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dec 2015
This report presents estimates of Latin American international trade flows in 2015 and an update through the first quarter of 2016. Prepared by the Integration and Trade Sector (INT) of the Inter-…
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dec 2015
Esta nota presenta las estimaciones de los flujos comerciales internacionales de America Latina y el Caribe para el año 2015 y una actualización hasta el primer trimestre de 2016, elaboradas por el…
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dec 2015
Entre los años 2000 y 2013, América Latina y el Caribe tuvo una etapa de crecimiento sostenido que ha transformado las dinámicas sociales y económicas de la región. Como consecuencia, los ingresos de…
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dec 2015
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This paper explores the effect of party system institutionalization on the relevance of the personal income tax in the tax composition. Based on a fiscal contractualism approach, it is argued that…
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dec 2015
This paper investigates the main patterns and drivers of the household saving rate in Latin America by assembling a broad dataset of official household surveys for 10 Latin American countries and 27…
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dec 2015
A healthy environment is made up of many elements that are indispensable for our physical and spiritual health, our cultural wellbeing, and our happiness. Among these are, of course, breatheable air…
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dec 2015
Un entorno saludable es aquel que nos proporciona los elementos indispensables para nuestra salud física y espiritual, nuestro bienestar cultural y nuestra felicidad. Entre ellos se encuentran, por…
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dec 2015
"We are mostly water." True or false? Strange as it may seem, it's true! Our bodies are 75 percent water. In fact, some animals such as jellyfish are up to 99 percent water - about the…
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dec 2015
En gran parte, somos agua ¿Verdadero o falso? Por extraño que suene ¡Es verdad! Nuestros cuerpos están constituidos en un 75% por agua. De hecho, hay animales como las medusas cuyos organismos pueden…
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dec 2015
Like all living things, humans are "open systems." We're part of - not separate from - our environment, and we continually exchange materials, energy and information with it. What…
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dec 2015
Los humanos, al igual que todos los seres vivos, somos sistemas abiertos. Somos parte ¿no separada¿ de nuestro medio ambiente, e intercambiamos continuamente materiales, energía e información con él…
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dec 2015
La Guía E: Programas de Normalización y Etiquetado de Eficiencia Energética presenta lineamientos para el establecimiento de programas de normalización y etiquetado (S&L por su siglas en inglés)…
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dec 2015
We are pleased to announce the winners for the ALAS-BID Awards! This year, more than 1,200 nominations were considered for recognition in the categories for Best Publication, Best Educator, Best…
Date issued:
dec 2015
We are pleased to announce the winners for the ALAS-BID Awards! This year, more than 1,200 nominations were considered for recognition in the categories for Best Publication, Best Educator, Best…
Date issued:
dec 2015
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The Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (GORTT) has received a Policy-Based Loan (PBL) (TT-L1023) from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). This PBL for the Sustainable Energy…
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dec 2015
1. In the third year of the Multilateral Development Banks¿1 (MDBs) Joint Statement of 2012, our eight MDBs are on target to meet the goal of the Commitment to Sustainable Transport (hereafter the…
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dec 2015
As part of its 2015 annual work plan, the Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE) is preparing the evaluation of the Bank's country program with Haiti for the period 2011-2015. This paper sets…
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dec 2015
En el marco del plan de trabajo anual para 2015, la Oficina de Evaluación y Supervisión (OVE) está preparando la Evaluación del Programa de País de Haití para el período comprendido entre 2011 y 2015…
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dec 2015
As part of its 2015 annual work plan, the Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE) is preparing the evaluation of the Bank's country program with Suriname for the period January 2011-December…
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dec 2015
En el marco del plan de trabajo anual para 2015, la Oficina de Evaluación y Supervisión (OVE) está preparando la Evaluación del Programa de País de Suriname para el período comprendido entre enero de…
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dec 2015
El presente estudio es parte de un esfuerzo conjunto del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo y el Centro de Transporte Sustentable CTS EMBARQ México. En él se identifican y analizan las necesidades y…
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nov 2015
Colombia Sostenible is a country-wide initiative that takes a systemic approach to addressing climate change, social inequality and post conflict challenges built on the sustainable development goals.
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nov 2015
INTAL Connection informs on integration and trade in Latin America and the Caribbean and disseminate IADB activities on this topics.
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nov 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…
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nov 2015
Los indicadores de riesgo de desastres y gestión de riesgos del BID permitirá a los países evaluar mejor el riesgo que afrontan los países en casos de desastre, y sirven como una guía útil para…
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nov 2015
Santo Domingo faces one of the poorest electricity and water services among Latin American cities, a situation which has prevailed for decades despite the significant welfare losses associated with…
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nov 2015
The September 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…
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nov 2015
Con base en más de 20 años de experiencia en Desarrollo Económico Territorial, desde el FOMIN estamos convencidos de que las estrategias pertinentes para fomentar la productividad y competitividad de…
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nov 2015
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The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has recognized that its activities in the countries of the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region have significant potential to be impacted by the effects…
Date issued:
nov 2015
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El Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) ha reconocido que sus actividades en los países de la Región del Caribe (LAC) y América Latina y tienen un gran potencial para ser impactados por los…
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nov 2015
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Much attention has been devoted to how much infrastructure investment LAC needs. Less attention has been devoted to where that investment comes from. This report examines how much LAC invests in…
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nov 2015
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Durante las últimas décadas se ha prestado especial atención a cuánto es necesario invertir en infraestructura en América Latina y el Caribe (ALC). Sin embargo, no ha ocurrido lo mismo en relación al…
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nov 2015
Mexico faces overexploitation of water resources in the country’s major economic productivity areas. This situation is causing a loss of biodiversity, limiting economic development and making society…
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nov 2015
México enfrenta la sobre explotación de los recursos hídricos en las zonas de mayor productividad económica del país. Esta situación provoca la pérdida de biodiversidad, limita el desarrollo…
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nov 2015
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Many nations allow private entities to manage publicly funded schools and grant them greater flexibility than traditional public schools. However, isolating the causal effect of attending these…
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nov 2015
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This study analyzes the performance of Latin America and the Caribbean's agriculture between 1980 and 2012 looking at the contribution of inputs, and total factor productivity (TFP) to growth in…
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nov 2015
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This paper presents the results of a randomized controlled trial on the long-term impacts of a youth training program. The empirical analysis estimates labor market impacts six years after the…
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nov 2015
This document presents a summary of the Comparative Case Study: Review of IDB Institutional Support to the Conditional Cash Transfer in Three Lower-Middle-Income Countries developed by the Office of…
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nov 2015
Este documento presenta un resumen del Estudio de Caso Comparativo: Evaluación del apoyo institucional del BID a los programas de transferencias monetarias condicionadas en tres países de ingreso…
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nov 2015
Más Familias en Acción (MFA) is a conditional cash transfer (CCT) program that has operated in Colombia since 2000. Currently, 2.7 million families receive benefits associated with school attendance…
Date issued:
nov 2015
Más Familias en Acción (MFA) es un Programa de Transferencias Monetarias Condicionadas (PTMC) que opera desde el año 2000 en Colombia. Actualmente, 2,7 millones de familias reciben beneficios…
Date issued:
nov 2015
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Integrating early childhood interventions with health and nutrition services has been recommended, however there is limited information on interventions that are effective and feasible for delivery…
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nov 2015
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Se ha recomendado integrar las intervenciones de desarrollo de la primera infancia a los servicios de salud y nutrición. Sin embargo, la información que existe sobre las intervenciones que son…
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nov 2015
This document is part of the comparative evaluations developed by the Office of Evaluation and Oversight on projects financed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). This evaluation analyzes…
Date issued:
nov 2015
El presente documento forma parte de las evaluaciones comparativas que realiza la Oficina de Evaluación y Supervisión sobre proyectos financiados por el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID). En…
Date issued:
nov 2015
External financing flows to the region increased due to higher liquidity in international markets and low financing costs, and also thanks to the region’s stability relative to developed economies.…
Date issued:
nov 2015
Los flujos de financiamiento externo hacia la región se incrementaron debido a una mayor liquidez en los mercados internacionales, los bajos costos de financiamiento y, además, a la estabilidad que…
Date issued:
nov 2015
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El cambio climático amenaza la supervivencia, biodiversidad, estructura y distribución de los bosques naturales así como el crecimiento y productividad de las plantaciones forestales. En Colombia…
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nov 2015
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) produced this report for the Sustainable Energy for All Americas initiative. A team of experts on Amazon hydrology from the Universidade Federal do Amazonas…
Date issued:
nov 2015
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This paper finds that per capita municipal spending on public services is strongly and non-linearly correlated to urban population density. Optimal expenditure levels for municipal services are…