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Date issued: 12월 2012
Author(s): Ruta, Michele;Venables, Anthony J.;Rozenwurcel, Guillermo;Katz, Sebastián;Piñeiro, Martín;Bianchi, Eduardo;Arellano, José Pablo;Perrone, Nicolás Marcelo;Hamanaka, Shintaro;Tafgar, Aiken;Dos Santos, Enestor;Zignago, Soledad;Cavalcanti, Carlos Eduardo G.;Meloni Nassar, André;Santa Gadea, Rosario;Messere, Vanina;Gómez Minujín, Gala

The last decade has seen a significant increase in the exports of several Latin American and Caribbean countries to destinations within and beyond the region. The increase in trade links has not,…

Date issued: 12월 2012
Author(s): Biaou, Léon;Langlois, Pierre;Chabchoub, Jalel

El presente volumen hace parte de la Serie de Guías de Eficiencia Energética de la División de Energía del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo, cuya publicación responde a la carencia de información…

Date issued: 12월 2012
Author(s): Bianchi, Eduardo;Piñeiro, Martín;Venables, Anthony J.;Zignago, Soledad;Rozenwurcel, Guillermo;Ruta, Michele;Arellano, José Pablo;Cavalcanti, Carlos Eduardo G.;Meloni Nassar, André;Katz, Sebastián;Perrone, Nicolás Marcelo;Santa Gadea, Rosario;Tafgar, Aiken;Gómez Minujín, Gala;Dos Santos, Enestor;Messere, Vanina;Hamanaka, Shintaro

En el último decenio se verifica un significativo incremento de las exportaciones de varios países de América Latina y el Caribe, hacia destinos dentro y fuera de la región. Dicho incremento de los…

Date issued: 12월 2012
Author(s): Álvarez, Carola;Bueso-Merriam, Jacqueline;Stucchi, Rodolfo

This paper focuses on the performance of IDB projects between 1996 and 2011 disbursements. We present evidence on the evolution of disbursements with respect to the available funds and the evolution…

Date issued: 12월 2012
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank;African Development Bank;Asian Development Bank;European Bank for Reconstruction and Development;European Investment Bank;International Finance Corporation;World Bank

The international community recognizes the need to join forces to avert dangerous climate change. This requires mobilizing financial resources from a wide range of sources, public and private,…

Date issued: 12월 2012
Author(s): Dixon, John A.

Development projects have a wider set of impacts than just direct project outputs. A hydropower dam, for example, produces electricity but also disrupts river flows and may affect biodiversity and…

Date issued: 12월 2012
Author(s): Dussel Peters, Enrique

Initial research on "translatinas" show that while these Latin American firms have invested primarily in their home region, a growing number have begun to invest more heavily in the rest of…

Date issued: 12월 2012
Author(s): Bosch, Mariano;Stampini, Marco;Bedoya, Guadalupe

This paper analyzes the correlation between the expansion of the Mexican Conditional Cash Transfer program Oportunidades and the evolution of the labor market over the period 2000-10. We find no…

Date issued: 12월 2012
Author(s): Bailey, Jed

This study compares the levelized cost of electricity generated with fossil fuels (including coal, natural gas, fuel oil, and diesel) and renewable or carbon-free energy sources (including hydro,…

Date issued: 12월 2012
Author(s): Willmott, Julia;Costello, E. Allison;Gordon, Caleb;Forcey, Greg;Casto, Sean;Beaulac, Genevieve;Pilla, Ernani

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has seen its portfolio of wind power projects increase substantially, a trend which is expected to continue. This report is intended to provide expert…