Start your advanced search in the IDB Publications Catalog.
Date issued:
12月 2011
Teen mothers in Latin America complete 1.8 to 2.8 fewer years of education than Latin American women who delay bearing children. Pregnancy is often believed to be the reason why girls drop out of…
Date issued:
12月 2011
This technical note analyzes the evolution of Latin American and Caribbean systems in three stages: early development of basic services (Stage One) and advancing coverage, efficiency and services (…
Date issued:
12月 2011
International headlines often focus on the drama of U.S.- Mexico border, but the borders of Latin America are becoming more active transit points for work across the region. Today, migration…
Date issued:
12月 2011
The IDB's Indicators of Disaster Risk and Risk Management allow countries to better assess countries' disaster risk, serving as a useful guide for policymaking and government actions to…
Date issued:
12月 2011
Los IFR tienen un interés evidente en explorar el mercado de crédito de pequeñas empresas, pero carecen frecuentemente del know-how necesario para hacerlo de manera sostenible. Esta guía esboza las…
Date issued:
12月 2011
The IDB's mandate to promote development in the Latin America and Caribbean region includes a strategic approach along a climate-resilient and low-carbon path. Our adaptation and mitigation work…
Date issued:
12月 2011
Generative AI enabled
Generative AI enabled
This paper discusses the evolution of housing conditions in urban areas of Latin America and the Caribbean from 1995 to 2006 based on data from household surveys done in 18 countries that comprise 95…
Date issued:
12月 2011
Generative AI enabled
Generative AI enabled
The main contribution of this paper with respect to previous work is the use of data on subjective perceptions to identify the Latin American middle classes. This paper provides a set of comparisons…
Date issued:
12月 2011
Generative AI enabled
Generative AI enabled
This paper attempts to evaluate the effectiveness of Bolivia's labor market institutions, particularly the Plan Nacional de Empleo de Emergencia (PLANE). It is found that unemployment as…
Date issued:
12月 2011
Generative AI enabled
Generative AI enabled
This paper takes advantage of several reforms that provide time and cross sectional variation to identify the effects of unemployment insurance and severance payments on the duration of unemployment…