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Date issued: Feb 2005 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Medina, Carlos;Núñez, Jairo

In this working paper, the authors present various matching estimators of the impact on earnings for individuals who attended public and private job training programs in Colombia, namely the National…

Date issued: Feb 2005
Author(s): Arias, Luis A.;Valencia, Alexis;Barreix, Alberto Daniel;Villela, Luiz Arruda

The approval of Decisions 599 and 600 on the Harmonization of Substantial and Procedural Aspects of Value Added Taxes and the Harmonization of Excise Type Taxes (VAT and selective taxes) by the…

Date issued: Feb 2005
Author(s): Vodusek, Ziga;Devlin, Robert

Trade has become an increasingly important strategic objective for developing countries. This is a relatively new phenomenon for many of them. Hence the demand to intensify an insertion into the…

Date issued: Feb 2005
Author(s): Hausmann, Ricardo;Rodríguez-Clare, Andrés;Rodrik, Dani

The Uruguayan economy is recovering from the 2002 financial crisis that disrupted its banking system, caused a collapse of its currency and seriously affected its fiscal solvency. The crisis was…

Date issued: Feb 2005
Author(s): Knaul, Felicia Marie;Ramírez, Miguel Ángel

The report analyzes the impact of child abuse on children's educational outcomes and adult labor wages, using a human capital framework. It finds robust evidence of the impacts of child violence…

Date issued: Feb 2005
Author(s): Villamil, Roberto

El presente estudio tiene por objetivo analizar la situación actual de la institucionalidad pública y privada vinculada a la certificación, la normalización, el aseguramiento de la calidad, la…

Date issued: Feb 2005
Author(s): Del Castillo, Graciana

El objetivo de este documento es analizar la efectividad, los costos y los tiempos de las políticas gubernamentales, las instituciones, las leyes y regulaciones, y los procedimientos que afectan…

Date issued: Feb 2005
Author(s): Kantis, Hugo

El objetivo de este documento es describir las principales características y factores estructurales que influyen directa o indirectamente sobre el proceso emprendedor en Uruguay haciendo énfasis en…

Date issued: Feb 2005
Author(s): Lorenzo, Fernando;Berretta, Nora;Laens, Silvia;Perelmuter, Nicole;Osimani, Rosa;Paolino, Carlos;Pessano, Oscar

El objetivo de este trabajo es caracterizar los instrumentos de política económica que inciden en las decisiones que adoptan los agentes del sector privado en la economía uruguaya. Pretende…

Date issued: Feb 2005
Author(s): Keipi, Kari;Mora-Castro, Sergio;Bastidas, Pedro

En las últimas décadas, la vulnerabilidad a los impactos de las amenazas naturales ha aumentado dramáticamente en América Latina y el Caribe. Los desastres ponen en evidencia la vulnerabilidad de los…