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Date issued: Nov 2012
Author(s): Fryer, Michelle;Sadeghi, Patricia;Soldano, Miguel;Elías, Carlos;Quijano, Ursula;García, Salomón

La Evaluación del Programa de País de Guyana 2008-2012 concluye que la estrategia del Banco estaba alineada con los objetivos económicos y las prioridades económicas del gobierno.


Date issued: Nov 2012 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Castañeda, Luis Cesar;Pardinas, Juan E.

This paper estimates potential Mexican sub-national tax revenues using a stochastic frontier model. The results suggest that states are exploiting their current tax bases, particularly the payroll…

Date issued: Nov 2012
Author(s): Federico, Pablo M.

After the 2007-2009 global financial crisis and previous financial crises in Latin America, the liquidity-risk exposure of banking systems is considered one of the most important vulnerabilities. At…

Date issued: Nov 2012
Author(s): Giuliodori, David;Giuliodori, Roberto

En este trabajo se presenta un análisis del instrumento del crédito fiscal como mecanismo de incentivo para la inversión en I+D+i en Argentina, tal como se encuentra funcionando desde el año 1998. Se…

Date issued: Nov 2012
Author(s): Redwood, John

The Environment and Safeguards Group (ESG) of the IDB has examined how potential environmental and social risks of major Bank-supported road improvement investments in natural resource rich and socio…

Date issued: Nov 2012 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Bosch, Mariano;Guajardo, Jarret

Argentina had traditionally enjoyed one of the highest elderly coverage rates in Latin America. However, since the mid-1990s coverage rates started a steady decline, especially for low income workers…

Date issued: Nov 2012
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

This Brochure describes the activities of the IDB's Transparency Fund. The objective of the Transparency Fund is to strengthen the institutional capacity of the Bank¿s borrowing member countries…

Date issued: Nov 2012
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Este folleto describe el Fondo de Transparencia. El objetivo del Fondo de Transparencia es Fortalecer la capacidad institucional de los países miembros prestatarios del Banco para apoyar el diseño y…

Date issued: Nov 2012
Author(s): Pérez, Avril;Reyes, Angela;Vivanco, Fermín

This document is a memoir from the workshop that took place on September 14, 2012 during the Workshop on Financial Education for Savings Targeted to the Low-Income Population, organized by the…

Date issued: Nov 2012
Author(s): Pérez, Avril;Reyes, Angela;Vivanco, Fermín

Este documento destaca las presentaciones que se llevaron a cabo el 14 de septiembre del 2012 durante el Taller sobre Educación Financiera Dirigida a Población en Situación de Pobreza, organizado por…

Date issued: Nov 2012
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

The countries of the LAC region consistently fall below global averages on issues that affect the business climate and confidence in state institutions, which has a significant impact on their…

Date issued: Nov 2012
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Los países de ALC están consistentemente por debajo del promedio mundial en asuntos que afectan el clima de negocios y la confianza en las instituciones del Estado, lo cual impacta significativamente…

Date issued: Nov 2012
Author(s): Torres Ramírez, Jorge Enrique

Históricamente la producción formal de vivienda en Colombia ha presentado limitaciones en su dimensión y composición por la localización, el precio, el tipo de vivienda, etc. Esta oferta ha atendido…

Date issued: Nov 2012 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Fernández Martín, Andrés;Gulan, Adam

Countercyclical country interest rates have been shown to be both a distinctive characteristic and an important driving force of business cycles in emerging market economies. In order to account for…

Date issued: Nov 2012
Author(s): Frühling, Hugo

Este trabajo se dirige en particular a quienes deciden, diseñan y ejecutan programas orientados a reducir la violencia y el delito en América Latina y el Caribe. Parte de la información en la que se…

Date issued: Nov 2012
Author(s): García Zaballos, Antonio;López-Rivas, Rubén

Broadband plays a key role in society, impacting GDP, productivity, and employment. In the Latin American and Caribbean region, which is characterized by low broadband penetration costly Internet…

Date issued: Nov 2012 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Navajas, Fernando;Panadeiros, Monica;Natale, Oscar

This paper models an energy tax reform process out of a status quo and towards environmentally related excises, distinguishing between uniform and non-uniform tax components, positive and normative…

Date issued: Nov 2012 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Giordano, Paolo;Li, Kun

Despite the growing political priority given to making trade work for the majority in Latin America, a notable gap exists in the knowledge about the distributive impacts of trade integration. This…

Date issued: Nov 2012 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Brown-Grossman, Flor;Domínguez-Villalobos, Lilia

This study is an effort to identify the process by which firms venture into GVCs and the obstacles faced by firms once they have been immersed in it. We have focused on two particular GVCs: the…

Date issued: Nov 2012 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Cafaggi, Fabrizio;Joppert Swensson, Luana F.;Macedo Junior, Ronaldo Porto;Silva, Tiago Andreotti e;Gross, Clarissa Piterman;Almeida, Lucila Gabriel de;Ribeiro, Thiago Alves

The aim of the paper, based on empirical research in Brazil, is to investigate how supply chains have evolved over time, what factors have driven this evolution and also how a specific set of…

Date issued: Nov 2012
Author(s): Izquierdo, Alejandro;Manzano, Osmel

La región de América Central, Panamá y la República Dominicana, ha avanzado en los últimos años, tanto en materia de crecimiento como de fortalecimiento macroeconómico y de integración comercial con…

Date issued: Nov 2012
Author(s): Calderón, Jean Carlo;Monge, Francisco;Chan, Karen;Umaña, Carlos;Gamboa Soto, Francisco

En este documento se analiza la contribución de los márgenes extensivo e intensivo de las exportaciones de bienes de Costa Rica en el crecimiento de las mismas entre los bienios 1997-1998 y 2010-2011…

Date issued: Nov 2012
Author(s): Fernández Bremauntz, Adrián

Atender adecuadamente el gran reto del cambio climático demanda en los países contar con capacidades humanas, institucionales y financieras de gran magnitud, muchas de las cuales sólo empiezan a ser…

Date issued: Nov 2012
Author(s): Defournier, Vanessa

This Brochure provides an overview of the activities of the Vice presidency for Private Sector and Non-Sovereign Guaranteed Operations. The IDB Group includes four private sector windows that offer…

Date issued: Nov 2012
Author(s): Defournier, Vanessa

Este folleto tiene como objetivo proporcionar las actividades de la Vicepresidencia del Sector Privado y Operaciones sin Garantía Soberana. El Grupo BID está conformado por cuatro ventanillas del…