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

El objetivo de esta nota técnica es presentar el trabajo realizado en el marco de la Iniciativa de Comercio y Género conducida por el Sector de Integración y Comercio del Banco Interamericano de…

Date issued: Sep 2012
Author(s): Vodusek, Ziga;Granados, Jaime;Martínez Torres, Gonzalo;Corcuera-Santamaría, Sandra;Lucenti, Krista;Almeida, Juliana;Levington, Caroline;Ruiz-Rua, Aurora;Calatayud, Agustina

La contribución del comercio exterior al crecimiento y desarrollo de la República Dominicana se encuentra manifiestamente por debajo de su potencial. En comparación con los países del entorno, la…

Date issued: Sep 2012
Author(s): Fernández Bremauntz, Adrián

México, al igual que otros países latinoamericanos tiene una enorme riqueza biológica. Sin embargo, durante décadas ha experimentado la deforestación de sus bosques, selvas y manglares; la pérdida de…

Date issued: Sep 2012
Author(s): Näslund-Hadley, Emma;Hernández Agramonte, Juan Manuel;Martínez, Ernesto;Ludlow, Caitlin

That four- and five-year-olds can do algebra, arithmetic, and geometry may be hard to believe. But if you visit a preschool classroom in the Cordillera region of Paraguay, you will see children who…

Date issued: Sep 2012
Author(s): Näslund-Hadley, Emma;Hernández Agramonte, Juan Manuel;Martínez, Ernesto;Ludlow, Caitlin

¿A los cuatro o cinco años operan con álgebra, aritmética y geometría? Puede que resulte difícil de creer, pero si visita una clase de prescolar en la región Cordillera de Paraguay, verá niños que…

Date issued: Sep 2012
Author(s): Rodríguez-Montemayor, Eduardo

In today's globalized world, goods and capital are flowing as never before. The movement of people across borders has also enlarged significantly. About 215 million people live away from their…

Date issued: Aug 2012
Author(s): Breisinger, Milena;Boulet, Emmanuel

This document provides the methodology prepared and used by IDB to assess the impact of its direct investments loans on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions since 2009. The document provides the…

Date issued: Aug 2012
Author(s): Ludeña, Carlos E.;Wilk, David;Quiroga, Ricardo

El objetivo de esta Nota Sectorial es ofrecer un diagnóstico y análisis de los desafíos del cambio climático en la Argentina en el contexto de su relevancia para la formulación de la Estrategia de…

Date issued: Aug 2012 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Corbacho, Ana;Philipp, Julia;Ruiz-Vega, Mauricio

Crime has tangible economic costs. It also has less understood and likely sizable intangible costs. In particular, widespread crime has the potential to weaken trust between citizens and institutions…

Date issued: Aug 2012 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Corbacho, Ana;Brito, Steve;Osorio Rivas, Rene

The drivers of educational attainment have been the subject of much research both in the developed and the developing world. Yet, nothing is known about the effect of birth registration on schooling…