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)
Revelation of Expectations in Latin America (REVELA): No. 4 : August, 2007
Aug 2007
Author(s): Salazni, Mariana;Powell, Andrew;Martínez, Juan Francisco
Revelation of Expectations in Latin America (REVELA) is a monthly publication published by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Research Department (RES). The data comes from surveys of market…
Ideas for Development in the Americas (IDEA): Volume 13 : May-August, 2007: Nationalization for the Poor?
Aug 2007
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank
Contrary to popular belief, privatizations can be socially very beneficial, but delivering these benefits to the poor often requires the power of government to regulate companies. The latest issue of…
Promoting Private Sector Participation in Low-Income Housing Finance: Diagnosis and Policy Recommendations for Latin America and the Caribbean
Aug 2007 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Cohen, Remy;Dana, Joe;Gerli, Beatrice;Koutsoupakis, Dimitrios;Sisti, Elena
This document explores viable solutions to mitigate the impact of risks that are preventing private lenders from expanding their involvement in housing finance in selected countries of Latin America…
Discrimination and Social Networks: Popularity among High School Students in Argentina
Aug 2007 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Elías, Julio;Elías, Víctor;Ronconi, Lucas
The objective of this paper is to better understand peer popularity during adolescence and detect discrimination. The paper subsequently explores how student's characteristics affect their…
Stay Public or Go Private?: A Comparative Analysis of Water Services between Quito and Guayaquil
Aug 2007 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Carrillo, Paul E.;Bellettini Cedeño, Orazio J.;Coombs, Elizabeth
This paper computes several indicators of water coverage, quality, and prices in Ecuador's two largest cities: Quito and Guayaquil- both before and after the privatization of water services in…
Provision of Public Services and Welfare of the Poor: Learning from an Incomplete Electricity Privatization Process in Rural Peru
Aug 2007 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Alcázar, Lorena;Nakasone, Eduardo;Torero, Máximo
The incomplete privatization of the electric sector in Peru provides a unique scenario for evaluating the impact of public versus private provision. The results in this paper suggest that management…
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-…
A Meta-Impact Evaluation of Social Housing Programs: The Chilean Case
Aug 2007 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Ruprah, Inder J.;Marcano, Luis
This paper presents the findings of a meta-evaluation of Chile's Social Housing Programs since the country's return to democracy in 1990. Chile's housing policy and the specific…
Discrimination in Latin America: An Elephant in the Room?
Jul 2007 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Chong, Alberto E.;Ñopo, Hugo R.
This paper surveys evidence on discrimination in Latin America and shows that there is a widespread perception of discrimination, especially against the poor, the uneducated and those who lack…
Financial Services for the Poor: Household Survey Sources and Gaps in Borrowing and Saving
Jul 2007
Author(s): Tejerina, Luis;Westley, Glenn D.
This document measures access and use of financial services making use of information from household surveys in Latin America and the Caribbean
Wharton Field Challenge Corporate Entrepreneurship
Jul 2007
Author(s): Saginur, Dina;Zitelman, Shelby
Undergraduate students and researchers at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania present their research on corporate entrepreneurship, within the framework of MIF's "…
Selections from the Inter-American Development Bank Art Collection: 2007
Jul 2007
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank;Arkansas Arts Center
In commemoration of the fifteenth anniversary of the IDB Cultural Center, the IDB proudly accepted the invitation of Anne Plummer, Director of the Arkansas Art Center (AAC), to share a selection of…
Economic Integration, Growth, and Poverty
Jul 2007
Author(s): Sala-i-Martin, Xavier
A paper commissioned by the IDB sees trade openness to generate economic growth and help reduce poverty. The study, written by aColumbia University economics professor Xavier Sala-i-Martin, takes a…
Informality and Productivity in the Labor Market: Peru 1986 - 2001
Jul 2007 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Galdo, José;Saavedra-Chanduví, Jaime;Chong, Alberto E.
Peru has one of the highest informality rates in Latin America, with almost 60 percent of the urban labor force working at the margins of labor market legislation or in microenterprises that lack…