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Date issued: feb 2019
Author(s): Araki, Satoshi;Panizza, Ugo

This technical note reproduces all the tables and figures of the document “The Use of Corruption Indicators in Sovereign Ratings” (Panizza, 2017) using data updated to December 2017. Most results are…

Date issued: feb 2019
Author(s): Araki, Satoshi;Panizza, Ugo

Esta nota reproduce todos los cuadros y gráficos del documento “El uso de indicadores de corrupción en las calificaciones soberanas”, usando datos actualizados a diciembre de 2017. La mayor parte de…

Date issued: feb 2019 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): O'Leary, Christopher J.;Cravo, Tulio;Sierra, Ana Cristina;Justino, Leandro

This paper uses for the first time program administrative data from Brazil’s National Employment System (SINE) to assess the impact of SINE job interview referrals on labor market outcomes. Data for…

Date issued: feb 2019
Author(s): Giles Álvarez, Laura;Waithe, Kimberly;Deyal, Zubin

The concepts of economic growth, public debt, and the government’s fiscal balance are strongly intertwined. In Barbados, low growth and recurring fiscal deficits have led to rapid accumulation of…

Date issued: feb 2019
Author(s): Bagolle, Alexandre;Valencia, Horacio;Urquidi, Manuel

A pesar de los avances en cuanto al nivel de cobertura escolar y educación de la mano de obra en Bolivia, los trabajadores siguen teniendo bajos niveles de habilidades y las empresas siguen teniendo…

Date issued: feb 2019
Author(s): Bouillon, César P.;Crespo, Anna Risi Vianna;Maciel, Odette;Puerta, Juan Manuel;Schijman, Agustina;Fernandez, Coral;Soldano, Miguel;Rabchinsky, Galia;Alejandre, Florencia;Jansson, Maya;Sadeghi, Patricia

In recent decades the IDB has made a substantial effort to increase the resources, and improve the institutional capacity and arrangements, to deliver knowledge products. This report reviews the IDB’…

Date issued: feb 2019
Author(s): Bouillon, César P.;Crespo, Anna Risi Vianna;Maciel, Odette;Puerta, Juan Manuel;Schijman, Agustina;Fernandez, Coral;Soldano, Miguel;Rabchinsky, Galia;Alejandre, Florencia;Jansson, Maya;Sadeghi, Patricia

En décadas recientes, el BID ha realizado un gran esfuerzo por aumentar los recursos que invierte en la entrega de productos de conocimientos y mejorar la capacidad y los arreglos institucionales…

Date issued: feb 2019 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Piatti-Fünfkirchen, Moritz;Smets, Lodewijk

This study examines the relationship between public financial management (PFM), the financing of health interventions and health outcomes. Specifically, the paper econometrically tests whether the…

Date issued: feb 2019
Author(s): Nogueira, Manoel Fernandes Martins;Alarcon Rodriguez, Arturo Daniel

Este estudio tiene por objetivo estimar el costo de oportunidad de la energía hidroeléctrica que se pierde en el sistema eléctrico brasilero, ya sea por paradas forzadas o por paradas programadas.…

Date issued: feb 2019
Author(s): Nogueira, Manoel Fernandes Martins;Alarcon Rodriguez, Arturo Daniel

O objetivo deste estudo é estimar o custo de oportunidade da energia hidrelétrica perdida no sistema elétrico brasileiro, seja por desligamentos forçados ou desligamentos programados. Para tanto, o…