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Feb 2012
This paper evaluates the impact of two public programs, FONTEC and FONDEF, aimed at fostering innovation in Chilean firms. With the cooperation of several public agencies, participants and non-…
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Feb 2012
This document discusses Latin America's dual role as a conservator of natural resources and producer of agricultural services. The author addresses the expansion of agriculture across the…
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Feb 2012
Catastrophic deforestation and environmental degradation have become habits of thought about forest landscapes in Latin America's tropics. Yet these truisms blind analysts to three surprising…
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Feb 2012
This report provides an overview of the Office of Institutional Integrity's activities and findings during 2011. The Office of Institutional Integrity is a resource to the IDB Group and a…
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Feb 2012
This paper presents a retrospective review of several key areas of work of the Capital Markets and Financial Institutions Division (CMF) of the Inter-American Development Bank. Presented with each…
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Feb 2012
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Cash transfer programs have become extremely popular in the developing world. There is a large literature on the effects of these programs on schooling, health and nutrition, but relatively little is…
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Feb 2012
Este informe ofrece una reseña de las actividades y hallazgos de la Oficina de Integridad Institucional (OII) en 2011. La Oficina de Integridad Institucional es un recurso para el Grupo BID y un…
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Feb 2012
Con el propósito de orientar el crecimiento sostenible de Montevideo, maximizando sus beneficios y limitando su potencial negativo sobre la sociedad, el territorio y el medio ambiente, un equipo de…
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Feb 2012
Las Comisiones y Consejos de Competitividad surgen como un instrumento para aunar los intereses de distintos sectores económicos -en particular el público y el privado- tras las políticas de…
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Feb 2012
La catastrófica deforestación y la degradación ambiental se han convertido en puntos de reflexión con respecto a los paisajes forestales en los trópicos de América Latina. Sin embargo, estas verdades…
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Feb 2012
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Este documento ofrece un análisis de los incentivos de los pequeños negocios para incluirse y permanecer en el Régimen Impositivo Simplificado Ecuatoriano (RISE) a través del pago cumplido de sus…
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Feb 2012
Contemporary Uruguayan Artists is part of About Change: Art from Latin America and the Caribbean, a project of the World Bank Art Program in cooperation with the Cultural Center of the Inter-American…
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Feb 2012
Artistas contemporáneos uruguayos forma parte de El cambio: Arte de América Latina y el Caribe, un proyecto del Programa de Arte del Banco Mundial en colaboración con el Centro Cultural del Banco de…
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Feb 2012
O Informe MERCOSUL N° 16 (julho de 2010 - junho de 2011) analisa o panorama macroeconômico e os fluxos comerciais dos países do Mercado Comum do Sul (MERCOSUL), assim como os principais aspectos do…
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Feb 2012
Job training programs for vulnerable youth are the main response of Latin American governments to address the problem of inadequate employment opportunities for young people. Despite its importance,…
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Feb 2012
Esta nota técnica tiene como principal objetivo contribuir a cubrir ese vacío en la literatura, presentando nueva evidencia acerca de la efectividad de los programas de capacitación laboral para…
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Feb 2012
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Although many countries are aggressively implementing the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) program, there is a lack of empirical evidence on its effects. This paper presents the impact of the first large…
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Feb 2012
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Aunque muchos países están implementando de manera intensa el Programa Una computadora por niño (OLPC, por sus siglas en inglés), existe una falta de evidencia empírica sobre sus efectos. Este…
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Jan 2012
This evaluation examines the IDB's Country Program with Guatemala for the 2008-2011 period. The assessment shows very positive results in terms of the program's relevance, consistency, and…
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Jan 2012
Esta evaluación examina el Programa del BID con Guatemala durante el periodo 2008-2011. La evaluación indica resultados muy positivos en términos de relevancia, consistencia y posicionamiento.…
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Jan 2012
This tool presented here in an Excel format was designed to evaluate the fulfillment of good corporate governance practices in primarily state owned water and sanitation companies in the region.
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Jan 2012
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While decreasing inequality is generally considered desirable, and there is a growing understanding of which policies do and do not promote equality, much less is known regarding why these policies…
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Jan 2012
This paper draws on the experience of Mexico in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and on the experiences of four Latin American countries in the implementation of their services and…
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Jan 2012
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Despite the large potential gains from credit by second-tier development banks, little is known about the actual impact of these banks' lending activity. This study partially fills that gap by…
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Jan 2012
This paper surveys housing finance in Costa Rica, El Salvador and Panama. The development of a secondary mortgage-backed securities market in Costa Rica is very limited despite a broad legal…