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Date issued:
Jan 2009
Equality of opportunity is about leveling the playing field so that circumstances such as gender, ethnicity, place of birth, or family background do not influence a person's life chances.…
Date issued:
Jan 2009
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More than a decade has passed since the introduction of comprehensive macroeconomic stabilization packages and trade, fiscal, and financial market reforms in Latin America and the Caribbean. However…
Date issued:
Dec 2008
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El éxito de un pacto fiscal se mide por el grado en que incorpore a los diversos grupos sociales en las discusiones, el cumplimiento y la vigilancia de ciertos acuerdos sobre la forma como se…
Date issued:
Dec 2008
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This paper introduces preliminary evidence from a cross-country database of policy characteristics and potential uses of that database. While most databases have emphasized either the content of…
Date issued:
Dec 2008
Presents projects approved to receive financial support during 2008 of Cultural Development Program by Inter-American Development Bank Cultural Center.
Date issued:
Dec 2008
Da a conocer los proyectos aprobados para recibir apoyo financiero durante 2008 a través del Programa de Desarrollo Cultural en la Región por el Centro Cultural del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo.
Date issued:
Dec 2008
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This paper uses newly available data to describe the distribution of crime victimization and other criminal activities (including drug trafficking and corruption) around the world. The paper then…
Date issued:
Dec 2008
The introduction of mandatory health insurance in developing countries is often questioned because of the difficulties in enrolling self-employed workers, who represent a segment of the labor force…
Date issued:
Dec 2008
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This study analyzes social mobility and human capital accumulation among ethnic minorities in Mexican urban areas, exploring changes in educational attainment and labor market status and using panel…
Date issued:
Dec 2008
This presentation is the IDB's Regional Review of Aid for Trade (Aft) policy. The presentation discusses challenges in the Caribbean; the trade policy reply of the EPA; specific supply side…
Date issued:
Dec 2008
Presentation made during the REGIONAL POLICY DIALOGUE CARIBBEAN SUB-REGIONAL MEETING ON AID FOR TRADE
Date issued:
Dec 2008
Presentation made during the REGIONAL POLICY DIALOGUE CARIBBEAN SUB-REGIONAL MEETING ON AID FOR TRADE
Date issued:
Dec 2008
The purpose of this presentation is to propose a definition of the concept of social cohesion and an approach to measuring it. We proceed in two parts: Part I: Cumulative definition and measurement;…
Date issued:
Dec 2008
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This paper examines the effect of labor market opportunities on schooling and employment decisions in 12 urban areas in Argentina over 12 years, emphasizing the recession/crisis years of 1998-2002.…
Date issued:
Dec 2008
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The formality status of a job is the most widely used indicator of job quality in developing countries. However, a number of studies argue that, at least for some workers, the informality status may…
Date issued:
Dec 2008
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The paper presents some cautionary arguments with respect to the relationship between rules of origin and development, and proposes an alternative mechanism, extended cumulation, by which the…
Date issued:
Dec 2008
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Recent studies have shown that developing countries might have significantly better export performance if they were able to increase the duration of their trade relationships. Evidence on duration of…
Date issued:
Dec 2008
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Using a case study approach of Ecuador's supply chain, complemented by an empirical analysis of microdata on exports from major fresh flower exporting countries to the United States, this study…
Date issued:
Dec 2008
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This report is a case study aimed at shedding some light on the magnitude and determinants of Brazil's exporting costs. Two exporting firms were selected to provide information on these costs:…
Date issued:
Dec 2008
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El objeto del informe es identificar y presentar una cuantificación de los costos que, una vez concluido el proceso de producción del bien de que se trate, enfrentan las empresas en la República…
Date issued:
Dec 2008
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El aporte del documento se centra en los costos de transporte de las exportaciones mexicanas a Estados Unidos, hacia donde se concentra el 81.56% del comercio exterior mexicano.
Date issued:
Dec 2008
El Centro Cultural del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo se complace en presentar la cuarta edición de la Bienal Interamericana de Videoarte, acontecimiento que ha logrado mantener el considerable…