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Nov 2010
This presentation - given at Taxonomy Boot Camp 2010 - reports on the effort to integrate, merge and map the Bank's existing vocabularies to provide a common way to consistently classify…
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Nov 2010
Los ingresos laborales representan, en promedio, el 79% de las entradas de los hogares urbanos en América Latina. Esta característica, compartida por Uruguay, indica el gran peso que el trabajo tiene…
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Nov 2010
Los estudiantes de primaria en Argentina obtienen resultados bajos en las pruebas internacionales de aprendizaje, particularmente en el área de Matemática y Ciencias. Con el fin de revertir esta…
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Nov 2010
Through this review we have sought to further understanding of the state of preprimary, primary, and secondary numeracy education in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Research on the…
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Nov 2010
This benchmarking index is a learning tool that evaluates the legal, regulatory and operating environments for Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in transport, water/sanitation and electricity…
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Nov 2010
This presentation addresses the Inter-American Development Bank's approach to cluster projects in Latin America and the Caribbean, and presents lessons learned and challenges.
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Nov 2010
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Este informe, elaborado por el Sector Integración y Comercio del BID, propone reenfocar la agenda de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) en materia de comercio. El análisis realizado busca traer al…
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Nov 2010
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Este estudo, elaborado pelo Setor de Integração e Comércio do BID, propõe uma reformulação da agenda de comercial da América Latina e Caribe. Através de uma rigorosa análise empírica, procura trazer…
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Nov 2010
TRAZAR program (from traceability in English) is a very successful example of the application of ICT methods in rural areas to increase the efficiency and potentialities of small/medium-scale cattle…
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Nov 2010
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While Mexico has potential to grow rapidly, its economic growth has remained low for the past three decades. There is no consensus on the country's development path or on how to achieve specific…
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Nov 2010
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An analysis of the performance of the global financial safety net during the 2008-2009 crisis, and an evaluation of its new components, indicates that, from an emerging markets perspective, the net…
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Nov 2010
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This paper reports the results of a three-month randomized controlled trial to estimate the impact of an Internet and mobile telephone short message service (SMS) intervention on adolescents'…
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Nov 2010
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This paper reviews productive development policies (PDPs) in Guatemala, focusing on the alleged justification of existing programs in terms of the market or government failures they are meant to…
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Nov 2010
En el presente documento se analiza el programa TRAZ.AR que tuvo lugar en la Provincia de Santa Fe, Argentina entre 2004 y 2006. El programa tuvo como principales beneficiarios a productores rurales…
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Nov 2010
En la comunidad internacional que se ocupa del cambio climático y el desarrollo se están debatiendo los instrumentos climáticos existentes y futuros. El estudio Instrumentos Climáticos para el Sector…
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Nov 2010
El objetivo de este trabajo es presentar una síntesis de los perfiles municipales para lograr un mejor conocimiento del sector municipal en los países de América Latina (incluye el Cono Sur, la…
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Oct 2010
A partir de 1996, en México, la Comisión Nacional del Agua (CONAGUA) instrumentó a nivel nacional el Programa para la Sostenibilidad de los Servicios de Agua Potable y Saneamiento en Comunidades…
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Oct 2010
This report is adapted from the forthcoming Climate Instruments for the Transport Sector (CITS) report written by Cornie Huizenga, convener of the Partnership for Sustainable Low Carbon Transport (…
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Oct 2010
The Inter-American Development Bank requires analysis of the risk of introducing invasive species through Policy Directive B.9 of the Environment and Safeguards Compliance Policy which states that…
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Oct 2010
This report evaluates the Program for the Development of Industrial Districts in Brazil, launched in 2003 with funding from the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF). The program played an important…
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Oct 2010
This report was commissioned by the Inter-American Development Bank's Fiscal and Municipal Management Division of the Institutional Capacity and Finance Sector within the framework of the…
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Oct 2010
In the space of ten years two economies that barely traded, let alone exchanged investments, have become major trade partners. Between 2000 and 2008 trade between China and Latin America and the…
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Oct 2010
This presentation discusses the impact of the Program for the Support of the Software Sector in Uruguay. It includes a brief summary of the project, the program outputs and outcomes, the key findings…
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Oct 2010
This presentation discusses the impact of the Program for the Development of the Industrial Districts in Brazil. It includes the program background, an output and outcomes comparison, the key…
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Oct 2010
In pursuit of its policy objective of supporting member countries in promoting the democratization of sub-national governments, the Inter-American Development Bank has commissioned studies on…
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Oct 2010
The Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF) supports activities that promote the creation and strengthening of support services that will spur development of SMEs and stimulate demand for the use of such…
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Oct 2010
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While effective industrial policy requires close cooperation between government and business, there is little agreement on what makes that cooperation work best. This paper analyzes institutional…
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Oct 2010
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This study examines the determinants of technological innovation and its impact on firm labor productivity across six Latin American countries (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, and…
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Oct 2010
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This paper analyzes the macroeconomic impact of Chinas 2009-2010 fiscal stimulus package by simulating a dynamic general equilibrium multi-country model of the world economy, showing that the effects…
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Oct 2010
The Inter-American Development Bank is unique among the multilateral banks in the sense that it has provided concessional funding for its member countries since its inception, with the institution of…
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Oct 2010
El Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo es una institución singular entre los bancos multilaterales, pues ha otorgado financiamiento concesional a sus países miembros desde el inicio de sus actividades…
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Oct 2010
This research agenda outlines pertinent issues needed to produce an informed assessment of the strategies and policies LAC and international organizations should adopt with respect to climate change…
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Oct 2010
This document describes the second edition of Infrascope, a learning tool and benchmarking index that assesses the capacity of countries in Latin America and the Caribbean to carry out sustainable…
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Oct 2010
Having a good teacher is the most important school-related factor for student achievement, to the point of closing the gap between low and high-income students. However, the empirical literature is…
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Oct 2010
This paper explores the design of sound fiscal rules and their effective implementation and enforcement in the light of the existing literature and of available empirical evidence. It focuses in…
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Oct 2010
Este documento describe la segunda edición de una herramienta de aprendizaje e índice de clasificación que evalúa la capacidad de los países de América Latina y el Caribe para llevar a cabo…
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Oct 2010
Este documento da un extenso análisis cualitativo y cuantitativo de las finanzas de los gobiernos locales y alternativas en República Dominicana. El país ha avanzado en detener la proliferación de…
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Oct 2010
Recientemente se aprobó en Panamá una Ley de Descentralización (Ley No. 37 de junio de 2009), en la cual se establece que, en cuestión de pocos meses, se deben entregar nuevas fuentes de recursos y…
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Oct 2010
Este documento analiza el proceso de descentralización de la administración pública en Panamá. La nación panameña está organizada en Estado soberano e independiente cuya denominación es Republica de…
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Oct 2010
Este documento analiza el sistema tributario y la administración presupuestaria y financiera de los gobiernos locales en Costa Rica. El trabajo presenta, asimismo, una serie de recomendaciones de…
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Oct 2010
Este documento analiza las finanzas de los gobiernos locales en El Salvador. Presenta un diagnóstico y alternativas para su fortalecimiento. Se toman una serie de aspectos puntuales que son…
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Oct 2010
Este documento contiene información primaria recolectada por el Fondo Multilateral de Inversiones (FOMIN) e información relevante de la región de fuentes secundarias
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Oct 2010
This presentation discusses the strengths and challenges of the Caribbean financial sector and addresses global financial reform and its implications.
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Oct 2010
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This paper uses two sources of information and different methodologies to analyze the causal effect of product and process innovation on productivity in the Chilean manufacturing industry during the…
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Oct 2010
Las instituciones de microfinanzas exitosas han sido ampliamente estudiadas para entender las razones que las condujeron en esa dirección y de esta forma extraer buenas prácticas que sean útiles para…
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Oct 2010
This report has demonstrated a curious paradox: the term "evaluability" has become central to the Bank's understanding of how projects should be designed, but the actual evaluability…
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Oct 2010
El presente informe ha demostrado una curiosa paradoja: si bien el término "evaluabilidad" ha pasado a ser un elemento central de la doctrina del Banco respecto de cómo se deben diseñar los…
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Oct 2010
As part of its duties, OVE regularly conducts ex post evaluations of the activities financed by the Bank. In this case, OVE is conducting an evaluation of the first generation of citizen security…
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Oct 2010
Esta evaluación Ex-Post cubre la primera generación de proyectos de seguridad ciudadana aprobados por el BID antes de octubre de 2009. Esos proyectos anteceden a las Guías operativas para el diseño y…
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Oct 2010
El presente documento es un mapeo de las instituciones en la región que brindan apoyo al proceso de exportación para las micro, pequeñas y medianas empresas (MIPYMES) en el marco del proyecto de…