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Date issued: May 2017 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Pastor, Cinthya;Serebrisky, Tomás;Alberti, Juan;González, Aldo;Suárez-Alemán, Ancor

El presente documento busca analizar más allá de cuánto invertir en infraestructura, el cómo financiar la inversión privada en infraestructura en tres países de ALC. En particular se busca…

Date issued: May 2017 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Granda, Catalina;Hamann, Franz;Rud, Juan Pablo

In this paper, we build a heterogeneous agents-dynamic general equilibrium model wherein saving constraints interact with credit constraints. Saving constraints in the form of fixed costs to use the…

Date issued: May 2017 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Sutton, Heather;Álvarez, Lucciana;van Dijk, Jan;van Kesteren, John;Ruprah, Inder J.;Godinez Puig, Luisa;Jaitman, Laura;Torre, Iván;Pecha, Camilo

While citizen security has become an ever-increasing concern for many Caribbean countries, the magnitude of the problem has not been matched with an equally robust response in terms of research. This…

Date issued: May 2017 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Gallagher, Kevin;Lagarda, Guillermo;Linares, Jennifer

The 2008 Financial Crisis and subsequent financial turbulence has triggered economists and policymakers to revisit the extent to which capital account liberalization is optimal for all countries at…

Date issued: May 2017
Author(s): Rose, Jonathan;Linares, Ana María;Fryer, Michelle;Soldano, Miguel;Maciel, Odette;Oliveira, Patricia;Palomino, Alejandro;Sadeghi, Patricia

This document presents an evaluation by the Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE) of the Country Program of the Inter-American Development Bank with Guyana over the period 2012-2016. This Country…

Date issued: May 2017
Author(s): Rose, Jonathan;Linares, Ana María;Fryer, Michelle;Soldano, Miguel;Maciel, Odette;Oliveira, Patricia;Palomino, Alejandro;Sadeghi, Patricia

Este documento presenta una evaluación de la Oficina de Evaluación y Supervisión (OVE) sobre el Programa de País del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo con Guyana durante el período 2012-2016. Esta…

Date issued: May 2017
Author(s): Paixão, Marcelo

Apesar dos avanços da inclusão financeira no Brasil, grande parte dos microempreendedores de baixa renda ainda não possui acesso ao crédito produtivo. Esse é um desafio enfrentado especialmente por…

Date issued: May 2017 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Wright, Allan;Ramirez, Francisco A.

This study uses simulations of state-dependent distributions of fiscal limits for 18 economies in Central America and the Caribbean to better understand governments¿ ability to service their debt,…

Date issued: May 2017 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Cicowiez, Martin;Banerjee, Onil;Morris, Emily

In this study we develop an evidence-based tool to help to guide policy and investment choices, to maximize developmental returns from tourism. Specifically, we develop a tourism-extended social…

Date issued: May 2017
Author(s): Giordano, Paolo;Ramos Martínez, Alejandro;Michalczewsky, Kathia

This report presents estimates of Latin American and Caribbean international trade flows in 2016 and an update through the first quarter of 2017. It was prepared by the Integration and Trade Sector (…

Date issued: May 2017
Author(s): Giordano, Paolo;Ramos Martínez, Alejandro;Michalczewsky, Kathia

Esta nota presenta las estimaciones de los flujos comerciales internacionales de América Latina y el Caribe para el año 2016 y una actualización hasta el primer trimestre de 2017, elaboradas por el…

Date issued: May 2017 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Arana, Rumile;Ramirez, Francisco A.;Wright, Allan

Our paper addresses the issue on the interaction between monetary and macroprudential policies in small open economies for different exchange rate regimes. The need for macroprudential policy arises…

Date issued: May 2017
Author(s): De Diego, Maria Eugenia;González-Velosa, Carolina;Rieble-Aubourg, Sabine;Rucci, Graciana

The objective of this Technical Note is to describe the way competitive funds operate, based on examples from developed countries. The ultimate goal is to inform and guide its possible design and…

Date issued: May 2017
Author(s): De Diego, Maria Eugenia;González-Velosa, Carolina;Rieble-Aubourg, Sabine;Rucci, Graciana

El objetivo de esta Nota Técnica es describir la manera en la que operan los fondos concursables, a partir de ejemplos de países desarrollados. El fin es informar y orientar su posible creación y uso…

Date issued: May 2017
Author(s): Economist Intelligence Unit;Inter-American Development Bank

This document is the fifth edition of an informational tool and benchmarking index that assesses the capacity of countries in Latin America and the Caribbean to carry out sustainable public-private…

Date issued: May 2017
Author(s): Economist Intelligence Unit;Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Este documento es la quinta edición de una herramienta informática e índice de referencia que evalúa la capacidad de los países de América Latina y el Caribe de llevar a cabo asociaciones público-…

Date issued: May 2017
Author(s): Acevedo, Paloma;Hobbs, Jason;Martinez, Sebastian

We evaluate the effects of municipal infrastructure upgrades on property prices in the Municipality of Campo Grande, Brazil. Using detailed administrative data on property characteristics and sales…

Date issued: May 2017
Author(s): Banerjee, Onil

This first edition to the new series entitled "Environmental Economics for Evidence Based Policy" presents the Integrated Economic-Environmental Modeling (IEEM) Platform as a state of the…

Date issued: May 2017
Author(s): Banerjee, Onil

Esta primera edición de la nueva serie titulada "Economía-Ambiental para Políticas Basadas en la Evidencia" presenta la Plataforma Integrada de Modelación Económico-Ambiental (IEEM) como un…

Date issued: May 2017
Author(s): Beccaria, Luis

En este documento se desarrolla la propuesta del Índice de Capacidad Estadística Nacional (ICEN), una metodología para la medición cuantitativa de la capacidad de los sistemas estadísticos nacionales…

Date issued: May 2017 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Gallego, Juan Miguel;Gutiérrez, Luis H.

Over one million firms around the world have adopted a Quality Management System (QMS) that conforms to ISO 9001 certification in 2015 and recent figures show that certifications have rapidly…

Date issued: May 2017
Author(s): Martinez, Sebastian;Galiani, Sebastián;Gálvez, Ramiro H.

La Estrategia de Fortalecimiento de Cobertura en Panamá utiliza un modelo de pago por desempeño para incentivar la provisión de servicios de calidad en poblaciones con alto grado de marginación, con…

Date issued: May 2017 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Jimenez Mori, Raul Alberto;Yépez-García, Ariel

The paper investigates the determinants of household energy spending and energy budget shares, with a focus on understanding their non-linear relationship with income, and the presence of economies…

Date issued: May 2017
Author(s): Banerjee, Onil

This edition of Environmental Economics for Evidence Based Policy applies the IEEM Platform to evaluating strategies for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Results from applying IEEM…

Date issued: May 2017
Author(s): Banerjee, Onil

Esta edición de Economía-Ambiental Políticas Basadas en la Evidencia aplica la Plataforma IEEM para evaluar estrategias para lograr los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (SDGs). Los resultados de la…