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Nov 2020
The appearance and spread of COVID-19 have accentuated the connectivity and digitization lag in Latin American and Caribbean countries. The lockdowns imposed to reduce the spread of the virus…
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Nov 2020
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…
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Nov 2020
Gender bonds are social bonds with a gender focus, representing a promising financing vehicle for institutions committed to addressing and reducing gender inequality by improving womens access to…
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Nov 2020
Los bonos de género son bonos sociales con foco en el género, que constituyen un vehículo de financiamiento prometedor para las instituciones comprometidas en abordar y reducir la desigualdad de…
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Oct 2020
Datos del documento para un análisis de las características de la demanda laboral y necesidades de formación de la fuerza laboral en áreas metropolitanas de La Paz-El Alto, Cochabamba y Santa Cruz,…
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Oct 2020
This paper summarizes recent evidence on the effects of migration on a variety of outcomes including labor markets, education, health, crime and prejudice, international trade, assimilation, family…
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Oct 2020
Este estudio resume distintas evidencias obtenidas recientemente sobre los efectos de la migración en una serie de resultados referidos a los mercados de trabajo, la educación, la salud, la…
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Oct 2020
This paper reviews Israels early experience with dynamic entrepreneurship programs. Rather than discussing current policies, it focuses on two programs that were at the core of these policies since…
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Oct 2020
High levels of trust, both interpersonal and in institutions, are fundamental for fostering inclusive growth. Trust affects growth directly. However, trust is affected by a number of factors, one of…
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Oct 2020
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This paper analyzes the sustainability of Costa Rican sovereign debt within the intertemporal budget constraint framework, which is complemented with the estimation of the fiscal reaction function…
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Oct 2020
This dataset constitute a panel follow-up to the 2016 Barbados Survey of Living Conditions. It measures welfare related variables before and after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic including labor…
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Oct 2020
En las últimas décadas, la tasa de motorización en los países de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) se ha incrementado, principalmente, por el crecimiento de los niveles de ingreso de las personas, lo…
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Oct 2020
La grave crisis generada por la pandemia del COVID-19, y la necesidad de una respuesta inmediata para combatir las consecuencias de esta crisis, requieren que la infraestructura del sistema de…
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Oct 2020
O atual cenário da grave crise decorrente da pandemia do COVID-19 e a necessidade de imediata atuação no combate aos efeitos dessa pandemia requerem que a infraestrutura do sistema de compras…
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Oct 2020
En el marco de la cuarta revolución industrial, el objetivo principal del presente estudio es identificar el uso actual y esperado de las nuevas tecnologías de la información y la comunicación en las…
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Oct 2020
Nearly one quarter of El Salvador's population resides abroad as a result of historically high levels of violence, which have led to increasing family disintegration and many children being left…
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Oct 2020
We conducted a telephone-based nationally representative survey of Barbados between May and June 2020. The main objective was to quantify the early consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. We document…
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Oct 2020
El estado de Hidalgo se ha unido a la iniciativa del Transport GenderLab del BID, una red de ciudades latinoamericanas que tiene como objetivo promover soluciones colectivas para la incorporación de…
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Oct 2020
Esta investigación analiza el financiamiento a empresas que desarrollan actividades de economía naranja (EN) en Colombia. En la publicación se identifican las características del sector, sus fallas…
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Oct 2020
This approach paper defines the objectives, scope, approach, and methodology for the forthcoming evaluation of the IDB Lab, also known as the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), by the Office of…
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Oct 2020
Este documento de enfoque define los objetivos, el alcance, el enfoque y la metodología para la evaluación de BID Lab, también conocido como Fondo Multilateral de Inversiones (FOMIN), por parte de la…
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Oct 2020
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This study discusses the important role of subnational governments in public investment and analyzes the way it is managed. Specifically, it addresses the following: How important is decentralized…
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Oct 2020
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Este estudio presenta la importancia que tienen los gobiernos subnacionales en la inversión pública y analiza la forma en que se lleva a cabo su gestión. Específicamente, las preguntas que guían el…
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Oct 2020
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Improving cooking technologies in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) households is necessary and needs to be done immediately. In this context, well-designed policies, programs and their…
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Oct 2020
This technical note examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on crime and law enforcement dynamics in Colombia. The analysis uses administrative data on police reports and arrests for different…