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Date issued: feb 2008
Author(s): Tamargo, María del Carmen

El objetivo general del estudio es analizar las relaciones y efectos que tienen sobre el desarrollo social y económico el subregistro de ciudadanos y la indocumentación en República Dominicana,…

Date issued: feb 2008 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Soruco, Ximena;Piani, Giorgina;Rossi, Máximo

This study seeks to identify, measure and analyze possible discriminatory behaviors in southern Ecuador. There are three main findings. First, emigration is perceived as a social problem. Second,…

Date issued: feb 2008
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

In an international context that has started showing signs of increased instability, the pace of global economic growth seems not to have been significantly affected, at least at the time of writing…

Date issued: feb 2008 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Izquierdo, Alejandro;Romero, Randall;Talvi, Ernesto

This paper analyzes the relevance of external factors in average quarterly GDP growth for 1990-2006 in the seven largest Latin American countries (LAC7). Modeling the relationship between LAC7 GDP…

Date issued: feb 2008
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desenvolvimento

Em um contexto internacional que começou a mostrar maiores sinais de instabilidade, o ritmo de crescimento econômico global não parece ter sido afetado significativamente, pelo menos até o momento em…

Date issued: feb 2008
Author(s): Salazni, Mariana;Powell, Andrew

REVELA analyzes market expectations of growth and inflation in Latin American countries. The figures analyzed represent the results of surveys of private sector actors conducted by the central banks…

Date issued: feb 2008
Author(s): Salazni, Mariana;Powell, Andrew

REVELA analiza las expectativas de los mercados sobre crecimiento e inflación para algunos países latinoamericanos. Los valores analizados representan los resultados de encuestas en el sector privado…

Date issued: jan 2008
Author(s): Fundación AVINA;World Resources Institute;Inter-American Development Bank

This report compressed the results of a four-month initiative to identify unmet needs and market opportunities in Colombia, El Salvador, Brazil and Mexico, and present a potential private sector…

Date issued: jan 2008
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Diagnóstico Inicial del Proyecto de Promoción de la Equidad de Género en la Educación Básica que se desarrolló en el Programa Multifase para la Equidad de la Educación Básica.

Date issued: jan 2008
Author(s): República Dominicana. Secretaría de Estado de Educación;Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

El documento es fruto del Proyecto Promoción de la Equidad de Género en la Educación Básica CUADERNO DE UNIDADES DIDÁCTICAS PARA LA IGUALDAD Programa Multifase para la Equidad de la Educación Básica…

Date issued: jan 2008
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Resumen del estudio de mercado en seis ciudades del Perú (Lima Metropolitana, Arequipa, Trujillo, Huancayo, Cusco y Pucallpa), comisionado por el BID al Instituto Invertir, con el objeto de…

Date issued: jan 2008
Author(s): República Dominicana. Secretaría de Estado de Educación;Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Proyecto Promoción de la Equidad de Género en la Educación Básica Guía de Recursos para la Igualdad de Género Programa Multifase para la Equidad de la Educación Básica República Dominicana,…

Date issued: jan 2008
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

This exhibition gathers a number of artworks belonging to a diverse group of Latin American embassies and diplomats and their delegations and organizations in Washington, D.C. For a city that boasts…

Date issued: jan 2008
Author(s): Luna, Elba N.;Roza, Vivian;Vega, Gabriela

Este trabajo tiene el doble propósito de documentar y analizar el destacado progreso de las ministras latinoamericanas, siguiendo la ruta de su crecimiento en el tiempo, por países y sectores, y de…

Date issued: jan 2008 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Gutiérrez Saxe, Miguel;Straface, Fernando;Cerdas Cruz, Rodolfo;Payne, J. Mark;Vargas Cullell, Jorge;Cordovez, Carlos;Jurado Fernández, Julio;Mateo-Berganza Díaz, María Mercedes;Lehoucq, Fabrice

En la segunda mitad del siglo XX, Costa Rica experimentó un rápido crecimiento económico y social combinado con un sostenido desarrollo democrático y una base de equidad social. Sin embargo, en los…

Date issued: jan 2008 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Flôres Jr., Renato G.;Watanuki, Masakazu

The recent developments at the multilateral and regional fronts call for a re-evaluation of trade and integration options for MERCOSUR. Applying a brand new CGE model, we evaluated six scenarios. The…

Date issued: jan 2008
Author(s): Vieyra, Juan Cruz

En reconocimiento de que la corrupción representa una seria amenaza para el crecimiento económico, la igualdad social y el buen gobierno, el BID firmó en Marzo de 2007 un acuerdo con el gobierno de…

Date issued: jan 2008 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Gradstein, Mark;Chong, Alberto E.

This papers model suggests that a strong leader, sometimes with little legislative oversight, may nevertheless benefit from public support. The argument is that this support is induced as an attempt…

Date issued: jan 2008 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Gasparini, Leonardo;Sosa Escudero, Walter;Marchionni, Mariana;Olivieri, Sergio

This paper is part of a large project on quality of life and deprivation in LAC commissioned by the IDB's Research Department (RES) that makes extensive use of the Gallup World Poll. This survey…

Date issued: jan 2008
Author(s): Valenzuela, Juan Pablo

El presente trabajo enfatiza en los aspectos fiscales del proceso de descentralización de los gobiernos locales en Chile, a través de un diagnóstico respecto del sistema de financiamiento municipal…

Date issued: jan 2008
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

Recognizing corruption as a serious threat to economic growth, social equity, and good governance, the IDB signed an agreement in March of 2007 with the Government of Norway for the establishment of…

Date issued: jan 2008
Author(s): Cárdenas, Mauricio;Di Maro, Vincenzo;Mejía, Carolina

Using an approach that complements standard income-based measures with broader measures of well-being this paper addresses the relationship between quality of life and deprivation. In particular,…

Date issued: jan 2008 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Clark, John

The OECD has been active in promoting competition policy among countries in Latin America and the Caribbean and formed a partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank to further this aim. The…

Date issued: jan 2008
Author(s): Rodríguez Zevallos, Miguel

Con la finalidad de contribuir al desarrollo económico y empresarial de diversas comunidades del ámbito de las áreas protegidas y/o sus zonas de amortiguamiento, MEDA/Perú ejecuta el proyecto…

Date issued: jan 2008
Author(s): Isola Elías, Sandra

Con la finalidad de contribuir al desarrollo económico y empresarial de diversas comunidades del ámbito de las áreas protegidas y/o sus zonas de amortiguamiento, MEDA/Perú ejecuta el proyecto de…

Date issued: jan 2008 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Stein, Ernesto H.;Bos, María Soledad;Duarte, Jesús;Cuevas, Mario;Alvarado, Nathalie;Beliz, Gustavo;Barreix, Alberto Daniel;Roca, Jerónimo;Auguste, Sebastián;Jones, Mark P.;Straface, Fernando;Sánchez, Mario;Behrman, Jere R.;Duryea, Suzanne;Maluccio, John A.;Kugler, Adriana;Gonzales, Alberto;Ñopo, Hugo R.;Carreño, Liliana;Espitia Aviléz, Gonzalo;Pineda Mannheim, Carlos R.;Vodusek, Ziga;Granados, Jaime;Zeballos, Erick;Gutiérrez Rocha, Mario

La estructura y selección de temas de la presente publicación responde, en su mayor parte, a un diagnóstico de crecimiento para Guatemala realizado en 2007, donde se identificaron un conjunto de…

Date issued: jan 2008 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Machado, Roberto;Vergara, Rodrigo;Petrei, Humberto;Ratner, Gabriel;Iacoviello, Mercedes;Zuvanic, Laura;Claro de la Maza, Jorge;Letelier, Leonardo S.

A partir de un enfoque esencialmente comparativo, Un gasto que valga: los fondos públicos en Centroamérica y República Dominicana ayuda a comprender la problemática del gasto público en la región,…

Date issued: jan 2008
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

La Oficina de Integridad Institucional (OII) es la principal dependencia del Grupo del BID encargada de los temas externos de integridad, fraude y corrupción. Como medida de la importancia que le…

Date issued: jan 2008 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Gandelman, Eduardo;Gandelman, Néstor;Rothschild, Julie

Using micro data on judicial proceedings in Uruguay, this paper presents evidence that female defendants receive more favorable treatment in courts than male defendants. This is due to longer…

Date issued: jan 2008 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Gandelman, Néstor

The gender of the household head has often been treated as an exogenous determinant of homeownership. This paper argues that several determinants of homeownership also affect household headship and…

Date issued: jan 2008
Author(s): López Córdova, José Ernesto;Olmedo, Alexandra;Cerrutti, Marcela;Parrado, Emilio A.;Esquivel, Gerardo;Huerta-Pineda, Alejandra;Hanson, Gordon H.;Kugler, Maurice;Lotti, Emanuela;McKenzie, David;Rapoport, Hillel;Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina;Sainz, Tania;Pozo, Susan;Woodruff, Christopher;Orozco, Manuel;Fedewa, Rachel

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: jan 2008
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

The Office of Institutional Integrity (OII) is the IDB Group's primary office for addressing external matters of integrity, fraud and corruption. As a measure of the significance that the IDB…

Date issued: jan 2008
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) contributes to sustainable economic and social development in Latin America and the Caribbean in a wide variety of ways: through our lending operations,…

Date issued: jan 2008 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Hall, Bronwyn H.;Maffioli, Alessandro

This working paper surveys impact evaluations of government Technology Development Funds (TDFs) in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Panama. All the evaluations were done at the recipient (firm) level…

Date issued: jan 2008 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Powell, Andrew;Martínez, Juan Francisco

This paper analyzes alternative models for emerging sovereign ratings. Although a small number of economic fundamentals explain ratings reasonably well, variations in those economic fundamentals are…

Date issued: jan 2008
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

This Annual Report details the activities of the Japanese Trusts Funds for 2007. The Japanese Trust Funds support five distinct programs: the Japan Special Fund (JSF); the Japanese Trust Fund for…

Date issued: jan 2008
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

This report summarizes the activities of the IDB Cultural Center in 2007. Throughout 2007 the IDB Cultural Center steered its efforts towards supporting and consolidating the Bank's strategic…

Date issued: jan 2008
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Este informe es un resumen de las actividades del Centro Cultural del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo en 2007. A lo largo de este año, el Centro Cultural del BID afianzó el concepto estratégico de…

Date issued: jan 2008
Author(s): Taylor, J. Edward;Yúñez Naude, Antonio;Jesurun-Clements, Nancy;De los Santos, Jesús;Filipski, Mateusz;Paulino, José Rafael

El objetivo de este estudio es analizar los posibles impactos de la apertura comercial en los hogares rurales dominicanos. El análisis de impactos económicos se realizó utilizando un modelo de…

Date issued: jan 2008
Author(s): López Córdova, José Ernesto;Olmedo, Alexandra;Cerrutti, Marcela;Parrado, Emilio A.;Esquivel, Gerardo;Huerta-Pineda, Alejandra;Hanson, Gordon H.;Kugler, Maurice;Lotti, Emanuela;McKenzie, David;Rapoport, Hillel;Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina;Sainz, Tania;Pozo, Susan;Woodruff, Christopher;Orozco, Manuel;Fedewa, Rachel

La Revista Integración & Comercio del BID incluye artículos referidos a las distintas manifestaciones del proceso de integración en América Latina y el Caribe, a la integración hemisférica y,…

Date issued: jan 2008 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Berkman, Heather;Pagés, Carmen;Gandelman, Néstor;Gandelman, Eduardo;Calónico, Sebastián;Azevedo, Viviane;Payne, J. Mark;Cárdenas, Juan Camilo;Duryea, Suzanne;Chaparro, Juan Camilo;Lora, Eduardo;Ñopo, Hugo R.;Mazza, Jacqueline;Ripani, Laura;Chong, Alberto E.;Polanía, Sandra;Márquez, Gustavo;Bouillon, César P.;León, Gianmarco

This report raises a number of fundamental questions about the multidimensional and interrelated nature of social exclusion and moves beyond the traditional emphasis on outcomes and groups to view…

Date issued: jan 2008 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Berkman, Heather;Pagés, Carmen;Gandelman, Néstor;Gandelman, Eduardo;Calónico, Sebastián;Azevedo, Viviane;Payne, J. Mark;Cárdenas, Juan Camilo;Duryea, Suzanne;Chaparro, Juan Camilo;Lora, Eduardo;Ñopo, Hugo R.;Mazza, Jacqueline;Ripani, Laura;Chong, Alberto E.;Polanía, Sandra;Márquez, Gustavo;Bouillon, César P.;León, Gianmarco

En ¿Los de afuera? se plantean varios interrogantes fundamentales acerca de la naturaleza multidimensional e interrelacionada de la exclusión social, y se trasciende el énfasis tradicional en los…

Date issued: jan 2008 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Pagés, Carmen;Scartascini, Carlos;Funaro, Rita;Madrigal, Lucía;Duryea, Suzanne;Chaparro, Juan Camilo;Rodríguez-Pombo, María Victoria;Lora, Eduardo;Sanguinetti, Pablo;Savedoff, William D.;Navarro, Juan Carlos;Verdisco, Aimee;Alfonso, Mariana;Powell, Andrew

Traditionally, the concept of quality of life has been viewed through objective indicators. Beyond Facts looks at quality of life through a new lens, namely, the perceptions of millions of Latin…

Date issued: jan 2008 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Pagés, Carmen;Scartascini, Carlos;Funaro, Rita;Madrigal, Lucía;Duryea, Suzanne;Chaparro, Juan Camilo;Rodríguez-Pombo, María Victoria;Lora, Eduardo;Sanguinetti, Pablo;Savedoff, William D.;Navarro, Juan Carlos;Verdisco, Aimee;Alfonso, Mariana;Powell, Andrew

Tradicionalmente, la calidad de vida se ha medido en relación con indicadores objetivos. En Más allá de los hechos se visualiza a través de una nueva lente: la percepción de la gente. Con base en una…

Date issued: jan 2008
Author(s): Salazni, Mariana;Powell, Andrew

REVELA analyzes market expectations of growth and inflation in Latin American countries. The figures analyzed represent the results of surveys of private sector actors conducted by the central banks…

Date issued: jan 2008
Author(s): Salazni, Mariana;Powell, Andrew

REVELA analiza las expectativas de los mercados sobre crecimiento e inflación para algunos países latinoamericanos. Los valores analizados representan los resultados de encuestas en el sector privado…

Date issued: jan 2008 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Barrera-Osorio, Felipe;Galdo, Virgilio;Schargrodsky, Ernesto;Galiani, Sebastián;González Rozada, Martín;Nakasone, Eduardo;Chong, Alberto E.;Coombs, Elizabeth;Gonzalez-Eiras, Martín;Torero, Máximo;Alcázar, Lorena;Olivera, Mauricio;Carrillo, Paul E.;Rossi, Martín;Bellettini Cedeño, Orazio J.

This book provides a detailed microeconomic analysis of the impact of various privatizations in different countries in the region. Its central message is that in many cases, contrary to popular…

Date issued: jan 2008 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Spiller, Pablo T.;Stein, Ernesto H.;Tommasi, Mariano;Scartascini, Carlos;Alston, Lee J.;Melo, Marcus André;Mueller, Bernardo;Pereira, Carlos;Aninat, Cristóbal;Londregan, John;Navia, Patricio;Vial, Joaquín;Cárdenas, Mauricio;Junguito, Roberto;Pachón, Mónica;Mejía Acosta, Andrés;Araujo, María Caridad;Pérez-Liñán, Aníbal;Saiegh, Sebastián;Lehoucq, Fabrice;Negretto, Gabriel;Aparicio, Francisco Javier;Nacif, Benito;Benton, Allyson Lucinda;Molinas, José R.;Montero, Marcela;Monaldi, Francisco;González de Pacheco, Rosa Amelia;Obuchi, Richard;Penfold, Michael

What determines the capacity of countries to design, approve and implement effective public policies? To address this question, this book builds on the results of case studies of political…

Date issued: jan 2008
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank


Date issued: jan 2008
Author(s): Banque Interaméricaine de Développement

Présente les caractéristiques et les objectifs, les règlements et les exigences de la Banque de développement du programme de développement proposé, ainsi que des bureaux dans les pays de la région.