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Date issued:
jun 2008
This paper outlines some of the issues that affect small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in three areas: regulation, procurement, and dispute resolution. The work presented herein is part of the…
Date issued:
jun 2008
Presentación basada en: Cox Edwards and Ureta JDE (2003) y nueva literatura sobre el impacto de las remesas en los hogares receptores. Presentada en el seminario: Lejos de Casa: La Experiencia…
Date issued:
jun 2008
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El presente trabajo analiza el acceso a la protección social de los migrantes internacionales latinoamericanos desde una doble perspectiva. Por un lado, la de no discriminación en relación a los…
Date issued:
jun 2008
The authors of this paper show how vicious circles in countries' credit histories arise in a model where output persistence is coupled with asymmetric information about output shocks. In such an…
Date issued:
jun 2008
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This paper presents the findings of an evaluation of Chile's Progressive Housing Program (PHP), which is a public housing program that finances the purchase of a new house for lower income…
Date issued:
jun 2008
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The relevance of transport costs has increased as liberalization continues to reduce artificial barriers to trade. Is it worthwhile to implement policies designed to increase competition in transport…
Date issued:
jun 2008
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This paper focuses on fertility choices in Brazil, a country where soap operas (novelas) portray families that are much smaller than in reality, to study the effects of television on individual…
Date issued:
jun 2008
This evaluation report (RE-339) aims to provide factual information on the outcomes of the Bank's work with Mexico in 2001-2006, which could inform the Bank-country strategic relationship going…
Date issued:
jun 2008
Esta evaluación tiene por propósito proveer información factual sobre los resultados de la relación que el Banco estableció con México en el período 2001-2006 que pueda ser de utilidad para orientar…
Date issued:
jun 2008
This document (RE-340) reports on the Bank's program with Bolivia over the period 2004-2007. To do this the programmatic intent of the Bank was assessed. Given the rapidly changing country…
Date issued:
jun 2008
Este documento (RE-340) tiene por objeto informar acerca de la ejecución del programa del Banco con Bolivia durante el periodo 2004-2007, a cuyos efectos se evaluó la finalidad programática del Banco…
Date issued:
jun 2008
REVELA analyzes market expectations of growth and inflation in Latin American countries. The figures analyzed represent the results of surveys of private sector actors conducted by the central banks…
Date issued:
jun 2008
REVELA analiza las expectativas de los mercados sobre crecimiento e inflación para algunos países latinoamericanos. Los valores analizados representan los resultados de encuestas en el sector privado…
Date issued:
mei 2008
Presents An exhibition documenting the history and restoration of the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires ¿Argentina¿s cornerstone of cultural industry, including recent preservation and restoration efforts…
Date issued:
mei 2008
Presenta una exhibición documentando la historia y restauración del Teatro Colón en Buenos Aires, incluyendo obras de conservación y restauración más recientes, realizadas en ocasión de su centenario…
Date issued:
mei 2008
Latin American SMEs play a similar role in the economy as other SMEs worldwide, but possess distinctive characteristics to those in OECD countries. However, despite differences in the entrepreneurial…
Date issued:
mei 2008
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This paper analyzes the evolution of gender segregation in the workplace in Mexico between 1994 and 2004, using a matching comparisons technique to explore the role of individual and family…
Date issued:
mei 2008
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This paper explores the link between what people say they prefer to do and what they actually do. Using data from an experimental project exploring trust and pro-sociality for representative samples…
Date issued:
mei 2008
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El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo aportar una perspectiva sustentada en datos para el análisis del fenómeno de la inmigración mexicana y de las políticas adecuadas para atender este reto. En…
An Experimental Study of Labor Market Discrimination: Gender, Social Class and Neighborhood in Chile
Date issued:
mei 2008
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The objective of this paper is to study the Chilean labor market and determine the presence or absence of gender discrimination. In order to transcend the limitations of earlier works, an…
Date issued:
mei 2008
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This paper analyzes gender differences in the Chilean labor market, formally addressing the selection of individuals into schooling levels and its impact on gender gaps. The paper utilizes a new and…
Date issued:
mei 2008
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This paper analyzes gender differences in three Chilean professional labor markets, business, law and medicine, utilizing a new and rich data set collected for this purpose. The results show that…
Date issued:
mei 2008
This exhibition organized by the IDB Cultural Center, and entitled "Extended Boundary: Latin American and Caribbean Artists in Miami", pays tribute to the City of Miami, which will host the…
Date issued:
mei 2008
REVELA analyzes market expectations of growth and inflation in Latin American countries. The figures analyzed represent the results of surveys of private sector actors conducted by the central banks…
Date issued:
mei 2008
REVELA analiza las expectativas de los mercados sobre crecimiento e inflación para algunos países latinoamericanos. Los valores analizados representan los resultados de encuestas en el sector privado…
Date issued:
apr 2008
Results and analysis of a poll of major remittance senders and a geographic map of the origin of remittances by state in the continental United States.
Date issued:
apr 2008
Este informe describe el paradigma de las redes sociales distribuidas y de las posiblidades que éstas ofrecen para potenciar los diferentes sectores de las industrias culturales en Latinoamérica y…
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apr 2008
Portal de turismo rural que crea una serie de opciones para que los propietarios de alojamientos rurales en España puedan comunicarse entre ellos, compartir información, realizar consultas a la…
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apr 2008
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This paper explores the extent to which individuals trust, reciprocate, cooperate and pool risk by using a battery of field experiments containing the trust game, the voluntary contributions…
Date issued:
apr 2008
The phenomenal growth of remittances to Latin America in recent years slowed to single digits during 2007, raising the question of whether the change represents a bend in the road or a new direction…
Date issued:
apr 2008
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This study attempts to quantify female teenage sexual activity, pregnancy, and motherhood in Bolivia using the most recent Demographic and Health Survey. Descriptive results suggest that teenage…
Date issued:
apr 2008
The starting point for this document was the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) technical cooperation project Gender and Municipal Development (NI-T1002), which was financed by the Bank's…
Date issued:
apr 2008
El punto de partida de este documento fue el proyecto de cooperación técnica Género y el desarrollo municipal del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (NI-T1002), que financió el fondo -CABILICA- del…
Microscopio 2007: El entorno de negocios para las microfinanzas en América Latina: Perfiles por país
Date issued:
apr 2008
Presentación que detalla los perfiles por países, sobre negocios para las microfinanzas en América Latina. Da a conocer le marco regulatorio, el clima para la inversión y el desarrollo institucional.
Date issued:
apr 2008
During 2007, remittances to LAC slowed from the double-digit annual increases of recent years because the two largest recipients in the region, Mexico and Brazil, departed significantly from past…
Date issued:
apr 2008
Esta nota resume los resultados de una reciente investigación sobre microfinanzas realizada por el BID. Incluye información acerca de las actividades de microfinanzas en 25 países1, así como una…
Date issued:
apr 2008
This note summarizes the results of a recently completed IDB survey of microfinance in the region. The survey includes information on microfinance activities in 25 countries as well as an initial…
Date issued:
apr 2008
Prepared by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and commissioned by the IDB/MIF and the Andean Development Corporation (CAF).
Date issued:
apr 2008
Mobile Banking: A revolution to reach the unbanked. The experience of KTF in Korea.
Date issued:
apr 2008
En este reporte se describe un modelo del entorno de negocios para las microfinanzas desarrollado por Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). Este trabajo fue apoyado por el Banco Interamericano de…
Date issued:
apr 2008
This paper describes the dynamic, weighted model on the microfinance business environment, built by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and supported with financing and advice by the Inter-American…
Date issued:
apr 2008
Este informe describe el paradigma de las redes sociales distribuidas y de las posiblidades que éstas ofrecen para potenciar los diferentes sectores de las industrias culturales en Latinoamérica y…
Date issued:
apr 2008
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This paper presents a series of experiments on discrimination in urban Lima, Peru. The experiments exploit degrees of information on performance as a way to assess how personal characteristics affect…
Date issued:
apr 2008
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This paper uses an experimental field approach to investigate the pro-social preferences and behavior of social services providers and the behavior of potential beneficiaries in Bogota, Colombia.…
Date issued:
apr 2008
Latin America is growing fast and fundamentals look healthier. Are these achievements here to stay? Strong commodity prices may not last forever and a US recession could have major repercussions in…
Date issued:
apr 2008
The Social Inclusion Trust Fund is intended to support sustained and integrated programs and policies to address social inclusion in the IDB and in Latin America and the Caribbean member countries.…
Date issued:
apr 2008
The Initiative for Integration of Regional Infrastructure in South America (IIRSA) was launched to work toward an enlarged South American economic space anchored in principles of sustainable,…
Date issued:
apr 2008
La Iniciativa para la Integración de la Infraestructura Regional Suramericana (IIRSA) fue lanzada con el objeto de promover la formación de un espacio económico sudamericano ampliado bajo criterios…
Date issued:
apr 2008
REVELA analyzes market expectations of growth and inflation in Latin American countries. The figures analyzed represent the results of surveys of private sector actors conducted by the central banks…