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Date issued: Sep 2012 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Perry, Guillermo;Bustos, Sebastián

This paper shows, first, that non-commodity revenues are more volatile in oil- and mineral-rich countries and that quality of institutions is associated with lower volatility. We investigate the…

Date issued: Sep 2012
Author(s): García Zaballos, Antonio;Salazar Suárez, Claudia M.

El objetivo de este documento de debate es triple: (i) presentar la situación actual del mercado de telefonía fija, móvil y banda ancha, que constituyen el sector de las telecomunicaciones en…

Date issued: Sep 2012
Author(s): Fryer, Michelle;Quijano, Ursula;Sadeghi, Patricia;Calero, Carla;Garcia Villegas, Salomon;Vargas, Sebastián

Analysis of the portfolio related to indigenous peoples in the context of the Indigenous Development Strategy (IDS) approved in 2006, shows that: (i) indigenous issues are less prevalent in Country…

Date issued: Sep 2012
Author(s): Fryer, Michelle;Quijano, Ursula;Sadeghi, Patricia;Calero, Carla;Garcia Villegas, Salomon;Vargas, Sebastián

El análisis del portafolio relacionado con pueblos indígenas en el contexto de la Estrategia para el Desarrollo Indígena (EDI) aprobada en 2006, muestra: (i) menor presencia de la temática indígena…

Date issued: Sep 2012
Author(s): Raw, Silvia;Sembler, Jose Ignacio;Sadeghi, Patricia

The objective of this evaluation is to complete the assessment of the performance of IDB's concessional lending program focusing on financial and developmental results. The evaluation found that…

Date issued: Sep 2012
Author(s): Raw, Silvia;Sembler, Jose Ignacio;Sadeghi, Patricia

El objetivo de esta evaluación es completar la evaluación de desempeño del programa de financiamiento concesional del BID, con énfasis en los resultados financieros y de desarrollo. Según lo…

Date issued: Sep 2012
Author(s): Eguíluz Zamora, Alejandra;Vásquez, María Inés;Espino, Alma

The objective of this technical note is to present the work done under the Trade and Gender Initiative led by the Integration and Trade Sector of the Inter-American Development Bank. The technical…

Date issued: Sep 2012 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Monge-González, Ricardo;Zolezzi, Sandro

This study sheds light on how Costa Rica's insertion in global value chains occurs by examining governance patterns, the type of activities involved, and the level of underlying innovation in…

Date issued: Sep 2012
Author(s): Flores Lima, Jose Gregorio Roberto;Villa, Juan Miguel

El efecto de los salarios mínimos sobre la formalidad laboral ha sido poco estudiado en América Latina. En este sentido, el aumento del 60% del piso salarial en Honduras ofrece una oportunidad para…

Date issued: Sep 2012
Author(s): Dussan, Manuel;Melandri, Alejandro

El Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) ha considerado conveniente profundizar su conocimiento sobre la evolución de los marcos regulatorios e institucionales que rigen la provisión de servicios…