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Date issued: Oct 2013
Author(s): Sembler, Jose Ignacio;Linares, Ana María;Huppi, Monika;Vellani, Saleema;Suarez, David;Di Tata, Juan Carlos

This Country Program Evaluation (CPE) for the Dominican Republic covers the period 2009-2013. The evaluation is structured into four chapters, plus annexes. Chapter I analyzes the general context in…

Date issued: Oct 2013
Author(s): Sembler, Jose Ignacio;Linares, Ana María;Huppi, Monika;Vellani, Saleema;Suarez, David;Di Tata, Juan Carlos

Esta Evaluación del Programa de País (CPE) con la República Dominicana cubre el período 2009-2013. La evaluación está organizada en cuatro capítulos más anexos. El capítulo I analiza el contexto…

Date issued: Oct 2013 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Bassi, Marina;Busso, Matías;Muñoz, Juan Sebastián

This paper uses 113 household surveys from 18 Latin American countries to document patterns in secondary school graduation rates over the period 1990-2010. It is found that enrollment and graduation…

Date issued: Oct 2013
Author(s): Arce, Fernando;Powell, Andrew

The September 2013 surveys of expectations conducted by Central Banks with inflation targeting regimes indicate that average growth expectations have remained constant while average inflation…

Date issued: Oct 2013
Author(s): Bhalla, Kavi;Diez-Roux, Esteban;Taddia, Alejandro Pablo;De la Peña Mendoza, Sissi Maribel;Pereyra, Andrés

Road traffic injuries are a leading cause of death and disability in Latin America. Nevertheless, road safety continues to rank low in national development priorities in the region. Estimates of the…

Date issued: Oct 2013
Author(s): Henriques Jr., Mauricio F.

O objetivo principal deste estudo é analisar a cadeia produtiva dos setores de cerâmica vermelha e de gesso na região Nordeste do Brasil, a fim de identificar oportunidades tecnológicas e um modelo…

Date issued: Oct 2013
Author(s): Stone, Leslie F.;Fryer, Michelle;Conroy, Hector;Scholl, Lynn;Marto, Ricardo

This approach paper summarizes the scope, methodological approach and main evaluation questions for the proposed assessment of the Bank's program with the Government of Barbados during the 2010-…

Date issued: Oct 2013
Author(s): Stone, Leslie F.;Fryer, Michelle;Conroy, Hector;Scholl, Lynn;Marto, Ricardo

Este documento de enfoque resume el alcance, metodología propuesta y principales preguntas de evaluación que seguirá la evaluación propuesta del Programa del BID con el Gobierno de Barbados durante…

Date issued: Oct 2013
Author(s): Brito, Steve;Corbacho, Ana;Osorio Rivas, Rene

Birth registration is a fundamental human right and constitutes legal proof of a child's existence and nationality. Without adequate documentation to verify identity, a person can become…

Date issued: Oct 2013
Author(s): Mateo-Berganza Díaz, María Mercedes;Rodríguez Chamussy, Lourdes

Reliable and affordable non-parental childcare is intimately related to female participation and other outcomes in the labor market given the conflicting demand for women's time on both, work…

Date issued: Oct 2013 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Beuermann, Diether

We estimate the impact of access to information and communication technology on agricultural profitability and child labor among isolated villages in rural Peru. We exploit the timing of an…

Date issued: Oct 2013 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Miller, Sebastián J.;Galiani, Sebastián;Chisari, Omar O.

This paper compares the optimal dynamic choices between policies of mitigation and adaptation for three economies: Brazil, Chile and the United States. The focus is on the optimal role of mitigation…

Date issued: Oct 2013
Author(s): Piras, Claudia;Presbitero, Andrea;Rabellotti, Roberta

Standards measures of female ownership and management of firms included in the World Bank Enterprise Survey do not support the existence of a gender gap in access to finance in the Latin American and…

Date issued: Oct 2013
Author(s): Alessandro, Martín;Lafuente, Mariano;Santiso, Carlos

There is a growing interest in Latin America and the Caribbean in strengthening the strategic Center of Government (CoG). Stricto sensu, the CoG refers to the institution or group of institutions…

Date issued: Oct 2013
Author(s): Rios, Ana R.;Peters, Sophia;Meirovich, Hilen

Developing countries could receive international climate financing through diverse resource streams (private investment, traditional development aid, dedicated national funds, carbon markets, etc.),…

Date issued: Oct 2013
Author(s): Rios, Ana R.;Peters, Sophia;Meirovich, Hilen

Los países en desarrollo pueden recibir financiamiento internacional para el cambio climático a través de distintas fuentes de recursos (inversiones privadas, apoyo tradicional a programas de…

Date issued: Oct 2013
Author(s): Alessandro, Martín;Lafuente, Mariano;Santiso, Carlos

Existe un interés creciente en América Latina y el Caribe en el fortalecimiento del estratégico Centro de Gobierno (CdG). Stricto sensu, el CdG refiere a la institución o al grupo de instituciones…

Date issued: Oct 2013 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Miller, Sebastián J.;Bastos, Paulo

The increased occurrence of extreme weather conditions leading to drought is a key development challenge. This paper studies how these extreme events interact with the political process at the local…

Date issued: Oct 2013
Author(s): Stone, Leslie F.;Fryer, Michelle;Huppi, Monika;Quijano, Ursula;Noboa-Hidalgo, Grace;Sadeghi, Patricia;Arbeláez, Juliana;Raupp, Magda;Székely, Miguel;Cruz Fano, Alejandro

This evaluation seeks to determine the extent to which the Bank supported equitable access to secondary education, improvements in secondary education quality, and reforms of education institutions…

Date issued: Oct 2013
Author(s): Stone, Leslie F.;Fryer, Michelle;Huppi, Monika;Quijano, Ursula;Noboa-Hidalgo, Grace;Sadeghi, Patricia;Arbeláez, Juliana;Raupp, Magda;Székely, Miguel;Cruz Fano, Alejandro

Esta evaluación tiene por objeto determinar el grado en que el Banco ha apoyado el acceso equitativo a la educación secundaria, las mejoras de calidad de la educación secundaria y las reformas de las…

Date issued: Oct 2013 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Bosch, Mariano;Melguizo, Ángel;Pagés, Carmen

The Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region has reduced its inequality and poverty, and is looking towards the future with greater optimism than in the past. As the region grows, new problems appear…

Date issued: Oct 2013 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Bosch, Mariano;Melguizo, Ángel;Pagés, Carmen

América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) ha reducido su desigualdad y su pobreza, y enfrenta las próximas décadas con mayor optimismo que en el pasado. Conforme la región crece, aparecen nuevos problemas a…

Date issued: Oct 2013 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Bosch, Mariano;Melguizo, Ángel;Pagés, Carmen

América Latina e Caribe (ALC) reduziram sua desigualdade e sua pobreza e enfrentarão as próximas décadas com maior otimismo do que no passado. Conforme a região cresce, aparecem novos problemas que…

Date issued: Oct 2013 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Calderón, César;Fuentes, J. Rodrigo

The growth prospects of a nation are stymied by the burden of government debt. This study has two goals: first, it tests whether public debt hinders growth; and, second, it explores whether economic…

Date issued: Oct 2013
Author(s): Peirce, Jennifer;Veyrat-Pontet, Alexandre

In the face of rising crime rates and increasingly complex transnational and local criminal dynamics, Belize's limited institutional resources are overstretched. Youth violence and gangs are of…