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Does Participatory Budgeting have an Effect on the Quality of Public Services?: The Case of Peru's Water and Sanitation Sector
Does Participatory Budgeting have an Effect on the Quality of Public Services?: The Case of Peru's Water and Sanitation Sector

Date issued: Mar 2013 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Jaramillo, Miguel;Alcázar, Lorena

Since 2004 the government of Peru has implemented a process of participatory budgeting (PB), which is mandatory for every sub-national government. We analyze the link from PB to coverage and water…
Credit Constraints, Sector Informality and Firm Investments: Evidence from a Panel of Uruguayan Firms
Credit Constraints, Sector Informality and Firm Investments: Evidence from a Panel of Uruguayan Firms

Date issued: Mar 2013 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Gandelman, Néstor;Rasteletti, Alejandro

This paper explores whether the extent of informality in a sector affects a firm's investment decision directly or indirectly through a credit availability channel. The dataset used in the…
Competitive Advantage: Moving Ahead of the Global Competition: Private Sector Priorities for Trade Facilitation in the CAFTA-DR Region
Competitive Advantage: Moving Ahead of the Global Competition: Private Sector Priorities for Trade Facilitation in the CAFTA-DR Region

Date issued: Mar 2013
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

This report is the result of a joint project between the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), through its Integration and Trade Sector (INT), and the Association of American Chambers of Commerce in…
The End of Informality in Mexico?: Fiscal Reform for Universal Social Insurance
The End of Informality in Mexico?: Fiscal Reform for Universal Social Insurance

Date issued: Mar 2013
Author(s): Antón, Arturo;Hernández, Fausto;Levy Algazi, Santiago

Mexico is characterized by a dual social insurance architecture. Firms and workers in salaried contractual relations are obligated to pay for a bundled set of health, pension and related programs.…
Innovation for Economic Performance: The Case of Latin American and Caribbean Firms
Innovation for Economic Performance: The Case of Latin American and Caribbean Firms

Date issued: Mar 2013
Author(s): Tacsir, Ezequiel;Crespi, Gustavo;Zuñiga, Pluvia;Arias Ortiz, Elena;Vargas, Fernando

In this note, a wide range of innovation indicators are analyzed in order to describe the innovation behavior of manufacturing firms in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region using the…
Innovación para el desempeño económico: El caso de las empresas en América Latina y el Caribe
Innovación para el desempeño económico: El caso de las empresas en América Latina y el Caribe

Date issued: Mar 2013
Author(s): Tacsir, Ezequiel;Crespi, Gustavo;Zuñiga, Pluvia;Arias Ortiz, Elena;Vargas, Fernando

En esta nota técnica se analiza una amplia gama de indicadores de innovación con el fin de describir el comportamiento de las empresas manufactureras en la región de América Latina y el Caribe, a…
Country Program Evaluation: Belize (2008-2012)
Country Program Evaluation: Belize (2008-2012)

Date issued: Mar 2013
Author(s): Conroy, Hector;Schijman, Agustina;Ramirez-Goldin, Ana;Palma, Alejandra;Ramos, Johanna

This Country Program Evaluation (CPE) for Belize: 2008-2012 is the third time the Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE) has evaluated the work of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB, or Bank…
Evaluación del Programa de País: Belice (2008-2012)
Evaluación del Programa de País: Belice (2008-2012)

Date issued: Mar 2013
Author(s): Conroy, Hector;Schijman, Agustina;Ramirez-Goldin, Ana;Palma, Alejandra;Ramos, Johanna

Esta Evaluación del Programa de País para Belice correspondiente al 2008-2012 constituye la tercera ocasión en que la Oficina de Evaluación y Supervisión (OVE) evalúa la labor del Banco…
GAP: Gender Action Plan (2011-2013): Promoting Gender Equality to Improve Development Results
GAP: Gender Action Plan (2011-2013): Promoting Gender Equality to Improve Development Results

Date issued: Mar 2013
Author(s): Morrison, Andrew;Vega, Gabriela

The main objective of this report is to outline the progress made in the second year of the implementation of the IDBs Operational Policy on Gender Equality and Development and its corresponding…
GAP: Plan de acción de género (2011-2013): Promoviendo la igualdad de género para mejorar los resultados de desarrollo
GAP: Plan de acción de género (2011-2013): Promoviendo la igualdad de género para mejorar los resultados de desarrollo

Date issued: Mar 2013
Author(s): Morrison, Andrew;Vega, Gabriela

El objetivo principal de este reporte es destacar el progreso realizado en el segundo año de implementación de la Poítica Operativa sobre Igualdad de Género en el Desarrollo del BID y su…