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Date issued:
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,…
Date issued:
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…
Date issued:
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,…
Date issued:
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…
Date issued:
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…
Date issued:
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…
Date issued:
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…
Date issued:
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…
Date issued:
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…
Date issued:
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.