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Jul 2013
Launched at the Fourth Global Review on Aid-for-Trade (AfT), the Aid-for-Trade Report 2012-2013 touts progress achieved with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group's AfT portfolio. As…
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Jul 2013
The exhibition "The Marvelous Real: Colombia Through the Vision of its Artists" at the Cultural Center of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), from July 8 to September 27, 2013, is a…
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Jul 2013
La exposición "Lo real maravilloso: Colombia a través de los ojos de sus artistas" del Centro Cultural del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID), efectuada del 8 de julio al 27 de…
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Jul 2013
The INTAL Monthly Newsletter reports on developments in integration and trade across Latin American and the Caribbean. It also serves as a forum for discussing the IDB¿s activities related to these…
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Jul 2013
La carta mensual del 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…
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Jul 2013
A carta mensal do INTAL informa sobre os desenvolvimentos nas áreas de integração e comércio nas regiões da América Latina e do Caribe. É também um meio de difusão das atividades do BID sobre estes…
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Jul 2013
This paper discusses whether the preconditions for implementing a fiscal rule that includes a structural fiscal balance component are met in Costa Rica. It concludes that from the 11 preconditions,…
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Jul 2013
This paper discusses Argentina's preparedness to implement a structural fiscal balance (SFB) rule. The authors conclude that the country does not yet have the conditions required to consider…
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Jul 2013
In order to thrive, small economies like Belize tend to depend heavily on the external sector to compensate for their limited domestic market. With a population of less than 350,000, Belize is too…
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Jul 2013
A central feature of the annual Latin American Competition Forum (LACF), organised by the OECD and the IDB, is the peer review of a country's competition law and policy. In this voluntary…
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Jul 2013
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The present paper explores the relationship between political competition and effective public goods delivery systems in a decentralized context to study whether the awareness generated through such…
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Jul 2013
The 2013 second quarter edition of the Quarterly Business Review (QBR) provides management with a status of the Bank's performance. The QBR reports on outputs, lending program priorities and…
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Jul 2013
En Colombia las Empresas Municipales de Cali - EMCALI - y las Empresas Públicas de Medellín - EPM - a finales de los 80 tuvieron un desempeño financiero, operacional y administrativo comparable con…
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Jul 2013
Esta publicação compreende um conjunto de estudos desenvolvidos como parte da Cooperação Técnica entre o Ministério do Esporte do Brasil e o BID intitulada "Grandes Eventos Esportivos e…
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Jul 2013
This study collects and systematizes detailed, updated and comparable information about the design, management, funding and quality of child development services in Latin America and the Caribbean.…
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Jul 2013
Este estudio recoge y sistematiza información detallada, actualizada y comparable sobre el diseño, la gestión, el financiamiento y la calidad de los servicios de desarrollo infantil en América Latina…
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Jul 2013
Este documento ofrece un análisis sobre el concepto de parques lineales, partiendo de una revisión de literatura y de investigación de terreno de proyectos finalizados o en curso, y rescata elementos…
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Jul 2013
Este documento oferece uma análise do conceito de parques lineares, partindo de uma revisão da literatura e de pesquisas de campo em projetos finalizados ou em andamento, além de resgatar elementos-…
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Jul 2013
El estudio del caso evaluó tres experiencias del modelo de prestación de servicios denominado SISAR (Sistema Integrado de Saneamiento Rural), de las cuales, dos fueron en el Ceará y otra en Piauí.…
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Jul 2013
O estudo de caso avaliou três experiências do modelo de prestação de serviços denominado SISAR (Sistema Integrado de Saneamento Rural), sendo dois no Ceará e um Piauí. Este modelo constitui-se em uma…
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Jun 2013
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This paper uses microdata from Brazilian vital statistics natality and mortality data between 2000 and 2010 to estimate the impact of in-utero exposure to local violence -measured by homicide rates-…
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Jun 2013
In a number of countries that depend on the export of oil and other nonrenewable resources, governments have put in place fiscal rules or fiscal guidelines and/or nonrenewable resource funds in the…
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Jun 2013
La presente investigación ha tenido como objetivo realizar una evaluación del impacto de la Policía Metropolitana de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (CABA) sobre: las tasas de victimización, los…
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Jun 2013
El objetivo de esta investigación fue desarrollar una metodología de evaluación de impacto sobre la capacidad institucional de una organización, que fuera sólida en términos conceptuales y lo…
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Jun 2013
Actualmente, en Chile opera un sistema penitenciario bajo un modelo mixto de provisión de servicios, en el que confluyen cárceles operadas por el Estado y concesionadas. A fin de evaluar el…
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Jun 2013
The May 2013 surveys of expectations conducted by Central Banks with inflation targeting regimes indicate that average growth and inflation expectations have fallen slightly. The simple average…
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Jun 2013
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Using a hedonic residential rent model for Brazil's metropolitan areas calibrated with microdata from Brazil's annual household survey, this study estimates that increasing the sense of…
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Jun 2013
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This paper uses a natural policy experiment to estimate how changes in the costs of engaging in criminal activity may influence adolescents¿ decisions in crime participation and school attendance.…
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Jun 2013
The IDB's support for Urban Transportation projects in Latin America has grown rapidly in recent years, with annual lending volume for the urban transport sector growing by 36% from 2005 to 2012…
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Jun 2013
El apoyo del BID para proyectos de transporte urbano en América Latina ha experimentado un rápido crecimiento en los últimos años, con un aumento del 36% entre 2005 y 2012 en el volumen anual de…
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Jun 2013
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The effects of early life circumstances on cognitive skill formation are important for later human capital development, labor market outcomes and well-being. In this paper, we test the hypothesis…
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Jun 2013
The crime and violence situation in Latin America and the Caribbean is dire and the costs can be astronomical for a region with many unsatisfied needs. This edition of IDEA draws from recent IDB…
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Jun 2013
La situación del crimen y la violencia en América Latina y el Caribe es desastrosa y los costos pueden llegar a ser astronómicos en una región con numerosas necesidades no satisfechas. Esta edición…
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Jun 2013
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A segunda edição da série Instituições para o Povo mostra os bancos públicos de desenvolvimento da América Latina e do Caribe frente a um novo paradigma.Nos seis capítulos que compõem o estudo, o…
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Jun 2013
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This paper documents the relationship between regional financial development and firm growth in the Peruvian manufacturing sector. In order to control for mutual causality between credit…
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Jun 2013
An extensive literature analyzes the determinants of research and development (R&D) and the impacts of R&D on firms' innovation performance and productivity. Because most available…
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Jun 2013
This paper presents the results of a study on the ways that innovation and productivity are connected in the Colombian manufacturing and service industry. Using data from the Manufacturing Innovation…
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Jun 2013
The service sector has become one of the most important economic activity in the world economy in both developed and developing economies. Services are crucial for further developing the Latin…
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Jun 2013
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La segunda edición de la serie Instituciones para la gente presenta a los bancos públicos de desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe frente a un nuevo paradigma. En los últimos 10 a 15 años la…
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Jun 2013
El objetivo general del estudio es desarrollar una metodología para la elaboración de curvas de abatimiento de gases de efecto invernadero para el sector de demanda energética, incorporando la…
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Jun 2013
Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programs have become the main social assistance interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), reaching 129 million individuals in 18 countries in 2010.…
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Jun 2013
Los programas de transferencias monetarias condicionadas se han transformado en las principales intervenciones para asistencia social en América Latina y el Caribe. En 2010 alcanzaron a 129 millones…
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Jun 2013
Successful implementation is necessary for projects and programs to be effective. In this comparative project evaluation, OVE analyzes the effectiveness of the implementation strategy of five IDB-…
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Jun 2013
Para ser eficaces, los proyectos y programas requieren una ejecución satisfactoria. En esta evaluación comparativa de proyectos, OVE analiza la eficacia de la estrategia de ejecución de cinco…
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Jun 2013
El presente estudio hace una evaluación de la participación ciudadana en el Cercado de Lima. Se aplica un marco de análisis de estrategias institucionales para conocer cómo el proceso participativo…
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Jun 2013
O Seminário "Espaçõ fiscal e projetos de investimento nos Estados do Brasil: o papel de parcerias público-privadas" é o primeiro encontro para os especialistas em PPP do setor público dos…
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Jun 2013
The Fiscal Space and Investment Projects in Brazilian States: the Case of Public-Private Partnerships workshop is the premier meeting for the Brazilian PPP practitioners. It provides a forum for…
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Jun 2013
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Decentralization of provision of public services has been an important item in the agenda of developing countries. While some scholars and practitioners argue that decentralization is associated…
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Jun 2013
This guidebook is the result of a study carried out in 12 cities across five countries throughout Latin America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico) looking at parking and travel demand…
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Jun 2013
Esta guía es el resultado del estudio de políticas de estacionamiento y reducción de congestión realizado en doce ciudades de cinco países de América Latina (Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia y…