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Date issued: mei 2016
Author(s): Vieira de Carvalho, Arnaldo;Rojas Sánchez, Laura;Méndez, Paola;Dufresne, Vincent;Langlois, Pierre;Couture-Roy, Marie;Flamand, Sébastien

La Guía D: Arreglos institucionales para programas de eficiencia energética está dirigida a ejecutores de medidas de eficiencia energética en instituciones locales, y en particular a aquellos…

Date issued: mei 2016
Author(s): Ramírez Alujas, Álvaro V.;Dassen, Nicolás

Nearly five years following the creation of the Open Government Partnership (OGP), 15 member countries in the region of Latin America and the Caribbean are in the process of implementing open…

Date issued: mei 2016
Author(s): Ramírez Alujas, Álvaro V.;Dassen, Nicolás

A casi cinco años de la creación de la Alianza para el Gobierno Abierto (AGA), la región de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) cuenta con 15 países adheridos que se encuentran implementando políticas…

Date issued: mei 2016 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Bassi, Marina;Blumberg, Rae Lesser;Mateo-Berganza Díaz, María Mercedes

This paper analyzes gender bias in teaching in low-performing schools in Chile. To carry out the analyses, the authors used videotaped classes for fourth graders and coded 237 tapings. Results show a…

Date issued: mei 2016
Author(s): Sosa, Mariano;Powell, Andrew

According to the surveys conducted by Central Banks in the region, 2016 growth expectations fell by 0.1% in March compared to the previous month and inflation expectations rose by 0.1%. At the…

Date issued: mei 2016
Author(s): Sanjak, Jolyne;Donovan, Michael G.

Strengthening land governance is critically needed in Latin America and the Caribbean to protect the environment, achieve gender equality in land rights, expand the transparency of land records, and…

Date issued: mei 2016
Author(s): Moreno de Acevedo Sánchez, Enrique

This document analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of the different management models of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in Latin America and the Caribbean. SOEs are important in the region. In…

Date issued: mei 2016
Author(s): Moreno de Acevedo Sánchez, Enrique

Este documento de discusión tiene como objetivo analizar las ventajas y desventajas de los diferentes modelos de gestión de las empresas públicas en América Latina y el Caribe. Las empresas públicas…

Date issued: mei 2016 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Quiroga, Ricardo;Perazza, Maria Claudia;Corderi, David;Banerjee, Onil;Cotta, Jamie;Watkins, Graham George;López Sancho, José Luis

This work is divided in three parts. The first is an assessment of thepresent state of performance in the management of the environment and the natural capital of the region. This section will…

Date issued: mei 2016 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Quiroga, Ricardo;Perazza, Maria Claudia;Corderi, David;Banerjee, Onil;Cotta, Jamie;Watkins, Graham George;López Sancho, José Luis

Este trabajo se divide en tres partes, además de esta introducción. En primerlugar se presenta un diagnóstico sobre el estado actual del desempeño de la gestión ambiental y del capital natural de la…

Date issued: mei 2016 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Sanginés, Mario;Strazza, Luciano

El presente documento, que es fruto del esfuerzo conjunto entre el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) y el Foro Nacional de Profesionalización de México, contiene el diagnóstico y las…

Date issued: mei 2016
Author(s): Fryer, Michelle;Bouillon, César P.;Stone, Leslie F.;Maciel, Odette;Quintanilla, Oscar

During 2016, the Office of Evaluation and Oversight will conduct a comparative analysis of IDB's support to housing programs in four Caribbean countries: Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana…

Date issued: mei 2016
Author(s): Fryer, Michelle;Bouillon, César P.;Stone, Leslie F.;Maciel, Odette;Quintanilla, Oscar

En 2016 la Oficina de Evaluación y Supervisión levará a cabo un análisis comparativo del apoyo del BID a programas de vivienda en cuatro países en el Caribe: Suriname, Trinidad y Tobago, Guyana y…

Date issued: mei 2016
Author(s): Alonso, Pablo;Huppi, Monika;Soriano, Alejandro;Rose, Jonathan;Crespo, Anna Risi Vianna;Soldano, Miguel;Rodrigo, Maria Fernanda;Cuestas, Ernesto;Ávalos, Nayda

The Board of Executive Directors is interested in exploring ways for the IDB to continue to reduce costs and increase efficiency. As part of OVE's work program and budget discussion for 2016-17…

Date issued: mei 2016
Author(s): Alonso, Pablo;Huppi, Monika;Soriano, Alejandro;Rose, Jonathan;Crespo, Anna Risi Vianna;Soldano, Miguel;Rodrigo, Maria Fernanda;Cuestas, Ernesto;Ávalos, Nayda

El Directorio Ejecutivo del BID está interesado en explorar maneras de que el Banco continúe reduciendo los costos e incrementando la eficiencia. Como parte del programa de trabajo de OVE y la…

Date issued: mei 2016
Author(s): Lucángeli, Jorge

Esta nota técnica analiza aspectos de la estructura y la evolución de las exportaciones de manufacturas de los países sudamericanos destinadas a mercados extra-regionales. El objetivo general del…

Date issued: mei 2016
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank;Instituto Ethos de Empresas e Responsabilidade Social

Executive summary of the the study that analyzes the workforce of the 500 largest Brazilian companies to reveal possible gender, ethno-racial, or educational inequalities or gaps due to age or…

Date issued: mei 2016
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desenvolvimento;Instituto Ethos de Empresas e Responsabilidade Social

Sumário executivo do estudo que retrata o perfil do quadro dos funcionários das 500 maiores empresas do Brasil, mostrando desigualdades em sua composição social, racial e de gênero. A pesquisa também…

Date issued: mei 2016 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Agénor, Pierre-Richard;Pereira da Silva, Luiz A.

This paper studies the extent to which alternative loan loss provisioning regimes affect the procyclicality of the financial system and financial stability. It uses a DSGE model with financial…

Date issued: mei 2016
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank;Instituto Ethos de Empresas e Responsabilidade Social

This study analyzes the workforce of the 500 largest Brazilian companies to reveal possible gender, ethno-racial, or educational inequalities or gaps due to age or disability, with the goal of…

Date issued: mei 2016
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo;Instituto Ethos de Empresas e Responsabilidade Social

Este estudio pretende analizar el público interno de las 500 empresas más grandes de Brasil, y mostrar los posibles desequilibrios en su composición en lo que se refiere a género, color o raza, rango…

Date issued: mei 2016
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desenvolvimento;Instituto Ethos de Empresas e Responsabilidade Social

O estudo retrata o perfil do quadro dos funcionários das 500 maiores empresas do Brasil, mostrando desigualdades em sua composição social, racial e de gênero. A pesquisa também apresenta as…

Date issued: mei 2016
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

The 2016 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: mei 2016 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Rodríguez-Apolinar, Sergio;Fernández-Arias, Eduardo

This paper combines development accounting exercises with economic theory to assess the importance of total factor productivity and the accumulation of factors of production as engines of growth in…

Date issued: mei 2016 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Caballero, Julián;Panizza, Ugo;Powell, Andrew

Recent work suggests non-financial firms have acted like financial intermediaries particularly in emerging economies. This paper corroborates these findings but then asks "why?" The results…