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nov 2019
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This paper analyzes the impact of MapaRegalías on efficiency in the execution of public investment projects in Colombia. MapaRegalías is an online platform that displays geo-referenced information…
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nov 2019
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Este documento analiza el impacto de MapaRegalías en la eficiencia de la ejecución de los proyectos de inversión pública en Colombia. MapaRegalías es una plataforma en línea que presenta información…
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nov 2019
El documento presenta los elementos de diagnóstico, el análisis de alternativas y las propuestas de intervención sugeridas hidráulicas, sanitarias y ambientales para contribuir a la recuperación y…
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nov 2019
En Latinoamérica y el Caribe (LAC), la importancia de la organización comunitaria radica en la cercanía con las necesidades de la población, que construye, gestiona e implementa los servicios…
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nov 2019
How do innovative green technologies emerge and diffuse throughout an economy, and how can public policy affect this process? This paper draws from two case studies to reverse engineer how certain…
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nov 2019
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Existing and projected economic losses caused by floods all over the world have generated a growing consensus about the need for investment in flood risk mitigation. Most of the evidence on the…
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nov 2019
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The situation of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in Latin America and the Caribbean continues to be dire. This book uses an original database of SOE performance that shows that every year about one-…
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nov 2019
Barbados is a small tourism based economy accounting directly for 12 percent of real gross domestic product and over 40 percent of GDP when considering indirect spillovers to other sectors. It has…
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nov 2019
Who are people with disabilities? For far too long the answer to this question has been to focus on the health conditions of a person, but what if a new conceptual framework facilitated inclusion?…
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nov 2019
¿Quiénes son las personas con discapacidad? Por mucho tiempo, la respuesta se ha enfocado en las condiciones de salud de una persona, pero ¿qué pasa cuando se presenta un nuevo concepto que facilita…
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nov 2019
Quem são as pessoas com deficiência? Durante muito tempo, a resposta se concentrou nas condições de saúde da pessoa, mas o que acontece quando surge um novo conceito que facilita a inclusão? Nesta…
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nov 2019
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This paper estimates the effects of NAFTA on labor and wages in Mexico using a local labor-markets approach. While NAFTA offered greater export opportunities to Mexican firms that may raise…
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nov 2019
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Decreases in labor supply among cash-aid recipients are often cited as potential drawbacks of cash-transfer programs. In developing countries, such concern might be misplaced: This paper documents…
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nov 2019
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The extensive sorting of more talented teachers into the most advantaged schools contributes to the wide socioeconomic achievement gaps in Latin America. The Chilean Pedagogical Excellence Assignment…
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nov 2019
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Voters would be better off if they removed politicians offering low-quality government by pursuing populist policies and re-elected those who improved government quality with sustainable policies. In…
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nov 2019
Esta publicación es un aporte para que los países de Latinoamérica avancen, individualmente y como región, en la definición de los retos y las estrategias de política que −desde la perspectiva del…
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nov 2019
Esta nota busca recabar las primeras reacciones del sector privado de los países del MERCOSUR ante el fin de las negociaciones del Acuerdo con la Unión Europea el 28 de junio de 2019. En líneas…
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nov 2019
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Este documento analiza los procesos de implementación de las reglas fiscales resilientes en América Latina. Los estudios incluyen una tipología, incluyendo sus ventajas y desventajas, así como sus…
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nov 2019
La inclusión de personas con discapacidad es de gran interés para la región porque impacta retos para su desarrollo. Este tema destaca, por un lado, la situación de exclusión social y desigualdad que…
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nov 2019
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Trade liberalization affects real-wage inequality through two channels: the distribution of nominal wages across workers and, if the rich and the poor consume different bundles of goods, the…
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nov 2019
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El objetivo de esta investigación es estudiar la desigualdad regional en el Perú usando un concepto multifacético, es decir, incluyendo distintas dimensiones: Desigualdad, modalidad, convergencia y…
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nov 2019
The objective of this document is to understand the potential that voluntary savings has to increase pension coverage for low-income and independent workers in Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru. It…
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nov 2019
Este documento tiene como objetivo entender el potencial que tiene el ahorro voluntario para aumentar la cobertura previsional entre trabajadores de bajos ingresos e independientes en Chile, Colombia…
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nov 2019
La edición 45 de la revista “Integración y Comercio”, denominada El nuevo Factor del Comercio, pone en valor el trabajo de la alianza INTAL-Latinobarómetro, al analizar las voces de los…
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nov 2019
Rwanda has made strong progress in reducing poverty and enhancing economic growth in the last 15 years. Nonetheless, with the highest population density in Africa and its population projected to…