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Date issued: 8月 2016
Author(s): Monge-González, Ricardo;Torres-Carballo, Federico;Torrentes-García, Laura;Coto Hernández, Sergio

Este documento presenta una descripción y evaluación tanto cualitativa como cuantitativa del Sistema Nacional para la Calidad (SNC) de Costa Rica. En particular, se lleva a cabo una evaluación…

Date issued: 8月 2016
Author(s): Pailhé, Cristina

At the global level, efforts to measure and monitor financial inclusion indicators have been increasing. However, there is still a substantial lack of sexdisaggregated data, particularly from the…

Date issued: 8月 2016 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Rubio-Codina, Marta;Araujo, María Caridad;Attanasio, Orazio P.;Grantham-McGregor, Sally

In low- and middle-income countries (LIMCs) measuring early childhood development (ECD) with standard tests in large scale surveys (i.e. evaluations of interventions) is difficult and expensive.…

Date issued: 8月 2016 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Rubio-Codina, Marta;Araujo, María Caridad;Attanasio, Orazio P.;Grantham-McGregor, Sally

Medir el desarrollo infantil temprano (DIT) mediante pruebas estándar de diagnóstico en estudios a gran escala resulta difícil y costoso. Por esto, con frecuencia se utilizan pruebas de tamizaje…

Date issued: 8月 2016
Author(s): Pailhé, Cristina

A nivel mundial se observan esfuerzos crecientes para medir y monitorear indicadores de inclusión financiera. No obstante, existe aún una brecha sustancial de datos segregados por sexo,…

Date issued: 8月 2016
Author(s): Vilalta Perdomo, Carlos J.;Castillo, José G.;Torres, Juan A.

In the last two decades, Latin America has been describes as an unsafe and violent region. Nonetheless, such picture is mostly based on homicide rates. Even though homicide is considered the best…

Date issued: 8月 2016
Author(s): Vilalta Perdomo, Carlos J.;Castillo, José G.;Torres, Juan A.

En las dos últimas décadas se ha descrito a América Latina como una región insegura y violenta. Sin embargo, dicha caraterización está basada prácticamente en la tasa de homicidios. Si bien el…

Date issued: 8月 2016
Author(s): Bezanilla Corte, Antonia;Granada, Isabel

Este folleto analiza brevemente el aporte de los Sistemas Inteligentes de Transporte en la igualdad de género.

Date issued: 8月 2016
Author(s): Ons, Álvaro

Este documento presenta una recopilación y análisis de los principales instrumentos que Uruguay utiliza para la promoción de las inversiones, aplicando una visión crítica de su diseño y aplicación…

Date issued: 8月 2016
Author(s): Leer, Jane;Lopez Boo, Florencia;Pérez Expósito, Ana;Powell, Christine

Although there is ample support for the causal link between home visit parenting programs and child development outcomes, few studies have explored what it is that drives this relationship -to what…

Date issued: 8月 2016
Author(s): Dohnert, Sylvia;Persaud, Tara Lisa;Pereira, Stefano;Elliott, Wayne;Grant, Kayla

This paper is meant to help national and regional policymakers navigate the complex topic of business climate reform in the Caribbean. It combines the findings of four relatively independent data…

Date issued: 8月 2016
Author(s): Leer, Jane

Data from checklist observations on seven home visit parenting programs in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Date issued: 8月 2016
Author(s): Szwedzki, Roni;Michelitsch, Roland;Haarsager, Ulrike;Sembler, Jose Ignacio;Cabrera, Maria;Funes Aguilera, Rocio;Murcia, Juan Felipe;Seiwald, Raphael;Oliveira, Patricia;Sadeghi, Patricia;Carbajo, José

This evaluation seeks to provide an overview of IDBG's work on infrastructure PPPs over the past decade and to draw lessons from the in-depth analysis of a sample of IDBG financed PPP projects,…

Date issued: 8月 2016
Author(s): Szwedzki, Roni;Michelitsch, Roland;Haarsager, Ulrike;Sembler, Jose Ignacio;Cabrera, Maria;Funes Aguilera, Rocio;Murcia, Juan Felipe;Seiwald, Raphael;Oliveira, Patricia;Sadeghi, Patricia;Carbajo, José

Esta evaluación procura brindar un panorama general de la labor del Grupo del BID con respecto a APP en infraestructura durante el último decenio y extraer lecciones del análisis exhaustivo de una…

Date issued: 8月 2016
Author(s): Sosa, Mariano;Powell, Andrew

The June 2016 surveys of expectations conducted by Central Banks with inflation targeting regimes indicate that the simple average growth rate expected for 2016 for the eight countries covered by…

Date issued: 8月 2016
Author(s): Peters, B. Guy

This paper sets forth a theoretical discussion of a number of specific benefits that can arise through the expansion of civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) as a way to improve public…

Date issued: 8月 2016
Author(s): Angelelli, Pablo;Luna, Facundo;Vargas, Fernando

En el presente documento se analizan los resultados de la Encuesta de Innovación Empresarial del Paraguay del año 2013 (EIEP13). Según la EIEP13, 51,9% de las firmas paraguayas realizaron alguna…

Date issued: 8月 2016
Author(s): Corderi, David;Lund, Jay R.;Williams, Jeffrey

The Dong Nai Delta in Vietnam has been projected to face long-term changes in physical conditions stemming from climate change. Sea level rise combined with changes in the hydrologic cycle will…

Date issued: 8月 2016 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Blanco Blanco, Andrés;Carrión, Diego;Fretes Cibils, Vicente;Hurtado Tarazona, Adriana;Mendive, Carlos;Muñoz Miranda, Andrés;Ortiz, Juan Pablo;Pérez, Carlos A.;Reese, Eduardo;Sandroni, Paulo

Si bien existe una larga y diversa tradición en el diálogo de política, la legislación y la aplicación práctica, la captura de plusvalías en América Latina y el Caribe está todavía lejos de alcanzar…

Date issued: 8月 2016
Author(s): Armbrister, Adria

This file contains data from a natural experiment that enabled an analysis of the impact of having received services offered by the violence against women hotline 123 Mujer in Medellin, Colombia on…

Date issued: 8月 2016
Author(s): Espinasa, Ramón;Gischler, Christiaan;Humpert, Malte;Gonzalez Torres, Camila;Sucre, Carlos

This Energy Dossier is part of a series of publications produced by the Energy Division of the Infrastructure and Environment Department of the Inter-American Development Bank. It is designed to…

Date issued: 8月 2016
Author(s): Beck, Thorsten

Theory and empirical work have shown that long-term finance is critical for households, firms and government and for the overall development of the economy. The development of efficient and…

Date issued: 8月 2016
Author(s): Chang-Lopez, Susan M.;Grantham-McGregor, Sally;Baker-Henningham, Helen;Powell, Christine;Walker, Susan P.

This is the implementation manual of a programme that teaches mothers how to care, talk and play with their child in a way to improve their development. When they get older, this will help them to be…

Date issued: 8月 2016
Author(s): Chang-Lopez, Susan M.;Grantham-McGregor, Sally;Baker-Henningham, Helen;Powell, Christine;Walker, Susan P.

Este es un manual de implementación de un programa que busca enseñar a las madres cómo cuidar de sus niños, hablar y jugar con ellos de una manera que mejore su desarrollo, de manera que cuando…

Date issued: 8月 2016
Author(s): Chang, Roberto;Fernandez, Andres;Gulan, Adam

Corporate sectors in emerging markets have noticeably increased their reliance on foreign financing, presumably reflecting low global interest rates. The evidence also shows a rebalancing from bank…