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Date issued:
apr 1998
Actualmente, en América Latina y el Caribe existe un creciente consenso acerca de la necesidad y la urgencia de la reforma educacional, y si bien en muchos países están llevándose a cabo esfuerzos en…
Date issued:
mrt 1998
The Annual Report contains a review of the Bank's operations in 1997.
Date issued:
mrt 1998
Este Informe anual contiene un examen de las operaciones del Banco en 1997.
Date issued:
mrt 1998
IDB America reports on economic and social development trends in Latin America and the Caribbean and on the activities of the IDB. It is published 10 times annually in Spanish and English.
Date issued:
mrt 1998
BID América cubre las tendencias del desarrollo económico y social de América Latina y el Caribe y las actividades del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo. Se publica 10 veces al año en castellano e…
Date issued:
mrt 1998
The author stimulates a discussion on new partnerships where inter-governmental organizations, individual governments and non-governmental organizations collectively should meet the challenges posed…
Date issued:
mrt 1998
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El principal objetivo de este estudio es determinar en forma empírica los determinantes económicos de los spreads bancarios en Chile. Los factores que determinan los spreads bancarios pueden ser…
Date issued:
mrt 1998
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El Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo organizó en marzo de 1997 un "Simposio de ciudades y Foro de buenas prácticas en gestión urbana" . En él se debatieron las nuevas ideas sobre el papel…
Date issued:
mrt 1998
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This paper was prepared for the 1998 IDB/IIC Annual Meeting entitled: "The Employment in Latin America: What is the Problem and Should it be Addressed?" held in Cartagena, Colombia in March…
Date issued:
mrt 1998
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An undistorted free market economy endowed with perfectly rational and informed agents overborrows, i.e., borrows beyond the efficient level, because of the agents' failure to internalize credit…
Date issued:
mrt 1998
El presente informe (EDU-104) resume los hallazgos del estudio sobre estadísticas educativas en América Latina y el Caribe. Los objetivos del proyecto fueron: 1) examinar y describir la situación en…
Date issued:
mrt 1998
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This article, which serves as an introduction to a group of studies prepared by the IDB Office of the Chief Economist, presents the perceptions of Latin American citizens and employers concerning the…
Date issued:
mrt 1998
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This paper shows that the factors affecting labor supply have been key determinants of the changes in employment, unemployment, and income differentials in Latin America in the 1990s. The two main…
Date issued:
feb 1998
IDB America reports on economic and social development trends in Latin America and the Caribbean and on the activities of the IDB. It is published 10 times annually in Spanish and English.
Date issued:
feb 1998
BID América cubre las tendencias del desarrollo económico y social de América Latina y el Caribe y las actividades del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo. Se publica 10 veces al año en castellano e…
Date issued:
feb 1998
Twenty-seven paintings, sculptures and graphics by Colombian masters Alejandro Obregón (1920-1992), Enrique Grau (1920), Edgar Negret (1920), and Eduardo Ramírez Villamizar (1923), complemented with…
Date issued:
feb 1998
The Bank is leading the involvement of development banks in financing urban heritage conservation projects in Latin America and the Caribbean. This is a new area of work for the Bank and emerged in…
Date issued:
feb 1998
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This paper reviews the regulations governing hiring, firing, overtime work, social security contributions, minimum wages, and collective bargaining in the region, examining their impact on labor…
Date issued:
feb 1998
This paper examines the institutional reform conducted at three public universities in Mexico: the University of Sonora, the University of Guadalajara, and the University of Puebla. In the…
Date issued:
feb 1998
This report provides a review of IDB Group activities supporting private participation in infrastructure between 1990 and 1997. It is intended to serve as a reference in the development of its…
Date issued:
feb 1998
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This paper considers whether institutional factors, in this instance electoral systems and procedures, affect Latin American countries' fiscal performance as measured by the size of the public…
Date issued:
feb 1998
Este informe (ENV-127) analiza y esclarece la experiencia de los países de América Latina y el Caribe que han iniciado reformas en la gestión de los recursos hídricos en los últimos años. El…
Date issued:
jan 1998
Earl Lovelace (1935-), Trinidadian poet and playwright, Pegasus Literary Award (1966), Chaconia Gold Medal (1989), Carifesta Award (1995), Commonwealth Prize (1997).
Date issued:
jan 1998
Earl Lovelace (1935-), novelista y dramaturgo de Trinidad y Tobago, ganador de los Premios Literario Pegasus (1966), Medalla de Oro de Chaconia (1989), Carifesta (1995), y de la Mancomunidad…
Date issued:
jan 1998
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Professionals in the field of applied economic analysis and students interested in a more detailed approach to cost-benefit analysis than that offered in the most widely used textbooks will find…