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Date issued: Απρ 2014
Author(s): Titan Engineering, Inc.

The primary objective of this Technical Note is to provide guidance to utility companies either for improving the operations-phase implementation of a current environmental management system or for…

Date issued: Απρ 2014
Author(s): Zeigler, Margaret;Truitt Nakata, Ginya

The Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region has a third of the world's fresh water resources, and more than a quarter of the world's medium to high potential farmland. The region as a…

Date issued: Απρ 2014
Author(s): Zeigler, Margaret;Truitt Nakata, Ginya

La región de ALC posee un tercio de los recursos de agua dulce del mundo, más que cualquier otra región en desarrollo si se mide sobre una base per cápita, y más de una cuarta parte de las tierras…

Date issued: Απρ 2014
Author(s): Zeigler, Margaret;Truitt Nakata, Ginya

A região da América Latina e Caribe (ALC) possui um terço dos recursos de água doce do mundo, e mais de um quarto das terras cultiváveis de médio a alto potencial do mundo. A região como um todo já é…

Date issued: Απρ 2014 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Cruz, Marcio

Do export promotion agencies (EPAs) impact the probability of non-exporting firms to export? In the last decade many countries have introduced EPAs to support their firrms in order to deal with…

Date issued: Απρ 2014
Author(s): Bos, María Soledad;Ganimian, Alejandro;Vegas, Emiliana

En el 2012, ocho países de América Latina (Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, México, Perú y Uruguay) participaron en el Programa para la Evaluación Internacional de Alumnos (PISA, por…

Date issued: Απρ 2014
Author(s): Aboal, Diego;Garda, Paula

The aim of this paper is to contribute to the scarce empirical literature that evaluates the effects of public financial support to innovation on innovation expenditures, innovation, and productivity…

Date issued: Απρ 2014
Author(s): Crespi, Gustavo;Rasteletti, Alejandro;Vargas, Fernando

This paper studies productivity in Latin America and the Caribbean, with an emphasis on the service sector. It shows that the low levels of productivity observed in the region are not only a…

Date issued: Απρ 2014
Author(s): Lindauer, David L.

The Technical Note provides an overview of labor market outcomes in Belize and a review of labor market institutions and regulations. The study considers various perspectives on Belize's market…

Date issued: Απρ 2014 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Pereda, Paula C.;Menezes, Tatiane A. de;Alves, Denisard

This paper attempts to identify the climatic effect on birth outcomes in Brazil and, thus, to predict the potential impact of climate change. Panel data models indicate that excess and lack of…