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8月 2014
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Many countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are interested in diversifying their energy sources for energy security and in contributing to the reduction of greenhouse gases. Non-traditional…
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8月 2014
The Inter-American Development Bank, in the context of its integration mandate in the region, has been working and supporting development actions in border areas and transboundary cooperation and…
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8月 2014
El presente número de la Revista Integración & Comercio incluye una serie de contribuciones interesantes que exploran los desafíos y oportunidades de mejora en materia de facilitación, seguridad…
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8月 2014
About 29 percent of teenagers are bullied at school in the Caribbean. Victims of bullying are more lonely, sleep less, and have fewer friends than do their nonbullied peers. Although victims of…
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8月 2014
This paper analyzes and compares the determinants of innovation in the service industry and its impact on labor productivity at the firm level in three countries of Latin America (Chile, Colombia,…
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8月 2014
This paper uses administrative data from projects for which an application was made to CORFO's (Chile's main development agency) Seed Capital Program (SCP) during the 2008-12 period. This…
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8月 2014
The June 2014 surveys of expectations conducted by Central Banks with inflation targeting regimes indicate that average growth expectations for 2014 have fallen from 3.6% to 3.4% while inflation…
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8月 2014
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Gains from government crime-reducing programs are not always visible to the average citizen. The media overexpose crime events, but the absence of crime rarely makes the news, increasing the risk…
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8月 2014
In Latin America, clientelism pervades civil services; bureaucrats entrusted with critical areas of national life are often hired more for their political value than professional competence. This…
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8月 2014
En América Latina, el clientelismo está muy extendido en la administración pública;los burócratas encargados de los aspectos críticos de la vida nacional a menudo son contratados más por su valor…
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8月 2014
En el presente estudio se caracterizan y analizan los principales indicadores de dinámica empresarial (nacimientos, muerte y supervivencia de empresas) en Argentina en el período 1996-2011, evaluando…
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8月 2014
The Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region has experienced dramatic gains in health and life expectancy in the past century. Yet hundreds of millions of people in the region are still at risk of…
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8月 2014
Are output changes and the unemployment rate related in Trinidad and Tobago? According to the economic theory known as Okun's Law, the two variables should be negatively correlated, and for the…
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8月 2014
El rápido crecimiento económico de Panamá de los últimos años se ha basado en la acumulación de factores y no en el crecimiento de la productividad. Si bien se han registrado avances relevantes en el…
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8月 2014
Para lograr la meta de crecer con más inclusión social, un eje central de las políticas públicas en Paraguay debe ser la creación de mejores empleos (productivos y con acceso al seguro social), ya…
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8月 2014
La creación de mejores empleos (productivos y con acceso a la seguridad social) debe ser un eje central de las políticas públicas en Honduras para lograr la meta de crecer con más inclusión social.…
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8月 2014
This publication of the Series on Energy Innovation explains geothermal energy, which is the energy stored in the Earth's crust. The discussion covers the potential use of this sustainable and…
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8月 2014
Esta publicación de la Serie de Innovación Energética trata sobre la energía geotérmica, que es la energía almacenada en la corteza terrestre. La discusión cubre tanto el uso potencial de esta fuente…
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7月 2014
En el 2012, ocho países de América Latina (Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, México, Perú y Uruguay) participaron en el Programa para la Evaluación Internacional de Alumnos (PISA, por…
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7月 2014
En el 2012, ocho países de América Latina (Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, México, Perú y Uruguay) participaron en el Programa para la Evaluación Internacional de Alumnos (PISA, por…
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7月 2014
En el 2012, ocho países de América Latina (Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, México, Perú y Uruguay) participaron en el Programa para la Evaluación Internacional de Alumnos (PISA, por…
Date issued:
7月 2014
En el 2012, ocho países de América Latina (Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, México, Perú y Uruguay) participaron en el Programa para la Evaluación Internacional de Alumnos (PISA, por…
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7月 2014
Este estudio evalúa los impactos económicos del cambio climático en Colombia, con un enfoque sobre varios sectores productivos relevantes para las economías locales y particularmente dependientes de…
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7月 2014
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Climate change is imposing a large burden on the most vulnerable populations, particularly in the developing world. Establishing consistent causal relationships, however, is difficult because a…
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7月 2014
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This paper studies whether lending by foreign banks is affected by financial crises. The paper pairs a bank-level dataset of foreign ownership with information on banking crises and examines whether…
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7月 2014
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This paper studies the link between severe weather shocks in Colombia and municipality-level incidence of dengue and malaria. The unexpectedly high variability of the 2010 rainfalls relative to…
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7月 2014
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…
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7月 2014
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…
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7月 2014
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…
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7月 2014
Esta nota técnica tiene como propósito presentar y diseminar las iniciativas ganadoras del concurso lanzado por el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) en 2013, "GobernArte: el arte del buen…
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7月 2014
A presente nota técnica tem como objetivo apresentar e divulgar as iniciativas ganhadoras do concurso lançado pelo Banco Interamericano de Desenvolvimento (BID) em 2013, ¿GobernArte: a arte do bom…
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7月 2014
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Understanding land accumulation dynamics is relevant for policy makers interested in the economic effects of land inequality in developing country agriculture. We thus explore and simultaneously test…
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7月 2014
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This paper provides empirical evidence on the causal effects that upgrading slum dwellings has on the living conditions of the extremely poor. In particular, we study the impact of providing better…
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7月 2014
The aim of this research is to assess and demonstrate the economic contribution and potential of the creative and cultural industries in the countries of the Americas and 10 benchmark countries. This…
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7月 2014
Although the Caribbean region relies heavily on its natural assets as sources of income, generally for tourism and in particular cases from agriculture and energy, environmental taxes in the region…
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7月 2014
The IDB can provide access within the Latin American and Caribbeanregion to sources of international climate finance, such as the Global
Environment Facility (GEF), the Nordic Development Fund…
Environment Facility (GEF), the Nordic Development Fund…
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7月 2014
El BID puede proporcionar a América Latina y el Caribe acceso arecursos internacionales de financiamiento climático como el GEF (Global
Environment Facility) y los Fondos de Inversión para el…
Environment Facility) y los Fondos de Inversión para el…
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7月 2014
This technical note discusses how behavioral economics insights can be used to enhance the design of health interventions, with emphasis on those addressing non-communicable diseases, by promoting…
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7月 2014
Esta publicación discute como utilizar los principios de la economía del comportamiento para mejorar el diseño de las intervenciones de salud ¿especialmente las relacionadas con enfermedades no…
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7月 2014
As part of its 2014 annual work plan, the Office of Evaluation and Oversight(OVE) is preparing its evaluation of the country program with Colombia for the
period spanning January 2011 to June…
period spanning January 2011 to June…
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7月 2014
Como parte de su plan anual de trabajo 2014, la Oficina de Evaluación ySupervisión (OVE) está preparando la Evaluación del Programa de País (CPE)
con Colombia para el periodo de enero 2011 a…
con Colombia para el periodo de enero 2011 a…
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7月 2014
El Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) comprometido con la causa de la defensa racional del medio ambiente, propugnando por un desarrollo sostenible que le permita a los países en desarrollo…
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7月 2014
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Climate-sensitive health problems kill millions every year and undermine the physical and psychological well-being of millions more. To identify the climate impacts on dengue risk in Brazil, a…
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7月 2014
Today, there is a general consensus about the fact that a high level of learning is important for economic growth. However, students in Latin America and the Caribbean have lower scores on…
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7月 2014
Hoy en día existe consenso acerca de que un alto nivel de aprendizaje es importante para el crecimiento económico de los países. Sin embargo, los estudiantes de América Latina y el Caribe obtienen…
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7月 2014
Existe, na atualidade, um consenso de que um alto nível de aprendizagem é importante para o crescimento econômico dos países. Porém, os estudantes da América Latina e do Caribe estão tendo resultados…
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7月 2014
La mayoría de análisis de las políticas y documentos académicos tratan de cómo encontrar la combinación de políticas que puedan arrojar los mejores resultados para el desarrollo. Sin embargo, a…
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7月 2014
Most policy analyses and academic papers deal with finding the combination of policies that may bring about the best development outcomes. However, in the long run, it is the features of public…
Date issued:
7月 2014
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Several European countries face challenges reminiscent of those faced by the emerging economies of Latin America. The economic booms in some peripheral Euro-zone countries financed by large capital…
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7月 2014
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This paper investigates the relevance of business saving for private saving and investment around the world by constructing and exploiting a broad international, unbalanced panel of 64 countries over…