book highlights how transparency can help realize the benefits and…