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Date issued: 10월 2013
Author(s): Rudin, Victoria;Van den Berg, Sophie;Abarca, Liliana

This Guide is intended to be used in the preparation of projects that contribute to the formalization of recyclers and their integration into the recycling value chain. Through the application of the…

Date issued: 10월 2013
Author(s): Rudin, Victoria;Van den Berg, Sophie;Abarca, Liliana

Esta Guía está diseñada para uso en la preparación de proyectos que aportan a la formalización de las y los recicladores y su integración en la cadena de valor del reciclaje. A través de la…

Date issued: 10월 2013
Author(s): Sembler, Jose Ignacio;Linares, Ana María;Huppi, Monika;Vellani, Saleema;Suarez, David;Di Tata, Juan Carlos

This Country Program Evaluation (CPE) for the Dominican Republic covers the period 2009-2013. The evaluation is structured into four chapters, plus annexes. Chapter I analyzes the general context in…

Date issued: 10월 2013
Author(s): Sembler, Jose Ignacio;Linares, Ana María;Huppi, Monika;Vellani, Saleema;Suarez, David;Di Tata, Juan Carlos

Esta Evaluación del Programa de País (CPE) con la República Dominicana cubre el período 2009-2013. La evaluación está organizada en cuatro capítulos más anexos. El capítulo I analiza el contexto…

Date issued: 10월 2013
Author(s): Martin, Xavier

This note is the first of a series titled, Inclusive Commitment Savings in Latin America and the Caribbean, which consolidates the results and findings of a research effort led by consultant Xavier…

Date issued: 10월 2013
Author(s): Martin, Xavier

Esta nota es la primera de una serie titulada, Ahorro Programado Inclusivo en América Latina y el Caribe, que consolida los resultados y hallazgos de un trabajo de investigación encabezado por el…

Date issued: 10월 2013
Author(s): Mesquita Moreira, Mauricio;Blyde, Juan S.;Volpe Martincus, Christian;Molina, Danielken

Driven by declining import tariffs, poor infrastructure and increasing specialization in transport-intensive goods, transport costs are arguably today's most formidable obstacles to trade in…

Date issued: 10월 2013
Author(s): Mesquita Moreira, Mauricio;Blyde, Juan S.;Volpe Martincus, Christian;Molina, Danielken

Con la reducción de los aranceles de importación, la precaria infraestructura y la creciente especialización en bienes intensivos en logística, podría decirse que los costos de transporte son hoy el…

Date issued: 10월 2013
Author(s): Mesquita Moreira, Mauricio;Blyde, Juan S.;Volpe Martincus, Christian;Molina, Danielken

Em um contexto de tarifas de importação em declínio, infraestrutura precária e especialização crescente em bens intensivos em transporte, os custos de transporte provavelmente são hoje o maior…

Date issued: 10월 2013
Author(s): Ruprah, Inder J.

In this policy brief, we review the problem of a lack of competitiveness and the policy options to improve competitiveness and hence promote economic growth. Inadequate competitiveness can be…

Date issued: 10월 2013 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Bassi, Marina;Busso, Matías;Muñoz, Juan Sebastián

This paper uses 113 household surveys from 18 Latin American countries to document patterns in secondary school graduation rates over the period 1990-2010. It is found that enrollment and graduation…

Date issued: 10월 2013
Author(s): Arce, Fernando;Powell, Andrew

The September 2013 surveys of expectations conducted by Central Banks with inflation targeting regimes indicate that average growth expectations have remained constant while average inflation…

Date issued: 10월 2013
Author(s): Bhalla, Kavi;Diez-Roux, Esteban;Taddia, Alejandro Pablo;De la Peña Mendoza, Sissi Maribel;Pereyra, Andrés

Road traffic injuries are a leading cause of death and disability in Latin America. Nevertheless, road safety continues to rank low in national development priorities in the region. Estimates of the…

Date issued: 10월 2013
Author(s): Henriques Jr., Mauricio F.

O objetivo principal deste estudo é analisar a cadeia produtiva dos setores de cerâmica vermelha e de gesso na região Nordeste do Brasil, a fim de identificar oportunidades tecnológicas e um modelo…

Date issued: 10월 2013
Author(s): Stone, Leslie F.;Fryer, Michelle;Conroy, Hector;Scholl, Lynn;Marto, Ricardo

This approach paper summarizes the scope, methodological approach and main evaluation questions for the proposed assessment of the Bank's program with the Government of Barbados during the 2010-…

Date issued: 10월 2013
Author(s): Stone, Leslie F.;Fryer, Michelle;Conroy, Hector;Scholl, Lynn;Marto, Ricardo

Este documento de enfoque resume el alcance, metodología propuesta y principales preguntas de evaluación que seguirá la evaluación propuesta del Programa del BID con el Gobierno de Barbados durante…

Date issued: 10월 2013
Author(s): Brito, Steve;Corbacho, Ana;Osorio Rivas, Rene

Birth registration is a fundamental human right and constitutes legal proof of a child's existence and nationality. Without adequate documentation to verify identity, a person can become…

Date issued: 10월 2013
Author(s): Mateo-Berganza Díaz, María Mercedes;Rodríguez Chamussy, Lourdes

Reliable and affordable non-parental childcare is intimately related to female participation and other outcomes in the labor market given the conflicting demand for women's time on both, work…

Date issued: 10월 2013 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Beuermann, Diether

We estimate the impact of access to information and communication technology on agricultural profitability and child labor among isolated villages in rural Peru. We exploit the timing of an…

Date issued: 10월 2013 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Miller, Sebastián J.;Galiani, Sebastián;Chisari, Omar O.

This paper compares the optimal dynamic choices between policies of mitigation and adaptation for three economies: Brazil, Chile and the United States. The focus is on the optimal role of mitigation…

Date issued: 10월 2013
Author(s): Piras, Claudia;Presbitero, Andrea;Rabellotti, Roberta

Standards measures of female ownership and management of firms included in the World Bank Enterprise Survey do not support the existence of a gender gap in access to finance in the Latin American and…

Date issued: 10월 2013
Author(s): Alessandro, Martín;Lafuente, Mariano;Santiso, Carlos

There is a growing interest in Latin America and the Caribbean in strengthening the strategic Center of Government (CoG). Stricto sensu, the CoG refers to the institution or group of institutions…

Date issued: 10월 2013
Author(s): Alessandro, Martín;Lafuente, Mariano;Santiso, Carlos

Existe un interés creciente en América Latina y el Caribe en el fortalecimiento del estratégico Centro de Gobierno (CdG). Stricto sensu, el CdG refiere a la institución o al grupo de instituciones…

Date issued: 10월 2013
Author(s): Rios, Ana R.;Peters, Sophia;Meirovich, Hilen

Developing countries could receive international climate financing through diverse resource streams (private investment, traditional development aid, dedicated national funds, carbon markets, etc.),…

Date issued: 10월 2013
Author(s): Rios, Ana R.;Peters, Sophia;Meirovich, Hilen

Los países en desarrollo pueden recibir financiamiento internacional para el cambio climático a través de distintas fuentes de recursos (inversiones privadas, apoyo tradicional a programas de…