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jan 1996
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This paper examines the determinants of illegal immigration in the United States from Mexico from 1976 to 1995. The main challenge in the empirical work is that the observations are not the number of…
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jan 1996
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In the context of a perfect foresight, intertemporal optimizing, cash-in-advance model, this paper studies the dynamics of an inconsistent exchange rate-based stabilization policy that fixes the…
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jan 1996
Este informe anual sobre el medio ambiente y los recursos naturales examina la acción del Banco durante 1996. El Banco ha materializado su mandato en cinco ámbitos prioritarios de acción: préstamos a…
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jan 1996
Esta publicación ofrece una breve síntesis de algunas experiencias de apoyo a la microempresa en las cuales el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo ha contribuido como catalizador. La intención ha sido…
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jan 1996
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Fourteen essays by experienced political leaders, researchers and scholars examine the political economy and international relations of the Caribbean. Strategies for sustainable development include…
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dec 1995
Sixty-two paintings, sculptures, majolica and graphics from the pre-Columbian era through World War II; from Panama's Reina Torres de Arauz Museum of Anthropology, the Museum of Panamanian…
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dec 1995
Edwidge Danticat (1969-), Haitian author of Breath, Eyes, Memory (1994), Pushcart Award (1995), and The Farming of the Bones (1999), American Book Award (1999).
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dec 1995
Edwidge Danticat (1969-), novelista haitiana, autora de Breath, Eyes, Memory (1994), ganadora del Premio Pushcart (1995); y The Farming of the Bones (1999), American Book Award (1999).
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dec 1995
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Este trabajo procura extraer enseñanzas de la experiencia de las reformas de los sistemas de pensiones ya realizadas en Argentina, Chile, Colombia y Perú. Estas reformas han implantado las pensiones…
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nov 1995
The IDB reports on economic and social development trends in Latin America and the Caribbean and on the activities of the Bank. Published 10 times a year in English, Spanish, Portuguese and French.
Date issued:
nov 1995
EL BID informa sobre el desarrollo económico y social de América Latina y el Caribe y sobre las actividades del Banco. Se publica 10 veces al año en inglés, español, portugués y francés.
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nov 1995
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Baumol (1967) showed that the rate of growth of an economy slows down if a sector has lower productivity than others and the demand between goods is inelastic. This paper points out that trade is…
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nov 1995
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The initial stages of exchange rate-based stabilizations have been generally characterized by a consumption boom, a deterioration of the trade balance and the current account, and an appreciation of…
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okt 1995
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This paper reviews recent experience with international capital flows in Latin America, and discusses the policy issues that surround them. The paper is predicated on three basic premises. Capital…
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sep 1995
Homero Aridjis (1940-), Mexican poet, diplomat and author of over 25 books of poetry, founder of the environmental Group of 100, awarded by the United Nations.
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sep 1995
Homero Aridjis (1940-), poeta mexicano, diplomático y autor de más de veinticinco libros de poesía, ganador del Premio Global 500, otorgado por las Naciones Unidas.
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sep 1995
Thirty-eight works including drawings, photographs and paintings that illustrate the life and times of artist Pedro Figari in Montevideo, Uruguay; from Montevideo's National Library, the Juan…
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sep 1995
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This paper presents a test to discriminate among behaviors of producers of exhaustible resources. The behavior of a competitive producer of an exhaustible resource should follow an Euler equation.…
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sep 1995
Twenty artworks by Latin American artists, from the IDB Collection.
Date issued:
aug 1995
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In this post-modern world of high capital mobility, countries are being disciplined by the anonymous capital market. One view of the situation -perhaps the prevalent view among economists- is that…
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aug 1995
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High inflation economies often do not exhibit smooth inflationary processes, but rather stop-go cycles. This paper relates these stop-go episodes of inflation to a political cycle. The government can…
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aug 1995
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This paper reviews modern techniques for estimating the benefits of goods which are not bought and sold in markets, paying special attention to the kinds of empirical studies that applied economists…
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jun 1995
Photographic panels and archaeological artifacts depicting the diversity of the dry forests of Brazil's Serra da Capivara National Park, in the northeastern State of Piauí.
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jun 1995
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Este libro ofrece un análisis crítico de los programas para combatir la pobreza en cuatro países. Los estudios revelan diversos problemas normativos, de procedimiento y de coordinación…
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mei 1995
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The evidence shows that government spending for health in many developing countries benefits the well-to-do more than the poor. However, a combination of favorable political forces and sound public…
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apr 1995
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This paper considers whether reserve requirements have been effective in controlling excessive liquidity growth. It also discusses the adequacy of bank supervisory standards, such as capital to risk-…
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mrt 1995
The Annual Report contains a review of the Bank's operations in 1994.
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mrt 1995
Este Informe anual contiene un examen de las operaciones del Banco en 1994.
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mrt 1995
Ann Yonemura (1947-), North American Senior Associate Curator of Japanese Art at the Freer and Sackler Galleries of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.
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mrt 1995
Ann Yonemura (1947-), curadora asociada norteamericana de arte japonés de las Galerías Freer y Sackler de la Institución Smithsonian en Washington, D.C.
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mrt 1995
Thirty-two art objects representing the period from 1573-1867, from the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum, including lacquerware, ceramics, armor, furniture, calligraphy, prints, textiles and screens.
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mrt 1995
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This paper evaluates the use of subsidies to achieve efficient resource utilization, beginning with a discussion of the nature of erosion and methods of estimating rates of erosion. The second…
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feb 1995
This document reviews the activities of the IDB to deal with the lack of fully serviced dwellings for the entire region's population. The document considers this a case of market and government…
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jan 1995
This document presents the proceedings of a workshop on financial incentives for industrial forest plantations, held at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) on January 19, 1995. The main…
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jan 1995
One hundred-eighteen vessels, grooming instruments and sculptures in glass, alabaster, bronze, marble and stone from the Israel Museum in Jerusalem representing the ancient cultures of the East.…
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jan 1995
La muestra constituyó un tributo del BID a Israel, sede de la 36 Asamblea Anual de Gobernadores del BID en abril de 1995. Michal Dagayi-Mendels asistió como curadora invitada, seleccionando 118…
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jan 1995
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This paper identifies policy issues that affect the extent, distribution, and condition of forests in Latin America. Forest management policies are only one element in the framework; policies related…
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jan 1995
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Inequality between men and women in Latin America persists in everything from wages to health care, education, and access to credit. Based on studies for an IDB-sponsored forum in Guadalajara, Mexico…
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nov 1994
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This paper discusses the changing pattern of capital flows to developing countries. The analysis is heavily colored by recent events. It concentrates on the principal facts, developments, and…
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nov 1994
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Conventional wisdom claims that fixed exchange rates provide more fiscal discipline than do flexible rates, but the recent experiences in Europe, the record of Sub-Saharan countries in the 1980s, and…
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okt 1994
Twenty-two colonial religious wooden sculptures from the Museum of the Central Bank of Ecuador, and the Museum of Colonial Art - House of Ecuadorian Culture in Quito, Ecuador
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okt 1994
Veinte y dos esculturas religiosas coloniales de madera del Museo del Banco Central del Ecuador, y el Museo de Arte Colonial - Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana en Quito, Ecuador.
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okt 1994
Magdalena Gallegos de Donoso, Ecuadorian anthropologist and art historian, author of over fifty exhibition catalogues, Director of the Central Bank of Ecuador Museums.
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okt 1994
Magdalena Gallegos de Donoso, antropóloga ecuatoriana e historiadora de arte, autora de más de cincuenta catálogos de arte, Directora de los Museos del Banco Central de Ecuador.
Date issued:
sep 1994
Zee Edgell (1940-), Belizean journalist, activist and author of four novels including Beka Lamb, Associate Professor of English at Kent State University in Ohio.
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sep 1994
Zee Edgell (1940-), novelista y activista beliceña, autora de cuatro novelas, incluida Beka Lamb, Profesora Asociada de Inglés en la Universidad Kent State en Ohio.
Date issued:
aug 1994
Edward Villella (1936-), North American Principal Dancer in George Balanchine's New York City Ballet (1960), later founder and Artistic Director of the Miami City Ballet. No. 7, August 1994.
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aug 1994
Edward Villella (1936-), bailarín estadounidense del New York City Ballet bajo George Balanchine (1960), posteriormente fundador y director artístico del Miami City Ballet.
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aug 1994
Twenty-four artworks by major Latin American artists, from the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, the National Museum of Women in the Arts, the Art Museum of the Americas, the Samuel M. Greenbaum…
Date issued:
aug 1994
24 obras provenientes de las colecciones del Museo Hirshhorn y el Jardín de Esculturas, Museo Nacional de las Mujeres en las Artes, Museo de Arte de las Américas, Colección Samuel M. Greenbaum, y la…