Contracting Institutions and the Insertion of LAC in International Production Networks
May 2012 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Blyde, Juan S.
This paper examines the role of contracting institutions on the insertion of developing countries in international production networks and particularly on the prospects of LAC to source goods beyond…
Approach Paper: Income Dynamics in LAC: How is IDB Adapting in Higher Middle Income Countries?
May 2012
Author(s): Beuermann, Diether;Alonso, Pablo;Conroy, Hector;Huppi, Monika;Sembler, Jose Ignacio;Vera-Cossio, Diego A.
The main objective of the evaluation is to assess IDB's responsiveness and adaptability to the capacities and demands of countries with relatively higher income levels and sizeable middle…
Shaping the Future of the Asia-Latin America and the Caribbean Relationship
May 2012 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Kahn, Theodore;Molina, Danielken;Ramizo, Dorothea;Pasadilla, Gloria;Burmeister, Luca;Mesquita Moreira, Mauricio;Wignaraja, Ganeshan
Trade, investment, and financial relationships between developing regions are deepening. There is no better example than the relationship between Asia and the Pacific on one hand, and Latin America…
Shaping the Future: Asia-Pacific and Latin America-Caribbean Cooperation: ADB and IDB Partnership for South-South Cooperation
May 2012
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank
Cooperation between Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is rapidly increasing in the spirit of South-South cooperation. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Inter-American Development…
Shaky Roads and Trembling Exports: Assessing the Trade Effects of Domestic Infrastructure Using a Natural Experiment
May 2012 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Volpe Martincus, Christian;Blyde, Juan S.
Our knowledge of the trade effects of domestic infrastructure is very limited. The reason is twofold. First, data needed to examine these effects are not readily available. Second, identifying such…
From Information to Participation: The Potential of New Technologies on Accountability Initiatives
May 2012
Author(s): Baena Olabe, Paloma;Kahn, Theodore
This technical note considers the role of information and communications technology (ICT) in promoting the use of information and active participation among various stakeholders in the context of…
Housing Finance in Chile: Instruments, Actors, and Policies
May 2012 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Micco, Alejandro;Parrado, Eric;Piedrabuena, Bernardita;Rebucci, Alessandro
The Chilean system of housing finance is a mixture of public and private elements that has arguably been very successful. This paper provides an up-to-date review of the main instruments, actors,…
Financial Dependence, Formal Credit and Firm Informality: Evidence from Peruvian Household Data
May 2012 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Morón, Eduardo;Salgado, Edgar;Seminario, Cristhian
This paper examines the link between financial deepening and formalization in Peru. Using data from the National Household Survey, Bloomberg and the Central Bank of Peru Central Bank, the Catão,…
Do Surges in International Capital Inflows Influence the Likelihood of Banking Crises?: Cross-Country Evidence on Bonanzas in Capital Inflows and Bonanza-Boom-Bust Cycles
May 2012 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Caballero, Julián
This paper asks whether bonanzas (surges) in net capital inflows increase the probability of banking crises and whether this is necessarily through a lending boom mechanism. A fixed effects…
Life Skills, Employability and Training for Disadvantage Youth: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation Design
May 2012 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Ibarrarán, Pablo;Ripani, Laura;Taboada, Bibiana;Villa, Juan Miguel;García, Brígida
This paper presents an impact evaluation of a revamped version of the Dominican youth training program Juventud y Empleo. The paper analyzes the impact of the program on traditional labor market…
INTAL Monthly Newsletter: No. 189: May 2012
May 2012
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank
This document is about CARICOM, SIECA stresses Central American trade dynamism, SIECA, launches Regional Quality Infrastructure and SPS Systems in Central, Andean CommunityProgress in Andean…
Approach Paper: Review of IDB Support to Secondary Education-Quality and Learning in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1995-2011
May 2012
Author(s): Stone, Leslie F.;Huppi, Monika;Fryer, Michelle;Crespo, Anna Risi Vianna;Noboa-Hidalgo, Grace;Poggio, Virginia;Quijano, Ursula;Vélez-Grajales, Viviana
The main objective of this evaluation is to identify lessons from IDB's support to secondary education policies and systems in LAC since 1995, with a particular focus on quality of education and…
Ideas for Development in the Americas (IDEA): Volume 27: January-April, 2012: The Skills Gap: Teens in the Workforce
Apr 2012
Author(s): Treadway, Michael;Funaro, Rita
This edition of IDEA focuses on secondary education in Latin America and examines the serious mismatch between what employers are seeking in terms of knowledge and skills, and what young people are…
GVAR Dataset
Apr 2012
Author(s): Cesa-Bianchi, Ambrogio;Pesaran, M. Hashem;Rebucci, Alessandro;Xu, TengTeng
This is the data used for the estimation of the GVAR model as in "China's Emergence in the World Economy and Business Cycles in Latin America" (access the study in the related URL…
ALAS IDB Early Childhood Development Awards: 2012
Apr 2012
Author(s): Näslund-Hadley, Emma
The ALAS-IDB Awards arise from the need to recognize the dedication, innovation, and excellence of so many people who work in early childhood development in Latin America and the Caribbean. Presented…
Quality, Equality and Equity in Colombian Education (Analysis of the SABER 2009 Test)
Apr 2012
Author(s): Duarte, Jesús;Bos, María Soledad;Moreno, Martín
This Technical Note describes the learning inequalities faced by Colombian students and analyzes the equity in the allocation of resources among schools and their relation to learning. Using the…
Approach Paper: Evaluation of Rural Land Titling and Regularization Projects
Apr 2012
Author(s): Conroy, Hector;Ramos, Johanna;Tang, Li
The IDB has been working on land titling and regularization projects since its founding. A first set of projects was financed between 1960 and 1995. In 1995, a second set of projects began with the…
International Product Fragmentation and the Insertion of Latin America and the Caribbean in Global Production Networks: Colombian Case Studies
Apr 2012 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Meléndez Arjona, Marcela;Uribe, Maria José
Understanding the drivers of international production fragmentation is an important issue for Latin American and Caribbean countries because participation in global production networks can help…
Inter-American Development Bank Quarterly Business Review: First Quarter 2012
Apr 2012
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank
The 2012 first quarter edition of the Quarterly Business Review (QBR) provides management with a status of the Bank's performance. The QBR reports on outputs, lending program priorities and…
The Benefits of Logistics Investments: Opportunities for Latin America and the Caribbean
Apr 2012
Author(s): Rodrigue, Jean-Paul
Transportation is an inherently crucial factor in supporting economic activities as well as providing opportunities for economic development. As such, the provision of transport infrastructures is a…