Instruments and Development: An Evaluation of IDB Lending Modalities
Aug 2004
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank
The basic objective of this evaluation (RE-300) is to review the range of Bank instruments with respect to the issues of development effectiveness posed by the Governors. The evaluation focus on the…
Employment Protection and Gross Job Flows: A Differences-in-Differences Approach
Aug 2004 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Pagés, Carmen;Micco, Alejandro
This paper examines the effect of employment protection regulation on gross job flows in a sample of developed and developing countries. By implementing a differences-in-differences test we lessen…
The Cost of Resolving Small-Business Conflicts: The Case of Peru
Aug 2004
Author(s): Herrero, Álvaro;Henderson, Keith
This study analyzes the impact of judicial inefficiency on small businesses in Peru. It is based on the hypothesis that chronic problems in the region's judicial systems have negative…
Fiscal Sustainability in Emerging Market Countries with an Application to Ecuador
Aug 2004 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Díaz Alvarado, Carlos;Izquierdo, Alejandro;Panizza, Ugo
This paper surveys the recent literature on fiscal sustainability, with particular emphasis on emerging market countries. It discusses the main elements that differentiate emerging market countries…
Privatization in Mexico
Aug 2004 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Chong, Alberto E.;López-de-Silanes, Florencio
Over the last 20 years, Mexico redefined the role of the state in its economy through an ambitious program to liberalize trade, promote efficiency and reduce the size and scope of the state-owned…
Hölderlin and the U'wa: A Reflection on Nature, Culture and Development
Jul 2004
Author(s): Ospina, William
William Ospina (1954-), essayist, journalist, poet and Colombian translator. He received the National Literature Award (1992) and House of the Americas (2002).
Country Program Evaluation: Bolivia (1990-2002)
Jul 2004
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank
The following paper (RE-297) is a review of the Bank's experience in Bolivia from 1990 to 2002. It is produced at a time when the country is faced with a critical fiscal scenario, and in the…
Country Program Evaluation: Ecuador (1990-2002)
Jul 2004
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank
This paper (RE-295) evaluates the Bank's program with Ecuador from 1990 to 2002. Throughout the 1990-2002 period, Ecuador continued facing these same development challenges as in the previous…
The Progressive Housing Program in Chile: 1990-2002
Jul 2004
Author(s): Greene, Margarita
The present study reviews the recent Chilean experience in the design and execution of the Progressive Housing Program initiated in 1990 and its recent evolution towards the programs: Solidarity…
Dedollarization, Indexation and Nominalization: The Chilean Experience
Jul 2004
Author(s): Herrera, Luis Oscar;Valdés, Rodrigo
This paper is part of the project "Financial Dedollarization: Policy Options" launched by the Inter-American Development Bank. The purpose of the project is to contribute to the policy…
Microenterprise Development Review: Volume 7 : No. 1 : July, 2004
Jul 2004
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank
This issue of the Microenterprise Development Review examines the entry of Latin American village banking institutions into the mainstream. It also takes a look at a project involving remittances and…
Corporate Social Responsibility in the Promotion of Social Development: Experiences from Asia and Latin America
Jul 2004 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Jones, Audra;Linguitte, Marcelo;González III, Joaquín L.;Tongzon, Jose L.;Nakamaru, Susumu;Frank, Wolfgang;Rey de Marulanda, Nohra;Suzuki, Hitoshi;Abogabir, Ximena;Kawaguchi, Mariko;Cajiga, Juan Felipe;Gutiérrez, Roberto;Sasongko, Adi;Magno, Francisco A.;Contreras, Manuel E.
This book is the result of the papers presented at the workshop on Corporate Social Responsibility in the Promotion of Social Development: Experiences from Latin America and Asia that took place in…
Priorities and Strategies in Rural Poverty Reduction: Experiences from Latin America and Asia
Jul 2004 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Hanpongpandh, Somporn;Ochoa García, Libardo;Alarcón González, Diana;Damiani, Octavio;Portocarrero Maisch, Felipe;Berry, Albert;Martowijoyo, Sumantoro;Rey de Marulanda, Nohra;Chowdhury, Abdul-Muyeed;Liu, Chien-Zer;Van Hung, Dao;Lee, Dong-Phil;Búcaro, Edgar R.;Echeverría, Ruben G.;Sadoulet, Elisabeth;Costa Leonardo, Nuria;Rahman Khan, Azizur;Hayami, Yujiro;Bucher, Dieter;Maung, Mya;De Janvry, Alain
This publication is part of a series of books on comparative best practices in social development between Latin America and the Caribbean and East Asia undertaken by the Institute for Social…
Women's Participation in Social Development: Experiences from Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean
Jul 2004 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Mokate, Karen Marie;Rey de Marulanda, Nohra;Tantiwiramanond, Darunee;Valdés, Teresa;Osawa, Mari;Guiza, Edel C.;Blondet, Cecilia;Vargas, Regina;Katjasungkana, Nursyahbani;Chiarotti, Marcela;Pile, Stephanie;Buvinic, Mayra;Roza, Vivian;Rodrigues, Almira;Pandey, Shashi;Ganga, Sharda;Truong, Thanh-Dam;Bonilla-Castro, Elssy;Kim, Yanghee
This publication is the fourth in a series that documents experiences in different dimensions of social development and social policy issues in Latin America, the Caribbean and East and Southeast…
Infrastructure, Competition Regimes and Air Transport Costs: Cross Country Evidence
Jul 2004 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Micco, Alejandro;Serebrisky, Tomás
The relevance of transport costs has increased as liberalization continues to reduce artificial barriers to trade. Countries need to adopt policies to 'get closer' to global markets. Can…
Foreign Exchange Risk and Microfinance Institutions: A Discussion of the Issues
Jul 2004
Author(s): Holden, Sarah;Holden, Paul
As the MFI industry matures, the necessity of dealing with foreign exchange risk becomes more urgent. Identifying possible solutions to foreign currency risk before they become a critical priority…
MERCOSUR's Insertion into a Globalized World
Jul 2004 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): García Peluffo, Juan Ignacio
This paper formed part of a Conference "Mercosur: In Search of a New Agenda"; held in the Getulio Vargas Foundation in Rio de Janeiro in June 2003. The purpose of the Conference was to was…
MERCOSUR: Dilemas and Alternatives for the Trade Agenda
Jul 2004 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Rios, Sandra Polónia
This paper formed part of a Conference "Mercosur: In Search of a New Agenda" held in the Getulio Vargas Foundation in Rio de Janeiro in June 2003. The purpose of the Conference was to was…
Exchange Rate Instability in MERCOSUR: Causes, Problems and Possible Solutions
Jul 2004 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Machinea, José Luis
This paper formed part of a Conference "Mercosur: In Search of a New Agenda" held in the Getulio Vargas Foundation in Rio de Janeiro in June 2003. The purpose of the Conference was to was…
MERCOSUR Report No. 9 (2003-2004)
Jul 2004
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank
The period beginning in the first half of 2003 opened a window of opportunity for MERCOSUR¿s internal agenda. Convergence among the member countries¿ exchange rate policies, the resumption of…