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Date issued: déc 2014
Author(s): Rineer, James;Bruhn, Mark;Miralles-Wilhelm, Fernando;Muñoz Castillo, Raúl

El sistema Hydro-BID genera salidas de información en forma de series de tiempo diarias de los flujos estimados para la localidad y el período escogidos. A discreción del usuario, estas salidas…

Date issued: déc 2014
Author(s): Baptista, Dulce;Flores Lima, Jose Gregorio Roberto

Si bien Honduras ha experimentado tasas de crecimiento positivas en la última década, solo afectadas por la crisis financiera del 2008 y 2009, y la crisis política del 2009, un hecho relevante es que…

Date issued: déc 2014
Author(s): Schmid, Juan Pedro;Malcolm, Xavier

This brief presents simulations of an Ebola scare in the Caribbean, including three highly tourism-dependent economies, The Bahamas, Barbados, and Jamaica. On the basis of the experience of Mexico in…

Date issued: déc 2014
Author(s): Moreda, Fekadu;Muñoz Castillo, Raúl;Miralles-Wilhelm, Fernando

As part of its commitment to assist member countries in adapting to climate change, the IDB sponsors work to develop and implement an integrated set of watershed simulation tools known as Hydro-BID.…

Date issued: déc 2014
Author(s): Moreda, Fekadu;Muñoz Castillo, Raúl;Miralles-Wilhelm, Fernando

Como parte de su compromiso de ayudar a los países miembros en la adaptación al cambio climático, el BID patrocina trabajos para desarrollar y aplicar un conjunto integrado de herramientasde…

Date issued: déc 2014
Author(s): Espinasa, Ramón;Sucre, Carlos

This note provides a long term perspective on the decline in the price of crude oil taking place in the global oil market over the second half of 2014 by analyzing the fundamentals of the crude oil…

Date issued: déc 2014
Author(s): Charosky, Hernán;Vásquez, María Inés;Dassen, Nicolás

A government agenda of openness and transparency is critical to improving the quality of services to users and streamlining bureaucratic procedures. Efficiency and transparency in administrative…

Date issued: déc 2014
Author(s): Charosky, Hernán;Vásquez, María Inés;Dassen, Nicolás

El avance de una agenda de apertura y transparencia en los gobiernos tiene una dimensión crucial en la atención a los usuarios de los servicios y trámites públicos. La eficiencia y la transparencia…

Date issued: déc 2014 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Blanco Blanco, Andrés;Fretes Cibils, Vicente;Muñoz Miranda, Andrés;Gilbert, Alan;Webb, Steven;Reese, Eduardo;Almansi, Florencia;Del Valle, Julieta;Pasternak, Suzana;Brain, Isabel;Mora, Pía;Sabatini, Francisco;Torres Ramírez, Jorge Enrique;Vance, Irene;McHardy, Pauline;Salazar, Clara;Puebla, Claudia;Ponce, Gabriela;Flores, René;Calderón Cockburn, Julio;Chiavone, Irene;Macellaro, Miguel;Silvera, Adriana;Kim, Jeongseob

This book highlights the importance of renting and its potential to help solve the most pressing housing problems in Latin America and the Caribbean. Currently, 1 in 5 households in the region rent…

Date issued: déc 2014 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Blanco Blanco, Andrés;Fretes Cibils, Vicente;Muñoz Miranda, Andrés;Gilbert, Alan;Webb, Steven;Reese, Eduardo;Almansi, Florencia;Del Valle, Julieta;Pasternak, Suzana;Brain, Isabel;Mora, Pía;Sabatini, Francisco;Torres Ramírez, Jorge Enrique;Vance, Irene;McHardy, Pauline;Salazar, Clara;Puebla, Claudia;Ponce, Gabriela;Flores, René;Calderón Cockburn, Julio;Chiavone, Irene;Macellaro, Miguel;Silvera, Adriana;Kim, Jeongseob

Esta investigación muestra la importancia del alquiler y su potencial en la solución de los principales problemas habitacionales. En la actualidad, 1 de cada 5 hogares de la región alquila su…

Date issued: déc 2014
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 2014
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 2014
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 2014
Author(s): Cresta, Juan B.;Velastiquí, José;Garay Armoa, Pedro;Garcia, Alvaro

La agroindustria se proyecta como una de las actividades claves para el crecimiento económico nacional de los próximos años. De acuerdo a datos de Cuentas Nacionales, la participación del complejo…

Date issued: déc 2014
Author(s): Suominen, Kati;Gordon, Reena B.

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are notably underrepresented in the external sector of Latin America and Caribbean (LAC), despite their importance in the region's economies: relatively…

Date issued: déc 2014
Author(s): Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe;Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Este estudio aborda cómo el cambio climático afectaría la actividad económica nacional, evaluando las potenciales modificaciones en la disponibilidad de los recursos naturales y las actividades…

Date issued: déc 2014 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Yáñez-Pagans, Patricia

This paper evaluates the impacts of increasing female representation in Bolivian municipal councils on public policy choices and welfare outcomes. By combining detailed administrative panel data on…

Date issued: déc 2014
Author(s): Salazni, Mariana;Khadan, Jeetendra;Dukharan, Marla;Gomez Osorio, Camillo;Wenner, Mark D.;Thomas, Chrystol;O'Brien, Cherran;Schmid, Juan Pedro

The Caribbean Region Quarterly Bulletin discusses recent economic developments in the 6 IDB-member Caribbean countries, as well as the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). The countries…

Date issued: déc 2014 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Castellani, Francesca;Parent, Gwenn;Zenteno, Jannet

This paper joins in the debate on the size of the middle class in Latin America, providing an analysis of its structure and characteristics. Using several measurements, it finds that 40-60 percent of…

Date issued: déc 2014
Author(s): Watkins, Graham George

This paper discusses innovative approaches to implementing the Bank's Sustainable Infrastructure Strategy in the region. It describes the challenge of infrastructure in LAC, overviews approaches…

Date issued: déc 2014 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Nakasone, Eduardo

This paper analyzes the impact of the Strengthening Women Entrepreneurship in Peru (SWEP) program. SWEP trained female micro entrepreneurs in business management practices (such as accounting and…

Date issued: déc 2014
Author(s): Cahn, Doug;Clifford, Robert

The apparel industry in Haiti is poised to move beyond the "cut and sew" processes which have characterized its operations to the present time. Chemical usage has largely been limited to…

Date issued: déc 2014
Author(s): Miralles-Wilhelm, Fernando;Muñoz Castillo, Raúl

A variable and changing climate where uncertainties exist regarding its future extremes requires better quantity, quality and accessible information that support planning and decision-making…

Date issued: déc 2014
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

This technical note provides guidance for project managers and policy makers to integrate a gender perspective in rural development projects in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). It provides a…

Date issued: déc 2014
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have seen an increase in the number of poor households in temporary urban settlements characterized by informal land tenure. That increase provides the context…

Date issued: déc 2014
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

Maternal, reproductive, and newborn health (MRNH) is a key determinant of the opportunities that women and their children will have in life. MRNH includes a woman's right to safely bear children…

Date issued: déc 2014
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

Urban renewal programs in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are designed to improve the quality of life of low-income residents improvements in water and sanitation, social services,…

Date issued: déc 2014
Author(s): Gargiulo, Carlos

This series of notes summarizes work performed by the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean under the Project on Learning in Twenty-First Century Schools, a Technical Cooperation on Regional…

Date issued: déc 2014
Author(s): Gargiulo, Carlos

Esta serie de notas resumen el trabajo realizado por los países de América Latina y el Caribe bajo la Cooperación Técnica de Bienes Públicos Regionales del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo. El…

Date issued: déc 2014
Author(s): López Corral, Antonio M.

The objective of this chapter is to provide the tools needed to support the governments of Latin American countries in assessing potential operations and opportunities that can be carried out as PPPs…

Date issued: déc 2014
Author(s): López Corral, Antonio M.

El objetivo de este capítulo es proveer las herramientas para apoyar a los gobiernos de América Latina con el diagnóstico de operaciones y oportunidades potenciales realizables a través de CPP, como…

Date issued: déc 2014
Author(s): Livingston, Nicholas

Several Caribbean countries are now considering the use of PPPs to modernize their infrastructure and improve the delivery of public services, with Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago currently providing…

Date issued: déc 2014
Author(s): Livingston, Nicholas

Actualmente, varios países del Caribe están considerando recurrir a las APP para modernizar su infraestructura y mejorar la prestación de servicios públicos. Jamaica y Trinidad y Tobago son los…

Date issued: déc 2014
Author(s): San Juan, Gustavo;Hoses, Santiago;Martini, Irene

The study of comfort levels considers the factors that affect the balance between the body and its environment in buildings in order to ensure that these living spaces -in this case, classrooms- fall…

Date issued: déc 2014
Author(s): San Juan, Gustavo;Hoses, Santiago;Martini, Irene

El estudio de los niveles de confort permite tener en cuenta aquellos factores propios del equilibrio entre el cuerpo humano y el ambiente que intervienen en la edilicia, con el objeto de lograr que…

Date issued: déc 2014
Author(s): Gargiulo, Carlos;Bardone, Andrea

As a general rule, regional educational systems have dissimilar school building patters, with manu dating back to the 19th, or buildings that have responded to various architectural, pedagogical, as…

Date issued: déc 2014
Author(s): Gargiulo, Carlos;Bardone, Andrea

Por regla general, los sistemas educativos de la región cuentan con un parque edilicio disímil, con edificios que en muchos casos datan del siglo XIX, oque han respondido a diversas corrientes…

Date issued: déc 2014
Author(s): Treves, Alberto

This chapter contains information, criteria, and ideas compiled during direct interactions with public officials working in the fields of education and school building in Argentina, Barbados, the…

Date issued: déc 2014
Author(s): Treves, Alberto

El presente documento incluye información, criterios e ideas recogidos a través de la interacción directa con funcionarios del área educativa y de construcciones escolares de: Argentina, Barbados,…

Date issued: déc 2014
Author(s): Ulloa, Fernando

This note provides a brief explanation of the basic concepts related to disaster risk management. The primary threats and conditions of vulnerability to disasters will be detailed, with a focus on…

Date issued: déc 2014
Author(s): Ulloa, Fernando

En este documento, se explican brevemente los conceptos básicos relacionados con la gestión del riesgo de desastre. Se detallan las principales amenazas y condiciones de vulnerabilidad ante desastres…

Date issued: déc 2014
Author(s): Boueri, Rogério;Mac Dowell, Maria Cristina;Pineda, Emilio;Bastos, Fabiano

This study uses Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to evaluate the efficiency of state public education systems in Brazil. State government spending on education and state gross domestic product are…

Date issued: déc 2014
Author(s): Boueri, Rogério;Mac Dowell, Maria Cristina;Pineda, Emilio;Bastos, Fabiano

Este estudio utiliza la metodología DEA (Data Envelopment Analysis o Análisis Envolvente de Datos) para evaluar la eficiencia de los sistemas de educación pública estaduales de Brasil. Se utilizaron…

Date issued: déc 2014
Author(s): Boueri, Rogério;Mac Dowell, Maria Cristina;Pineda, Emilio;Bastos, Fabiano

Este estudo utiliza a metodologia DEA (Data Envelopment Analysis) para avaliar a eficiência dos sistemas de educação públicos estaduais no Brasil. O gasto público estadual com educação e o produto…

Date issued: nov 2014
Author(s): Marcos Morezuelas, Paloma

This document focuses on how to incorporate a gender perspective in operations that support the construction, operation and maintenance of medium- and large-scale renewable wind, solar, geothermal…

Date issued: nov 2014
Author(s): Marcos Morezuelas, Paloma

Este documento se centra en cómo incorporar la perspectiva de género en las operaciones de apoyo a la construcción, operación y mantenimiento de instalaciones y explotaciones de energía renovable…

Date issued: nov 2014
Author(s): Bonet, Jaime Alfredo;Muñoz Miranda, Andrés;Pineda Mannheim, Carlos R.;Díaz Frers, Luciana;Castro, Lucio;De Cesare, Claudia M.;Alves Dantas, Rubens;Duarte Ribeiro, José Luis;Portugal, José Luiz;Sánchez Torres, Fabio;España Eljaiek, Irina;Robalino, Juan;Hall, Luis J.;Slon, Pablo;Sandoval, Catalina

Esta investigación identifica los factores que determinan el desempeño del impuesto a la propiedad inmobiliaria en América Latina y estima su potencial recaudatorio. Durante la última década, el…

Date issued: nov 2014
Author(s): Gingerich, Daniel

The applied social sciences have witnessed a growing use of sensitive survey techniques (SSTs) to study the relationship between facets of an individuals background and his propensity to engage in…

Date issued: nov 2014
Author(s): Aldana, Marco;Braly-Cartillier, Isabelle;Shuford, Laura Susanne

This publication outlines the challenges of investing in low-carbon and climate-resilient technologies and activities in Latin America and the Caribbean. It explores how guarantees can respond to…

Date issued: nov 2014 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Dewan, Sabina;Ronconi, Lucas

This paper analyzes whether Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) signed between the United States and Latin American countries during the last decade produced higher enforcement of labor regulations. The…