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Date issued: dec 2018
Author(s): Lotti, Giulia;Avellán, Leopoldo;Goncalves Cavalcanti, Vitor;Cossens, Shakirah

This Technical Note aims to analyze project characteristics associated with problems in execution as reported in the Progress Monitoring Report (PMR), a tool used by the Inter-American Development…

Date issued: dec 2018 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Martinez, Sebastian;Sanchez, Raul;Yáñez-Pagans, Patricia

This paper studies the effects of areal cable cars on mode of transport, time use and employment in the metropolitan area of La Paz, Bolivia. Using an instrumental variables approach, we estimate…

Date issued: dec 2018
Author(s): Schmid, Juan Pedro;Waithe, Kimberly;Lorde, Kishmar

The Barbados economy has been challenged over the last decade by elevated fiscal deficits and a rapid build-up in debt. While the country has made efforts to address this challenge through revenue…

Date issued: dec 2018
Author(s): Bos, María Soledad;Vegas, Emiliana;Viteri, Adriana;Zoido, Pablo

Esta nota presenta los resultados de la evaluación PISA-D en Guatemala, incluye los resultados del estudio a escala nacional. Uno de cada tres jóvenes de 15 años abandonó el sistema escolar, y la…

Date issued: dec 2018
Author(s): Muñoz Miranda, Andrés;Martínez-Vázquez, Jorge

This paper argues that the need for metropolitan-wide government is higher the larger the unrealized benefits from economies of scale and externalities. It contends that there is no trade-off between…

Date issued: dec 2018
Author(s): Souto, Gonzalo;Tommasino, Humberto;Errea, Eduardo;Sáder, Mayid

En este volumen se realiza un relevamiento de las principals cadenas agroindustriales del país, enfatizando en los movimientos de cargas que se realizan a lo cadena de valor, la logística utilizada,…

Date issued: dec 2018
Author(s): Antón, Arturo;Rasteletti, Alejandro

En este documento se presenta un modelo de equilibrio general estático de decisión ocupacional con heterogeneidad en habilidades laborales y empresariales, capaz de generar elevados niveles de…

Date issued: dec 2018 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Barnes, Douglas F.;Samad, Hussain

Impact evaluation has gained recognition over the last decade as an essential component of project development. Impact evaluation details how and to what extent policies and project interventions…

Date issued: dec 2018
Author(s): Minoja, Livia;Fernández, Luz;Yurivilca, Rossemary

The guidelines, addressed to team leaders and executors, explain how buildings, both of social infrastructure and other sectors, can contribute to meeting the 30% goal of climate financing that the…

Date issued: dec 2018
Author(s): Minoja, Livia;Fernández, Luz;Yurivilca, Rossemary

Los lineamientos, dirigidos a los jefes de equipo y los ejecutores, explican cómo los edificios, tanto de infraestructura social como de otros sectores, pueden contribuir al cumplimiento de la meta…