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Date issued: jan 2014
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Hacer parte de la economía formal abriendo una cuenta bancaria u obteniendo un préstamo continúa siendo un desafío para la mayoría de familias de la base de la pirámide (BDP) en Colombia. En áreas en…

Date issued: jan 2014
Author(s): Nugent, Stevonne;Schmid, Juan Pedro

Jamaican firms are constantly plagued by a number of issues that restrict their ability to grow. The World Bank's Enterprise Survey examined the key indicators to give insight on the business…

Date issued: déc 2013
Author(s): Vegas, Emiliana;Ganimian, Alejandro;Bos, María Soledad

En el 2012, ocho países de América Latina (Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, México, Perú y Uruguay) participaron en el Programa para la Evaluación Internacional de Alumnos (PISA, por…

Date issued: déc 2013
Author(s): Suding, Paul Hugo

This technical note presents orientation for project teams and clients on how to reconcile the financing of chemical plants with climate change objectives. In lieu of minimum performance criteria, it…

Date issued: déc 2013
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

The INTAL Monthly Newsletter reports on developments in integration and trade across Latin American and the Caribbean. It also serves as a forum for discussing the IDB's activities related to…

Date issued: déc 2013
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

La carta mensual del INTAL informa sobre desarrollos en las áreas de integración y comercio en las regiones de América Latina y el Caribe. También es el medio para difundir las actividades realizadas…

Date issued: déc 2013
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desenvolvimento

A carta mensal do INTAL informa sobre os desenvolvimentos nas áreas de integração e comércio nas regiões da América Latina e do Caribe. É também um meio de difusão das atividades do BID sobre estes…

Date issued: déc 2013
Author(s): McNish, Brian;Granada, Isabel

This Technical Note was prepared to support the transport sector policy dialogue between the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Government of Belize. The note provides an overview of the…

Date issued: déc 2013 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Miller, Sebastián J.;Vela, Mauricio A.

In addition to the morbidity and mortality concerns of outdoor air pollution, studies have shown that air pollution also generates problems for children`s cognitive performance and human capital…

Date issued: déc 2013
Author(s): Brakarz, José;Jaitman, Laura

This technical note analyzes the methodologies used to evaluate neighborhood upgrading programs, describes their results, and suggests approaches for future evaluations. Local and central governments…

Date issued: déc 2013 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Morales Sarriera, Javier;Serebrisky, Tomás;Araya, Gonzalo;Briceño-Garmendia, Cecilia;Schwartz, Jordan

We developed a technical efficiency analysis of container ports in Latin America and the Caribbean using an input-oriented stochastic frontier model. We employed a 10-year panel with data on…

Date issued: déc 2013
Author(s): Castellani, Francesca;Lora, Eduardo;Funaro, Rita

This issue of IDEA is based on the recently released IDB book, Entrepreneurship in Latin America: A Step up the Social Ladder? It provides interesting insights into the limits of policies to promote…

Date issued: déc 2013
Author(s): Castellani, Francesca;Lora, Eduardo;Funaro, Rita

Este número de IDEA está basado en el libro: Entrepreneurship in Latin America: a Step up the Social Ladder? (El espíritu emprendedor en América Latina: ¿un peldaño para ascender en la escala social…

Date issued: déc 2013
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Desde 1996, el Instituto para la Integración de América Latina y el Caribe del BID (BID-INTAL) ha publicado la edición anual del Informe MERCOSUR, con el objeto de documentar los aspectos más…

Date issued: déc 2013
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desenvolvimento

Desde 1996, o Instituto para a Integração da América Latina e o Caribe do BID (BID-INTAL) tem publicado a edição anual do Informe MERCOSUL, a fim de documentar os aspectos mais importantes do…

Date issued: déc 2013
Author(s): Fernández Monge, Ernesto

The Technical Note provides an overview of the trends in Belize's tariff structure over recent years, in particular its trade policy, commitments and obligations, the tax revenue implications,…

Date issued: déc 2013
Author(s): Tique Andrade, Alfonso;Mendoza Castro, Héctor;Estol Peixoto, Rosina;Roca, María Eugenia

An important challenge faced by the Multilateral Development Banks (MDB) is to mitigate delays in the implementation of its operations. To this end, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)…

Date issued: déc 2013
Author(s): Tique Andrade, Alfonso;Mendoza Castro, Héctor;Estol Peixoto, Rosina;Roca, María Eugenia

Mitigar las demoras en la implementación de los proyectos financiados por los Bancos Multilaterales de Desarrollo (BMD) es uno de los principales desafíos a los que frecuentemente se enfrentan estas…

Date issued: déc 2013
Author(s): Office of Evaluation and Oversight

The importance of evaluation as a tool to promote learning and improve effectiveness has been extensively recognized in the Bank and reflected in the attention given to evaluability. As a consequence…

Date issued: déc 2013
Author(s): Oficina de Evaluación y Supervisión

La importancia de la evaluación como herramienta para promover el aprendizaje y mejorar la eficacia se ha reconocido ampliamente en el Banco y reflejado en la atención conferida a la evaluabilidad.…

Date issued: déc 2013 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Tsang, Kwok Ping;Amacher, Gregory S.;Kuuselaa, Olli-Pekka

Tradable permit markets for carbon dioxide (C02) emissions respond to short-run fluctuations in economic activity. To provide stability, both price and quantity interventions have been proposed.…

Date issued: déc 2013 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Rodríguez-Álvarez, Juan Antonio;Monge-González, Ricardo

This paper estimates the impact of two productive development programs (PDPs) in Costa Rica: PROPYME and CR Provee. The first seeks to increase the capacity of small and medium-sized firms (SMEs) to…

Date issued: déc 2013 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Scartascini, Carlos

The literature on taxes and public finance generally focuses on revenues, an easily observable and generally available variable, as the observable measure of tax policy. Still, revenues depend on…

Date issued: déc 2013 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Castro, Lucio;Scartascini, Carlos

Tax evasion is a pervasive problem in many countries. In particular, some developing countries do not collect even half of what they would if taxpayers complied with the written letter of the law.…

Date issued: déc 2013 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Hale, Galina;Candelaria, Christopher;Caballero, Julián;Borisov, Sergey

This paper shows that bank linkages have a positive effect on international trade. A global banking network (GBN) is constructed at the bank level, using individual syndicated loan data from Loan…

Date issued: déc 2013
Author(s): Giordano, Paolo;Harris, Jeremy;Ramos Martínez, Alejandro

Latin American Trade Trend Estimates is an annual study published by the Integration and Trade Sector of the Inter-American Development Bank that analyses the region's trade performance based on…

Date issued: déc 2013
Author(s): Giordano, Paolo;Harris, Jeremy;Ramos Martínez, Alejandro

Estimaciones de las Tendencias Comerciales de América Latina es un estudio anual publicado por el Sector de Integración y Comercio del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo en el cual se analiza el…

Date issued: déc 2013 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Osorio Rivas, Rene;Brito, Steve;Corbacho, Ana

Birth registration is not only a fundamental human right, but also a requirement for obtaining additional documents, proving legal identity, and accessing a number of government benefits. Yet, little…

Date issued: déc 2013
Author(s): Balza, Lenin;Jimenez Mori, Raul Alberto;Mercado Díaz, Jorge Enrique

This paper explores the relationship between private sector participation, institutional reform, and performance of the electricity sector in 18 Latin American countries over the last four decades.…

Date issued: déc 2013
Author(s): Taddia, Alejandro Pablo;De la Peña Mendoza, Sissi Maribel;De la Peña, Elena

En las últimas décadas, la región de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) se ha visto severamente afectada por el alto índice de mortalidad causado por las incidencias de tránsito. Para conocer la…

Date issued: déc 2013
Author(s): Bailey, Jed;Janson, Nils;Espinasa, Ramón

This study analyses the feasibility of introducing natural gas in 14 countries in the Caribbean. The current dependence on fuel oil in the countries in the Caribbean has led to high generation costs…

Date issued: déc 2013
Author(s): Masson, Malaika;Walter, Martin;Priester, Michael

How can LAC governments promote the use of clean and green technology in the mining sector and what are the supporting instruments, regulations, infrastructure and institutional aspects that are…

Date issued: déc 2013 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Alvaredo, Javier;Bonvecchi, Alejandro;Calvo, Ernesto;Castillo Carrillo, Maximiliano;Bonilla-Castro, Elssy;Gómez Sabaini, Juan C.

Although recent research has shed new light on the political determinants and economic consequences of tax lawmaking, existing analyses rely on coarse data measuring political aggregates.…

Date issued: déc 2013 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Oviedo, Marcelo P.;Andrian, Leandro Gaston

When it comes to assess the sustainability of fiscal policy and public debt in Andean countries, two idiosyncratic facts of fiscal revenues have to be considered. First, fiscal revenues coming from…

Date issued: déc 2013
Author(s): Giordano, Paolo;Watanuki, Masakazu;Gavagnin, Osvaldo

A fin de brindar insumos técnicos para la toma de decisión respecto de la política comercial y estrategias de integración, el Sector de Integración y Comercio (INT) del Banco Interamericano de…

Date issued: déc 2013
Author(s): Clifford, Robert;Cahn, Doug

This paper is intended to serve as a resource on the current status of Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) issues in the apparel industry in Haiti. Section II of this document provides a brief…

Date issued: déc 2013
Author(s): Espinasa, Ramón;Balza, Lenin;Hinestrosa, Carlos;Sucre, Carlos;Guerra, Sergio

Este dossier analiza el sector energético en Centroamérica en su forma actual en 2010 y sus cambios a través del tiempo. Describe el flujo de energía del país por el consumo del sector y la fuente y…

Date issued: déc 2013
Author(s): Nugent, Stevonne;Schmid, Juan Pedro

Jamaica is projected to exit a prolonged recession that has left deep scars in the socioeconomic conditions of the country. Besides increasing macroeconomic vulnerabilities and halting economic…

Date issued: nov 2013
Author(s): Smits, Stef;Uytewaal, Erma;Sturzenegger, Germán

In the last two years, various countries in Latin America have begun monitoring rural water supply service delivery, largely driven by two objectives: 1) to establish rural water inventories for…

Date issued: nov 2013
Author(s): Smits, Stef;Uytewaal, Erma;Sturzenegger, Germán

En los últimos años, varios países de América Latina han comenzado a monitorear la prestación del servicio de agua en zonas rurales con el objeto de: 1) inventariar la infraestructura de agua…

Date issued: nov 2013 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Miller, Sebastián J.;Vela, Mauricio A.

This paper focuses on the question of whether the magnitude of long-established environmentally related taxes (ERT) is related to countries environmental performance. While environmental taxes…

Date issued: nov 2013
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

The INTAL Monthly Newsletter reports on developments in integration and trade across Latin American and the Caribbean. It also serves as a forum for discussing the IDB's activities related to…

Date issued: nov 2013
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

La carta mensual del INTAL informa sobre desarrollos en las áreas de integración y comercio en las regiones de América Latina y el Caribe. También es el medio para difundir las actividades realizadas…

Date issued: nov 2013
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desenvolvimento

A carta mensal do INTAL informa sobre os desenvolvimentos nas áreas de integração e comércio nas regiões da América Latina e do Caribe. É também um meio de difusão das atividades do BID sobre estes…

Date issued: nov 2013
Author(s): Restrepo, Clara Inés;Pérez, Clara Lucia

The purpose of this guide is to provide information, guidance, and tools for designing and implementing job placement services so that disadvantaged youth have a better chance of obtaining and…

Date issued: nov 2013
Author(s): Restrepo, Clara Inés;Pérez, Clara Lucia

Es una publicación que condensa las buenas prácticas y aprendizajes logrados tras 10 años de ejecución del Programa entra21 y es parte del conjunto de herramientas creadas para NEO para transferir…

Date issued: nov 2013
Author(s): Restrepo, Clara Inés;Pérez, Clara Lucia

O objetivo do presente guia é oferecer informações, diretrizes e ferramentas para o desenho e implementação de serviços de colocação profissional, permitindo que jovens em contextos de…

Date issued: nov 2013
Author(s): Arce, Fernando;Powell, Andrew

The October 2013 surveys of expectations conducted by Central Banks with inflation targeting regimes indicate that both average growth expectations and average inflation expectations for 2013 have…

Date issued: nov 2013
Author(s): Cohen, Peter;Ijgosse, Jeroen;Sturzenegger, Germán

This document objective is to assist practitioners and decision-makers engaged in the preparation and implementation of inclusion plans for informal recyclers working at final disposal sites. The key…

Date issued: nov 2013
Author(s): Cohen, Peter;Ijgosse, Jeroen;Sturzenegger, Germán

El objetivo de este documento es asistir a profesionales y tomadores de decisiones que participan en la preparación e implementación de un Plan de Inclusión de recicladores informales que trabajan en…