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Date issued:
jan 2016
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Energy is essential in our daily life. The world we know and live in today simply cannot function without it. This report intends to answer how much energy is likely to be needed in countries across…
Date issued:
jan 2016
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La Energía es esencial para nuestra vida cotidiana. El mundo que conocemos y en el que vivimos hoy, simplemente no puede funcionar sin ella. Este informe tiene la intención de responder a la…
Date issued:
jan 2016
This technical note presents a detailed review of Costa Rica's recent innovation policy. It discusses how far Costa Rica is from having innovation ecosystems (human networks that generate…
Date issued:
jan 2016
The progress of financial inclusion in the Latin American and Caribbean region is constrained by the high cost of providing and accessing financial services. On the client side, micro- and small-…
Date issued:
jan 2016
La importancia de los servicios en la economía mundial ha incrementado el interés en la academia y en los gobiernos sobre la dinámica de la innovación en estas actividades y cómo promoverlas en forma…
Date issued:
jan 2016
This note provides a snapshot of key indicators of the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) extractives sector: the basic elements underpinning current debates. The first section examines LAC…
Date issued:
dec 2015
INTAL Connection informs on integration and trade in Latin America and the Caribbean and disseminate IADB activities on this topics.
Date issued:
dec 2015
Conexión INTAL informa sobre desarrollos en las áreas de integración y comercio en las regiones de América Latina y el Caribe. También es el medio para difundir las actividades realizadas por el BID…
Date issued:
dec 2015
This issue of IDEA examines some of the issues surrounding early childhood development in Latin America and the Caribbean, and why government should be involved in what would seem to be a family…
Date issued:
dec 2015
Este número de IDEA examina algunas de las cuestiones relacionadas con el desarrollo de la primera infancia en América Latina y el Caribe, y pregunta por qué el gobierno debe involucrarse en un…
Date issued:
dec 2015
La constitución de un fondo soberano establecido para cubrir al Estado ante la eventual ocurrencia de determinado evento, genera obligaciones contingentes que deben ser adecuadamente identificadas y…
Date issued:
dec 2015
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In this paper, the author examines the current structure of the tax system for hydrocarbon production in Trinidad and Tobago in light of global trends in hydrocarbon taxation. Some of the main…
Date issued:
dec 2015
The October 2015 surveys of expectations conducted by Central Banks with inflation targeting regimes indicate that the simple average growth expectations for 2015 for the eight countries covered by…
Date issued:
dec 2015
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Fluctuations in commodity prices are an important driver of business cycles in small emerging market economies (EMEs). This paper documents how these fluctuations correlate strongly with the…
Date issued:
dec 2015
En un contexto internacional donde en 2015 la Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU) presenta la meta de acceso universal a sistemas de saneamiento mejorado para 2030 como objetivo de desarrollo…
Date issued:
dec 2015
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Several studies have highlighted information and communications technology (ICT) as a driver of firm productivity in developed countries. However, evidence of the impacts of ICT on services and…
Date issued:
dec 2015
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This report uses qualitative methodologies to investigate the extent to which inclusive business initiatives can make a substantial contribution to improving the living conditions of the poor while…
Date issued:
dec 2015
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Este informe utiliza metodologías cualitativas para investigar el grado en que las iniciativas de negocios inclusivos (NI) pueden hacer una contribución sustancial a mejorar las condiciones de vida…
Date issued:
dec 2015
Esta investigación documenta varios aspectos del proceso de registro del comercio exterior de bienes en Centroamérica y República Dominicana, en especial de aquel vinculado a los regímenes especiales…
Date issued:
dec 2015
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Teenage pregnancy in the Dominican Republic represents a persistent development challenge. This paper uses data from a randomized impact evaluation of the youth training program Juventud y Empleo,…
Date issued:
dec 2015
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Esta publicación pretende documentar y diseminar la experiencia de Madrid Emprende en su apoyo a emprendedores dinámicos. Para ello se hace uso de una metodología práctica para realizar una…
Date issued:
dec 2015
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This paper examines saving and investment in LAC. The first section briefly reviews the literature on the relationship between saving and investment and the impact of investment on growth. The second…
Date issued:
dec 2015
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El presente trabajo examina el ahorro y la inversión en ALC. En la primera sección, se analiza brevemente la literatura sobre la relación entre el ahorro y la inversión y el impacto de la inversión…
Date issued:
dec 2015
O presente estudo tem por finalidade apresentar uma análise da iniciativa liderada pelo Governo do Estado de Minas Gerais, Brasil, denominada MINAS FÁCIL, por encomenda do Banco Interamericano de…
Date issued:
dec 2015
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This monograph reviews the processes used by conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) to recertify beneficiaries for services or classify them as ready to…