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Date issued: 9月 2018
Author(s): Cicowiez, Martin;Filippo, Agustín

In this document we consider various scenarios related to changes in policies and exogenous conditions; our purpose is to assess various vulnerabilities and opportunities for Haiti. The analytical…

Date issued: 9月 2018
Author(s): Cicowiez, Martin;Filippo, Agustín

The objective of the model and simulations presented in this report is to provide a basic, rough and stylized framework for counterfactual exercises in order to obtain orders of magnitude of the…

Date issued: 9月 2018
Author(s): Izquierdo, Alejandro;Altamirano Montoya, Álvaro;Alaimo, Veronica;Dborkin, Daniela

This paper presents new data documenting the level and evolution of public spending on non-contributory programs for 16 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Salaried formal workers…

Date issued: 9月 2018
Author(s): Yáñez-Pagans, Patricia;Martínez, Daniel;Mitnik, Oscar A.;Scholl, Lynn;Vázquez, Antonia

This paper discusses the transportation challenges that urban areas in Latin America and the Caribbean face and reviews the causal evidence on the impact brought by different urban transport system…

Date issued: 9月 2018
Author(s): Schmid, Juan Pedro;Wright, Allan;Bollers, Elton;Khadan, Jeetendra;Smets, Lodewijk;Mooney, Henry;Giles Álvarez, Laura;Schwartz, Moises;Waithe, Kimberly;Deyal, Zubin;Gauto, Victor

While countries in the Caribbean are highly diverse, several common development challenges emerge, including weak fiscal institutions, crime and violence, a sluggish private sector, weak productive…

Date issued: 9月 2018 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Beuermann, Diether;Schwartz, Moises;Schmid, Juan Pedro;Dippel, Christian;Schmidt-Hebbel, Klaus;Khadan, Jeetendra;Pecha, Camilo;Fajgenbaum, Jose;Loser, Claudio;Wright, Allan;Waithe, Kimberly;Bollers, Elton;Bonnett, Kevin;Wenner, Mark D.;Mejia, Camila;Mooney, Henry;Smets, Lodewijk

The book explores the historical development and status of political and economic institutions in The Caribbean. The Caribbean institutional reality is studied vis-à-vis best international practices…

Date issued: 9月 2018
Author(s): Coremberg, Ariel

La cuenta satélite de servicios de infraestructura (CSI) que se propone en esta Nota Técnica ofrece una nueva forma de abordar la prestación de los Servicios de Infraestructura (SI). Se trata de un…

Date issued: 9月 2018 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Feng, Kuishuang;Hubacek, Klaus;Liu, Yu;Marchán, Estefanía;Vogt-Schilb, Adrien

Energy subsidies have been criticized due to their economic inefficiency and promotion of wasteful usage of energy and associated carbon emissions. Conversely, environmental taxes are advocated as…

Date issued: 9月 2018 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Feng, Kuishuang;Hubacek, Klaus;Liu, Yu;Marchán, Estefanía;Vogt-Schilb, Adrien

Los subsidios a la energía son criticados debido a su ineficiencia económica, por promover un uso derrochador de la energía, y como consecuencia incrementar las emisiones de carbono. Por otro lado,…

Date issued: 9月 2018
Author(s): De Halleux, Morgane;Estache, Antonio;Serebrisky, Tomás

The paper reports a new performance ranking of 27 Latin American cities based on a composite indicator of 6 broad policy dimensions typical used to assess the quality of city management. All cities…