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Date issued:
Dec 2008
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Generative AI enabled
The paper presents some cautionary arguments with respect to the relationship between rules of origin and development, and proposes an alternative mechanism, extended cumulation, by which the…
Date issued:
Dec 2008
Generative AI enabled
Generative AI enabled
Recent studies have shown that developing countries might have significantly better export performance if they were able to increase the duration of their trade relationships. Evidence on duration of…
Date issued:
Dec 2008
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Generative AI enabled
Using a case study approach of Ecuador's supply chain, complemented by an empirical analysis of microdata on exports from major fresh flower exporting countries to the United States, this study…
Date issued:
Dec 2008
Generative AI enabled
Generative AI enabled
In this paper the author exploits a natural experiment to study the effects of granting formal property rights on health for households in Uruguay. Titling could improve health outcomes through…
Date issued:
Dec 2008
The country with most entries was Colombia, totaling 70 coming from all parts of the country, and surpassing Argentina (in second place with 24), and others that have traditionally dominated the…
Date issued:
Nov 2008
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Generative AI enabled
La estabilización de las economías y una transformación profunda pero silenciosa de las instituciones ocurrieron en forma paralela en América Latina en las últimas décadas. Este artículo analiza los…
Date issued:
Nov 2008
A dynamic qualitative scoring model, constructed from 13 indicators that measure specific attributes of the environment for microfinance across 20 Latin American and Caribbean countries. In the…
Date issued:
Nov 2008
Generative AI enabled
Generative AI enabled
Using the 2006 Gallup World Survey of life satisfaction in 130 countries, this paper finds a very solid relationship between satisfaction and income (both across and within countries) and uncovers…
Date issued:
Nov 2008
Generative AI enabled
Generative AI enabled
If rating agencies add no new information to markets, their actions are not a public policy concern. But as rating changes may be anticipated, testing whether ratings add value is not straightforward…
Date issued:
Nov 2008
For many years the artistic movement in the Dominican Republic was a -best-kept secret. Their growing international contributions to contemporary visual arts have been changing that picture, but may…