Apr 2016
Author(s): Gibbons, María Amelia;Maffioli, Alessandro;Rossi, Martín
This paper evaluates the impact of two programs that provide public and private goods, in the form of irrigation canals and materials (such as hail nets). Using a twelve-year panel of wine producers…
Apr 2016
Author(s): Riquelme, Rodrigo;Méndez, Paola;Smith, Ianthe
This publication looks into the Solid Waste Sector situation in nine Caribbean countries: The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Jamaica, Guyana, Haiti, Suriname, St Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago. Adequate…
Apr 2016
Author(s): Berstein, Solange;Bosch, Mariano;Oliveri, María Laura
This note, originally prepared as an appendix for the 2016 Development in the Americas Report, Saving for Development, surveys the methodology and assumptions used in the discussion of replacement…
Apr 2016
Author(s): Dávila Lárraga, Laura G.
The Social Inclusion Program PROSPERA is the Mexico's conditional cash transfer (CCT) program, launched in 2014 after its predecessors: the Program for Human Development Oportunidades, and the…
Apr 2016
Author(s): Dávila Lárraga, Laura G.
El Programa de Inclusión Social PROSPERA es el programa de transferencias monetarias condicionadas (PTMC) de México, que comenzó en 2014 a partir de sus predecesores: el Programa de Desarrollo Humano…
Apr 2016
Author(s): Busso, Matías;Fernandez, Andres;Rud, Juan Pablo
This technical note considers whether low savings in Latin America and the Caribbean may result from low productivity rather than vice versa. Economies with low TFP growth tend to be economies in…
Apr 2016
Author(s): Näslund-Hadley, Emma;Ramos, María Clara;Paredes, Juan Roberto;Bolivar, Ángela;Wilches-Chaux, Gustavo
Once upon a time, there was a place with good soil for plants and good sources of water for wild animals. Many, many plants grew there, and many wild animals made it their home. People liked it too.…
Apr 2016
Author(s): Näslund-Hadley, Emma;Ramos, María Clara;Paredes, Juan Roberto;Bolivar, Ángela;Wilches-Chaux, Gustavo
Había una vez un lugar con buena tierra para las plantas y abundante agua para los animales salvajes. Muchas plantas y animales vivían y crecían allí. La gente también lo disfrutaba, tanto así que…
Apr 2016
Author(s): González-Velosa, Carolina;Rosas-Shady, David
Este documento examina el sistema de formación para el trabajo en Colombia. Su definición de formación para el trabajo incorpora distintasmodalidades que se ofrecen actualmente en el país. En primer…
Apr 2016
Author(s): Alemann, Clara;Cowap, Alden;Juárez, Leticia;Buchbinder, Barbara
La presente nota analiza datos de la encuesta de evaluación de impacto del programa de transferencias monetarias condicionadas (PTMC) implementado en Honduras, el Programa Bono 10.000, para…
Apr 2016
Author(s): Ruprah, Inder J.;Sierra, Ricardo;Sutton, Heather
This paper uses data from the Global School-based Student Health Survey toinvestigate the prevalence of health risk behaviors, in particular substance use, risky sexual behavior, and violence among…
Apr 2016
Author(s): Frisancho, Verónica
This technical note examines demand-side constraints households in Latin America and the Caribbean face when making saving decisions, particularly households from lower income deciles. This emphasis…
Apr 2016
Author(s): Stads, Gert-Jan;Beintema, Nienke M.;Pérez, Sandra;Flaherty, Kathleen;Falconi, César
This report assesses trends in investments, human resource capacity, andresearch outputs in agricultural R&D -excluding the private (for-profit) sector- in LAC. It is an update of Stads and…
Apr 2016
Author(s): Stads, Gert-Jan;Beintema, Nienke M.;Pérez, Sandra;Flaherty, Kathleen;Falconi, César
Este informe evalúa las tendencias en la inversión, la capacidad en recursos humanos y los resultados de investigación en I+D agropecuario -excluyendo el sector privado (con fines de lucro)- en LAC.…
Apr 2016
Author(s): Inter American Development Bank
This report is the second of two volumes which together constitute the Inter-American Development Bank's 2015 Annual Report. This report contains the management's discussion and analysis of…
Apr 2016
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
Este es el segundo de dos volúmenes que constituyen el Informe Anual del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) 2015. El presente volumen contiene la discusión y análisis de la Administración:…
Apr 2016
Author(s): Inter American Development Bank
The Annual Report contains a review of the Bank's operations in 2015 (loans, guarantees and grants). The second volume contains the full set of the financial statements of the Bank's…
Apr 2016
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
El Informe anual contiene un examen de las operaciones del Banco en 2015 (préstamos, garantías y financiamiento no reembolsable). El segundo volumen contiene el conjunto completo de los estados…
Apr 2016
Author(s): Banque Interaméricaine de Développement
Le Rapport annuel examine les opérations de la Banque pour 2015 (prêts, garanties et subventions). Le second volume contient l'ensemble complet des états financiers des ressources de la Banque.
Apr 2016
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desenvolvimento
O Relatório Anual contém uma análise das operações do Banco em 2015 (empréstimos, garantias e concessões). O segundo volume contém também o conjunto completo de declarações financeiras sobre os…