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Date issued: Jan 2014
Author(s): Volpe Martincus, Christian;Mesquita Moreira, Mauricio;Suominen, Kati;Campos, Rosario;Inchauspe, Álvaro;Torres Paz, Luis;Achar Samra, Elena;Gamboa Soto, Francisco;Comandari, Carlos Honorato;Lyu, Jaewon;Edwards, Diane;González Izquierdo, María del Coriseo;Hartleb, Karl;Tarradellas i Espuny, Joan;Díaz, Guillermo;Coyoy Echeverría, Erick;Giobergia, Cecilia;Cereseto, Fabiana;Perea, José Ramón;Daude, Christian;Avendaño, Rolando;Moncaut, Nicolás;Wiñazky, Marcelo;Bekerman, Marta;Leiva Bonilla, Juan Carlos;Meléndez Arjona, Marcela;Hallak, Juan Carlos;González, Andrea

In spite of the fact that they make up more than 90% of firms and account for a substantial portion of employment in these countries, rather little is known about the role of small- and mid-size…

Date issued: Jan 2014
Author(s): Volpe Martincus, Christian;Mesquita Moreira, Mauricio;Suominen, Kati;Campos, Rosario;Inchauspe, Álvaro;Torres Paz, Luis;Achar Samra, Elena;Gamboa Soto, Francisco;Comandari, Carlos Honorato;Lyu, Jaewon;Edwards, Diane;González Izquierdo, María del Coriseo;Hartleb, Karl;Tarradellas i Espuny, Joan;Díaz, Guillermo;Coyoy Echeverría, Erick;Giobergia, Cecilia;Cereseto, Fabiana;Perea, José Ramón;Daude, Christian;Avendaño, Rolando;Moncaut, Nicolás;Wiñazky, Marcelo;Bekerman, Marta;Leiva Bonilla, Juan Carlos;Meléndez Arjona, Marcela;Hallak, Juan Carlos;González, Andrea

A pesar de que representan más del 90% de las empresas y generan un alto porcentaje del empleo, es bastante poco lo que se sabe sobre el papel que desempeñan las pequeñas y medianas empresas (PYMES)…

Date issued: Jan 2014
Author(s): Ojanperä, Sanna;Kallestad, Eirin;Tourreilles, Federica;Schwartz, Liora;Olcese, Claudia;Navarro, Juan Carlos;Magri, Nicola;Anta, Rafael;Guaipatín, Carlos

We believe we have a story that will inspire new ways of approaching international development. During the past five years, the Innovation Lab (I-Lab), born out of the Division of Competiveness and…

Date issued: Jan 2014
Author(s): O'Brien, Cherran;Thomas, Chrystol;Clarke, Dillon;Schmid, Juan Pedro;Kamau, Musheer O.;Salazni, Mariana;Mercer-Blackman, Valerie;Dukharan, Marla

The Quarterly Bulletin analyzes recent economic developments of The Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago. The Special Country Reports consider trends in tourism, and…

Date issued: Jan 2014 IA generativa habilitada
Author(s): Agüero, Jorge M.

This paper uses year-to-year variation in temperature to estimate the long-term effects of climate change on health outcomes in Mexico. Combining temperature data at the district level and three…

Date issued: Jan 2014
Author(s): Vergara, Walter;Isbell, Paul;Rios, Ana R.;Gómez, José Ramon;Alves, Leandro

Population growth and advances in quality of life in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) will require the region to rapidly increase its energy supply, even if major improvements in energy…

Date issued: Jan 2014
Author(s): Puerta, Juan Manuel;Corrales, Maria Elena;Alvarez, Lourdes

The objective of the evaluation is to measure the sustainability of the Bank's interventions in the supply of water and sanitation services financed by the Water Supply and Sanitation Program…

Date issued: Jan 2014
Author(s): Puerta, Juan Manuel;Corrales, Maria Elena;Alvarez, Lourdes

El objetivo de la evaluación es medir la sostenibilidad de las intervenciones del Banco en el suministro de servicios de agua y saneamiento financiadas bajo el Programa de Agua Potable y Saneamiento…

Date issued: Jan 2014
Author(s): Tejerina, Luis;Ibarrarán, Pablo;Benedetti, Fiorella;Buchbinder, Barbara

En esta nota se describe el piloto realizado por el Programa de Asignación Familiar (PRAF) de Honduras sobre los mecanismos de pago de sus transferencias de ingreso. En el documento reseñan los…

Date issued: Jan 2014 IA generativa habilitada
Author(s): Vakis, Renos;Paxson, Christina;Marshall, Daniela;Macours, Karen;Lopez Boo, Florencia;Bravo, David;Bernal, Raquel;Azuero, Rodrigo;Araujo, María Caridad;Behrman, Jere R.;Schady, Norbert

Research from the United States shows that gaps in early cognitive and non-cognitive ability appear early in the life cycle. Little is known about this important question for developing countries.…

Date issued: Jan 2014 IA generativa habilitada
Author(s): Vakis, Renos;Paxson, Christina;Marshall, Daniela;Macours, Karen;Lopez Boo, Florencia;Bravo, David;Bernal, Raquel;Azuero, Rodrigo;Araujo, María Caridad;Behrman, Jere R.;Schady, Norbert

Los estudios llevados a cabo en Estados Unidos demuestran que las brechas en las habilidades tempranas cognitivas y no cognitivas se producen muy pronto en la vida. Es poco lo que se conoce sobre…

Date issued: Jan 2014
Author(s): Kuratomi, Traci;Martin, Dougal;Ducci, Jorge;Rihm, Alfredo;Navia Díaz, María del Rosario;Grau, Javier

In the last decade, Belize has seen major improvements in access to water, but it is behind in achieving universal access to improved sanitation facilities. Belize has also made progress in terms of…

Date issued: Jan 2014
Author(s): Scartascini, Carlos;Tommasi, Mariano

This policy brief takes stock of the research on government capabilities undertaken at the Inter-American Development Bank, highlights the relevance of government capabilities for generating better…

Date issued: Jan 2014
Author(s): Scartascini, Carlos;Tommasi, Mariano

En este trabajo sobre políticas se pasa revista a las obras de investigación sobre la capacidad de los gobiernos que se han emprendido en el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo, se resalta la…

Date issued: Jan 2014
Author(s): Vegas, Emiliana;Ganimian, Alejandro;Bos, María Soledad

En el 2012, ocho países de América Latina (Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, México, Perú y Uruguay) participaron en el Programa para la Evaluación Internacional de Alumnos (PISA, por…

Date issued: Jan 2014
Author(s): Bos, María Soledad;Ganimian, Alejandro;Vegas, Emiliana

En el 2012, ocho países de América Latina (Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, México, Perú y Uruguay) participaron en el Programa para la Evaluación Internacional de Alumnos (PISA, por…

Date issued: Jan 2014 IA generativa habilitada
Author(s): Garofalo, Pablo;Czerwonko, Alejo;Cristia, Julian P.

Many developing countries are allocating significant resources to expanding technology access in schools. Whether these investments will translate into measurable educational improvements remains an…

Date issued: Jan 2014 IA generativa habilitada
Author(s): Muñoz, Juan Sebastián

This paper presents evidence of the relationship between the disparity in the academic performance of boys and girls in Colombia and the country's excessively high school dropout rates. By…

Date issued: Jan 2014 IA generativa habilitada
Author(s): Bet, Germán;Cristia, Julian P.;Ibarrarán, Pablo

This paper analyzes the effects of increased shared computer access in secondary schools in Peru. Administrative data are used to identify, through propensity-score matching, two groups of schools…

Date issued: Jan 2014 IA generativa habilitada
Author(s): Ajzenman, Nicolás;Galiani, Sebastián;Seira, Enrique

There are few reliable estimates of the effects of violence on economic outcomes. This study exploits the manifold increase in homicides in 2008-2011 in Mexico resulting from its war on organized…

Date issued: Jan 2014 IA generativa habilitada
Author(s): Mullally, Conner;Maffioli, Alessandro

Management is an important input into agricultural production, as it a determinant of the uptake and proper implementation of productive technologies and practices. While there is a large literature…

Date issued: Jan 2014
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

En las últimas tres décadas, América Latina y el Caribe han mejoradosignificativamente el acceso a la educación en todos los
niveles educativos, sobre todo, para los estudiantes más pobres. Sin…

Date issued: Jan 2014
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Los países de América Latina y el Caribe están experimentando una rápida transición epidemiológica.ientras que los casos de enfermedades transmisibles y reproductivas se mantienen vigentes en la…

Date issued: Jan 2014
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

El potencial de crecimiento de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) se ve inhibido por altos costos logísticos, de información, regulatorios y financieros. El Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID)…

Date issued: Jan 2014
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

El crecimiento económico, la calidad de vida y el nivel de pobreza de un país están directamente vinculados a las características de su sistema de transporte. Debido a esto, el Banco Interamericano…