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oct 2012
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This book presents a regional overview of gender and ethnic disparities in labor earnings during this last turn of the century. After this introduction, chapter 2 presents the methodology adopted by…
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oct 2012
La agricultura haitiana, en su mayoría familiar y de subsistencia, enfrenta en la actualidad diversos retos para mejorar sus niveles de productividad y el acesso a factores de producción. En 2011 se…
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oct 2012
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This paper investigates the international spillovers of housing demand shocks on real economic activity. The global economy is modeled using a Global VAR, with a novel house price data set for both…
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oct 2012
In Paraguay, for the past three years the Ministry of Education and Culture and the IDB have jointly studied what works in math and science education in Paraguay. During this time we have been…
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oct 2012
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Using borrower-level data from FINCA, one of Peru's leading microfinance institutions (MFIs), this paper evaluates the effect on borrowers' access to credit of FINCA's decision to…
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oct 2012
Trade between Latin America and China has grown at an annual average rate of 25 percent since 2000, driven primarily by strong complementarity between the two economies. While commodities-for-…
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oct 2012
El comercio entre América Latina y China ha crecido a una tasa promedio anual del 25 por ciento desde el año 2000, impulsado principalmente por la fuerte complementariedad entre las dos economías. Si…
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oct 2012
Europe faces challenges reminiscent of Latin American financial crises. The failure of recent liquidity support to normalize the situation in Europe suggests the need to refocus the policy debate on…
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oct 2012
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¿Es posible mejorar la calidad de la educación en América Latina y el Caribe? Según los expertos autores de estas páginas, hay soluciones pero no atajos: se trata de comenzar de cero y de apuntalar…
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oct 2012
This document inaugurates a series of annual reports that will periodically monitor the state of the region's integration in the global economy. These reports will build on an extensive body of…
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oct 2012
O objetivo principal deste estudo é analisar o Sistema Estadual de Inovação do Rio de Janeiro, a fim de identificar aspectos facilitadores e gargalos para a inovação na indústria fluminense. Com este…
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oct 2012
En este informe se señalan los hallazgos del Economist Intelligence Unit tras analizar en profundidad el entorno de negocios para las microfi nanzas en 55 países. El índice en el que se basa el…
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oct 2012
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This study examines the use of incentive mechanisms for employees in export and investment promotion agencies intended to improve their performance. It briefly describes these organizations and…
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oct 2012
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Gracias a su buen desempeño económico, el Perú está en camino de consolidarse como una economía de ingreso medio, con todos los retos y oportunidades que ello conlleva. Mirando hacia el futuro, las…
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oct 2012
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This document analyzes the patterns of fiscal and monetary policy in five economies of the Latin American Southern Cone (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay) during four episodes of…
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oct 2012
The 2012 third quarter edition of the Quarterly Business Review (QBR) provides management with a status of the Bank's performance. The QBR reports on outputs, lending program priorities and…
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oct 2012
Desde la creación de Adecoagro en el 2002, el crecimiento de la empresa en Argentina se basó en la implementación de un modelo de producción sustentable, trabajando principalmente en tierras propias…
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oct 2012
Este documento proporciona una guía práctica para interesados en exportación a los países de Corea del Sur, Japón y Singapur. Describe los requisitos para exportar a cada país, la estructura y…
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oct 2012
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 these…
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oct 2012
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…
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oct 2012
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…
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Sep 2012
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This paper studies the effect of government-backed partial credit guarantees on firms' performance. These guarantees are automatically granted to firms without enough collateral in order to lift…
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Sep 2012
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We use a dynamic stochastic general equilibrium search and matching model with salaried employment and informal self-employment to analyze the implications of introducing universal unemployment…
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Sep 2012
This Technical Note presents a framework for food security in LAC that takes into consideration the key drivers and external factors behind food security. This framework for food security policy…
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Sep 2012
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…
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Sep 2012
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The paper uses microeconomic data to characterize entrepreneurs by income group and selected household, individual and business characteristics, finding that entrepreneurship is rare but more…
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Sep 2012
Este volumen es parte de la Serie de Guías de Eficiencia Energética (EE) de la División de Energía del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo, motivada por la carencia de información accesible fácilmente…
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Sep 2012
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 these…
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Sep 2012
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…
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Sep 2012
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…
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Sep 2012
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This paper empirically explores the effects of payroll taxes, value-added taxes and corporate income taxes on a variety of labor market outcomes such as employment, unemployment, informality, and…
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Sep 2012
This paper aims to provide an overview of the current state of taxation in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region, and its main reform needs and options. It previews the findings of recent…
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Sep 2012
This issue of IDEA considers the impact remittances have on recipients' lives and on economies in Central America and how these have been affected by the Great Recession. It draws from a…
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Sep 2012
Esta edición de IDEA se enfoca sobre el impacto que las remesas ejercen sobre la calidad de vida de sus receptores y en general sobre la economía de países centroamericanos teniendo en cuenta…
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Sep 2012
O Observatório Metodológico PROCIDADES foi desenvolvido sob a responsabilidade do Setor de Conhecimento e Aprendizagem (KNL) e da Divisão de Gestão Fiscal e Municipal (FMM) da Representação no Brasil…
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Sep 2012
This report examines some of the implications of price risk and volatility, and weather risks in the LAC region that are important threats to already vulnerable populations. It considers the…
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Sep 2012
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In today's knowledge-based societies, understanding basic scientific concepts and the capacity to structure and solve scientific questions is more critical than ever. Accordingly, in this paper…
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Sep 2012
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En las sociedades de hoy basadas en el conocimiento, nunca antes fueron tan esenciales la comprensión de conceptos científicos básicos y la capacidad de estructurar y resolver problemas de ciencia.…
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Sep 2012
Nicaragua ha logrado importantes avances en la educación de los niños, en las últimas décadas. Sin embargo, a pesar de los avances, Nicaragua presenta importantes retos y desafíos para lograr que…
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Sep 2012
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The literature on small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) finance highlights linkages with large firms in value chains as a possible way to enhance access to credit. However, much of the literature…
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Sep 2012
Belize's 2008-2012 Country Strategy approved in June 2009 stated that the IDB would continuously monitor fiscal sustainability and calibrate its financing in accordance with changing country…
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Sep 2012
En 2009 se aprobó la Estrategia de País de Belice para el período 2008-2012, donde se afirmaba que el BID vigilaría continuamente la sostenibilidad fiscal y calibraría su financiamiento de acuerdo…
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Sep 2012
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This paper estimates short-run and long-run elasticities of tax revenue with respect to GDP in eight Latin American countries using quarterly data. Taxes considered are corporate income tax (CIT),…
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Sep 2012
The Energy Division of the Infrastructure and Environment Sector (INE/ENE) of the Inter-American Development Bank has launched a technical cooperation project called "Smart Grid and Its…
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Sep 2012
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A prerequisite for the adoption of redistributive policies in a democracy is that there be elected representatives who are either committed to or who have an incentive to advocate for such policies…
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Sep 2012
Given the strong ties linking citizen security and the development of Latin America and the Caribbean, the Bank has been supporting efforts to tackle crime and violence. It has framed its work in…
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Sep 2012
Relationships between limited partners and general partners in the private equity industry have changed more over the past five years than over the prior 50, which is roughly the age of the industry…
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Sep 2012
Un MEGC dinámico recursivo para evaluar shocks de Cambio Climático para seis economías latinoamericanas (Argentina, Brasil, Chile, El Salvador, Jamaica y Perú) se presenta a continuación. Es un…
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Sep 2012
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This paper shows, first, that non-commodity revenues are more volatile in oil- and mineral-rich countries and that quality of institutions is associated with lower volatility. We investigate the…
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Sep 2012
El objetivo de este documento de debate es triple: (i) presentar la situación actual del mercado de telefonía fija, móvil y banda ancha, que constituyen el sector de las telecomunicaciones en…