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Date issued: Ιαν 2018 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Rucci, Graciana;Urzúa, Sergio

Labor market institutions shape the return to workers’ skills. They define the incentives of firms and workers to invest in general and specific skills, affecting the returns to experience and tenure…

Date issued: Ιαν 2018 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Bernal, Pedro;Martinez, Sebastian;Celhay, Pablo

Results-based aid (RBA) models link funds to outcomes, rather than paying for inputs. Despite their theoretical appeal and recent adoption by donors and multilateral development banks, there is…

Date issued: Ιαν 2018
Author(s): Porto, Alberto;Pineda Mannheim, Carlos R.;Eguino, Huáscar

Este trabajo presenta una revisión general del panorama del sector fiscal subnacional en América Latina. Se utilizan datos de la Plataforma de Información Fiscal Subnacional del Banco para realizar…

Date issued: Ιαν 2018
Author(s): Pessino, Carola;Pinto, Diana M.;Cafagna, Gianluca;Giles Álvarez, Laura;Tolsa Caballero, Nuria

With the aim of guiding the work agenda on improving public health expenditure efficiency in the LAC region, the Inter-American Development Bank held a workshop entitled “Public Expenditure…

Date issued: Ιαν 2018
Author(s): Wyatt, Alan

The purpose of this case study is to review the context, preparation and implementation progress of the Bahamas Water and Sewerage Corporation’s (WSC) Performance-based Contract (PBC) for Non-Revenue…

Date issued: Ιαν 2018
Author(s): Frigerio, Gerónimo;Gómez Kort, Magalí

El Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo define las asociaciones público-privadas como “un contrato a largo plazo entre una parte privada y una entidad pública, para brindar un activo o servicio público…

Date issued: Ιαν 2018
Author(s): Tejerina, Luis;Perez-Cuevas, Ricardo;Adderley, Brendalee;Delevaux, Camillie;Braithwaite, Nanika;Kuster, Rene;Osorio, Itzel;García, Gabriela

The Bahamas faces critical challenges due to an increase in chronic diseases (CDs). Overweight and obesity are on the rise among all age groups. In addition, the prevalence of raised blood glucose is…

Date issued: Δεκ 2017
Author(s): De la Roca, Jorge;Navarrete, Jesús;Larrain de Andraca, Isidora

Urban areas in Latin America and the Caribbean are feeling the effects of urban decay in their city centers through the loss of critical urban functions and the decline of economic and social…

Date issued: Δεκ 2017
Author(s): Lopera, María Adelaida;Mitnik, Oscar A.;Yáñez-Pagans, Patricia

The direct benefits of transport projects are well known; paving roads reduces vehicular operating costs, mass transport systems reduce commuting times and road maintenance prolongs their operating…

Date issued: Δεκ 2017
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

Climate change presents challenges to ensuring global sustainable and inclusive development. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Paris Agreement and the new Sustainable…