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Date issued: jan 2009 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Schejtman, Alexander;Berry, Albert;Sala-i-Martin, Xavier;Berdegué, Julio A.;Florez, Victoria;Bardhan, Pranab;Giordano, Paolo

Understanding the complex relations between trade integration and poverty reduction is now a priority for Latin American policymakers. The chapters of this book, penned by eminent authors with a long…

Date issued: jan 2009 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Estevadeordal, Antoni;Suominen, Kati;Harris, Jeremy;Shearer, Matthew

This book assesses the impact and design of optimal strategies to implement existing agreements. It deals with issues such as removing the remaining barriers to trade, improving the institutional,…

Date issued: dec 2008 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Lora, Eduardo

El éxito de un pacto fiscal se mide por el grado en que incorpore a los diversos grupos sociales en las discusiones, el cumplimiento y la vigilancia de ciertos acuerdos sobre la forma como se…

Date issued: dec 2008 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Scartascini, Carlos;Stein, Ernesto H.;Tommasi, Mariano

This paper introduces preliminary evidence from a cross-country database of policy characteristics and potential uses of that database. While most databases have emphasized either the content of…

Date issued: dec 2008
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

Presents projects approved to receive financial support during 2008 of Cultural Development Program by Inter-American Development Bank Cultural Center.

Date issued: dec 2008
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Da a conocer los proyectos aprobados para recibir apoyo financiero durante 2008 a través del Programa de Desarrollo Cultural en la Región por el Centro Cultural del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo.

Date issued: dec 2008 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Di Tella, Rafael;MacCulloch, Robert;Ñopo, Hugo R.

This paper uses newly available data to describe the distribution of crime victimization and other criminal activities (including drug trafficking and corruption) around the world. The paper then…

Date issued: dec 2008
Author(s): García Prado, Ariadna;Panopoulou, Giota

The introduction of mandatory health insurance in developing countries is often questioned because of the difficulties in enrolling self-employed workers, who represent a segment of the labor force…

Date issued: dec 2008 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Winder, Natalia;Ñopo, Hugo R.

This study analyzes social mobility and human capital accumulation among ethnic minorities in Mexican urban areas, exploring changes in educational attainment and labor market status and using panel…

Date issued: dec 2008
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

This presentation is the IDB's Regional Review of Aid for Trade (Aft) policy. The presentation discusses challenges in the Caribbean; the trade policy reply of the EPA; specific supply side…