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Date issued: 9월 1999 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Gavin, Michael;Hausmann, Ricardo;Lora, Eduardo;Pagés, Carmen;Savedoff, William D.;Székely, Miguel;Westley, Glenn D.

Latin America in the 1990s remains the most unequal region in the world in terms of income distribution. Yet because of its changing demographics -declining fertility rates and large number of young…

Date issued: 9월 1999 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Pagés, Carmen;Montenegro, Claudio E.

This paper develops a simple model to analyze the impact of tenure-based severance payments on firms' hiring and firing decisions. The findings are that under certain conditions, this feature…

Date issued: 8월 1999
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

IDB America reports on economic and social development trends in Latin America and the Caribbean and on the activities of the IDB. It is published 10 times annually in Spanish and English.

Date issued: 8월 1999
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

BID América cubre las tendencias del desarrollo económico y social de América Latina y el Caribe y las actividades del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo. Se publica 10 veces al año en castellano e…

Date issued: 8월 1999
Author(s): Pinto, Conceição

Por casos específicos, se evalúan el éxito de los programas que apoyan las Bolsas Agropecuarias y la competitividad agrícola en la región. Se evalúan problemas en el diseño e la implantación, el…

Date issued: 8월 1999
Author(s): Estevadeordal, Antoni;Garay, Luis Jorge;Devlin, Robert

The Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) process was launched during the Miami Summit of Heads of State in December 1994. It was the centerpiece of a broader hemispheric initiative of political and…

Date issued: 8월 1999
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

Forty-nine sculptures, paintings, drawings and graphics from the IDB Art Collection, representative of several periods, with emphasis on the 20th century. This was the third exhibition of works from…

Date issued: 8월 1999
Author(s): Eichler, Rena

This study assesses the health sector in Suriname, with the goal of assisting policy makers to develop a better understanding of problems and to propose a range of solutions. This study presents the…

Date issued: 8월 1999 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Granados, Jaime

Uno de los temas más interesantes del debate económico internacional es la interrelación entre el multilateralismo y los procesos de regionalización alrededor del mundo. La proliferación de esquemas…

Date issued: 8월 1999 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Instituto Apoyo;Alcázar, Lorena;Andrade, Raúl;Remenyi, María Antonia;Ortiz de Zevallos, Gabriel;Chang Neyra, Jaime

El estudio identifica relaciones de causalidad entre los distintos arreglos institucionales prevalecientes en cuatro hospitales de Lima Metropolitana y los actos corruptos que se presentan en ellos.…

Date issued: 8월 1999 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Panizza, Ugo

Cross-country studies have found a negative relationship between income inequality and economic growth. The main problem with the cross-country analyses is the poor quality of the data on income…

Date issued: 8월 1999
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

This issue of the Microenterprise Development Review explores the use of benchmark indicators in the context of microfinance in Latin America and the Caribbean. This article takes a first step in…

Date issued: 8월 1999
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

En este número de Microempresa se brindan valores objetivos y oportunos de algunos indicadores de referencia para la industria de las microfinanzas, en pos de satisfacer la demanda de información…

Date issued: 8월 1999
Author(s): Rojas, Eduardo;Castro, Claudio de Moura

El presente documento contiene un análisis de los diversos enfoques que pueden ser usados en la preservación del patrimonio urbano y recomendaciones sobre los más apropiados en las circunstancias de…

Date issued: 7월 1999
Author(s): Guerrero, Rodrigo

Este documento examina el tema de la prevención de la violencia y la seguridad ciudadana en la ciudad de Cali, Colombia a partir de la implementación del programa DESEPAZ. El Programa fue el…

Date issued: 7월 1999 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Rojas, Eduardo

Este trabajo trata sobre las políticas habitacionales en Chile. El autor repasa las experiencias pasadas y el estado de la cuestión en materia de vivienda en Chile. Sostiene que la participación…

Date issued: 7월 1999
Author(s): Buvinic, Mayra;Morrison, Andrew

This document is the first one of a series of technical notes that describe the nature and magnitude of violence in the region, its causes and effects, and how it can be prevented and controlled. The…

Date issued: 7월 1999
Author(s): Buvinic, Mayra;Morrison, Andrew

This document is the one of a series of technical notes that describe the nature and magnitude of violence in the region, its causes and effects, and how it can be prevented and controlled. The notes…

Date issued: 7월 1999
Author(s): Buvinic, Mayra;Morrison, Andrew

This document is the one of a series of technical notes that describe the nature and magnitude of violence in the region, its causes and effects, and how it can be prevented and controlled. The notes…

Date issued: 7월 1999
Author(s): Buvinic, Mayra;Morrison, Andrew

This document is one of a series of technical notes that describe the nature and magnitude of violence in the region, its causes and effects, and how it can be prevented and controlled. The notes…

Date issued: 7월 1999
Author(s): Buvinic, Mayra;Morrison, Andrew

This document is one of a series of technical notes that describe the nature and magnitude of violence in the region, its causes and effects, and how it can be prevented and controlled. The notes…

Date issued: 7월 1999
Author(s): Buvinic, Mayra;Morrison, Andrew

This document is one of a series of technical notes that describe the nature and magnitude of violence in the region, its causes and effects, and how it can be prevented and controlled. The notes…

Date issued: 7월 1999
Author(s): Biehl, María Loreto

This document is one of a series of technical notes that describe the nature and magnitude of violence in the region, its causes and effects, and how it can be prevented and controlled. The notes…

Date issued: 7월 1999
Author(s): Guerrero, Rodrigo

This document is one of a series of technical notes that describe the nature and magnitude of violence in the region, its causes and effects, and how it can be prevented and controlled. The notes…

Date issued: 7월 1999
Author(s): Neild, Rachel

This document is one of a series of technical notes that describe the nature and magnitude of violence in the region, its causes and effects, and how it can be prevented and controlled. The notes…