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Date issued: Oct 2014
Author(s): Flores Lima, Jose Gregorio Roberto;González-Velosa, Carolina;Rosas-Shady, David

En la última década, en América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) se lograron grandes avances económicos y sociales. Muchos países de la región experimentaron altas tasas de crecimiento a la vez que lograron…

Date issued: Oct 2014
Author(s): Schneider, Robert;Diewald, Christoph;Molina Garsón, Adriana Lizette

In LAC the principal sources of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions are land use change and agricultural activities, particularly cattle ranching (methane emissions) on converted land and natural…

Date issued: Oct 2014
Author(s): Corrales, Maria Elena;Puerta, Juan Manuel;Medieta, María Paula;Morales, Carlos;Suarez, David

In the global context, LAC is one of the regions known to produce the lowest levels of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions from the transformation and use of energy. Levels of GHG in LAC represent 5% of…

Date issued: Oct 2014
Author(s): Ashwill, Maximillian;Alvarez Prado, Lourdes

The frequency of natural disasters, such as floods, droughts, hurricanes, and earthquakes, is increasing in LAC as in the rest of the world. During the 1960s and 1970s, fewer than 20 disasters…

Date issued: Oct 2014
Author(s): Scholl, Lynn;Celse L'Hoste, Margareth;Quintanilla, Oscar;Linares, Ana María

Between 2000 and 2009, emissions from transport in the Region increased by 12% on a per capita basis, while increasing less than 2% globally. Although per capita emissions in LAC are still low…

Date issued: Oct 2014
Author(s): Pittaluga, Lucía

Desde hace algunos años, el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) ha estado apoyando a Programas de Apoyo a los Clusters, en su mayoría en el Cono Sur. La presente consultoría analizó qué…

Date issued: Oct 2014
Author(s): Pittaluga, Lucía

Desde hace algunos años, el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) ha estado apoyando a Programas de Apoyo a los Clusters, en su mayoría en el Cono Sur. La presente consultoría analizó qué…

Date issued: Sep 2014 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Balsa, Ana;Bloomfield, Juanita;Caffera, Marcelo

This study explores the impact of air pollution on adverse birth outcomes. The study focuses on the effect of breathable particulate matter with diameter of 10 micrometers or less (PM10) on the…

Date issued: Sep 2014
Author(s): Cañón, Oscar;Rathe, Magdalena;Giedion, Úrsula

En este documento se realiza un estudio de caso del plan de beneficios de República Dominicana siguiendo la metodología empleada en el libro "Planes de Beneficios en salud de América Latina: Una…

Date issued: Sep 2014
Author(s): Carrera-Marquis, Daniela

Adequate financial markets are fundamental to sustainable development. Accurate capital allocation requires return on investment incorporates the social and environmental variables impacting,…

Date issued: Sep 2014
Author(s): Rius, Andrés

En 2005, el Gobierno del Uruguay y el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo pusieron en marcha el Programa de Apoyo a la Competitividad de Conglomerados y Cadenas Productivas (PACC). La finalidad del…

Date issued: Sep 2014
Author(s): De Mendoza, Cecilia;Di Capua, Laura;Rucci, Graciana

El capital humano es un factor clave para el crecimiento económico y el desarrollo productivo. La formación, tanto educación como capacitación, constituye un mecanismo para mejorar la productividad,…

Date issued: Sep 2014
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

The INTAL Monthly Newsletter reports on developments in integration and trade across Latin American and the Caribbean. It also serves as a forum for discussing the IDB's activities related to…

Date issued: Sep 2014
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

La carta mensual del INTAL informa sobre desarrollos en las áreas de integración y comercio en las regiones de América Latina y el Caribe. También es el medio para difundir las actividades realizadas…

Date issued: Sep 2014
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desenvolvimento

A carta mensal do INTAL informa sobre os desenvolvimentos nas áreas de integração e comércio nas regiões da América Latina e do Caribe. É também um meio de difusão das atividades do BID sobre estes…

Date issued: Sep 2014
Author(s): Jugo, Luis;Calderon, Marta

This presentation gives an overview of the importance of creating a data analytics strategy in an internal audit department. It describes reasons for having a data analytics strategy, where to start…

Date issued: Sep 2014
Author(s): Covacevich, Catalina

La presente nota analiza cómo se aborda la paridad de género en una muestra de textos escolares chilenos de Educación Básica aprobados y distribuidos por el Ministerio de Educación para el año…

Date issued: Sep 2014
Author(s): Alarcón, Alejandro;Demaestri, Edgardo C.;Piedrabuena, Bernardita

Tomando como punto de partida un diagnóstico preliminar sobre la problemática y el grado de profundidad alcanzado por el financiamiento de vivienda en Chile, y sobre la base de entrevistas y una…

Date issued: Sep 2014
Author(s): Iturburu, Mónica

Este informe de diagnóstico presenta los resultados de la evaluación del Servicio Civil en Uruguay realizada en 2013. Se basa en el marco metodológico elaborado en 2002 y en las buenas prácticas…

Date issued: Sep 2014
Author(s): Kayser, Olivier;Klarsfeld, Lucie;Brossard, Simon

Broadband has a potential impact on the base of the pyramid (BOP), a segment of the population previously excluded from markets, and which lacks access to quality goods and services. Broadband…

Date issued: Sep 2014
Author(s): Kayser, Olivier;Klarsfeld, Lucie;Brossard, Simon

Broadband has a potential impact on the base of the pyramid (BOP), a segment of the population previously excluded from markets, and which lacks access to quality goods and services. Broadband…

Date issued: Sep 2014 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Cortázar Velarde, Juan Carlos;Lafuente, Mariano;Sanginés, Mario;Schuster, Christian;Echebarría, Koldo;Longo, Francisco;Strazza, Luciano;Iacoviello, Mercedes

This book focuses on civil service reform within the central administration in Latin America. It analyzes updated versions of the country assessments carried out by the Inter-American Development…

Date issued: Sep 2014 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Cortázar Velarde, Juan Carlos;Lafuente, Mariano;Sanginés, Mario;Schuster, Christian;Echebarría, Koldo;Longo, Francisco;Strazza, Luciano;Iacoviello, Mercedes

Este libro se enfoca en la reforma del Servicio Civil (empleo público de la administración central) en América Latina. Analiza diagnósticos actualizados de la calidad institucional de los sistemas de…

Date issued: Sep 2014 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Cortázar Velarde, Juan Carlos;Lafuente, Mariano;Sanginés, Mario;Schuster, Christian;Echebarría, Koldo;Longo, Francisco;Strazza, Luciano;Iacoviello, Mercedes

Este livro trata da reforma do Funcionalismo Público (emprego público do governo central) na América Latina e analisa os diagnósticos atualizados da qualidade institucional dos sistemas de serviço…

Date issued: Sep 2014 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Bando, Rosangela

School-based management programs aim to improve education outcomes by involving parents in allocation decisions about external funds transferred to the school. This paper explores the effects of two…