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dec 2009
El período que cubre el Informe MERCOSUR N° 14 (julio de 2008 - junio de 2009) estuvo marcado por la crisis internacional. La fase inflacionaria de dicha crisis -que se desarrolló entre agosto de…
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dec 2009
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Natural disasters are by no means new, yet the evolving understanding of their relevance to economic development and growth is still in its infancy. This paper summarizes the state of the economic…
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dec 2009
The goal of this market research was to determine the feasibility of promoting the use of remittances as a means to purchase clean energy. The project was designed to test the attractiveness to…
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dec 2009
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This paper examines the impact of trade policy on production specialization patterns in ten Latin American countries (Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay and…
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dec 2009
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According to the economic theory and recent empirical evidence, improved market access through trade arrangements is likely to favor export diversification. In this paper, we assess whether this has…
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dec 2009
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dec 2009
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En este artículo se presenta una visión comparada de la formación de economistas en cinco países de América Latina. Para tal fin, se analizan la currícula, los libros de texto comúnmente utilizados,…
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dec 2009
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We investigate whether greater microeconomic flexibility facilitates the process of creative destruction in the context of new trade models with heterogeneous firms (Bernard et al., 2003 and Melitz,…
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dec 2009
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El presente documento es el manual instructivo del Sistema de Gestión de la Cadena de Suministro para los usuarios de la plataforma Proart Puno de la ONG Asociación para el Desarrollo del Entorno,…
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dec 2009
El estudio caracteriza el funcionamiento del mercado de crédito para la pequeña empresa en cinco países de América Latina y el Caribe: Ecuador y Perú (América del Sur), Guatemala (Centroamérica),…
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dec 2009
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Migration has recently taken an important place in the agenda of many governments around the world. But the phenomenon of international mobility of individuals is not new. Following Massey [2003],…
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dec 2009
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This paper uses new data on fiscal transparency for a cross-section of countries; these data possess several advantages. First, the data are based on in-depth reports using a standardized methodology…
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dec 2009
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Tax expenditures are generally defined as those government expenditures carried out through tax legislation, regulations, and practices that reduce or defer taxes for some taxpayers. There is a…
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dec 2009
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Los gastos tributarios son generalmente definidos como aquellos gastos del gobierno realizados por medio de disposiciones de la legislación tributaria, reglamentos y práctica que reducen o postergan…
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dec 2009
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Presents information about several mechanisms by which the barriers imposed by rules of origin may be reduced through effective trade facilitation efforts. Also
discussed are the functional…
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dec 2009
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This paper explores the relationship between preferential and multilateral trade liberalization at the sectoral level using a unique dataset that includes data on most favored nation (MFN) and…
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dec 2009
El Tratado de Libre Comercio entre República Dominicana, Centroamérica y Estados Unidos (en adelante, CAFTA-RD) entró en vigencia para Costa Rica el 1 de enero del 2009, catorce meses después de su…
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dec 2009
Este informe presenta un diagnóstico y señala los principales desafíos que la República Dominicana enfrenta en su proceso de integración en la economía global, con el propósito de proponer algunas…
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dec 2009
Historically, services were considered non-tradable and offshoring was confined to the manufacturing sector. However, the evolution and diffusion of information and communication technologies has…
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dec 2009
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This paper examines this agenda and argues that if Brazil really wants to fully enjoy the growth and welfare benefits of trade, it needs to further lower and rationalize its structure of protection;…
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dec 2009
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During the past few decades, the landscape of the world economy has changed. New trade patterns reflect the globalization of the supply chain and intra-industry trade, and increasing flows between…
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dec 2009
Da a conocer El impacto del programa PARSalud sobre la calidad de la atención de la salud materna en la población indígena. Menciona el impacto del programa en cuanto a calidad de la atención a las…
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dec 2009
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En el presente trabajo se utiliza un modelo de Nueva Geografía Económica (NGE) para simular los efectos sobre la localización industrial en Uruguay de la aplicación de distintas alternativas de…
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dec 2009
Analiza las principales características, reformas recientes y desafíos del sistema nacional de innovación uruguayo. Este documento forma parte de un conjunto de estudios realizados por el Banco…
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dec 2009
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This IDB Working Paper is intended to provide an overview of how the agricultural sector is treated in regional trade agreements (RTAs) involving Latin American countries, whose exports tend to be…
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dec 2009
This report focuses on the determinants of the first type of research output: new knowledge. There are no direct measures of this type of research output, but several proxies have been typically used…
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dec 2009
Uruguay posee uno de los sistemas de protección social más antiguos y extendidos de Latinoamérica. Tiene más de un siglo de antigüedad y absorbe aproximadamente el 21% del Producto Bruto interno (PBI…
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dec 2009
El presente estudio tiene por objetivo analizar las finanzas públicas municipales y la capacidad de gestión fiscal de los gobiernos departamentales en Uruguay para proporcionar un diagnóstico…
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dec 2009
El Desarrollo Urbano debe pasar a ser una condición necesaria para la competitividad y la mejora de la calidad de vida de un país. La competitividad no sólo depende de factores económicos a nivel…
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dec 2009
La presente nota tiene como objetivo contribuir a un debate relativamente reciente en Panamá, entorno a lo que debería ser un sistema de protección social (SPS) y cuáles son los retos que el país…
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dec 2009
En este documento se presentan los principales aspectos que fundamentan el Programa de Concesiones de Chile en los diferentes sectores de infraestructura, así como los principales aspectos…
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dec 2009
This Country Program Evaluation (RE-361) focuses on the Bank's ability to adjust its programming from a context in which the demand was primarily for fast financing and crisis mitigation to a…
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dec 2009
La evaluación que se presenta a continuación (RE-361) se enfoca en la capacidad del Banco para ajustar su programación pasando de un contexto en el cual existía una demanda principalmente de…
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dec 2009
This issue of IDEA looks at the intensely political process that surrounds public budgeting in Latin America. It analyzes critical budget issues, recent legislation, the political actors involved and…
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dec 2009
Esta edición de IDEA se centra en el proceso intensamente político que rodea al presupuesto público en América Latina. La misma analiza temas presupuestarios críticos, la legislación reciente, los…
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dec 2009
Esta presentación ofrece una revisión de los asuntos relacionados con cadenas de valor y la productividad de empresas. El documento explica conceptos como innovación, "upgrading",…
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dec 2009
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This paper investigates the relationship between part-time work and job satisfaction using a recent household survey from Honduras. In contrast to previous work for developed countries, this paper…
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dec 2009
Free Trade Agreements: U.S. Promotion and Oversight of Latin American Implementation
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dec 2009
Between 1986 and 1995, the government of Canada negotiated and implemented three major international trade agreements: the 1989 Canada-US Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA), the 1994 North American Free…
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nov 2009
Primary-school students in Argentina score low in international assessments of learning, particularly in math and science. To help remedy this situation, the Inter-American Development Bank is…
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nov 2009
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The purpose of this paper is to examine the extent of liberalisation in RTAs in the Americas in comparison to agreements in other world regions, and to put forth policy recommendations for…
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nov 2009
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Most microeconometric studies available for LAC have focused on measuring the direct impact of trade on plant productivity leaving aside other effects that arise through the market selection process…
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nov 2009
To enhance private sector development and increase the impact of Private Sector Development (PSD) Strategy Projects, there is a need for a comprehensive program that will link business climate…
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nov 2009
In a partnership spanning more than five decades, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and its member countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have invested heavily in economic and…
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nov 2009
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This paper analyzes reforms and counter-reforms in Bolivia in recent decades and their effects on the policymaking process (PMP) and productivity. Bolivias PMP has shifted from a formal…
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nov 2009
Este documento, que se presentó en el Cuarto Congreso Latinoamericano de Clústers en Mendoza, Argentina, ofrece una presentación sobre los proyectos del BID en apoyo al desarrollo de clústers en…
Date issued:
nov 2009
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According to the Washington Consensus, developing countries' growth would benefit from a reduction in tariffs and other barriers to trade. But a backlash against this view now suggests that…
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nov 2009
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This paper uses self-reported data on victimization, subjective well being and ideology for a panel of individuals living in six Argentine cities. While no relationship is found between happiness and…
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nov 2009
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This paper maps out Rules of Origin (RoO) in regional trade agreements (RTAs) around the world, and observes that the restrictiveness and complexity of RoO are driven by factors specific to each RTA…
Date issued:
nov 2009
The objective of the WTO¿s Aid for Trade (AFT) initiative is to help developing countries to build the supply-side capacity and trade related infrastructure needed to implement and benefit from trade…