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Date issued:
jan 1996
Salvo en los casos de los países mediterráneos, los ferrocarriles de los países del Cono Sur, con muy pocas excepciones, no fueron tendidos pensando en su interconexión o en el comercio con países…
Date issued:
jan 1996
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El presente documento propone un Sistema de Indicadores Sociales (SIS) que facilite el análisis de las dimensiones, naturaleza y causas de la pobreza y desigualdad en América Latina y la vigilancia y…
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jan 1996
La preparación del presente estudio responde a una solicitud efectuada al Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo por parte del Gobierno de la República Federativa de Brasil para apoyar el análisis de la…
Date issued:
jan 1996
Esta publicación ofrece una breve síntesis de algunas experiencias de apoyo a la microempresa en las cuales el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo ha contribuido como catalizador. La intención ha sido…
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jan 1996
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Fourteen essays by experienced political leaders, researchers and scholars examine the political economy and international relations of the Caribbean. Strategies for sustainable development include…
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jan 1996
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This paper discusses the ways in which macroeconomic developments can put stress on banks, and in extreme cases lead to banking crises. These macroeconomic causes of bank vulnerability and crisis…
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jan 1996
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The Mexican oil boom was characterized by a period of high investment, followed by capital flight. The private sector and households responded to the 1977-1981 windfall by attaining high savings…
Date issued:
jan 1996
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What are the reasons for the costs of Latin America's volatility? Because there is no consensus on these fundamental questions, there is no consensus on the appropriate policy response to…
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jan 1996
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This paper first offers a historical perspective of regulation, the early steps of Colombian industry and the way it grew. The environment was not conducive to the application of legislation that…
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jan 1996
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The independence of central banks has an effect on the macroeconomic results of economies and ultimately on inflation. A similar relationship may exist between budget institutions and the fiscal…
Date issued:
jan 1996
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Currently, numerous strategies and new initiatives for improving quality of schooling at the primary and secondary levels are being considered and implemented, with strong support from multilateral…
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jan 1996
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This document was prepared in the context of the Program for the "Improvement of Surveys and the Measurement of Living Conditions in Latin America and the Caribbean" (ISLC/MECOVI). Bolivia…
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jan 1996
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This paper complements previous studies by arguing that the low private savings ratio in Latin America can be associated with the limited confidence of households and businesses in domestic financial…
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jan 1996
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This paper examines the determinants of illegal immigration in the United States from Mexico from 1976 to 1995. The main challenge in the empirical work is that the observations are not the number of…
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jan 1996
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In the context of a perfect foresight, intertemporal optimizing, cash-in-advance model, this paper studies the dynamics of an inconsistent exchange rate-based stabilization policy that fixes the…
Date issued:
déc 1995
Sixty-two paintings, sculptures, majolica and graphics from the pre-Columbian era through World War II; from Panama's Reina Torres de Arauz Museum of Anthropology, the Museum of Panamanian…
Date issued:
déc 1995
Edwidge Danticat (1969-), Haitian author of Breath, Eyes, Memory (1994), Pushcart Award (1995), and The Farming of the Bones (1999), American Book Award (1999).
Date issued:
déc 1995
Edwidge Danticat (1969-), novelista haitiana, autora de Breath, Eyes, Memory (1994), ganadora del Premio Pushcart (1995); y The Farming of the Bones (1999), American Book Award (1999).
Date issued:
déc 1995
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Este trabajo procura extraer enseñanzas de la experiencia de las reformas de los sistemas de pensiones ya realizadas en Argentina, Chile, Colombia y Perú. Estas reformas han implantado las pensiones…
Date issued:
nov 1995
The IDB reports on economic and social development trends in Latin America and the Caribbean and on the activities of the Bank. Published 10 times a year in English, Spanish, Portuguese and French.
Date issued:
nov 1995
EL BID informa sobre el desarrollo económico y social de América Latina y el Caribe y sobre las actividades del Banco. Se publica 10 veces al año en inglés, español, portugués y francés.
Date issued:
nov 1995
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The initial stages of exchange rate-based stabilizations have been generally characterized by a consumption boom, a deterioration of the trade balance and the current account, and an appreciation of…
Date issued:
nov 1995
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Baumol (1967) showed that the rate of growth of an economy slows down if a sector has lower productivity than others and the demand between goods is inelastic. This paper points out that trade is…
Date issued:
oct 1995
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This paper reviews recent experience with international capital flows in Latin America, and discusses the policy issues that surround them. The paper is predicated on three basic premises. Capital…
Date issued:
Sep 1995
Homero Aridjis (1940-), Mexican poet, diplomat and author of over 25 books of poetry, founder of the environmental Group of 100, awarded by the United Nations.