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Jun 2008
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The relevance of transport costs has increased as liberalization continues to reduce artificial barriers to trade. Is it worthwhile to implement policies designed to increase competition in transport…
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Jun 2008
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This paper focuses on fertility choices in Brazil, a country where soap operas (novelas) portray families that are much smaller than in reality, to study the effects of television on individual…
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Jun 2008
This evaluation report (RE-339) aims to provide factual information on the outcomes of the Bank's work with Mexico in 2001-2006, which could inform the Bank-country strategic relationship going…
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Jun 2008
Esta evaluación tiene por propósito proveer información factual sobre los resultados de la relación que el Banco estableció con México en el período 2001-2006 que pueda ser de utilidad para orientar…
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Jun 2008
This document (RE-340) reports on the Bank's program with Bolivia over the period 2004-2007. To do this the programmatic intent of the Bank was assessed. Given the rapidly changing country…
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Jun 2008
Este documento (RE-340) tiene por objeto informar acerca de la ejecución del programa del Banco con Bolivia durante el periodo 2004-2007, a cuyos efectos se evaluó la finalidad programática del Banco…
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Jun 2008
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…
Date issued:
Jun 2008
REVELA analiza las expectativas de los mercados sobre crecimiento e inflación para algunos países latinoamericanos. Los valores analizados representan los resultados de encuestas en el sector privado…
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May 2008
Presents An exhibition documenting the history and restoration of the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires ¿Argentina¿s cornerstone of cultural industry, including recent preservation and restoration efforts…
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May 2008
Presenta una exhibición documentando la historia y restauración del Teatro Colón en Buenos Aires, incluyendo obras de conservación y restauración más recientes, realizadas en ocasión de su centenario…
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May 2008
Latin American SMEs play a similar role in the economy as other SMEs worldwide, but possess distinctive characteristics to those in OECD countries. However, despite differences in the entrepreneurial…
Date issued:
May 2008
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This paper analyzes the evolution of gender segregation in the workplace in Mexico between 1994 and 2004, using a matching comparisons technique to explore the role of individual and family…
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May 2008
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This paper explores the link between what people say they prefer to do and what they actually do. Using data from an experimental project exploring trust and pro-sociality for representative samples…
Date issued:
May 2008
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El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo aportar una perspectiva sustentada en datos para el análisis del fenómeno de la inmigración mexicana y de las políticas adecuadas para atender este reto. En…
An Experimental Study of Labor Market Discrimination: Gender, Social Class and Neighborhood in Chile
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May 2008
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The objective of this paper is to study the Chilean labor market and determine the presence or absence of gender discrimination. In order to transcend the limitations of earlier works, an…
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May 2008
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This paper analyzes gender differences in the Chilean labor market, formally addressing the selection of individuals into schooling levels and its impact on gender gaps. The paper utilizes a new and…
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May 2008
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This paper analyzes gender differences in three Chilean professional labor markets, business, law and medicine, utilizing a new and rich data set collected for this purpose. The results show that…
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May 2008
This exhibition organized by the IDB Cultural Center, and entitled "Extended Boundary: Latin American and Caribbean Artists in Miami", pays tribute to the City of Miami, which will host the…
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May 2008
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…
Date issued:
May 2008
REVELA analiza las expectativas de los mercados sobre crecimiento e inflación para algunos países latinoamericanos. Los valores analizados representan los resultados de encuestas en el sector privado…
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Apr 2008
Results and analysis of a poll of major remittance senders and a geographic map of the origin of remittances by state in the continental United States.
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Apr 2008
Este informe describe el paradigma de las redes sociales distribuidas y de las posiblidades que éstas ofrecen para potenciar los diferentes sectores de las industrias culturales en Latinoamérica y…
Date issued:
Apr 2008
Portal de turismo rural que crea una serie de opciones para que los propietarios de alojamientos rurales en España puedan comunicarse entre ellos, compartir información, realizar consultas a la…
Date issued:
Apr 2008
The phenomenal growth of remittances to Latin America in recent years slowed to single digits during 2007, raising the question of whether the change represents a bend in the road or a new direction…