Citizenship and the Economic Assimilation of Canadian Immigrants
Mar 2021 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Zanoni, Wladimir;He, Ailin
In this paper, we examine whether acquiring citizenship improves the economic assimilation of Canadian migrants. We took advantage of a natural experiment made possible through changes in the…
Fiscal Rule and Public Investment in Chile
Mar 2021 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Fuentes, J. Rodrigo;Schmidt-Hebbel, Klaus;Soto, Raimundo
This paper reviews the design and operation of the Chilean fiscal rule in the past 30 years. Using different empirical approaches, we assess its impact on fiscal procyclicality, public debt, and…
¿Usar o perder los bosques?: Extracción regulada de madera y pérdida de cobertura forestal en México
Mar 2021 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Blackman, Allen;Villalobos, Laura
Un conjunto creciente de investigadores y responsables de política pública sostienen, de manera un tanto contraintuitiva, que la extracción regulada de madera puede ayudar a conservar los bosques en…
Another Brick on the Wall: On the Effects of Non-Contributory Pensions on Material and Subjective Well Being
Mar 2021 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Bando, Rosangela;Galiani, Sebastián;Gertler, Paul
Public expenditures on non-contributory pensions are equivalent to at least 1 percent of GDP in several countries in Latin America and is expected to increase. We explore the effect of non-…
Transit Oriented Development: How to Make Cities More Compact, Connected and Coordinated: Recommendations for Brazilian Municipalities
Mar 2021 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): IDOM Consulting;Hobbs, Jason;Baima, Carolina;Seabra, Renata
The monograph “Transit Oriented Development: how to make cities more compact, connected and coordinated” derives from the work carried out by the IDB, MDR and IDOM on Transit Oriented Development (…
Desarrollo Orientado al Transporte: cómo crear ciudades más compactas, conectadas y coordinadas
Mar 2021 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): IDOM Consulting;Hobbs, Jason;Baima, Carolina;Seabra, Renata
La monografía “Desarrollo Orientado al Transporte: cómo crear ciudades más compactas, conectadas y coordinadas” es resultado del trabajo realizado por el BID, MDR e IDOM con relación al Desarrollo…
Desenvolvimento orientado ao transporte: Como criar cidades mais compactas, conectadas e coordenadas
Mar 2021 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): IDOM Consulting;Hobbs, Jason;Baima, Carolina;Seabra, Renata
A monografia, “Desenvolvimento Orientado ao Transporte: como criar cidades mais compactas, conectadas e coordenadas”, origina-se dos trabalhos realizados pelo BID, MDR e IDOM sobre Desenvolvimento…
Decarbonization of Costa Rica's Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Uses Sectors: An Application of the IEEM ESM Approach
Mar 2021 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Banerjee, Onil;Cicowiez, Martin;Vargas, Renato;Molina-Pérez, Edmundo;Malek, Žiga
This paper evaluates the economic and environmental impacts of implementing Costa Ricas Decarbonization Plan, focusing specifically on the Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Uses (AFOLU) sectors.…
Cerrando la brecha de conectividad digital: Políticas públicas para el servicio universal en América Latina y el Caribe
Feb 2021 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): García Zaballos, Antonio;Huici, Héctor;Puig Gabarró, Pau;Iglesias Rodriguez, Enrique
Este documento analiza el estado de los fondos de servicio universal en América Latina y el Caribe y desarrolla recomendaciones específicas relativas a criterios de eficiencia, estabilidad,…
Economic Institutions for a Resilient Caribbean
Feb 2021 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Beuermann, Diether;Schwartz, Moises;Reyes-Tagle, Gerardo;Silvani, Carlos;Ospina, Laura;Fajgenbaum, Jose;Loser, Claudio;Mooney, Henry;Prats Cabrera, Joan Oriol;Rosenblatt, David;Ter-Minassian, Teresa;Ossowski, Rolando;Giles Álvarez, Laura;Gauto, Victor;Khadan, Jeetendra;Zegarra, Maria Alejandra;De Haan, Jakob;Rojas-Suárez, Liliana;Beck, Thorsten
This volume focuses on economic institutions defined as rules and organizational arrangements that, if they govern the design and implementation of fiscal and monetary policies, can better align…
A Fiscal Rule to Achieve Debt Sustainability in Colombia
Feb 2021 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Arbeláez, María Angélica;Benítez, Miguel;Steiner, Roberto;Valencia, Oscar
In order to enhance fiscal sustainability and regain “investment grade” credit rating, in 2011 Colombia implemented a fiscal rule (FR) on the Central Government's structural balance. Investment…
Desperdicio de alimentos en supermercados y autoservicios de Argentina: Causas y estimaciones
Feb 2021 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): We Team;Consumer Goods Forum;GS1 Argentina
El objetivo de este estudio fue cuantificar el impacto de las pérdidas y desperdicios de alimentos en el canal de supermercados y autoservicios de Argentina. El estudio identificó que en 2019, el…
Firm-Embedded Productivity and Cross-Country Income Differences
Feb 2021 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Alviarez, Vanessa;Cravino, Javier;Ramondo, Natalia
We measure the contribution of firm-embedded productivity to cross-country income differences. By firm-embedded productivity we refer to the components of productivity that differ across firms and…
Fiscal Rules and Public Investment: The Case of Peru, 2000-2019
Jan 2021 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Mendoza Bellido, Waldo;Vega, Marco;Rojas, Carlos I.;Anastacio, Yuliño
This article has three goals. First, it describes the genesis of fiscal rules in Peru and its degree of compliance. Second, it estimates the effect of fiscal rules adoption on public investment. Last…
Latin American and Caribbean Forests in the 2020s: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities
Jan 2021 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Ardila, Juan;Arieira, Julia;Bauch, Simone;Bezerra, Tathiana;Blackman, Allen;David, Olivia;Finegan, Bryan;Nascimento, Nathália;Nepstad, Daniel;Nobre, Carlos A.;Rajão, Raoni;Robalino, Juan;Sohngen, Brent L.;Stickler, Claudia;Vargas, Rafael;Warren, Matt
This monograph presents expert assessments of four different facets of Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) forests at the start of the 2020s. In Chapter 1, Dan Nepstad and coauthors distill lessons…
Bosques de América Latina y el Caribe en la década de 2020: Tendencias, desafíos y oportunidades
Jan 2021 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Ardila, Juan;Arieira, Julia;Bauch, Simone;Bezerra, Tathiana;Blackman, Allen;David, Olivia;Finegan, Bryan;Nascimento, Nathália;Nepstad, Daniel;Nobre, Carlos A.;Rajão, Raoni;Robalino, Juan;Sohngen, Brent L.;Stickler, Claudia;Vargas, Rafael;Warren, Matt
Esta monografía presenta un análisis experto de cuatro facetas distintas de los bosques de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) al inicio de la década de 2020. En el Capítulo 1, Dan Nepstad y coautores…
Florestas da América Latina e Caribe na década de 2020: Tendencias, desafios e oportunidades
Jan 2021 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Ardila, Juan;Arieira, Julia;Bauch, Simone;Bezerra, Tathiana;Blackman, Allen;David, Olivia;Finegan, Bryan;Nascimento, Nathália;Nepstad, Daniel;Nobre, Carlos A.;Rajão, Raoni;Robalino, Juan;Sohngen, Brent L.;Stickler, Claudia;Vargas, Rafael;Warren, Matt
Esta monografia apresenta quatro avaliações de especialistas que abordam diferentes facetas das florestas da América Latina e do Caribe (ALC) na década de 2020. No Capítulo 1, Dan Nepstad e coautores…
Impact Investment for Biodiversity Conservation: Cases from Latin America and the Caribbean
Jan 2021 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Studer, Isabel
More than 30% of the earths available freshwater and almost 50% of the worlds tropical forests are found in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region and possesses a vast array of terrestrial,…
Inversión de impacto para la conservación de la biodiversidad: Casos de América Latina y el Caribe
Jan 2021 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Studer, Isabel
Más del 30 por ciento del agua dulce disponible en la tierra y casi el 50 por ciento de los bosques tropicales del mundo se encuentran en América Latina y el Caribe (ALC), que posee una amplia gama…
Análisis de políticas agropecuarias en Bolivia
Dec 2020 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Alcaraz Rivero, Andrea;Muñoz, Gonzalo;Egas, Juan José;De Salvo, Carmine Paolo;Lima, Eirivelthon
El sector agropecuario es de gran relevancia económica y social en Bolivia y tuvo una participación en el Producto Interno Bruto del 10.6% en promedio (2006-2019). Desde el 2017 ha sido el sector con…