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Date issued: Dec 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Medellín, Nadin;Ibarrarán, Pablo;Stampini, Marco;Villa, Juan Miguel

Esta monografía analiza los procesos que aplican los programas de transferencias monetarias condicionadas (PTMC) en América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) para la recertificación de los beneficiarios de…

Date issued: Dec 2015
Author(s): Demaestri, Edgardo C.;Moskovits, Cynthia

Sovereign contingent liabilities materialize when uncertain future events, which are largely beyond the State's control, occur. They can represent a significant burden for public finances and…

Date issued: Dec 2015
Author(s): Demaestri, Edgardo C.;Moskovits, Cynthia

Los pasivos contingentes soberanos "aquellos cuya materialización depende de la ocurrencia de eventos futuros inciertos, en mayor o menor medida fuera del control del Estado" pueden…

Date issued: Dec 2015
Author(s): Jara Maleš, Patricia;Gonzalez Acero, Carolina

El presente documento corresponde a la memoria técnica del diálogo subregional de política de la Red de Protección Social y Salud que se llevó a cabo en septiembre de 2014 en Lima, denominado "…

Date issued: Dec 2015
Author(s): Bosch, Mariano

The data files supported the publication "Better Pensions, Better Jobs: Towards Universal Coverage in Latin America and the Caribbean".

Date issued: Dec 2015
Author(s): Economist Intelligence Unit;Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

El Microscopio global 2015: Análisis del entorno para la inclusión financiera, anteriormente conocido con el nombre de Microscopio global sobre el entorno de negocios para las microfinanzas, evalúa…

Date issued: Dec 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Ronconi, Lucas;Kawamura, Enrique

This paper describes the share of investment in fixed capital and working capital financed by retained earnings using a harmonized dataset from the World Bank Enterprise Survey. The sample includes…

Date issued: Dec 2015
Author(s): Abbott Galvão, Luísa

This report outlines the results of a preliminary case study of the portrayal by the news media of violence against women in Latin America and the Caribbean. It focuses on national print news…

Date issued: Dec 2015
Author(s): Abbott Galvão, Luísa

El presente informe detalla los resultados obtenidos a partir de un estudio decaso realizado con el fin de analizar el modo en que los medios de comunicación retratan la violencia contra la mujer en…

Date issued: Dec 2015
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

This Breve is based on a webinar presented by Jonathan Dartnell and Aine Heaney, at NPS MedicineWise, on August 18 of 2015, to the members of CRITERIA, the IDB Knowledge Network on Health Benefits…

Date issued: Dec 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

The present study contributes through a group of examples, closing identified data and informational gaps on adaptation actions to preserving services provided by key coastal ecosystems such as coral…

Date issued: Dec 2015
Author(s): Wenner, Mark D.;Johnny, Teneisha

Guyana has high potential to develop a nature-based tourist niche market and help diversify its economic base, which now depends on the export of primary commodities. Despite many natural attractions…

Date issued: Dec 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Mena, Gary;Hernani-Limarino, Werner L.

This document presents a quasi-experimental impact evaluation of Bolivia's Renta Dignidad, a universal and non-contributory old age pension. Causal effects on direct, future, and indirect…

Date issued: Dec 2015
Author(s): Giordano, Paolo;Harris, Jeremy;Michalczewsky, Kathia;Ramos Martínez, Alejandro;Iannuzzi, Patricia

This report presents estimates of Latin American international trade flows in 2015 and an update through the first quarter of 2016. Prepared by the Integration and Trade Sector (INT) of the Inter-…

Date issued: Dec 2015
Author(s): Giordano, Paolo;Harris, Jeremy;Michalczewsky, Kathia;Ramos Martínez, Alejandro;Iannuzzi, Patricia

Esta nota presenta las estimaciones de los flujos comerciales internacionales de America Latina y el Caribe para el año 2015 y una actualización hasta el primer trimestre de 2016, elaboradas por el…

Date issued: Dec 2015
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Entre los años 2000 y 2013, América Latina y el Caribe tuvo una etapa de crecimiento sostenido que ha transformado las dinámicas sociales y económicas de la región. Como consecuencia, los ingresos de…

Date issued: Dec 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): von Schiller, Armin

This paper explores the effect of party system institutionalization on the relevance of the personal income tax in the tax composition. Based on a fiscal contractualism approach, it is argued that…

Date issued: Dec 2015
Author(s): Garbero, Noelia;Amendolaggine, Julian;Gasparini, Leonardo;Bebczuk, Ricardo N.

This paper investigates the main patterns and drivers of the household saving rate in Latin America by assembling a broad dataset of official household surveys for 10 Latin American countries and 27…

Date issued: Dec 2015
Author(s): Näslund-Hadley, Emma;Ramos, María Clara;Paredes, Juan Roberto;Bolivar, Ángela;Wilches-Chaux, Gustavo

A healthy environment is made up of many elements that are indispensable for our physical and spiritual health, our cultural wellbeing, and our happiness. Among these are, of course, breatheable air…

Date issued: Dec 2015
Author(s): Näslund-Hadley, Emma;Ramos, María Clara;Paredes, Juan Roberto;Bolivar, Ángela;Wilches-Chaux, Gustavo

Un entorno saludable es aquel que nos proporciona los elementos indispensables para nuestra salud física y espiritual, nuestro bienestar cultural y nuestra felicidad. Entre ellos se encuentran, por…

Date issued: Dec 2015
Author(s): Näslund-Hadley, Emma;Ramos, María Clara;Paredes, Juan Roberto;Bolivar, Ángela;Wilches-Chaux, Gustavo

"We are mostly water." True or false? Strange as it may seem, it's true! Our bodies are 75 percent water. In fact, some animals such as jellyfish are up to 99 percent water - about the…

Date issued: Dec 2015
Author(s): Näslund-Hadley, Emma;Ramos, María Clara;Paredes, Juan Roberto;Bolivar, Ángela;Wilches-Chaux, Gustavo

En gran parte, somos agua ¿Verdadero o falso? Por extraño que suene ¡Es verdad! Nuestros cuerpos están constituidos en un 75% por agua. De hecho, hay animales como las medusas cuyos organismos pueden…

Date issued: Dec 2015
Author(s): Näslund-Hadley, Emma;Ramos, María Clara;Paredes, Juan Roberto;Bolivar, Ángela;Wilches-Chaux, Gustavo

Like all living things, humans are "open systems." We're part of - not separate from - our environment, and we continually exchange materials, energy and information with it. What…

Date issued: Dec 2015
Author(s): Näslund-Hadley, Emma;Ramos, María Clara;Paredes, Juan Roberto;Bolivar, Ángela;Wilches-Chaux, Gustavo

Los humanos, al igual que todos los seres vivos, somos sistemas abiertos. Somos parte ¿no separada¿ de nuestro medio ambiente, e intercambiamos continuamente materiales, energía e información con él…

Date issued: Dec 2015
Author(s): Vieira de Carvalho, Arnaldo;Rojas Sánchez, Laura;Méndez, Paola;Flamand, Sébastien;Couture-Roy, Marie;Langlois, Pierre;Dufresne, Vincent

La Guía E: Programas de Normalización y Etiquetado de Eficiencia Energética presenta lineamientos para el establecimiento de programas de normalización y etiquetado (S&L por su siglas en inglés)…

Date issued: Dec 2015
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

We are pleased to announce the winners for the ALAS-BID Awards! This year, more than 1,200 nominations were considered for recognition in the categories for Best Publication, Best Educator, Best…

Date issued: Dec 2015
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

We are pleased to announce the winners for the ALAS-BID Awards! This year, more than 1,200 nominations were considered for recognition in the categories for Best Publication, Best Educator, Best…

Date issued: Dec 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Loy, Detlef;Klein, Johanna;Casado Cañeque, Fernando;Marzolf, Natacha C.

The Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (GORTT) has received a Policy-Based Loan (PBL) (TT-L1023) from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). This PBL for the Sustainable Energy…

Date issued: Dec 2015
Author(s): African Development Bank;Asian Development Bank;Development Bank of Latin America;European Bank for Reconstruction and Development;European Investment Bank;Inter-American Development Bank;Islamic Development Bank

1. In the third year of the Multilateral Development Banks¿1 (MDBs) Joint Statement of 2012, our eight MDBs are on target to meet the goal of the Commitment to Sustainable Transport (hereafter the…

Date issued: Dec 2015
Author(s): Gonzalez Diez, Verónica M.;Huppi, Monika;Corrales, Maria Elena;Crespo, Anna Risi Vianna;Khadr, Ali;Michelitsch, Roland;Alcántara, Rafael;Vargas, Felipe;Biau, Julie;Celse L'Hoste, Margareth;Cabrera, Maria

As part of its 2015 annual work plan, the Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE) is preparing the evaluation of the Bank's country program with Haiti for the period 2011-2015. This paper sets…

Date issued: Dec 2015
Author(s): Gonzalez Diez, Verónica M.;Huppi, Monika;Corrales, Maria Elena;Crespo, Anna Risi Vianna;Khadr, Ali;Michelitsch, Roland;Alcántara, Rafael;Vargas, Felipe;Biau, Julie;Celse L'Hoste, Margareth;Cabrera, Maria

En el marco del plan de trabajo anual para 2015, la Oficina de Evaluación y Supervisión (OVE) está preparando la Evaluación del Programa de País de Haití para el período comprendido entre 2011 y 2015…

Date issued: Dec 2015
Author(s): Stone, Leslie F.;Fryer, Michelle;Alonso, Pablo;Pires, Jose Claudio Linhares;Scholl, Lynn;Valdés Conroy, Héctor;Hernández, María José;Molina Garsón, Adriana Lizette;Maciel, Odette;Vargas, María José

As part of its 2015 annual work plan, the Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE) is preparing the evaluation of the Bank's country program with Suriname for the period January 2011-December…

Date issued: Dec 2015
Author(s): Stone, Leslie F.;Fryer, Michelle;Alonso, Pablo;Pires, Jose Claudio Linhares;Scholl, Lynn;Valdés Conroy, Héctor;Hernández, María José;Molina Garsón, Adriana Lizette;Maciel, Odette;Vargas, María José

En el marco del plan de trabajo anual para 2015, la Oficina de Evaluación y Supervisión (OVE) está preparando la Evaluación del Programa de País de Suriname para el período comprendido entre enero de…

Date issued: Dec 2015
Author(s): Díaz, Rodrigo;Lugo, Rigoberto;Páez, Fernando;Mojica, Carlos;Corbacho, Iván

El presente estudio es parte de un esfuerzo conjunto del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo y el Centro de Transporte Sustentable CTS EMBARQ México. En él se identifican y analizan las necesidades y…

Date issued: Nov 2015
Author(s): Doherty-Bigara, Jennifer

Colombia Sostenible is a country-wide initiative that takes a systemic approach to addressing climate change, social inequality and post conflict challenges built on the sustainable development goals.

Date issued: Nov 2015
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

INTAL Connection informs on integration and trade in Latin America and the Caribbean and disseminate IADB activities on this topics.

Date issued: Nov 2015
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Conexión INTAL informa sobre desarrollos en las áreas de integración y comercio en las regiones de América Latina y el Caribe. También es el medio para difundir las actividades realizadas por el BID…

Date issued: Nov 2015
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Los indicadores de riesgo de desastres y gestión de riesgos del BID permitirá a los países evaluar mejor el riesgo que afrontan los países en casos de desastre, y sirven como una guía útil para…

Date issued: Nov 2015
Author(s): Jimenez Mori, Raul Alberto;Serebrisky, Tomás;Mercado Díaz, Jorge Enrique

Santo Domingo faces one of the poorest electricity and water services among Latin American cities, a situation which has prevailed for decades despite the significant welfare losses associated with…

Date issued: Nov 2015
Author(s): Sosa, Mariano;Powell, Andrew

The September 2015 surveys of expectations conducted by Central Banks with inflation targeting regimes indicate that the simple average growth expectations for 2015 for the eight countries covered by…

Date issued: Nov 2015
Author(s): Laguyás, Natalia;Romis, Monica;Chapple, Karen;Estensoro, Miren;Franco, Susana;Montero, Sergio;Peterson, Pedro

Con base en más de 20 años de experiencia en Desarrollo Económico Territorial, desde el FOMIN estamos convencidos de que las estrategias pertinentes para fomentar la productividad y competitividad de…

Date issued: Nov 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Muñoz Castillo, Raúl;Miralles-Wilhelm, Fernando;Jiménez, Roberto;Vega, Alberto

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has recognized that its activities in the countries of the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region have significant potential to be impacted by the effects…

Date issued: Nov 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Muñoz Castillo, Raúl;Miralles-Wilhelm, Fernando;Jiménez, Roberto;Vega, Alberto

El Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) ha reconocido que sus actividades en los países de la Región del Caribe (LAC) y América Latina y tienen un gran potencial para ser impactados por los…

Date issued: Nov 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Serebrisky, Tomás;Suárez-Alemán, Ancor;Margot, Diego;Ramirez, Maria Cecilia

Much attention has been devoted to how much infrastructure investment LAC needs. Less attention has been devoted to where that investment comes from. This report examines how much LAC invests in…

Date issued: Nov 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Serebrisky, Tomás;Suárez-Alemán, Ancor;Margot, Diego;Ramirez, Maria Cecilia

Durante las últimas décadas se ha prestado especial atención a cuánto es necesario invertir en infraestructura en América Latina y el Caribe (ALC). Sin embargo, no ha ocurrido lo mismo en relación al…

Date issued: Nov 2015
Author(s): Barrios Ordóñez, J. Eugenio;Salinas Rodríguez, Sergio A.;Martínez, Anuar;López Pérez, Mario;Villón Bracamonte, Ricardo Alaín;Rosales Ángeles, Fabiana

Mexico faces overexploitation of water resources in the country’s major economic productivity areas. This situation is causing a loss of biodiversity, limiting economic development and making society…

Date issued: Nov 2015
Author(s): Barrios Ordóñez, J. Eugenio;Salinas Rodríguez, Sergio A.;Martínez, Anuar;López Pérez, Mario;Villón Bracamonte, Ricardo Alaín;Rosales Ángeles, Fabiana

México enfrenta la sobre explotación de los recursos hídricos en las zonas de mayor productividad económica del país. Esta situación provoca la pérdida de biodiversidad, limita el desarrollo…

Date issued: Nov 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Beuermann, Diether;Jackson, C. Kirabo;Sierra, Ricardo

Many nations allow private entities to manage publicly funded schools and grant them greater flexibility than traditional public schools. However, isolating the causal effect of attending these…

Date issued: Nov 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Nin Pratt, Alejandro;Falconi, César;Ludeña, Carlos E.;Martel, Pedro

This study analyzes the performance of Latin America and the Caribbean's agriculture between 1980 and 2012 looking at the contribution of inputs, and total factor productivity (TFP) to growth in…

Date issued: Nov 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Kluve, Jochen;Ripani, Laura;Rosas-Shady, David

This paper presents the results of a randomized controlled trial on the long-term impacts of a youth training program. The empirical analysis estimates labor market impacts six years after the…