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Sep 2017
The May 2017 surveys of expectations conducted by Central Banks with inflation targeting regimes indicate that the simple average growth rate expected for 2017 for the eight countries covered by…
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Sep 2017
The April 2017 surveys of expectations conducted by Central Banks with inflation targeting regimes indicate that the simple average growth rate expected for 2017 for the eight countries covered by…
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Sep 2017
La compra pública de innovación (CPI) es una herramienta que encaja tanto dentro de las políticas de mejora en la eficiencia del gasto público como dentro de las políticas de innovación desde la…
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Sep 2017
El propósito de este documento es evaluar la evolución y el desempeño de las políticas de transporte público urbano y su implementación en un grupo representativo de ciudades latinoamericanas: Buenos…
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Sep 2017
Datos de República Dominicana muestran que el acceso a la educación decae mientras más alto es el nivel educativo. Uno de los factores que explica la baja demanda de educación es que las familias…
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Sep 2017
While the effects of conditional cash transfers on primary school enrollment, attendance and dropouts are well documented, few studies address their impact on longer-term outcomes
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Sep 2017
Crime and the durability of goods are strongly connected issues. However, surprisingly, they have been studied separately. This paper explores the relationship between the production of durable goods…
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Sep 2017
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Latin American countries have long exhibited low levels of saving rates when compared to other countries in relatively similar stages of economic development (e.g., Asian economies). Motivated by…
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Sep 2017
This paper analyzes social mobility as realized by students of a high quality public flagship university in Brazil, the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), applying the methodology of Chetty et…
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Sep 2017
This study aims at showing how the effects of productive credit to rural producers in Mexico can be estimated by exploiting the characteristics of the loan approval process, using a regression…
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Sep 2017
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There is strong evidence to show that adolescent relationship violence (duringnon-cohabitating relationships of namoro in Portuguese, noviazgo in Spanish) can lead to adult intimate partner violence…
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Sep 2017
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There is strong evidence to show that adolescent relationship violence (during non-cohabitating relationships of namoro in Portuguese, noviazgo in Spanish) can lead to adult intimate partner violence…
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Sep 2017
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La evidencia muestra que la violencia en relaciones entre adolescentes puede llevar a la violencia íntima de pareja (VIP) entre adultos más adelante. Sin embargo, las investigaciones e intervenciones…
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Sep 2017
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Fortes evidências mostram que a violência em relacionamentos de namoro entre adolescentes pode levar à violência entre parceiros/as íntimos/as (VPI) na vida adulta. Porém, as pesquisas e intervenções…
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Sep 2017
The Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act of 2012 aims at increasing funding access for young firms by easing securities regulation. Motivated by this, we ask if there is a role for the…
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Sep 2017
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Sudden Stops in net capital flows can be prevented when the actions of domestic investors offset a reduction in foreign lending. This paper presents evidence that while sudden stops in gross inflows…
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Sep 2017
We estimate the effect of worldwide tax changes on output following the narrative approach developed for the United States by Romer and Romer (2010). We use a novel dataset on value-added taxes for…
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Sep 2017
The March 2017 surveys of expectations conducted by Central Banks with inflation targeting regimes indicate that the simple average growth rate expected for 2017 for the eight countries covered by…
Policy Evaluation Framework on the Governance of Critical Infrastructure Resilience in Latin America
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Sep 2017
Natural hazards and disasters can have significant impacts on the economic and social development of Latin America and the Caribbean. In the past decade alone, OECD and BRIC countries have…
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Sep 2017
Los desastres naturales pueden tener impactos significativos en el desarrollo económico y social de América Latina y el Caribe. Sólo en la última década, los países de la OCDE y BRIC han…
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Sep 2017
Os riscos naturais e os desastres podem ter impactos significativos no desenvolvimento econômico e social da América Latina e do Caribe. Apenas na década passada, os países da OCDE e BRIC…
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Sep 2017
En un sector eléctrico público y verticalmente integrado, como es el caso de Ecuador, el control de las pérdidaseléctricas en el Sistema Nacional de Distribución ha sido uno de los temas centrales de…
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Sep 2017
To sustain growth, Latin America and the Caribbean will need to increase productivity through the more intelligent use of its workforce. Countries need efficient and effective education and training…
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Sep 2017
Para sostener el crecimiento, América Latina y el Caribe deberán aumentar su productividad mediante un uso más inteligente y efectivo de su fuerza laboral. Los países deben tener sistemas educativos…
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Sep 2017
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The Paris Agreement combats climate change through country-defined sustainable development plans, aiming to align financing flows with low-carbon climate resilient growth. National development banks…