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Dec 2012
This paper analyzes empirically the relationship between innovation and productivity in the Chilean services sector. Consistent with recent evidence on developed countries, we find that services…
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Dec 2012
In this paper, the links between the investment in innovation activities, innovation outputs (technological and non-technological innovation), and productivity in services and manufacturing are…
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Dec 2012
This discussion paper presents a survey of the changes in Latin America's energy consumption over the last 30 years, before considering the trends that will affect the region in the coming…
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Dec 2012
This paper examines the potential for shale gas in Latin America, and the technical and institutional obstacles to the industry's development. The first part of the paper analyzes the…
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Dec 2012
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This paper presents results from a randomized control trial in which approximately 1,000 OLPC XO laptops were provided for home use to children attending primary schools in Lima, Peru. The…
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Dec 2012
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Although cervical cancer is considered one of the most preventable types of cancer, mortality rates in many developing countries are extremely high. This paper exploits the randomized research design…
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Dec 2012
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This paper studies whether policymakers should wait to intervene until a financial crisis strikes or rather act in a preemptive manner. This question is examined in a relatively simple dynamic…
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Dec 2012
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This paper uses data from the Argentine House of Representatives to study the relationship between legislative effort and political success, as measured by reelection, becoming a leader of the House…
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Dec 2012
El proyecto de bienes públicos regionales (BPR) en fortificación masiva de alimentos de alto consumo que el BID co-financió en el 2007 para el conjunto de los siete países de la región, se diseñó…
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Dec 2012
This study analyzes the current situation of the rental market of Argentina. It is characterized by a growing percentage of households demanding houses for renting up to the point that, for first…
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Dec 2012
El objetivo del presente estudio es, en primer lugar, introducir el estado actual del marco normativo e institucional vigente para la promoción de recursos energéticos…
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Dec 2012
Esta nota técnica tiene tres secciones principales, se describen primero los datos utilizados y la elección de los grupos de países de comparación, luego se presentan los resultados promedios de cada…
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Dec 2012
This evaluation of the Inter-American Development Bank's Independent Consultation and Investigation Mechanism (ICIM, more commonly known by its Spanish acronym MICI) responds to two separate…
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Dec 2012
La presente evaluación del Mecanismo Independiente de Consulta e Investigación (MICI) del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo responde a dos mandatos. Por una parte, en la política constitutiva del…
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Dec 2012
This evaluation of the IDB's Independent Consultation and Investigation Mechanism (ICIM, more commonly known by its Spanish acronym MICI) responds to two separate mandates. First, the policy…
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Dec 2012
La presente evaluación del Mecanismo Independiente de Consulta e Investigación (MICI) del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo responde a dos mandatos. Por una parte, en la política constitutiva del…
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Dec 2012
This study combines detailed datasets on 39.1 million hospital discharges in six countries in Latin America and the Caribbean with summary statistics for the remaining countries in the region in…
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Dec 2012
La hospitalización evitable (HE) por condiciones sensibles la atención primaria (ASCS) es un indicador directo del volumen de actividad hospitalaria potencialmente prevenible mediante cuidados…
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Dec 2012
En esta Nota técnica se resumen los principales problemas nutricionales en la población colombiana utilizando la información disponible de la Encuesta Nacional de la Situación Nutricional (ENSIN)…
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Dec 2012
Analiza el panorama macroeconómico y los flujos comerciales de los países del Mercado Común del Sur (MERCOSUR), además de los principales aspectos del proceso de integración del bloque, tanto en su…
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Dec 2012
Analisa os fluxos macroeconômicos e do comércio dos países do Mercado Comum do Sul (Mercosul), além dos principais aspectos do processo de integração do bloco, tanto em sua programação interna e…
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Dec 2012
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This paper explores whether the level of financial integration of banks in a country increases the incidence of systemic banking crises. The paper uses a de facto proxy for financial integration…
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Dec 2012
The general objective of this study is to provide an overview of fossil-fuel-based electric power technologies other than coal-fired technologies (coal-fired technologies are the subject of a…
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Dec 2012
This paper studies the effect of ambulatory and hospital coinsurance rates on HACSC among individuals with private insurance in Chile. During the last decade, Chile's private health sector has…
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Dec 2012
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Evidence on the impacts of a large-scale expansion in public preprimary education is limited and mostly circumscribed to high and middle-income countries. This paper estimates the effects of such an…
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Dec 2012
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This paper makes three contributions to the existing literature. First, it provides descriptive evidence on gender differentials by education level in the US labor market over the last twenty years…
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Dec 2012
La transición demográfica y epidemiológica que experimenta Paraguay hace que sea necesario preparar de la mejor su sistema de atención primaria para enfrentar contra la carga asociada a la mayor…
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Dec 2012
El estudio estima tasas de hospitalizaciones evitables por condiciones sensibles a la atención primaria en salud (ACSC) crónicas en asegurados de la seguridad social (ESSALUD) y el sector privado del…
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Dec 2012
Costa Rica, tiene una población de 4.7 millones de habitantes distribuido en 51,100 Km2. Un sistema de salud público que cubre a 86% de la población y brinda servicios de salud mediante 103 áreas de…
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Dec 2012
Este proyecto se realiza con el objetivo fundamental de evaluar la factibilidad del uso de la tasa de hospitalizaciones evitables por condiciones sensibles a la atención primaria en salud (HECSAP)…
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Dec 2012
Las hospitalizaciones evitables (HE) por Condiciones Sensibles a la Atención Primaria (CSAP) han sido propuestas como indicadores de calidad de la Atención Primaria de la Salud (APS) pues son…
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Dec 2012
Las hospitalizaciones por Condiciones Sensibles a la Atención Primaria (HECSAP) identifican problemas de salud cuya internación podría evitarse a través de mejores cuidados en atención primaria (APS…
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Dec 2012
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This paper proposes an agenda for the study of the determinants and the processes by which strong policymaking institutions emerge, with emphasis on the most central democratic institution: the…
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Dec 2012
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This paper surveys the evolution and implications of fiscal decentralization in Colombia in recent decades. After describing the fiscal decentralization process and its impact on sub-national…
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Dec 2012
The last decade has seen a significant increase in the exports of several Latin American and Caribbean countries to destinations within and beyond the region. The increase in trade links has not,…
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Dec 2012
El presente volumen hace parte de la Serie de Guías de Eficiencia Energética de la División de Energía del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo, cuya publicación responde a la carencia de información…
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Dec 2012
En el último decenio se verifica un significativo incremento de las exportaciones de varios países de América Latina y el Caribe, hacia destinos dentro y fuera de la región. Dicho incremento de los…
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Dec 2012
This paper focuses on the performance of IDB projects between 1996 and 2011 disbursements. We present evidence on the evolution of disbursements with respect to the available funds and the evolution…
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Dec 2012
The international community recognizes the need to join forces to avert dangerous climate change. This requires mobilizing financial resources from a wide range of sources, public and private,…
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Dec 2012
Development projects have a wider set of impacts than just direct project outputs. A hydropower dam, for example, produces electricity but also disrupts river flows and may affect biodiversity and…
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Dec 2012
Initial research on "translatinas" show that while these Latin American firms have invested primarily in their home region, a growing number have begun to invest more heavily in the rest of…
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Dec 2012
This paper analyzes the correlation between the expansion of the Mexican Conditional Cash Transfer program Oportunidades and the evolution of the labor market over the period 2000-10. We find no…
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Dec 2012
This study compares the levelized cost of electricity generated with fossil fuels (including coal, natural gas, fuel oil, and diesel) and renewable or carbon-free energy sources (including hydro,…
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Dec 2012
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has seen its portfolio of wind power projects increase substantially, a trend which is expected to continue. This report is intended to provide expert…
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Dec 2012
Las aduanas son las primeras y únicas puertas de entrada a un país. Sus funciones engendran por si mismas un monopolio de poder, ya que tienen la autoridad absoluta para permitir o no la entrada de…
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Dec 2012
This series presents information about the history of marine energy and clean energy legislation in Chile. It also highlights the stakeholders, different marine energy devices, and project concepts.
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Dec 2012
Esta serie presenta información sobre la historia de la energía marina y la legislación de la energía limpia en Chile. También destaca los grupos de interés, los diferentes dispositivos de energía…
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Dec 2012
El conocimiento sistematizado sobre Programas de Transferencias Condicionadas (PTC) a poblaciones indígenas en América Latina es aún insuficiente. La especificidad de esta población se manifiesta…
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Dec 2012
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…
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Dec 2012
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…