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Date issued: 5月 2010 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Ruprah, Inder J.

In this working paper, the authors present evidence that homeowners are happier than non-homeowners and it is homeownership that causes the difference in happiness. The data used is from seventeen…

Date issued: 5月 2010
Author(s): Cristia, Julian P.;Czerwonko, Alejo;Garofalo, Pablo

A number of empirical studies have measured the effect of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on test scores, yet there is a lack of empirical evidence on the effects of this type of…

Date issued: 5月 2010
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

This evaluation (RE-364) focuses on the functionality of processes utilized by the Bank to manage all of its non-reimbursable technical cooperation activities, funded by sources other than the…

Date issued: 5月 2010
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

La presente evaluación (RE-364) se centra en la funcionalidad de los procesos que el Banco utiliza para administrar sus actividades de cooperación técnica no reembolsable financiadas con fuentes…

Date issued: 5月 2010
Author(s): Nabholz, Matthias

Presentación expuesta durante el seminario: "Public Private Partnership Américas 2010: Las Asociaciones Público-Privadas en Brasil y América Latina: Desafíos y Perspectivas", llevado a cabo…

Date issued: 5月 2010
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

This study (RE-368) assesses the engagement of the Inter-American Development Bank in road infrastructure development in Latin America and the Caribbean from 1990 to 2009. It looks only at Bank…

Date issued: 5月 2010
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

El objetivo de este estudio es evaluar la acción del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (en adelante, BID o Banco) en el desarrollo de la infraestructura vial durante el periodo 1990-2009. La…

Date issued: 4月 2010
Author(s): Durante, Juan José;Focke, Kurt S.;Collich, Guillermo J.;Marcel, Mario;Andersen, Torben

The Latin American and Caribbean region is highly exposed to natural disasters. The social and economic impact of these events has been historically very significant and it is showing an increasingly…

Date issued: 4月 2010
Author(s): Crespi, Gustavo;Fuentes, J. Rodrigo;Alvarez, Roberto;Orozco, Jeffrey

La siguiente nota técnica presenta una revisión del sistema de innovación de Costa Rica con especial énfasis en sus principales fortalezas y debilidades. El objetivo de la misma es contribuir al…

Date issued: 4月 2010 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Galindo, Arturo;Meléndez Arjona, Marcela

This paper uses a yearly dataset of plant-level investment in Colombian firms during the period 1997 to 2007 to assess the impact of a tax incentive for firms that invest in fixed assets implemented…