Apr 2023
Author(s): Cruces, Guillermo;Fajardo, Johanna;Hernández, Pablo;Ibáñez, Ana María;Luzes, Marta;Meléndez, Marcela;Muñoz, Felipe;Rodríguez Guillén, Lucina;Tenjo, Laura
Este libro es el resultado de una iniciativa de investigación conjunta del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) y el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD) para mejorar las…
Jan 2023
Author(s): Powell, Andrew;Valencia, Oscar
Debt has risen around the world, and Latin America and the Caribbean is no exception. Total debt has grown to US$5.8 trillion, or 117 percent of GDP, for the region and as much as 140 percent of GDP…
Jan 2023
Author(s): Powell, Andrew;Valencia, Oscar
La deuda ha aumentado en todo el mundo y América Latina y el Caribe no es la excepción. La deuda total ha crecido hasta alcanzar unos US$5,8 billones o el 117% del producto interno bruto (PIB) de la…
Jan 2023
Author(s): Powell, Andrew;Valencia, Oscar
O endividamento aumentou em todo o mundo, e a região da América Latina e Caribe no é exceção. A dívida total subiu para US$ 5,8 trilhes - ou 117% do PIB na região como um todo, chegando a 140% do PIB…
Feb 2022
Author(s): Reyes-Tagle, Gerardo;Musacchio, Aldo;Hosein, Roger;Wagner, Rodrigo;Pan, Carolina;Yu, Fernando;Park, Yery;Gookool, Rebeca;Escobar, Bernardita;La Cruz, Tamira;Araya, Sergio;Figueroa, Camila;Rosso, Lucas
This book examines the role of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in contributing to the fiscal instability of the Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago (CCB6), with the…
Feb 2022
Author(s): Cornick, Jorge;Frieden, Jeffry;Mesquita Moreira, Mauricio;Stein, Ernesto H.
Few propositions in economics are as widely accepted as the theory of comparative advantage: If two countries have a comparative advantage in the production of different goods and services, trade can…
Jan 2022
Author(s): Keefer, Philip;Scartascini, Carlos
La confianza es el problema más acuciante y, sin embargo, el menos abordado al que se enfrenta América Latina y el Caribe. Ya se trate de los demás, del gobierno o de las empresas, la confianza en la…
Jan 2022
Author(s): Keefer, Philip;Scartascini, Carlos
La confianza es el problema más acuciante y, sin embargo, el menos abordado al que se enfrenta América Latina y el Caribe. Ya se trate de los demás, del gobierno o de las empresas, la confianza en la…
May 2021
Author(s): Porrúa, Miguel;Lafuente, Mariano;Roseth, Benjamin;Ripani, Laura;Mosqueira, Edgardo;Reyes, Angela;Fuenzalida, Javier;Suárez, Francisco;Salas, Rodrigo
Achievement of the aspirations associated with digital transformation held by governments worldwide--better services, greater transparency, more administrative efficiency--depend on the public…
May 2021
Author(s): Porrúa, Miguel;Lafuente, Mariano;Roseth, Benjamin;Ripani, Laura;Mosqueira, Edgardo;Reyes, Angela;Fuenzalida, Javier;Suárez, Francisco;Salas, Rodrigo
Todas las aspiraciones asociadas a la transformación digital que tienen los gobiernos alrededor del mundo --mejores servicios, mayor transparencia, más eficiencia administrativa-- dependen de los…
May 2021
Author(s): Porrúa, Miguel;Lafuente, Mariano;Roseth, Benjamin;Ripani, Laura;Mosqueira, Edgardo;Reyes, Angela;Fuenzalida, Javier;Suárez, Francisco;Salas, Rodrigo
Todas as aspirações dos governos ao redor do mundo referentes à transformação digital melhores serviços, maior transparência, mais eficiencia administrativa dependem dos funcionários públicos que a…
Feb 2021
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…
Nov 2020
Author(s): Jimenez Mori, Raul Alberto;Yépez-García, Ariel
How do households consume and spend on energy? What are the drivers of their spending and consumption patterns? How does energy consumption has evolved? What is to be expected as the region climbs…
Nov 2020
Author(s): Jimenez Mori, Raul Alberto;Yépez-García, Ariel
¿Cómo consumen y gastan los hogares en energía? ¿Qué impulsa sus patrones de gasto y consumo? ¿Cómo ha evolucionado el consumo de energía? ¿Qué se puede esperar a medida que la región asciende en la…
Nov 2020
Author(s): Jimenez Mori, Raul Alberto;Yépez-García, Ariel
Como as famílias consomem e gastam em energia? O que impulsiona seus padrões de gastos e consumo? Como o consumo de energia evoluiu? O que se pode esperar à medida que a região vai se desenvolvendo?…
Nov 2020
Author(s): Bonvecchi, Alejandro;Scartascini, Carlos
This book combines an institutional political economy approach to policy making with social network analysis of social policy formulation processes. Based on extensive interviews with governmental…
Sep 2020
Author(s): Pinto, Diana M.;Regalia, Ferdinando;Perez-Cuevas, Ricardo;Marín, Tania;Astorga, Ignacio;Máñez, Miguel Angel;Gutiérrez Alba, Gaudencio;Jaramillo Castell, Fabiola;Minué, Sergio;Muños Hernández, José Alberto;Reyes Morales, Hortensia;Ricaurte Cepeda, Melissa ;Santilli, Irene;Yépez Chamorro, María Clara;Cejas, Cintia ;Juárez Ramírez, Clara
Integrated Health Service Delivery Networks (IHSDN) based on primary health care (PHC) are the most promising solution for health systems to satisfy the health needs of the population and to address…
Sep 2020
Author(s): Pinto, Diana M.;Regalia, Ferdinando;Perez-Cuevas, Ricardo;Marín, Tania;Astorga, Ignacio;Máñez, Miguel Angel;Gutiérrez Alba, Gaudencio;Jaramillo Castell, Fabiola;Minué, Sergio;Muños Hernández, José Alberto;Reyes Morales, Hortensia;Ricaurte Cepeda, Melissa;Santilli, Irene;Yépez Chamorro, María Clara;Cejas, Cintia;Juárez Ramírez, Clara
Las redes integradas de prestación de servicios de salud (RISS) basadas en la atención primaria a la salud (APS) son la solución más prometedora para satisfacer las necesidades de la población y…
Aug 2020
Author(s): Arias Ortiz, Elena;Cristia, Julian P.;Cueto, Santiago
The early twenty-first century has witnessed an explosion of technological changes that have revolutionized the way we travel, shop, interact and play. Technology can also transform education by…
Aug 2020
Author(s): Arias Ortiz, Elena;Cristia, Julian P.;Cueto, Santiago
El comienzo del siglo XXI ha sido testigo de una explosión de cambios tecnológicos que han revolucionado la forma en que viajamos, compramos, interactuamos y jugamos. La tecnología también puede…