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Date issued: Dec 2010
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

This issue of IDEA explores the workings of democratic institutions in Latin America and how they shape economic and other policies. It analyzes the roles, incentives, capabilities and interaction of…

Date issued: Dec 2010
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Esta edición del IDEA explora el funcionamiento de las instituciones democráticas en América Latina y la forma en que ellas definen las políticas, entre ellas las económicas. La misma, analiza los…

Date issued: Dec 2010
Author(s): Reyero y Aranda, María Rosa;Kostenbaum, Silvana

Este documento está destinado a establecer en detalle el marco conceptual y metodológico de la colaboración entre KNM y su plataforma de lecciones aprendidas, Lessons in Action, y la división ICS,…

Date issued: Dec 2010
Author(s): Straface, Fernando;Kostenbaum, Silvana;Reyero y Aranda, María Rosa

Este documento de debate tiene como objetivo explorar posibles sinergias entre la Matriz de factores institucionales (MAFI) y distintos instrumentos asociados al nuevo ciclo de proyecto del Banco.…

Date issued: Nov 2010 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Zambrano, Omar;Aguilera-Lizarazu, Gabriela

Este trabajo analiza el desempeño fiscal de Bolivia a la luz de la expansión y posterior contracción de los precios internacionales de los hidrocarburos entre 2005 y 2009. Se evalúa dicho desempeño…

Date issued: Nov 2010
Author(s): García Mejía, Mauricio

El presente documento presenta la Metodología para el diagnóstico, prevención y control de la corrupción en programas de seguridad ciudadana elaborada por un equipo de trabajo del Banco…

Date issued: Nov 2010
Author(s): Valenzuela, Juan Pablo

Este documento indica la importancia de la descentralización para mejorar la eficiencia del gasto públicos y alcanzar el potencial de desarrollo de las regiones y municipios en Chile.

Date issued: Nov 2010
Author(s): Panaritis, Elena;Kostopoulos, Angelo

As part of an overarching effort to better identify the problems faced today by low-income people and by those with limited access to basic housing, this paper assesses the property rights system in…

Date issued: Nov 2010
Author(s): Araujo, María Caridad;Lopez Boo, Florencia

La importancia de los primeros años para el éxito de las personas durante el resto de su vida se encuentra ampliamente documentada en la literatura. El cerebro humano crece más que en ninguna otra…

Date issued: Nov 2010 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Pietrobelli, Carlo;Rabellotti, Roberta

This paper addresses two research questions: How do learning mechanisms operate in different types of global value chains? What is the supporting role of the innovation system in GVC-driven learning…

Date issued: Nov 2010
Author(s): Strand, Kyle;Busch, Joseph A.;Martinez, Aline;Mokate, Karen Marie

This presentation - given at Taxonomy Boot Camp 2010 - reports on the effort to integrate, merge and map the Bank's existing vocabularies to provide a common way to consistently classify…

Date issued: Nov 2010
Author(s): Alaimo, Veronica;Rucci, Graciana

Los ingresos laborales representan, en promedio, el 79% de las entradas de los hogares urbanos en América Latina. Esta característica, compartida por Uruguay, indica el gran peso que el trabajo tiene…

Date issued: Nov 2010
Author(s): Cabrol, Marcelo;Näslund-Hadley, Emma;Ibarrarán, Pablo

Los estudiantes de primaria en Argentina obtienen resultados bajos en las pruebas internacionales de aprendizaje, particularmente en el área de Matemática y Ciencias. Con el fin de revertir esta…

Date issued: Nov 2010
Author(s): Valverde, Gilbert;Näslund-Hadley, Emma

Through this review we have sought to further understanding of the state of preprimary, primary, and secondary numeracy education in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Research on the…

Date issued: Nov 2010
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

This benchmarking index is a learning tool that evaluates the legal, regulatory and operating environments for Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in transport, water/sanitation and electricity…

Date issued: Nov 2010
Author(s): Kamiya, Marco;Arevalo, Gregorio;Casaburi, Gabriel;Chrisney, Martin D.;Pietrobelli, Carlo;Stevenson, Claudia

This presentation addresses the Inter-American Development Bank's approach to cluster projects in Latin America and the Caribbean, and presents lessons learned and challenges.

Date issued: Nov 2010 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Mesquita Moreira, Mauricio;Volpe Martincus, Christian;Blyde, Juan S.

Este informe, elaborado por el Sector Integración y Comercio del BID, propone reenfocar la agenda de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) en materia de comercio. El análisis realizado busca traer al…

Date issued: Nov 2010 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Mesquita Moreira, Mauricio;Volpe Martincus, Christian;Blyde, Juan S.

Este estudo, elaborado pelo Setor de Integração e Comércio do BID, propõe uma reformulação da agenda de comercial da América Latina e Caribe. Através de uma rigorosa análise empírica, procura trazer…

Date issued: Nov 2010
Author(s): Galiani, Sebastián;Jaitman, Laura

TRAZAR program (from traceability in English) is a very successful example of the application of ICT methods in rural areas to increase the efficiency and potentialities of small/medium-scale cattle…

Date issued: Nov 2010 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Baz, Verónica;Capelo, Maria Cristina;Centeno, Rodrigo;Estrada, Ricardo

While Mexico has potential to grow rapidly, its economic growth has remained low for the past three decades. There is no consensus on the country's development path or on how to achieve specific…

Date issued: Nov 2010 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Fernández-Arias, Eduardo;Levy Yeyati, Eduardo

An analysis of the performance of the global financial safety net during the 2008-2009 crisis, and an evaluation of its new components, indicates that, from an emerging markets perspective, the net…

Date issued: Nov 2010 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Balsa, Ana;Gandelman, Néstor;Porzecanski, Rafael

This paper reports the results of a three-month randomized controlled trial to estimate the impact of an Internet and mobile telephone short message service (SMS) intervention on adolescents'…

Date issued: Nov 2010 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Cuevas, Mario;Lée, Sigfrido;Pineda, Bismarck

This paper reviews productive development policies (PDPs) in Guatemala, focusing on the alleged justification of existing programs in terms of the market or government failures they are meant to…

Date issued: Nov 2010
Author(s): Galiani, Sebastián;Jaitman, Laura

En el presente documento se analiza el programa TRAZ.AR que tuvo lugar en la Provincia de Santa Fe, Argentina entre 2004 y 2006. El programa tuvo como principales beneficiarios a productores rurales…

Date issued: Nov 2010
Author(s): Huizenga, Cornie;Bakker, Stefan

En la comunidad internacional que se ocupa del cambio climático y el desarrollo se están debatiendo los instrumentos climáticos existentes y futuros. El estudio Instrumentos Climáticos para el Sector…