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aug 2010
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This paper develops a two-country, general equilibrium model of oligopoly in which the degree of horizontal product differentiation is endogenously determined by rms strategic investments in product…
Buenas Prácticas en el Servicio Nacional de Empleo en Mexico con Base en el Análisis de Tres Estados
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aug 2010
El presente estudio tiene como objeto investigar y documentar las buena prácticas del Servicio Nacional de Empleo (SNE) en México y asi contribuir tanto a su mejoramiento como al de los servicios…
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aug 2010
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A pesquisa "Melhores práticas em escolas de ensino médio no Brasil" originou-se em 2008, quando o Ministério da Educação (MEC) iniciou entendimentos com o BID tendo em vista a necessidade…
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aug 2010
This paper presents the main findings of a case study of the preservation of the historic center of Oaxaca de Juárez, Mexico. The historic center of Oaxaca can be considered a well-preserved area…
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aug 2010
This paper provides a detailed analysis of the Edinburgh World Heritage Site. The working methodology is based on constant interaction with the Edinburgh World Heritage Trust and all other…
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aug 2010
This study examines the state of the old cities of Aleppo in the Syrian Arab Republic, Shibam in Hadramaut/Yemen, and Sibiu (former Hermannstadt) in Romania. It focuses on the strategy of integrated…
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aug 2010
This paper presents a succinct overview of the implementation process of the Rehabilitation Plan for the Historic Center of Salvador and assesses the physical, spatial, social, and economic…
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aug 2010
This paper analyzes the Historic Center of Valparaiso, which was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2003. The city's vernacular urban fabric and its layout, infrastructure, and…
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aug 2010
This study analyzes the Historic Center of Quito, which was declared as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1978. The churches, squares, museums, and heritage monuments characterize this area and make…
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aug 2010
This case study of Marrakesh examines the characteristics of its urban dynamics, focusing on the changes brought about by investments made in the tourism and residential housing sectors in recent…
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aug 2010
This paper analyzes the city of Siracusa, Italy, and in particular the Historic Center of Ortigia. Siracusa and the rocky Necropolis of Pantalica (in the Cassaro, Ferla, and Sortino areas) were…
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aug 2010
The Oporto authorities currently face the challenge to revitalize the Historic Center of Oporto and make it attractive for investors without compromising the permanence of the traditional residents…
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aug 2010
This study analyzes the Historic Center of Verona, which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000. The recognition by UNESCO is certainly understood as an element of prestige on an…
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aug 2010
This report updates data on gross public debt for countries in the Latin American and Caribbean region up to December 2009. The data in this report were collected from a questionnaire sent to the LAC…
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aug 2010
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Esta obra es una publicación elaborada por el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo para el diálogo de políticas con las autoridades de la República Dominicana. El objetivo de este trabajo consiste en…
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aug 2010
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Virtually all Latin American and Caribbean countries have established specialized organizations to promote their exports. Existing analyses of these organizations are at best partial and fragmentary…
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aug 2010
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This paper assesses role played by export promotion institutions in shaping the extensive margin of Latin American and Caribbean countries' exports over the period 1995-2004. The authors find…
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aug 2010
The Inter-American Development Bank has launched a significant, multi-year program of analytical work on Early Childhood Development (ECD) in Latin America and the Caribbean. The objective of this…
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aug 2010
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The available evidence on the effects of aid on growth is notoriously mixed. We use a novel empirical methodology, a heterogeneous panel vector-autoregression model identified through factor analysis…
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aug 2010
Presentación expuesta durante el Primer Encuentro Técnico de capacitación en materia de estructuración de Proyectos de Asociación Público Privada, llevado a cabo en México, febrero, 2009. Ésta…
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aug 2010
This Country Program Evaluation with the Dominican Republic (RE-371) covers the period from 2004 to 2008 and it's the second evaluation by the Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE) of the IDB…
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aug 2010
La presente Evaluación del programa de país con República Dominicana (RE-371) abarca el período de 2004 a 2008 y es la segunda evaluación que lleva adelante la Oficina de Evaluación y Supervisión…
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aug 2010
O caso do centro histórico de Salvador (Bahia, Brasil)/The Sustainability of Urban Heritage Preservation objetiva apresentar, de forma sucinta, o processo de implantação do Plano de Recuperação do…
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aug 2010
Export promotion is costly, and the resources it requires might be better employed elsewhere. In order to ascertain that these resources are, in fact, being well invested, it must be first determined…
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aug 2010
La promoción de exportaciones es costosa. A fin de evaluar si los recursos asignados a tal efecto se están invirtiendo bien, debería determinarse en primer lugar si las iniciativas de política…
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aug 2010
La città di Siracusa è situata nella parte sud est della Sicilia, isola a sud dell'Italia. E' capoluogo di provincia e confina a nord con la provincia di Catania ed a ovest con la provincia…
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aug 2010
La città di Verona è situata nella parte nord ovest della penisola italica, nella regione Veneto. E' capoluogo della provincia di Verona, che confina a nord con il Trentino-Alto Adige (Provincia…
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aug 2010
El centro histórico de Valparaíso fue declarado Sitio Patrimonio de la Humanidad por UNESCO en el año 2003. Este estudio evalúa la sustentabilidad económica y social del Sitio Patrimonial de…
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aug 2010
El Centro Histórico de Quito, Ecuador fue declarado por la UNESCO en 1978 Patrimonio Cultural de la Humanidad. Ha sido ampliamente estudiado, diagnosticado y se han determinado distintas formas de…
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aug 2010
This document provides a sample of the extensive work that analyzes what Guyana and the IDB have done together. Divided into three main sections, this publication investigates the main development…
Date issued:
jul 2010
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La baja recaudación de impuestos de los estados ha sido una constante del federalismo fiscal mexicano. Se estima que, en promedio, el 88% de los ingresos fiscales estatales proviene de las…
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jul 2010
Muchas ciudades latinoamericanas experimentan un crecimiento territorial desbalanceado en el que coexisten áreas muy dinámicas con otras fuertemente rezagadas en términos sociales y económicos,…
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jul 2010
Esta muestra de arte encarna las esperanzas y aspiraciones de que todos los estudiantes alcancen el nivel de aptitud numérica que es esencial para una participación provechosa en la escuela, en el…
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jul 2010
El 7 de junio del 2010, el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo organizó en Washington D.C. un seminario de expertos llamado "Un Comienzo Igual: La Enseñanza de la Matemática y las Ciencias…
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jul 2010
On June 7, 2010, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) hosted an expert seminar in Washington DC entitled "An Even Start: Numeracy Education in Latin America and the Caribbean." The…
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jul 2010
This issue of IDEA was inspired by the myriad questions raised by the successive natural disasters that have struck the developing world of late. It asks why some countries are more resilient to…
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jul 2010
Esta edición de IDEA fue inspirada por la gran cantidad de preguntas suscitadas por los desastres naturales registrados últimamente en el mundo en desarrollo. Pregunta porque algunas economías sean…
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jul 2010
Esta investigación ha permitido identificar las principales barreras para las empresas de las mujeres a nivel global, así como evaluar la medida en que éstas condicionan el crecimiento de dichas…
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jul 2010
This study identifies key barriers to women's businesses globally and evaluates the degree to which they constrain women's business growth in Latin America. These barriers include a lack of…
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jul 2010
The purpose of this Technical Note is to identify the main obstacles to logistics performance in Latin America and the Caribbean (the Region) and to offer an agenda for action. The note…
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jul 2010
El proyecto "Consolidación de las micro finanzas privadas en la regiones del Perú" contempla 4 componentes: (1) Desarrollo de nuevos productos y servicios (Microseguros, Remesas, Tarjeta de…
Date issued:
jul 2010
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Este estudio utiliza una reciente encuesta de hogares para medir los avances en materia de inclusión social durante la última década, incluyendo una revisión de los indicadores de pobreza, estructura…
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jul 2010
El presente informe es el informe final de la consultoría contratada por el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) en diciembre de 2009 para preparar una propuesta de lo que necesita el gobierno de…
Date issued:
jul 2010
O presente documento tem a finalidade de identificar os principais entraves ao desempenho logístico na América Latina e no Caribe (a região), apresentando uma agenda para superálos. examina a posição…
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jul 2010
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This paper surveys four Argentinean industrieslight ships, television programs, wines, and wooden furniturethat have experienced substantial export growth in recent years, particularly to developed…
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jul 2010
Este documento discute la identificación de los diversos incentivos tributarios en el impuesto a la renta de las sociedades que pueden ser considerados gastos tributarios, para estudiar la…
Date issued:
jul 2010
Este trabajo se estructura en tres partes. En la primera parte se exponen los Aspectos conceptuales y metodológicos vinculados a la investigación (metodología, marco teórico y antecedentes). En la…
Date issued:
jul 2010
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This paper analyzes quantitatively the extent to which there is overborrowing (i.e., inefficient borrowing) in a business cycle model for emerging market economies with production and an occasionally…
Date issued:
jul 2010
The IDB's Integration & Trade Journal includes articles on the different aspects of integration in Latin America and the Caribbean, on hemispheric integration and, furthermore, on similar…
Date issued:
jul 2010
Con el presente documento se intenta contribuir a la identificación de desafíos y a la exploración de opciones de política para adaptar el sistema de capacitación en Chile a la lógica de la formación…