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
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
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
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…
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
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
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…
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
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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…
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…
Feb 2008
Power Point: Linking Remittances Flows to Housing: Experience: "Su Casita - México"
Feb 2008
Power Point: Linking Remittances to Housing Microfinance
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,…
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…