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Date issued: 2月 2015
Author(s): Gonzalez Diez, Verónica M.;Azuara Herrera, Oliver;Corrales, Maria Elena;Guerrero, Alejandro;Quintanilla, Oscar;Maciel, Odette;Molina Garsón, Adriana Lizette

This document describes the scope and methodology for the Bank's CountryProgram Evaluation (CPE) with the Government of Bolivia for the 2011-2015
period. The evaluation methodology will…

Date issued: 2月 2015
Author(s): Gonzalez Diez, Verónica M.;Azuara Herrera, Oliver;Corrales, Maria Elena;Guerrero, Alejandro;Quintanilla, Oscar;Maciel, Odette;Molina Garsón, Adriana Lizette

Este documento define el alcance y la metodología para la Evaluación del Programa de País (CPE, por sus siglas en inglés) del BID con el Gobierno de Bolivia para el periodo 2011-2015. La metodología…

Date issued: 2月 2015
Author(s): Chisari, Omar O.;Miller, Sebastián J.

This paper constructs a small CGE model to study the impact of carbon taxes on GDP and emissions under alternative closure rules and hypotheses (about mobility of factors, availability of alternative…

Date issued: 2月 2015
Author(s): Ríos Flores, Ramiro Alberto;Taddia, Alejandro Pablo;Pardo, CarlosFelipe;Lleras, Natalia

«Ciclo-inclusión en América Latina y el Caribe: guía para impulsar el uso de la bicicleta» es un documento de referencia para los tomadores de decisiones y técnicos que necesiten lineamentos y…

Date issued: 2月 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Fernández Martín, Andrés;Klein, Michael W.;Rebucci, Alessandro;Schindler, Martin;Uribe, Martin

This paper presents and describes a new dataset of capital control restrictions on both inflows and outflows of 10 categories of assets for 100 countries over the period 1995 to 2013. Building on…

Date issued: 2月 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Granda, Catalina;Hamann, Franz

The informal sector is an extensive phenomenon in developing countries. While some of its implications have drawn considerable attention in the literature, one relatively unexplored aspect has to…

Date issued: 2月 2015
Author(s): Avellán, Leopoldo;Vuletin, Guillermo

Government spending in the developing world has historically been procyclical. Traditional explanations for this have mostly revolved around the explicit or implicit notion that fiscal procyclicality…

Date issued: 2月 2015
Author(s): Caratori, Luciano;Carlino, Hernán;Gutman, Verónica;Levy, Alberto;Magnasco, Eugenia

Los PAH (pequeños aprovechamientos hidroeléctricos) han sido concebidos en Argentina como parte de la estrategia de respuesta al cambio climático en el marco del instrumento establecido por la…

Date issued: 2月 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Mojica, Carlos;Ureña, Nayel;Fernández Belmonte, Diego;García Puente, Cesar;Calvo Caretón, Loreto;García De Miguel, Alicia

The main purpose of this report is to show the current state of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) implementation in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The report provides an overview of the…

Date issued: 2月 2015
Author(s): Vegas, Emiliana

Analizamos las decrecientes correlaciones entre el gasto en educación y los resultados del aprendizaje para abordar dos preguntas fundamentales: ¿Los sistemas educativos con diferentes niveles de…

Date issued: 2月 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Del Boca, Daniela

This paper discusses several approaches to examining the relationship between child care and mothers' labor supply. The focus is on child care for children aged 0-3, because this is a critical…

Date issued: 2月 2015
Author(s): Alonso, Pablo;Crespo, Anna Risi Vianna;Pires, Jose Claudio Linhares;Puerta, Juan Manuel;Verner, Dorte;Celse L'Hoste, Margareth;Martin, Lucia;Marto, Ricardo;Sadeghi, Patricia

The Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE) is preparing, as part of its 2015 annual work plan, an evaluation of the country program with Brazil, covering the period 2011-2014. This Approach Paper…

Date issued: 2月 2015
Author(s): Alonso, Pablo;Crespo, Anna Risi Vianna;Pires, Jose Claudio Linhares;Puerta, Juan Manuel;Verner, Dorte;Celse L'Hoste, Margareth;Martin, Lucia;Marto, Ricardo;Sadeghi, Patricia

Como parte de su plan de trabajo anual para 2015, la Oficina de Evaluación ySupervisión (OVE) está preparando una evaluación del programa de país con
Brasil, que abarca el período de 2011 a…

Date issued: 2月 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Benedetti, Fiorella;Ibarrarán, Pablo;McEwan, Patrick J.

The paper analyzes a new Honduran conditional cash transfer experiment (Bono 10,000) in which 150 poor villages (of 300) were treated. The transfers were much larger in size than an earlier…

Date issued: 2月 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Manzano, Osmel;Auguste, Sebastián;Alfaro, Laura;Artana, Daniel;Taylhardat, Adolfo;Cuevas, Mario;Porto, Luis

Promotion of foreign direct investment (FDI) has been a priority policy goal in Central America, Panama and Dominican Republic for the past twenty years. Fiscal benefits are among the policies that…

Date issued: 2月 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Manzano, Osmel;Auguste, Sebastián;Alfaro, Laura;Artana, Daniel;Taylhardat, Adolfo;Cuevas, Mario;Porto, Luis

La promoción de la inversión extranjera directa (IED) ha sido un objetivo de política prioritario en los últimos veinte años por lo que se han implementado, entre otras medidas, beneficios fiscales…

Date issued: 2月 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Lagarda, Guillermo;Manzano, Osmel;Prat, Jordi

The region comprising Central America, Panama and Dominican Republic is on path towards a favorable economic environment, characterized by higher growth in the United States (its main trade partner…

Date issued: 2月 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Lagarda, Guillermo;Manzano, Osmel;Prat, Jordi

La región de Centroamérica, República Dominicana y Panamá se encamina hacia un entorno económico favorable caracterizado por un mayor crecimiento de Estados Unidos, su principal socio comercial, la…

Date issued: 1月 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Castillo, Victoria;Figal Garone, Lucas;Maffioli, Alessandro;Salazar, Lina

This paper investigates the impact of tourism policy on employment, using the Tourism Development Policy (TDP) implemented in the Argentinean province of Salta during the years of 2003 to 2010 as a…

Date issued: 1月 2015
Author(s): Puerta, Juan Manuel;Bouillon, César P.;Szwedzki, Roni;Crespo, Anna Risi Vianna;Scholl, Lynn;Di Tata, Juan Carlos;González, Ángela;Quintanilla, Oscar;Suarez, David

This country program evaluation (CPE) was conducted during the preparation of a new country strategy with El Salvador for the 2015-2019 period. The evaluation therefore includes the findings from the…

Date issued: 1月 2015
Author(s): Puerta, Juan Manuel;Bouillon, César P.;Szwedzki, Roni;Crespo, Anna Risi Vianna;Scholl, Lynn;Di Tata, Juan Carlos;González, Ángela;Quintanilla, Oscar;Suarez, David

La presente Evaluación del Programa de País (CPE por sus siglas en inglés) se lleva a cabo en el contexto de preparación de una nueva Estrategia del Banco en el País (EBP) con El Salvador para el…

Date issued: 1月 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Alberti, Juan

Evidence suggests that an "infrastructure gap" vis-à-vis other industrial and developing regions opened up in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) over the past two decades. The Inter-…

Date issued: 1月 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Rodríguez Chamussy, Lourdes

This paper uses variation in the timing of the Mexican antipoverty program's introduction across municipalities to identify its impact on the share of votes for the local incumbent party.…

Date issued: 1月 2015
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

The INTAL Monthly Newsletter reports on developments in integration and trade across Latin American and the Caribbean. It also serves as a forum for discussing the IDB's activities related to…

Date issued: 1月 2015
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

La carta mensual del INTAL informa sobre desarrollos en las áreas de integración y comercio en las regiones de América Latina y el Caribe. También es el medio para difundir las actividades realizadas…

Date issued: 1月 2015
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desenvolvimento

A carta mensal do INTAL informa sobre os desenvolvimentos nas áreas de integração e comércio nas regiões da América Latina e do Caribe. É também um meio de difusão das atividades do BID sobre estes…

Date issued: 1月 2015
Author(s): Díaz Escobar, Ana María

Este documento busca explorar el efecto de la estructura espacial de Bogotá en la participación laboral y el desempleo femenino. En particular, se analiza si los resultados laborales de hombres y…

Date issued: 1月 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Suárez-Alemán, Ancor;Morales Sarriera, Javier;Serebrisky, Tomás;Trujillo, Lourdes

This paper develops a port productivity and efficiency analysis of all developing regions between 2000 and 2010, using both parametric and nonparametric approaches. From a unique dataset -our sample…

Date issued: 1月 2015
Author(s): De León, Ignacio L.;Fernandez Donoso, Jose

Este informe examina la percepción que tienen pequeñas empresas innovadoras (PEI) en Chile, Colombia y México sobre la efectividad de los sistemas legales de protección de la propiedad intelectual.…

Date issued: 1月 2015
Author(s): Monge-González, Ricardo;Torres-Carballo, Federico

This study explores for the first time the dynamics of entrepreneurship in Costa Rica based on an analysis of firm entry, exit, and growth rates. Using panel data from 2001 to 2012, it explores the…

Date issued: 1月 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Salazar, Lina;Aramburu, Julián;González, Mario;Winters, Paul

This paper presents the impact evaluation of CRIAR program, implemented in rural areas in Bolivia. The objective of CRIAR is to increase smallholders' agricultural income and food security…

Date issued: 1月 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Salazar, Lina;Aramburu, Julián;González, Mario;Winters, Paul

Este documento presenta la evaluación de impacto del programa CRIAR, implementado en áreas rurales de Bolivia. El objetivo del CRIAR es incrementar los ingresos agropecuarios y la seguridad…

Date issued: 1月 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Gouldson, Andy;McAnulla, Faye;Sakai, Paola;Sudmant, Andrew;Castro, Sofia;Ramos, Cayo

Este estudio busca proporcionar evidencia para Lima-Callao que permita la toma de decisiones en cuanto a inversiones en un desarrollo urbano eficiente en agua y energía, bajo en carbono y resiliente…

Date issued: 1月 2015
Author(s): Staples, Brian Rankin

The purpose of this note is to provide insight and contribute to the discussion on trade facilitation implementation issues of relevance to Latin American and Caribbean countries.Identifying and…

Date issued: 1月 2015
Author(s): Näslund-Hadley, Emma;Ramos, María Clara;Paredes, Juan Roberto;Bolivar, Ángela;Wilches-Chaux, Gustavo

People used to take the weather and climate for granted -butnot anymore! They are both now studied intensively by scientists and discussed by celebrities and newscasters as they become increasingly…

Date issued: 1月 2015
Author(s): Näslund-Hadley, Emma;Ramos, María Clara;Paredes, Juan Roberto;Bolivar, Ángela;Wilches-Chaux, Gustavo

La gente solía tomar el clima como algo establecido, pero ya no es así. Ahora este fenómeno natural lo estudian intensamente reconocidos científicos, aparece como protagonista en las emisiones de…

Date issued: 1月 2015
Author(s): Funaro, Rita

This edition of IDEA reviews a few of the highlights of the Research Department's 20th anniversary meeting. More importantly, it invites readers to participate in its ongoing journey to…

Date issued: 1月 2015
Author(s): Funaro, Rita

La presente edición de IDEA pasa revista a algunos de los aspectos más resaltantes de la reunión del Vigésimo Aniversario del Departamento de Investigación. Más importante aún, invita a los lectores…

Date issued: 1月 2015
Author(s): Soriano, Alejandro;Valdés Conroy, Héctor;Szwedzki, Roni;Vásquez Jordán, Darinka;Brisco Couchonal, Rafael;Murcia, Juan Felipe;Ramirez-Goldin, Ana;Fajgenbaum, Jose;Fernández Montero, Diego

This document presents the results of the evaluation of the Bank's country program with Costa Rica for the period 2011-2014. This is the fourth time the Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE)…

Date issued: 1月 2015
Author(s): Soriano, Alejandro;Valdés Conroy, Héctor;Szwedzki, Roni;Vásquez Jordán, Darinka;Brisco Couchonal, Rafael;Murcia, Juan Felipe;Ramirez-Goldin, Ana;Fajgenbaum, Jose;Fernández Montero, Diego

Este documento presenta los resultados de la evaluación del Programa de País (CPE) del BID con Costa Rica para el periodo 2011-2014. Esta es la cuarta oportunidad en la que OVE provee una mirada…

Date issued: 1月 2015
Author(s): Khan, Sarosh R.

After a long period of stagnating prices, the global bauxite market is experiencing changes which are expected to drive prices higher. To a large extent, these changes are driven by increasing demand…

Date issued: 1月 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Carvalho, Carlos;Pasca, Nilda;Souza, Laura;Zilberman, Eduardo

This paper augments a relatively standard dynamic general equilibrium model with financial frictions in order to quantify the macroeconomic effects of the credit deepening process observed in many…

Date issued: 1月 2015
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

The INTAL Monthly Newsletter reports on developments in integration and trade across Latin American and the Caribbean. It also serves as a forum for discussing the IDB's activities related to…

Date issued: 1月 2015
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

La carta mensual del INTAL informa sobre desarrollos en las áreas de integración y comercio en las regiones de América Latina y el Caribe. También es el medio para difundir las actividades realizadas…

Date issued: 1月 2015
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desenvolvimento

A carta mensal do INTAL informa sobre os desenvolvimentos nas áreas de integração e comércio nas regiões da América Latina e do Caribe. É também um meio de difusão das atividades do BID sobre estes…

Date issued: 1月 2015
Author(s): Wiseman, Jane

This paper is the first of the IDB's "Innovations in Public Service Delivery" series, which identifies and analyzes innovative experiences of promising practices in Latin America and…

Date issued: 1月 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Fernández Martín, Andrés

This paper documents how informal employment in Mexico is countercyclical, lags the cycle and is negatively correlated to formal employment. This contributes to explaining why total employment in…

Date issued: 1月 2015
Author(s): Tejerina, Luis;Muñoz, Laucel

El presente estudio realiza un análisis cuantitativo y descriptivo de los factores causantes de las caídas en pobreza y desigualdad en el periodo 1992-2012. El análisis presentado nos dice que, en…

Date issued: 1月 2015
Author(s): Borensztein, Eduardo;Hernaiz, Daniel;Pineda, Emilio;Rasteletti, Alejandro

Este documento analiza el patrón de intervenciones en el mercado cambiario y el costo de esterilización en un conjunto de economías seleccionadas. En un contexto de grandes y frecuentes entradas de…

Date issued: 1月 2015
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Los indicadores de riesgo de desastres y gestión de riesgos del BID permitirá a los países evaluar mejor el riesgo que afrontan los países en casos de desastre, y sirven como una guía útil para…