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Date issued: 9月 2017 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Lagunes, Paul;Pocasangre, Oscar

Freedom of Information Acts (FOIAs) aim to provide a channeled exchange between citizens and public officials that, irrespective of the citizen’s identity, results in the provision of timely,…

Date issued: 9月 2017 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Benavente, José Miguel;Grazzi, Matteo

The orange (or creative) economy is an increasingly important driver of economic development in Latin America and the Caribbean. This study presents the main challenges that the region faces in terms…

Date issued: 9月 2017 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Benavente, José Miguel;Grazzi, Matteo

La economía naranja (o creativa) es un motor de desarrollo económico cada vez más importante en América Latina y el Caribe. Este estudio señala los principales desafíos que la región enfrenta en…

Date issued: 9月 2017
Author(s): Organization of American States;Colombia. Ministerio de Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones;Inter-American Development Bank

The Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region shows evidence of a broad and growing adoption of information and communication technologies (ICT). More than half of the population connects regularly…

Date issued: 9月 2017
Author(s): Organización de los Estados Americanos;Colombia. Ministerio de Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones;Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

La región de Latinoamérica y el Caribe (ALC) demuestra una adopción amplia y creciente de las tecnologías de la información y las comunicaciones (TIC). Más de la mitad de la población se conecta…

Date issued: 9月 2017
Author(s): Robles, Edgar A.;Guevara Conejo, Andrea

Esta tercera entrega de la serie de documentos de asistencia técnica de la Red PLAC, titulada “Diagnóstico para fortalecer la supervisión del sistema de pensiones complementario de la…

Date issued: 9月 2017
Author(s): Aggio, Carlos;Angelelli, Pablo

En 2012 el gobierno argentino, con apoyo del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID), puso en marcha el programa BEC.AR, el cual otorga becas para realizar maestrías, estancias cortas y…

Date issued: 9月 2017
Author(s): Jarquín, María José;Vieyra, Juan Cruz;Haro González, Ana

La corrupción es uno de los problemas más importantes para los ciudadanos de América Latina y el Caribe. La misma afecta el desarrollo económico y social, y debilita la confianza de los ciudadanos en…

Date issued: 9月 2017
Author(s): Echavarría, Juan José;Villamizar-Villegas, Mauricio;Restrepo-Tamayo, Sara;Hernandez-Leal, Juan D.

Este trabajo utiliza, por primera vez, los microdatos del Censo Nacional Agropecuario del 2014 para evaluar el impacto del otorgamiento de crédito en el sector agropecuario. A través de un análisis…

Date issued: 9月 2017
Author(s): Echavarría, Juan José;Villamizar-Villegas, Mauricio;McAllister, Daniela

Utilizamos una extensa base de datos de panel del período 2006-2014, proveniente de múltiples fuentes de información, entre las que están el Fondo para el Financiamiento del Sector Agropecuario (…

Date issued: 9月 2017 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Bando, Rosangela;Galiani, Sebastián;Gertler, Paul

Public expenditures on non-contributory pensions are equivalent to at least onepercent of GDP in several countries in Latin America and is expected to increase. We explore the effect of non-…

Date issued: 9月 2017 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Panizza, Ugo

The paper shows that international government borrowing from multilateral development banks is countercyclical while international government borrowing form private sector lenders is procyclical. The…

Date issued: 9月 2017
Author(s): Powell, Andrew;Sosa, Mariano

The May 2017 surveys of expectations conducted by Central Banks with inflation targeting regimes indicate that the simple average growth rate expected for 2017 for the eight countries covered by…

Date issued: 9月 2017
Author(s): Sosa, Mariano;Powell, Andrew

The April 2017 surveys of expectations conducted by Central Banks with inflation targeting regimes indicate that the simple average growth rate expected for 2017 for the eight countries covered by…

Date issued: 9月 2017
Author(s): Schijman, Agustina;Puerta, Juan Manuel;Alonso, Pablo;Carpanelli, María del Mar;Ramirez Abarca, Nadia;Hernández, María José;Figueroa, Claudia;Sadeghi, Patricia

This evaluation assesses the relevance, implementation, and effectiveness of the tax policy and administration interventions supported by the IDB over the last decade (2007-2016). To assess relevance…

Date issued: 9月 2017
Author(s): Schijman, Agustina;Puerta, Juan Manuel;Alonso, Pablo;Carpanelli, María del Mar;Ramirez Abarca, Nadia;Hernández, María José;Figueroa, Claudia;Sadeghi, Patricia

En este trabajo evaluamos la pertinencia, la implementación y la eficacia de las intervenciones en materia de política y administración tributarias respaldadas por el Banco Interamericano de…

Date issued: 9月 2017
Author(s): Moñux, Diego;Ospina, María José

La compra pública de innovación (CPI) es una herramienta que encaja tanto dentro de las políticas de mejora en la eficiencia del gasto público como dentro de las políticas de innovación desde la…

Date issued: 9月 2017
Author(s): Nevo, Miroslava;Taddia, Alejandro Pablo;Ríos Flores, Ramiro Alberto;Pérez Fiaño, José Enrique;Brennan, Patricia;Ortiz, Paola

El propósito de este documento es evaluar la evolución y el desempeño de las políticas de transporte público urbano y su implementación en un grupo representativo de ciudades latinoamericanas: Buenos…

Date issued: 9月 2017
Author(s): Parodi, Sandro;Ramírez, Indhira;Thompson, Jennelle

Datos de República Dominicana muestran que el acceso a la educación decae mientras más alto es el nivel educativo. Uno de los factores que explica la baja demanda de educación es que las familias…

Date issued: 9月 2017
Author(s): Aparicio, Gabriela;De Olloqui, Fernando;Fernández Díez, María Carmen;Gerardino, María Paula;Mitnik, Oscar A.;Vargas, Sebastián

This study aims at showing how the effects of productive credit to rural producers in Mexico can be estimated by exploiting the characteristics of the loan approval process, using a regression…

Date issued: 9月 2017
Author(s): Galiani, Sebastián;Jaitman, Laura;Weinschelbaum, Federico

Crime and the durability of goods are strongly connected issues. However, surprisingly, they have been studied separately. This paper explores the relationship between the production of durable goods…

Date issued: 9月 2017
Author(s): Araujo, María Caridad;Martínez, María Adelaida;Martinez, Sebastian;Pérez, Michelle;Sánchez, Mario

While the effects of conditional cash transfers on primary school enrollment, attendance and dropouts are well documented, few studies address their impact on longer-term outcomes
like high-…

Date issued: 9月 2017 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Fernandez, Andres;Imrohoroglu, Ayse;Rud, Juan Pablo

Latin American countries have long exhibited low levels of saving rates when compared to other countries in relatively similar stages of economic development (e.g., Asian economies). Motivated by…

Date issued: 9月 2017
Author(s): Bustelo, Monserrat;Duryea, Suzanne;Baptista de Freitas, Luísa;Marques Garcia, Luana;Piras, Claudia;Sampaio, Breno;Sampaio, Gustavo R.

This paper analyzes social mobility as realized by students of a high quality public flagship university in Brazil, the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), applying the methodology of Chetty et…

Date issued: 9月 2017 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Araujo, Danielle;Murphy-Graham, Erin;Pacheco, Tassia;Pacheco Montoya, Diana

There is strong evidence to show that adolescent relationship violence (during non-cohabitating relationships of namoro in Portuguese, noviazgo in Spanish) can lead to adult intimate partner violence…