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May 2017
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La presente publicación tiene por objetivo evaluar la introducción del gas natural como opción energética en Centroamérica en base a la estimación de la demanda potencial, análisis de estrategias y…
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May 2017
This paper presents updated information about crime and violence in Belize, and about current and recent initiatives that address these issues, with an emphasis on youth and on Southside Belize City…
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May 2017
This paper discusses the constantly changing definition of big data and portrays the landscape of the most widely used analytical techniques in the context of public policy formulation in Latin…
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May 2017
El presente trabajo comenta la definición de "datos masivos", en evolución permanente, y describe un panorama de las técnicas analíticas más utilizadas en el contexto de la formulación de…
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May 2017
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Over the past two decades, national and local governments in Caribbean and Pacific Small Island Development States have partnered with the donor community to implement over $55 billion in development…
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May 2017
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El presente documento busca analizar más allá de cuánto invertir en infraestructura, el cómo financiar la inversión privada en infraestructura en tres países de ALC. En particular se busca…
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May 2017
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In this paper, we build a heterogeneous agents-dynamic general equilibrium model wherein saving constraints interact with credit constraints. Saving constraints in the form of fixed costs to use the…
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May 2017
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While citizen security has become an ever-increasing concern for many Caribbean countries, the magnitude of the problem has not been matched with an equally robust response in terms of research. This…
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May 2017
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The 2008 Financial Crisis and subsequent financial turbulence has triggered economists and policymakers to revisit the extent to which capital account liberalization is optimal for all countries at…
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May 2017
Apesar dos avanços da inclusão financeira no Brasil, grande parte dos microempreendedores de baixa renda ainda não possui acesso ao crédito produtivo. Esse é um desafio enfrentado especialmente por…
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May 2017
This document presents an evaluation by the Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE) of the Country Program of the Inter-American Development Bank with Guyana over the period 2012-2016. This Country…
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May 2017
Este documento presenta una evaluación de la Oficina de Evaluación y Supervisión (OVE) sobre el Programa de País del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo con Guyana durante el período 2012-2016. Esta…
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May 2017
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This study uses simulations of state-dependent distributions of fiscal limits for 18 economies in Central America and the Caribbean to better understand governments¿ ability to service their debt,…
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May 2017
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In this study we develop an evidence-based tool to help to guide policy and investment choices, to maximize developmental returns from tourism. Specifically, we develop a tourism-extended social…
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May 2017
This report presents estimates of Latin American and Caribbean international trade flows in 2016 and an update through the first quarter of 2017. It was prepared by the Integration and Trade Sector (…
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May 2017
Esta nota presenta las estimaciones de los flujos comerciales internacionales de América Latina y el Caribe para el año 2016 y una actualización hasta el primer trimestre de 2017, elaboradas por el…
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May 2017
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Our paper addresses the issue on the interaction between monetary and macroprudential policies in small open economies for different exchange rate regimes. The need for macroprudential policy arises…
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May 2017
This document is the fifth edition of an informational tool and benchmarking index that assesses the capacity of countries in Latin America and the Caribbean to carry out sustainable public-private…
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May 2017
Este documento es la quinta edición de una herramienta informática e índice de referencia que evalúa la capacidad de los países de América Latina y el Caribe de llevar a cabo asociaciones público-…
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May 2017
The objective of this Technical Note is to describe the way competitive funds operate, based on examples from developed countries. The ultimate goal is to inform and guide its possible design and…
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May 2017
El objetivo de esta Nota Técnica es describir la manera en la que operan los fondos concursables, a partir de ejemplos de países desarrollados. El fin es informar y orientar su posible creación y uso…
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May 2017
We evaluate the effects of municipal infrastructure upgrades on property prices in the Municipality of Campo Grande, Brazil. Using detailed administrative data on property characteristics and sales…
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May 2017
This first edition to the new series entitled "Environmental Economics for Evidence Based Policy" presents the Integrated Economic-Environmental Modeling (IEEM) Platform as a state of the…
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May 2017
Esta primera edición de la nueva serie titulada "Economía-Ambiental para Políticas Basadas en la Evidencia" presenta la Plataforma Integrada de Modelación Económico-Ambiental (IEEM) como un…
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May 2017
En este documento se desarrolla la propuesta del Índice de Capacidad Estadística Nacional (ICEN), una metodología para la medición cuantitativa de la capacidad de los sistemas estadísticos nacionales…
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May 2017
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Over one million firms around the world have adopted a Quality Management System (QMS) that conforms to ISO 9001 certification in 2015 and recent figures show that certifications have rapidly…
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May 2017
La Estrategia de Fortalecimiento de Cobertura en Panamá utiliza un modelo de pago por desempeño para incentivar la provisión de servicios de calidad en poblaciones con alto grado de marginación, con…
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May 2017
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The paper investigates the determinants of household energy spending and energy budget shares, with a focus on understanding their non-linear relationship with income, and the presence of economies…
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May 2017
This edition of Environmental Economics for Evidence Based Policy applies the IEEM Platform to evaluating strategies for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Results from applying IEEM…
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May 2017
Esta edición de Economía-Ambiental Políticas Basadas en la Evidencia aplica la Plataforma IEEM para evaluar estrategias para lograr los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (SDGs). Los resultados de la…
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May 2017
INTAL Connection informs on developments on integration and trade in Latin America and the Caribbean. This issue focuses on the seminar “Artificial meat: innovation in the era of production 4.0”,…
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May 2017
Conexión INTAL informa sobre desarrollos en las áreas de integración y comercio en las regiones de América Latina y el Caribe. Esta edición se dedica al seminario “Carne artificial: la innovación en…
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Apr 2017
This report describes some innovative financing products for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and entrepreneurs, with a special focus on “micro investment crowdfunding,” in Japan where a…
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Apr 2017
This document complements “Empathy Driven Funding: New frontier of financing small businesses,” presenting three cases where micro investment crowdfunding platform has been employed by local…
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Apr 2017
This annex complements “Empathy Driven Funding: New frontier of financing small businesses,” providing detailed information on non-financial additionalities, fee structures, regulatory framework and…
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Apr 2017
El objetivo de la evaluación es analizar la producción, el uso y la influenciade las evaluaciones de impacto contempladas en las operaciones de
préstamo y de cooperación técnica y las…
préstamo y de cooperación técnica y las…
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Apr 2017
The objective of the evaluation is to analyze the production, use and influence of the Impact Evaluations (IE) included in IDB loan, technical cooperation (TC), and economic and sector work (ESW)…
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Apr 2017
This policy brief answers three main questions with respect to the no-user-fee policy adopted across public health centres in Jamaica: (i) Has the policy improved health status among working age…
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Apr 2017
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We study the determinants of math achievement among children in early elementary school using data from a unique experiment. We find steep socioeconomic gradients and a substantial boy-girl gap in…
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Apr 2017
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This paper evaluates whether fiscal and foreign exchange policy shocks canexplain both credit and credit supply in Venezuela. Empirical evidence suggests that between 65 and 90 percent of credit…
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Apr 2017
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This study analyzes the effects of "financial stress" on the Uruguayan macroeconomy in the 1998Q3-2016Q2 period with the underlying idea that financial shocks propagate differently during…
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Apr 2017
En este documento se describen intervenciones de política pública en el sector agroalimentario y en el sector rural orientadas a mejorar el acceso al financiamiento, como factor clave para lograr los…
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Apr 2017
Graduate XXI explora iniciativas y tendencias innovadoras en educación para enfrentar el abandono escolar y las desigualdades sociales que azotan América Latina. Este documento forma parte de esa…
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Apr 2017
Las APP son una modalidad de ejecución complementaria con los esquemas tradicionales, por lo que deben ser consistentes con los sistemas de planificación y preparación de proyectos de inversión…
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Apr 2017
This paper assesses the LAC's import substitution response to the recent wave of currency devaluations. For this purpose, this document uses both descriptive data and a simple econometric model…
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Apr 2017
Closing the world's infrastructure gap would take $1 to $1.5 trillion annually. The Global Infrastructure Forum aims to discuss opportunities to harness public and private resources to close…
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Apr 2017
The world needs more infrastructure, particularly in developing countries. But not just any infrastructure. To achieve the economic, social and environmental objectives embodied by the Paris…
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Apr 2017
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This paper provides evidence of the existence and determinants of the publication productivity gender gap in Mexico at the individual level, and its consequences for the Mexican scientific system and…
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Apr 2017
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Estimating the effect of inequality on crime is challenging due to reversecausality and omitted variable bias. This paper addresses these concerns by exploiting the fact that, as suggested by recent…
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Apr 2017
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It is a well-known fact that a great majority of countries implement agricultural input subsidies as a tool to boost agricultural productivity and output. However, even though this practice is widely…