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Date issued: 9月 2002
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

This paper presents the growing volume of remittances to the Caribbean countries (particularly to Jamaica) has increased the interest and the opportunity to study mechanisms that contribute towards…

Date issued: 9月 2002 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Galindo, Arturo;Schiantarelli, Fabio

This paper summarizes and discusses new evidence on the nature, extent, evolution and consequences of financing constraints in Latin America; this evidence is drawn from a recent series of papers.…

Date issued: 9月 2002 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Arellano, Cristina;Mendoza, Enrique G.

Financial frictions are a central element of most of the models that the literature on emerging markets crises has proposed for explaining the Sudden Stop phenomenon. To date, few studies have aimed…

Date issued: 9月 2002
Author(s): Alesina, Alberto;Carrasquilla, Alberto;Steiner, Roberto

This working paper focuses on four issues: (i) the rules of allocation of fiscal resources to different localities; (ii) the rules concerning how localities can spend fiscal transfers from the center…

Date issued: 8月 2002
Author(s): Villela, Luiz Arruda;Barreix, Alberto Daniel

This document discusses the effect of tax incentives on business activities and investment decisions. When taxation is not sound it hurts the business climate and hampers economic activities. Since…

Date issued: 8月 2002
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

The exhibition gives an overview of contemporary visual arts in Belize, and features works representing Belize City and the country¿s Mayan past, with artifacts and photographs documenting the Mayan…

Date issued: 8月 2002
Author(s): Palomino, Alejandro;Rose, Jonathan;Sadeghi, Patricia;Maciel, Odette;Ávalos, Nayda;Oliveira, Patricia;Soldano, Miguel;Linares, Ana María

This Evaluation (RE-266) covers the period from 1989 to 2001. The IDB has played an important role in meeting Guyana's financial needs, especially since 1995. The instruments chosen were mainly…

Date issued: 8月 2002
Author(s): Palomino, Alejandro;Rose, Jonathan;Sadeghi, Patricia;Maciel, Odette;Ávalos, Nayda;Oliveira, Patricia;Soldano, Miguel;Linares, Ana María

La presente evaluación (RE-266) abarca el periodo 1989 a 2001. El BID ha desempeñado un papel importante en la atención de las necesidades financieras de Guyana, especialmente desde 1995. Los…

Date issued: 8月 2002
Author(s): Deutsch, Ruthanne;Morrison, Andrew;Piras, Claudia;Ñopo, Hugo R.

Latin America has the dubious distinction of being the region with the highest level of occupational segregation in the world. In this context, this study poses four important questions. Has…

Date issued: 8月 2002
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) welcomes the opportunity that the World Summit on Sustainable Development offers the development community to reflect on regional trends and the major…