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Date issued: May 2005
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Este informe (RE-305) presenta la evaluación realizada por la Oficina de Evaluación y Supervisión sobre el Programa del Banco en Panamá durante el periodo 1991-2003. El informe busca presentar a los…

Date issued: May 2005 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Lora, Eduardo

This paper compares growth conditions in China and Latin America to assess fears that China will displace Latin America in the coming decades. China's strengths include the size of the economy,…

Date issued: May 2005 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Lora, Eduardo

This paper compares growth conditions in China and Latin America to assess fears that China will displace Latin America in the coming decades. China's strengths include the size of the economy,…

Date issued: May 2005 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Veiga, Pedro da Motta

The objective of this paper is to contribute to mapping the plausible scenarios for trade negotiations involving the Latin American and Caribbean countries.

Date issued: May 2005 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Veiga, Pedro da Motta

La intensidad y complejidad de la agenda de negociaciones comerciales a la que se enfrentan desde comienzos de la década de 1990 los países de América Latina y Caribe (ALC) es un elemento que…

Date issued: May 2005
Author(s): Lima, Iêda Maria de Oliveira

Este estudo contém uma retrospectiva dos programas e projetos do governo brasileiro para o setor transporte, incluindo o transporte urbano, no período 1996-2002, um estudo sobre os avanços que foram…

Date issued: May 2005 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): López-Cálix, José R.;Melo, Alberto;Tinsley, Elaine;Calvo, Sara

The last Public Expenditure Review for Ecuador (PER) was produced in 1993. More than a decade later, the purpose of this report is to provide the Ecuadorian authorities with the World Bank's and…

Date issued: May 2005 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Galindo, Arturo;Leiderman, Leonardo

Financial dollarization in Latin America has been growing over time in spite of a major reduction in inflation and a shift toward central bank independence. After discussing the key stylized facts…

Date issued: May 2005 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Olivera, Mauricio;Chong, Alberto E.

This paper explores the link between compulsory voting and income distribution using a cross-section of countries around the world. Our empirical cross-country analysis for 91 countries during the…

Date issued: Apr 2005 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

The Ministers issued a joint statement at that meeting instructing their Vice Ministers to establish a working group and to issue a report and recommendations to them on efforts to enhance the…

Date issued: Apr 2005
Author(s): Germaná, César

Análisis de las remesas de emigrantes peruanos y argentinos en Italia. (Aspectos demográficos y sociológicos). Y estudio de factibilidad para la construcción de un programa de canalización y…

Date issued: Apr 2005
Author(s): Raghunathan, Adithya

This paper explores wireless Internet infrastructure and associated costs in health, education, government, and commercial applications. It analyzes the cost-effectiveness of wireless provision of…

Date issued: Apr 2005
Author(s): Fernández Castilla, Rogelio

Ofrece un panorama de las migraciones internacionales a nivel mundial y, en particular, de la región de América Latina y el Caribe, en conexión con algunas de las cuestiones relevantes de la agenda…

Date issued: Apr 2005
Author(s): Rios-Neto, Eduardo L.G.

This paper reviews some basic facts regarding Brazilian immigration and emigration, as well as looking at some policy and legal issues affecting migration management in Brazil. Based on this context…

Date issued: Apr 2005
Author(s): Santillo, Mario

This paper aims to point out the proposals presented to the governments, launched by the organizations working with migratory issues and human rights, whenever a meeting related to these issues has…

Date issued: Apr 2005
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

This study has been carried out with the purpose of assessing the overall investment needs of Latin America and the Caribbean by 2015, based on the assumption of meeting the Millennium Development…

Date issued: Apr 2005
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank;Bendixen and Amandi

Presentation showing how relatively high salaries in Japan attract Latin American immigrants who seek entrepreneurial opportunities and a better quality of life.

Date issued: Apr 2005
Author(s): Schick, Allen

This paper proposes that budget officials of Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries make use of the IDB dialogue process to convene periodically and discuss means of improving budget practices…

Date issued: Apr 2005
Author(s): Miller, Stuart;Keipi, Kari

This technical paper investigates potential avenues for reducing economic losses resulting from natural hazards, and discusses ex ante and ex post issues affecting disaster risk management. It also…

Date issued: Apr 2005
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

The main objective of the study is to assess the extent to which participatory budgeting (OP) is fostering the efficient and democratic allocation of resources and citizen involvement in the planning…

Date issued: Apr 2005
Author(s): Cowan, Kevin;Micco, Alejandro;Mizala, Alejandra;Pagés, Carmen;Romaguera, Pilar;Bravo, David;Cerda, Rodrigo;García, Pablo M.;Landerretche, Oscar;Ramos, Joseph

A pesar de un crecimiento promedio del 2.7 %, entre el año 2000 y el año 2004, la tasa de desempleo promedio en Chile permaneció relativamente alta. La lenta respuesta del desempleo a la recuperación…

Date issued: Apr 2005
Author(s): Beato, Paulina;Vives, Antonio

Este documento presenta los obstáculos al desarrollo empresarial que han sido identificados por los actores de la región y el impacto de los mismos sobre el crecimiento y la competitividad utilizando…

Date issued: Apr 2005
Author(s): Herrán, Carlos Alberto

This paper hopes to contribute to the understanding of the determinants of poverty and inequality in Brazil, identify some of the main challenges and spell out policy implications for reducing…

Date issued: Apr 2005
Author(s): Dini, Marco;Guaipatín, Carlos;Rivas, Gonzalo

En los últimos años, el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo ha jugado un papel muy activo en la promoción de la competitividad de la región. Esta lógica se basa en el supuesto de que las empresas,…

Date issued: Apr 2005
Author(s): Isuani, Fernando

Este trabajo intenta contribuir a la generación de conocimiento sobre la gestión de redes, mediante el análisis de la estructuración y desempeño de la red intergubernamental destinada a la…