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Date issued: Jun 2013 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Zarruk, David;Rodríguez, Catherine;Ibáñez, Ana María

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.…

Date issued: Jun 2013
Author(s): Scholl, Lynn;Guerrero, Alejandro;Quintanilla, Oscar;Celse L'Hoste, Margareth

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…

Date issued: Jun 2013
Author(s): Scholl, Lynn;Guerrero, Alejandro;Quintanilla, Oscar;Celse L'Hoste, Margareth

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…

Date issued: Jun 2013 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Barham, Tania;Macours, Karen;Maluccio, John A.

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…

Date issued: Jun 2013 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): De Olloqui, Fernando;Chrisney, Martin D.;Gomes Lorenzo, José Juan;Maffioli, Alessandro;Monge-González, Ricardo;Netto, Maria;Nieder, Frank;Palma Arancibia, Cristián;Rodríguez, César M.

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…

Date issued: Jun 2013
Author(s): Funaro, Rita

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…

Date issued: Jun 2013
Author(s): Funaro, Rita

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…

Date issued: Jun 2013
Author(s): Paes-Sousa, Romulo;Regalia, Ferdinando;Stampini, Marco

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.…

Date issued: Jun 2013
Author(s): Paes-Sousa, Romulo;Regalia, Ferdinando;Stampini, Marco

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…

Date issued: Jun 2013 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): De Olloqui, Fernando;Chrisney, Martin D.;Gomes Lorenzo, José Juan;Maffioli, Alessandro;Monge-González, Ricardo;Netto, Maria;Nieder, Frank;Palma Arancibia, Cristián;Rodríguez, César M.

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…