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Date issued: 10월 2011
Author(s): Pires, Jose Claudio Linhares;Arráiz, Irani;Piza, Caio;Cravo, Tulio;Lodato, Simon

Los objetivos de la evaluación son sopesar la relevancia de Oportunidades para la Mayoría (OMJ) en función de su mandato, su efectividad en el cumplimiento de sus metas de desarrollo, la eficiencia…

Date issued: 10월 2011
Author(s): Alvarez, Roberto;Benavente, José Miguel;Campusano, Rolando;Cuevas, Conrado

This paper compiles and analyzes several sources of information to shed light on the relationship between innovation and employment growth in the manufacturing industry in Chile in the last 15 years…

Date issued: 10월 2011
Author(s): Monge-González, Ricardo;Rodríguez-Álvarez, Juan Antonio;Hewitt, John;Orozco, Jeffrey;Ruiz, Keynor

This paper studies the degree to which innovation by Costa Rican manufacturing firms creates or displaces employment, how different innovation strategies affect employment, and how these effects vary…

Date issued: 10월 2011
Author(s): Aboal, Diego;Garda, Paula;Lanzilotta, Bibiana;Perera, Marcelo

The aim of this paper is to analyze the relationship between innovation and employment, in terms of both its quantity and quality, in Uruguay. The effect of product and process innovation on…

Date issued: 10월 2011
Author(s): Card, David;Ibarrarán, Pablo;Villa, Juan Miguel

The guide outlines the main evaluation challenges associated with Active Labor Market Programs (ALMPs), and shows how to obtain rigorous impact estimates using two leading evaluation approaches. The…

Date issued: 10월 2011
Author(s): Gutierrez, María Elena;Mommens, Xavier

The purpose of this study is to show how microfinance services may undergo the impacts of climate change, to analyze the opportunities available for MFIs and to propose concrete actions. This paper…

Date issued: 10월 2011 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Ronconi, Lucas;Colina, Jorge

This paper describes the reforms aimed at simplifying the administrative procedures for labor registration and the payment of social security contributions that were carried out in Argentina in 2005…

Date issued: 10월 2011 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Arbeláez, María Angélica;Steiner, Roberto;Becerra, Alejandro;Wills, Daniel

Using the 2003 and 2008 Quality of Life Surveys (QLS) conducted by the National Department of Statistics (DANE), this paper identifies the factors that affect housing tenure decisions in Colombia.…

Date issued: 10월 2011 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Garabato, Natalia;Ramada, Magdalena

This paper analyzes the determinants of housing demand for Uruguay and the extent to which housing policies have an impact on their target population. The paper first analyzes the determinants of…

Date issued: 10월 2011 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Amarante, Verónica;Arim, Rodrigo;Dean, Andrés

This paper considers the main institutional features of the Uruguayan labor market and its recent evolution, with a focus on unemployment. The main policies aimed at protecting workers against…