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Date issued: Jun 2008 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. Is it worthwhile to implement policies designed to increase competition in transport…

Date issued: Jun 2008 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): La Ferrara, Eliana;Duryea, Suzanne;Chong, Alberto E.

This paper focuses on fertility choices in Brazil, a country where soap operas (novelas) portray families that are much smaller than in reality, to study the effects of television on individual…

Date issued: May 2008
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

Presents An exhibition documenting the history and restoration of the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires ¿Argentina¿s cornerstone of cultural industry, including recent preservation and restoration efforts…

Date issued: May 2008
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Presenta una exhibición documentando la historia y restauración del Teatro Colón en Buenos Aires, incluyendo obras de conservación y restauración más recientes, realizadas en ocasión de su centenario…

Date issued: May 2008 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Calónico, Sebastián;Ñopo, Hugo R.

This paper analyzes the evolution of gender segregation in the workplace in Mexico between 1994 and 2004, using a matching comparisons technique to explore the role of individual and family…

Date issued: May 2008
Author(s): Llisterri, Juan J.;García-Alba, Jaime

Latin American SMEs play a similar role in the economy as other SMEs worldwide, but possess distinctive characteristics to those in OECD countries. However, despite differences in the entrepreneurial…

Date issued: May 2008 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Cárdenas, Juan Camilo;Chong, Alberto E.;Ñopo, Hugo R.

This paper explores the link between what people say they prefer to do and what they actually do. Using data from an experimental project exploring trust and pro-sociality for representative samples…

Date issued: May 2008
Author(s): Salazni, Mariana;Powell, Andrew

REVELA analyzes market expectations of growth and inflation in Latin American countries. The figures analyzed represent the results of surveys of private sector actors conducted by the central banks…

Date issued: May 2008
Author(s): Salazni, Mariana;Powell, Andrew

REVELA analiza las expectativas de los mercados sobre crecimiento e inflación para algunos países latinoamericanos. Los valores analizados representan los resultados de encuestas en el sector privado…

Date issued: May 2008 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Pardinas, Juan E.

El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo aportar una perspectiva sustentada en datos para el análisis del fenómeno de la inmigración mexicana y de las políticas adecuadas para atender este reto. En…