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Date issued: nov 2016
Author(s): Valdés Conroy, Héctor;Azuara, Oliver;Corrales, Maria Elena;González, Ángela;Di Tata, Juan Carlos;Haarsager, Ulrike;Mendieta Umaña, Maria Paula;Molina Garsón, Adriana Lizette;Palomino, Alejandro;Ramírez, Nadia;Ramirez-Goldin, Ana

La presente Evaluación del Programa de País (CPE) con Perú abarca el periodo 2012-2016, durante el cual el trabajo del Banco estuvo guiado por la Estrategia de País con Perú (2012-2016) (GN-2668).…

Date issued: nov 2016
Author(s): Lasida, Javier;Restrepo, Clara Inés;Sandoya, Jimena;González Ávila, Liliana

This publication aims to present a series of dimensions, standards and indicators of quality that will enable entities that provide career guidance, training and job placement services to youth under…

Date issued: nov 2016
Author(s): Lasida, Javier;Restrepo, Clara Inés;Sandoya, Jimena;González Ávila, Liliana

Esta publicación tiene como propósito presentar una serie de dimensiones, estándares e indicadores de calidad que le permita a las entidades proveedoras de servicios de orientación, formación e…

Date issued: nov 2016
Author(s): Lasida, Javier;Restrepo, Clara Inés;Sandoya, Jimena;González Ávila, Liliana

O objetivo desta publicação é apresentar uma série de dimensões, padrões e indicadores de qualidade para permitir que organizações que prestam serviços de orientação, capacitação e inserção…

Date issued: nov 2016 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Betts, Tracy;Castillo Paez, Paula;Kearney, Matthew C.

With the global development community's renewed commitment to achieving gender equality and empower all women, this study seeks to identify potential opportunities to enhance gender…

Date issued: nov 2016 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Beuermann, Diether;Pecha, Camilo

This study examines whether Jamaica's free public healthcare policy affectedhealth status and labor supply of adult individuals. It compares outcomes of
adults without health insurance…

Date issued: nov 2016
Author(s): Sosa, Mariano;Powell, Andrew

The August 2016 surveys of expectations conducted by Central Banks with inflation targeting regimes indicate that the simple average growth rate expected for 2016 for the eight countries covered by…

Date issued: nov 2016 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Bobba, Matteo;Frisancho, Verónica

This paper designs and implements a field experiment that provides students from less advantaged backgrounds with individualized feedback on academicperformance during the transition from middle to…

Date issued: nov 2016
Author(s): Bernal, Richard L.

China has recently become the third largest source of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the world and is a major source of development aid for developing countries, including those in the Caribbean…

Date issued: nov 2016 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Banerjee, Onil;Cicowiez, Martin;Vargas, Renato;Horridge, Mark

This paper develops and operationalizes the Integrated Economic-Environmental Modelling (IEEM) platform which integrates environmental data organized under the first international standard for…

Date issued: nov 2016
Author(s): Esquivel, Maricarmen;Grunwaldt, Alfred;Paredes, Juan Roberto;Rodríguez-Flores, Enrique

Central America is one of the most vulnerable regions to the effects of climate change. With more than 50% of the electricity generation depending on existing hydroelectric plants by 2015, the region…

Date issued: nov 2016
Author(s): Esquivel, Maricarmen;Grunwaldt, Alfred;Paredes, Juan Roberto;Rodríguez-Flores, Enrique

Centroamérica es una de las regiones más vulnerables al cambio climático. Dado que más del 50% de su generación eléctrica depende de las hidroeléctricas existentes al 2015, la seguridad energética de…

Date issued: nov 2016
Author(s): Fryer, Michelle;Stone, Leslie F.;Pires, Jose Claudio Linhares;Scholl, Lynn;Fevre, Chloe;Vargas, María José;Hernández, María José;Maciel, Odette;Molina Garsón, Adriana Lizette;Fajgenbaum, Jose

As part of its 2015-16 work plan, the Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE) prepared the evaluation of the Inter-American Development Bank's (IDB) country program with Trinidad and Tobago for…

Date issued: nov 2016
Author(s): Fryer, Michelle;Stone, Leslie F.;Pires, Jose Claudio Linhares;Scholl, Lynn;Fevre, Chloe;Vargas, María José;Hernández, María José;Maciel, Odette;Molina Garsón, Adriana Lizette;Fajgenbaum, Jose

En el marco de su plan de trabajo para 2015-2016, la Oficina de Evaluación y Supervisión (OVE) complete la evaluación del programa de país del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo con Trinidad y Tobago…

Date issued: nov 2016
Author(s): Suárez, Fabiola;Duque, Ángela;Pava, Margarita;Estupiñán, Sandra;Calderón, Silvia;Romero, Germán;Ordóñez, Daniel A.;Álvarez, Andrés;Sanchez-Aragon, Leonardo;Ludeña, Carlos E.

Esta infografía resume la metodología y los resultados del estudio "Impactos económicos del cambio climático en Colombia" del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID), la Comisión Económica…

Date issued: nov 2016
Author(s): Suárez, Fabiola;Duque, Ángela;Pava, Margarita;Estupiñán, Sandra;Calderón, Silvia;Romero, Germán;Ordóñez, Daniel A.;Álvarez, Andrés;Sanchez-Aragon, Leonardo;Ludeña, Carlos E.

Esta infografía resume la metodología y los resultados del estudio "Impactos económicos del cambio climático en Colombia" del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID), la Comisión Económica…

Date issued: nov 2016
Author(s): Suárez, Fabiola;Duque, Ángela;Pava, Margarita;Estupiñán, Sandra;Calderón, Silvia;Romero, Germán;Ordóñez, Daniel A.;Álvarez, Andrés;Sanchez-Aragon, Leonardo;Ludeña, Carlos E.

Esta infografía resume la metodología y los resultados del estudio "Impactos económicos del cambio climático en Colombia" del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID), la Comisión Económica…

Date issued: nov 2016
Author(s): Gischler, Christiaan;Janson, Nils;Espinasa, Ramón;Humpert, Malte

This paper focuses on how the Eastern Caribbean can achieve its unrealized sustainable energy potential, where: "Eastern Caribbean" means Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts…

Date issued: nov 2016 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Giordano, Paolo;Ramos Martínez, Alejandro

The Trade and Integration Monitor 2016 analyzes the different aspects of a downshifting in world trade and its effects on Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). This is the most recent edition of a…

Date issued: nov 2016 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Giordano, Paolo;Ramos Martínez, Alejandro

El Monitor de Comercio e Integración 2016 analiza distintos aspectos del cambio de marcha del comercio mundial y sus efectos para la región. Esta edición es la más reciente de una serie de informes…

Date issued: nov 2016
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

Governments around the world use agricultural policies to intervene in their agricultural sectors. This infographic shows the level of support provided to agricultural producers. The indicator used…

Date issued: nov 2016
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Los gobiernos usan las políticas públicas para intervenir en el sector agropecuario de sus países. Esta infografía muestra el nivel de apoyobrindado a los productores agropecuarios. El indicador…

Date issued: nov 2016
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

Governments around the world use agricultural policies to intervene in their agricultural sectors. This infographic shows the level of supportprovided to consumers of agricultural products. The…

Date issued: nov 2016
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Los gobiernos usan las políticas públicas para intervenir en el sector agropecuario de sus países. Esta infografía muestra el nivel de apoyobrindado a los consumidores de productos agropecuarios. El…

Date issued: nov 2016
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

Governments around the world use agricultural policies to intervene in their agricultural sectors. This infographic shows the level of totalsupport provided to the agricultural sector, including…

Date issued: nov 2016
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Los gobiernos usan las políticas públicas para intervenir en el sector agropecuario de sus países. Esta infografía muestra el nivel de apoyototal brindado al sector agropecuario, incluyendo los…

Date issued: nov 2016
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

Governments around the world use agricultural policies to intervene in their agricultural sectors. This infographic shows the level of supportgiven to agricultural general services (such as…

Date issued: nov 2016
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Los gobiernos usan las políticas públicas para intervenir en el sector agropecuario de sus países. Esta infografía muestra el nivel de apoyobrindado al sector agropecuario a través de servicios…

Date issued: nov 2016
Author(s): Duryea, Suzanne;Guerra, Nancy;McEwan, Patrick J.;Muñoz, Rodrigo;Stampini, Marco

Muchos estudios han explorado los vínculos entre la música y sus efectos en los niños; sin embargo, los diseños de los estudios no han sido lo suficientemente rigurosos para respaldar los hallazgos…

Date issued: nov 2016
Author(s): Tejerina, Luis;Pizano, Vania

Los mecanismos de pago de los Programas de Transferencias Monetarias Condicionadas (PTMC) se consideran potenciales herramientas para fomentar la inclusión financiera de sus beneficiarios. En la…

Date issued: nov 2016
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

La vigésima primera edición del Informe MERCOSUR, una serie publicada por INTAL desde 1996, describe los principales aspectos de la evolución de este acuerdo regional entre el segundo semestre de…

Date issued: nov 2016
Author(s): Wright, Allan

It is essential to have secure, stable monetary and worldwide payment frameworks that reduce exposure to Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing (ML/FT), while permitting access to markets and…

Date issued: nov 2016
Author(s): Moreda, Fekadu;Lord, Benjamin;Nalesso, Mauro;Coli Valdes Daussa, Pedro;Corrales, Juliana

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) provides financial and technicalsupport for infrastructure projects in water and sanitation, irrigation, flood control, transport, and energy, and for…

Date issued: nov 2016
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

This document summarizes some of the activities carried out by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in support of integration in Latin America and the Caribbean, as mandated by the Board of…

Date issued: nov 2016
Author(s): Grau, Xavier;Tarre, Alejandro;Serebrisky, Tomás;Ramirez, Maria Cecilia;Suárez-Alemán, Ancor

A través de esta serie de casos de estudio, el Departamento de Infraestructura y Energía del BID pretende dar a conocer su trabajo en la región, los problemas que aborda, los retos en la…

Date issued: nov 2016
Author(s): Guerrero Cázares, Hernando

El presente documento busca establecer temas de interés para el inicio de un diálogo constructivo entre autoridades ambientales de América Latina, tanto en lo que concierne a licenciamiento como a…

Date issued: nov 2016 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Boltz, Andrea María;Arrasate, María Ignacia;Georgoulias, Andreas;Levy, Alberto;Ramirez, Maria Cecilia;Watkins, Graham George;Meller, Hendrik

This evaluation applies the Envision Rating System on the Norte Grande Electricity Transmission Program (NGETP) in Argentina, focusing in the Northeast Section (NEA). Envision is a system that…

Date issued: nov 2016 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Porcar, Beatriz;Arrasate, María Ignacia;Georgoulias, Andreas;Sawada, Emilio;Ramirez, Maria Cecilia;Meller, Hendrik

This evaluation applies the Envision Rating System on the Punta del Tigre Combined-Cycle Power Generation Project B (PTB) in Uruguay. Envisionis a unique system that assesses the sustainability of…

Date issued: nov 2016 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Perivier, Helen;Arrasate, María Ignacia;Georgoulias, Andreas;Killmer, Annette;Ramirez, Maria Cecilia;Watkins, Graham George;Meller, Hendrik

This evaluation applies the Envision Rating System on the Serra do Mar and Atlantic Forest Mosaics System Socio-environmental Recovery Program in Brazil. Envision is a unique system that assesses the…

Date issued: nov 2016 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Arrasate, María Ignacia;Georgoulias, Andreas;Basani, Marcello;Ramirez, Maria Cecilia;Watkins, Graham George;Meller, Hendrik

This evaluation applies the Envision Rating System on the Metropolitan Quito Environmental Sanitation Program - Phase II in Ecuador, focusing in the environmental restoration of Quito's natural…

Date issued: nov 2016 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Calixter, Abner Luis;Arrasate, María Ignacia;Georgoulias, Andreas;Taddia, Alejandro Pablo;Ramirez, Maria Cecilia;Watkins, Graham George;Meller, Hendrik

This evaluation applies the Envision Rating System on the Northern Section of the Mário Covas Rodoanel Project in Brazil.

Date issued: nov 2016 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Georgoulias, Andreas;Arrasate, María Ignacia

Este informe investiga los beneficios, productos y efectividad de las políticas de Salvaguardias ambientales y sociales del BID. En un esfuerzo por identificar cómo y de qué manera contribuyen las…

Date issued: nov 2016
Author(s): Saldarriaga, Victor

El presente estudio explora el efecto de la variabilidad de la temperatura en la productividad agrícola y los precios de los principales productos agrícolas del Perú. Los datos utilizados se obtienen…

Date issued: nov 2016
Author(s): Kantis, Hugo;Federico, Juan;Magendzo, Adrián

Los motores que dinamizaron el crecimiento económico de los países de América Latina en la última década están mostrando claros signos de agotamiento. Esta situación plantea la necesidad de pensar en…

Date issued: nov 2016
Author(s): Levy, Alberto

2016 will surely be the hottest year since records began in the 19th century. The increase will be very close to the target set in the Paris Agreement to avoid an increase in global temperature by 1.…

Date issued: nov 2016 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Espinasa, Ramón;Medina, Ramón;Tarre, Gustavo

Este estudio tiene como objeto comparar los marcos regulatorios de América Latina, centrándose en Brasil, Colombia, México y Venezuela, con la finalidad comprender cómo afectan el panorama petrolero.

Date issued: nov 2016
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo;International Energy Agency

El Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) y la Agencia Internacional de Energía (AIE) vienen apoyando a gobiernos y corporaciones en el uso de mejores prácticas para mejorar la eficiencia…

Date issued: nov 2016
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desenvolvimento;International Energy Agency

O Banco Interamericano de Desenvolvimento (BID) e a Agência Internacional de Energia (AIE) vêm apoiando governos e organizações na aplicação de boas práticas para melhorar a eficiência energética na…

Date issued: nov 2016 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Bianchi, Carlos;Pittaluga, Lucía;Fuentes, Guillermo

En este trabajo se analizan tres organizaciones que implementan políticas de desarrollo productivo en Uruguay: la Dirección Nacional de Recursos Naturales Renovables, los consejos sectoriales, y la…

Date issued: nov 2016 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Caldecott, Ben;Harnett, Elizabeth;Cojoianu, Theodor;Kok, Irem;Pfeiffer, Alexander

Over the last few years, the topic of "stranded assets" resulting from environment-related risk factors has loomed larger. These factors include the effects of physical climate change as…