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Apr 2020
La banca pública de desarrollo (BPD) tiene el mandato de llevar adelante políticas activas en el ámbito financiero ante el reconocimiento de la existencia de fallas de mercado. A pesar de tener…
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Apr 2020
Considerando los desafíos que la región enfrenta en seleccionar y asignar los mejores docentes a las escuelas que más los necesitan, en este documento tratamos de responder a dos preguntas…
Date issued:
Apr 2020
A evidncia é clara em concluir que o docente é o insumo educacional que mais incide em melhorar a qualidade da educaço. Nesse cenário, a América Latina e o Caribe (ALC) enfrentam desafios urgentes ao…
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Apr 2020
La identificación de los impactos del cambio climático y su incorporación a los procesos de planeación, diseño, construcción, operación y mantenimiento de infraestructura es un elemento clave para…
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Apr 2020
Panamá cuenta con recursos hídricos abundantes, muy constantes en términos interanuales, sin dependencia respecto a otros países en cuanto a su origen y el nivel de estrés global es muy bajo. Sin…
Date issued:
Apr 2020
This Annual Report reflects the work of the Office of Institutional Integrity (OII), the Sanctions Officer (SO) and the Sanctions Committee (SNC), which together are responsible for overseeing the…
Date issued:
Apr 2020
El presente Informe Anual refleja la labor de la Oficina de Integridad Institucional (OII), el Oficial de Sanciones y el Comité de Sanciones, que conjuntamente se encargan de supervisar la gestión…
Date issued:
Apr 2020
In many Asian countries, such as South Korea, teaching is considered a very high-status profession. A teacher in South Korea must meet a minimum qualification, either by graduating from education…
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Apr 2020
Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are a cost effective way to build infrastructure resilient to a changing climate, while also delivering other societal benefits. Yet, project developers in Latin American…
Date issued:
Apr 2020
Las soluciones basadas en la naturaleza (SbN) son una forma rentable de construir infraestructura resistente a un clima cambiante, al tiempo que ofrecen otros beneficios sociales. Sin embargo, los…
Date issued:
Apr 2020
Sovereign defaults are increasingly affecting liabilities governed by local law and held by local residents. This paper provides an overview of the existing literature on domestic defaults, describes…
Lessons for Latin America from a Comparative Education Approach: South Korea’s K-12 Education System
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Apr 2020
South Korea is well known for its outstanding performance on international assessments of student achievement and learning. Both public and private investments are often considered key factors in…
Date issued:
Apr 2020
Esta segunda versión del manual de referencia proporciona instrucciones para instalar HydroBID Flood y explica los fundamentos del modelo y sus componentes, así como el esquema numérico empleado para…
Date issued:
Apr 2020
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Los megaproyectos de transporte suelen ser proyectos globales de infraestructura. Combinan, temporalmente, recursos de múltiples sitios, organizaciones, culturas y geografías. Imponen el desafío de…
Date issued:
Apr 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has come at a time of economic weakness in the Latin American and Caribbean region: in recent years there has been a deterioration in GDP per capita, as well as an increase in…
Date issued:
Apr 2020
La pandemia de COVID-19 ha llegado en un momento de debilidad económica en la región de América Latina y el Caribe: en los últimos años se ha registrado un deterioro del PIB per cápita, así como un…
Date issued:
Apr 2020
La pandémie de COVID-19 est survenue à un moment de faiblesse économique dans la région d'Amérique latine et des Caraïbes: au cours des dernières années, il y a eu une détérioration du PIB par…
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Apr 2020
A pandemia do COVID-19 ocorreu em um momento de fragilidade econômica na região da América Latina e do Caribe: nos últimos anos, houve uma deterioração do PIB per capita e um aumento da informalidade…
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Apr 2020
Electronic health record (EHR) systems are increasingly considered to be one of the most relevant information technology tools for strengthening health systems in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC…
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Apr 2020
Los Sistemas de Historias Clínicas Electrónicas (EHR-S, por sus siglas en inglés) están considerados como una herramienta de la tecnología de la información de creciente relevancia para el…
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Apr 2020
La creciente demanda de los consumidores por obtener experiencias simples e integradas a través de diversos canales de servicio vinculados a tecnologías digitales afecta también a los bancos públicos…
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Apr 2020
These data were collected for the evaluation of a field trial in Mexico in which a quasi-random sample of new homes was provided with insulation and other energy efficiency upgrades. The field trial…
Date issued:
Apr 2020
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Generative AI enabled
This paper provides evidence on the effect of fiscal stimulus on economic activity for countries with different degrees of institutional quality. For a panel of 113 countries during the period 1988-…
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Apr 2020
This report presents data from the first national prison survey conducted in Barbados. The data come from the 2018 Survey of Individuals Deprived of Liberty, a quantitative survey of 406 inmates (389…
Date issued:
Apr 2020
With thousands of newly confirmed cases and deaths worldwide each day, the novel coronavirus and the disease it causes, COVID-19, are impacting every corner of the planet. Using behavioral insights…