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Date issued:
aug 2018
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As home visiting programs continue to expand, it is crucial to develop cost-effective methods to monitor their quality that are feasible at-scale. This paper compares two instruments widely used…
Date issued:
aug 2018
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A medida que los programas de visitas continúan expandiéndose, es crucial desarrollar métodos costo-efectivos de monitoreo de su calidad, que sean factibles de aplicación a escala. Este documento…
Date issued:
aug 2018
Este estudio busca responder a la pregunta de cómo deberían los servicios públicos (domiciliarios) de infraestructura ser objeto de imposición, procediendo a revisar la literatura de imposición…
Date issued:
aug 2018
There are several modalities for the elaboration of social infrastructure designs: they can be carried out by the executing unit or other public institution of the borrowing country. Individual…
Date issued:
aug 2018
Para la elaboración de diseños de infraestructura social existen varias modalidades: pueden ser realizados por el propio personal de la unidad ejecutora o de otra institución pública del país…
Date issued:
aug 2018
Pour le développement de conceptions d'infrastructures sociales, il existe plusieurs modalités : elles peuvent tre réalisées par le personnel de l'unité d'exécution ou d'une autre…
Date issued:
aug 2018
Existem várias modalidades para a elaboraço de projetos de infraestrutura social: eles podem ser executados pela unidade executora ou outra instituiço pública do país mutuário, consultores…
Date issued:
aug 2018
The selection of the appropriate area for the location is one of the critical aspects that arise at the start of an infrastructure project and has implications throughout its life cycle. This…
Date issued:
aug 2018
La selección del sitio adecuado para la ubicación de un edificio es uno de los aspectos críticos que surge en el inicio de un proyecto de infraestructura, y tiene incidencia en el ciclo de vida del…
Date issued:
aug 2018
En 2017, les directions des secteurs de l'infrastructure et de l'énergie (INE / INE) et du secteur social (SCL / SCL) ont décidé de créer l'unité "Infrastructures sociales"…
Date issued:
aug 2018
A seleção da localização apropriada para a construção de um edifício é um dos aspectos críticos que surge no início de um projeto de infraestrutura e tem implicações ao longo do ciclo de vida do…
A Community-Based Intervention to Prevent Violence against Women and Girls in Haiti: Lessons Learned
Date issued:
aug 2018
Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is highly prevalent in Haiti and constitutes a serious public health problem. Social norms promoting power imbalance between women and men and condoning VAWG…
Date issued:
aug 2018
Gender segmentation in the labor market is widespread. However, most existing studies of the effects of labor demand shocks on local economies assume away gender. In this paper, I show that local…
Public Education Investment and Local Labor Markets: Evidence from a Large Federal Program in Brazil
Date issued:
aug 2018
Do education investments improve regional labor market outcomes? In principle, education could lead to higher local productivity, but potential benefits to local economies could be muted if the…
Date issued:
aug 2018
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We exploit a hidden Markov model where inflation is determined by government deficits financed through money creation and/or by destabilizing expectations dynamics (expectations can potentially…
Date issued:
aug 2018
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This publication covers PPPs with a focus on the implications for public finances in developing economies. Chapter 1 seeks to answer the question of whether PPPs are the “genie in the bottle” for…
Date issued:
aug 2018
In the fight against money laundering, information on politically exposed persons (PEPs) is highly relevant for financial institutions as it is about customers deemed to be high-risk due to their…
Date issued:
aug 2018
En la lucha contra el lavado de dinero, la información sobre personas políticamente expuestas (PEP) es altamente relevante para las instituciones financieras por tratarse de clientes considerados de…
Date issued:
aug 2018
México es un país geográficamente privilegiado, no solamente por las ventajas que supone su ubicación, sino por la gran diversidad de recursos naturales que posee. En las últimas dos décadas, el país…
Date issued:
aug 2018
El envejecimiento poblacional que caracterizará la evolución demográfica de los países latinoamericanos en las próximas décadas es probable que vaya acompañado de presiones para incrementar el gasto…
Date issued:
aug 2018
It is a well-known fact that a great majority of countries implement agricultural input subsidies as a tool to boost agricultural productivity and output. However, even though this practice is widely…
Date issued:
aug 2018
Es sabido que una gran mayoría de países implementan subsidios a los insumos agrícolas como una herramienta para estimular la productividad y producción agrícola. Sin embargo, a pesar de que esta es…
Date issued:
jul 2018
The 2018 first quarter edition of the Quarterly Business Review (QBR) provides management with a status of the Bank's performance. The QBR reports on outputs, lending program priorities and…
Date issued:
jul 2018
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This study analyzes the evolution of gender-based educational and occupational segregation, from 1999 to 2016, for four Caribbean countries (The Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago).…
Date issued:
jul 2018
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The establishment of the inflation targeting regime in Paraguay is relatively recent, however, the results have been satisfactory. This is because based on the observed data, from the implementation…