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Date issued: Mar 2019
Author(s): Granada, Isabel;Leaño, Juan Manuel;Benítez, Carolina;Navas, Cristian;Sanz, Natalia;Crotte Alvarado, Amado;Cortés, René;Armijos, Jean Pol;Ortiz, Paola;Glen, Claudia

La Ciudad de Guatemala hace parte del Transport GenderLab, este documento hace un recuento de las iniciativas disenadas e implementadas en la Ciudad de Guatemala sobre Transporte Público y Género.

Date issued: Mar 2019
Author(s): Granada, Isabel;Leaño, Juan Manuel;Benítez, Carolina;Navas, Cristian;Sanz, Natalia;Crotte Alvarado, Amado;Cortés, René;Armijos, Jean Pol;Ortiz, Paola;Glen, Claudia

La Ciudad de Guatemala hace parte del Transport GenderLab, este documento hace un recuento de las iniciativas disenadas e implementadas en la Ciudad de Guatemala sobre Transporte Público y Género.

Date issued: Mar 2019
Author(s): Crotte Alvarado, Amado;Granada, Isabel;Ortiz, Paola;Leaño, Juan Manuel;Armijos, Jean Pol;Sanz, Natalia;Glen, Claudia;Navas, Cristian;Cortés, René;Benítez, Carolina

El documento contiene iniciativas desarrolladas por ciudades miembro del Transport GenderLab para fomentar la inclusión de mujeres en el mercado laboral del sector transporte.

Date issued: Mar 2019
Author(s): Azuara, Oliver;Bosch, Mariano;García-Huitrón, Manuel;Kaplan, David S.;Silva Porto, María Teresa

Este documento contiene un análisis del estado que guardan los sistemas de pensiones en México, incluyendo los sistemas contributivos, sistemas estatales, municipales, universidades públicas, así…

Date issued: Mar 2019
Author(s): Huppi, Monika;Sembler, Jose Ignacio;Haarsager, Ulrike;Fernández Illescas, Coral;Maqueda Gassos, Stephany;Niembro, Rasec;Rey, Joaquin;Rivera, Johanan;Putic, Melanie;Fragano, Frank;Quintero, Juan ;Penna, María Valeria;Worden, Richard Carlos;Semaan Bissar, Andrea;Elliott, Victoria;Manibog, Fernando;Liebenthal, Andres;Costello, Gary

The evaluation seeks to provide the Boards and Managements with information on how effective the IDBG’s safeguards systems have been in preventing, managing, and mitigating the adverse E&S…

Date issued: Mar 2019
Author(s): Huppi, Monika;Sembler, Jose Ignacio;Haarsager, Ulrike;Fernández Illescas, Coral;Maqueda Gassos, Stephany;Niembro, Rasec;Rey, Joaquin;Rivera, Johanan;Putic, Melanie;Fragano, Frank;Quintero, Juan ;Penna, María Valeria;Worden, Richard Carlos;Semaan Bissar, Andrea;Elliott, Victoria;Manibog, Fernando;Liebenthal, Andres;Costello, Gary

El propósito de esta evaluación es informar a los respectivos Directorios y Administraciones acerca del nivel de eficacia que han tenido los sistemas de salvaguardias del Grupo BID en la prevención,…

Date issued: Mar 2019
Author(s): Concha, Juanita;Camós, Gibet

Como parte del apoyo técnico al Gobierno Nacional por parte del BID, en el 2018, se publicó el documento titulado “Programa de Sistemas Estratégicos de Transporte Público (SETP), Caso de Estudio:…

Date issued: Mar 2019
Author(s): Allende López, Marcos;Da Silva, Marcelo Madeira

A new generation of quantum technologies will cut across most of the emerging technologies we know today, empowering many of them and threatening the security of others. They will also disrupt…

Date issued: Mar 2019
Author(s): Allende López, Marcos;Da Silva, Marcelo Madeira

Actualmente está naciendo una nueva generación de tecnologías cuánticas altamente disruptivas con potencial para afectar transversalmente a la mayoría de las tecnologías emergentes que conocemos,…

Date issued: Mar 2019
Author(s): Zavala, Verónica;Garcimartín, Carlos;Astudillo, Jhonatan A.;Ruiz-Arranz, Marta

Este documento resume el diagnóstico y las oportunidades en las áreas específicas para el desarrollo inclusivo y sostenible de Panamá. Tras el notable éxito económico conseguido en los últimos años,…

Date issued: Mar 2019
Author(s): Serebrisky, Tomás;Suárez-Alemán, Ancor;Rivas, María Eugenia

The urban population in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has increased significantly over the last decades. Currently, almost 80 percent of the LAC population lives in cities, that is, more than…

Date issued: Mar 2019
Author(s): Serebrisky, Tomás;Suárez-Alemán, Ancor;Rivas, María Eugenia

La población urbana en América Latina y el Caribe (LAC) se ha incrementado significativamente en las últimas décadas. Actualmente, casi el 80 por ciento de la población de LAC vive en ciudades, es…

Date issued: Mar 2019
Author(s): Aranco, Natalia

Uruguay case study summary, website “Panorama of Aging and Long-term Care”.

Date issued: Mar 2019
Author(s): Aranco, Natalia

Resumen del caso de estudio de Uruguay del sitio web “Panorama de envejecimiento y atención a la dependencia”.

Date issued: Mar 2019
Author(s): López-Ortega, Mariana

Mexico case study summary, website “Panorama of Aging and Long-term Care”.

Date issued: Mar 2019
Author(s): López-Ortega, Mariana

Resumen del caso de estudio de México del sitio web “Panorama de envejecimiento y atención a la dependencia”.

Date issued: Mar 2019
Author(s): Yurivilca, Rossemary

In 2016, the IDB Group´s Board of Governors endorsed the goal to increase finance for climate change-related operations in borrowing member countries in the Latin America and Caribbean region to 30%…

Date issued: Mar 2019
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank;Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

In 2016, the G20 called on the FATF and the Global Forum to propose ways to improve the implementation of the international standards on transparency, including on the availability of beneficial…

Date issued: Mar 2019
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo;Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económico

En 2016, el G20 pidió al GAFI y al Foro Global que propongan alternativas para mejorar la implementación de los estándares internacionales en materia de transparencia, incluyendo la disponibilidad de…

Date issued: Mar 2019 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Bustelo, Monserrat;Martinez, Sebastian;Pérez, Michelle;Rodríguez, Julio

We study the effects of integrated social services on the utilization and subjective life satisfaction of women in El Salvador. The Ciudad Mujer “one-stop shop” centers integrate health, legal,…

Date issued: Mar 2019 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Christelis, Dimitris;Messina, Julián

We partially identify population treatment effects in observational data under sample selection, without the benefit of random treatment assignment. We provide bounds both for the average and the…

Date issued: Mar 2019
Author(s): Tarre, Alejandro;Serebrisky, Tomás;Suárez-Alemán, Ancor;Morales, Olga;Abad, Julieta

Through this series of case studies, the IDB's Department of Infrastructure and Energy seeks to share its work in the region, the problems addressed, the challenges in implementing its projects…

Date issued: Mar 2019
Author(s): Tarre, Alejandro;Serebrisky, Tomás;Suárez-Alemán, Ancor;Morales, Olga;Abad, Julieta

A través de esta serie de casos de estudio, el Departamento de Infraestructura y Energía del BID pretende dar a conocer su trabajo en la región, los problemas que aborda, los retos en la…

Date issued: Mar 2019
Author(s): Ponce De León, Marisela;Koinange, Carly

Caminar, ir en bicicleta (movilidad activa ) y en transporte público son actividades cotidianas en la región de América Latina y el Caribe, sin embargo, la falta de seguridad vial y seguridad…

Date issued: Mar 2019
Author(s): Stampini, Marco;Oliveri, María Laura;Cerrato, Ignacio

This learning material details the methodology used for the construction of the dependence risk calculator and the need to receive long-term support from the website "Panorama of Aging and Long-…

Date issued: Mar 2019
Author(s): Stampini, Marco;Oliveri, María Laura;Cerrato, Ignacio

Este material de aprendizaje detalla la metodología utilizada para la construcción de la calculadora de riesgo de dependencia y necesidad de recibir apoyo de larga duración.del sitio web "…

Date issued: Mar 2019
Author(s): Fioravanti, Reinaldo;Lembo, Carolina;Deep, Akash

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is working with other multilateral development banks (MDBs) and international organizations (IOs) to define common mechanisms and policies to tackle the…

Date issued: Mar 2019
Author(s): Persaud, Christopher;Tarre, Alejandro;Morales, Olga

Through this case studies series, the Department of Infrastructure and Energy of the IDB seeks to transmit its work in the region, the problems addressed, the project implementation challenges faced…

Date issued: Mar 2019
Author(s): Persaud, Christopher;Tarre, Alejandro;Morales, Olga

A través de esta serie de casos de estudio, el Departamento de Infraestructura y Energía del BID pretende dar a conocer su trabajo en la región, los problemas que aborda, los retos en la…

Date issued: Mar 2019
Author(s): Schmid, Juan Pedro

Jamaica tuvo que enfrentar la crisis financiera mundial del 2008 con una economía débil y altos niveles de deuda. En esta coyuntura económica, la situación fiscal de Jamaica se hizo insostenible. A…

Date issued: Mar 2019 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Azuara, Oliver;Azuero, Rodrigo;Bosch, Mariano;Torres, Jesica

Simplified tax regimes reduce both tax rates and compliance costs for small firms. On the one hand, these regimes increase the number of businesses formally registered and have the potential of also…

Date issued: Mar 2019
Author(s): Mateo-Berganza Díaz, María Mercedes;Buenadicha Sánchez, César;Bustelo, Monserrat;Duryea, Suzanne;Heredero, Elena;Rubio-Codina, Marta;Rucci, Graciana;Becerra, Laura

21st Century Skills is an initiative led by the Inter-American Development Bank that aims to gather and organize different stakeholders from public and private sectors in order to equip Latin…

Date issued: Mar 2019
Author(s): Mateo-Berganza Díaz, María Mercedes;Buenadicha Sánchez, César;Bustelo, Monserrat;Duryea, Suzanne;Heredero, Elena;Rubio-Codina, Marta;Rucci, Graciana;Becerra, Laura

Habilidades del siglo 21 es una iniciativa liderada por el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo que busca sumar y articular distintos actores del ámbito público y privado con el fin de equipar a los…

Date issued: Mar 2019
Author(s): Slack, Enid

This paper identifies a range of governance mechanisms to support the efficient and equitable provision of public services and improve policy coordination in metropolitan areas. It provides examples…

Date issued: Mar 2019
Author(s): Marques Garcia, Luana;Ortiz Sosa, Diana;Urban, Anne-Marie

Women with disabilities are at higher risk of experiencing violence than men with disabilities as well as women without disabilities. Yet, in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), there is a…

Date issued: Mar 2019
Author(s): Marques Garcia, Luana;Ortiz Sosa, Diana;Urban, Anne-Marie

Las mujeres con discapacidad están expuestas a un mayor riesgo de sufrir violencia que los hombres con discapacidad y que las mujeres sin discapacidad. Sin embargo, en América Latina y el Caribe (ALC…

Date issued: Mar 2019
Author(s): Luciano, Dinys;Hidalgo, Nidia;Acuña, Nathyeli;Urban, Anne-Marie

El femicidio es la expresión más extrema de la violencia contra las mujeres. Honduras es uno de los países con las tasas de muertes violentas de mujeres más altas del mundo. La presente nota técnica…

Date issued: Mar 2019
Author(s): Prats Cabrera, Joan Oriol

There is growing interest in promoting public–private partnerships (PPPs) as an instrument to develop more and better infrastructure. Good governance for PPPs is a key aspect of promoting appropriate…

Date issued: Feb 2019
Author(s): Wattenbach, Horst;Linares, Ana María;Pires, Jose Claudio Linhares;Alonso, Pablo;Haarsager, Ulrike;Rose, Jonathan;Schijman, Agustina;Fernández Illescas, Coral;Szwedzki, Roni;Rodrigo, Maria Fernanda;Maciel, Odette;Rivera, Johanan;Carpanelli, María del Mar;Figueroa, Claudia;Maqueda Gassos, Stephany;Russell, Nathaniel;Legarreta, Regina;García, Juan Felipe;Putic, Melanie;Rojas-Asqui, Xiomara;Hallberg, Kris;Averbug, Andre

The review of project self-evaluations and performance ratings by the independent evaluation office is an integral aspect of the project evaluation system across Multilateral Development Banks. At…

Date issued: Feb 2019
Author(s): Wattenbach, Horst;Linares, Ana María;Pires, Jose Claudio Linhares;Alonso, Pablo;Haarsager, Ulrike;Rose, Jonathan;Schijman, Agustina;Fernández Illescas, Coral;Szwedzki, Roni;Rodrigo, Maria Fernanda;Maciel, Odette;Rivera, Johanan;Carpanelli, María del Mar;Figueroa, Claudia;Maqueda Gassos, Stephany;Russell, Nathaniel;Legarreta, Regina;García, Juan Felipe;Putic, Melanie;Rojas-Asqui, Xiomara;Hallberg, Kris;Averbug, Andre

La revisión de las autoevaluaciones y las calificaciones del desempeño de los proyectos por la oficina de evaluación independiente forma parte integral del sistema de evaluación de proyectos en todos…

Date issued: Feb 2019
Author(s): Hydronia LLC

This document presents HydroBID Flood model instructional tutorials to facilitate the application of several model components using QGIS. HydroBID Flood is a new software created with the purpose of…

Date issued: Feb 2019
Author(s): Hydronia LLC

HydroBID Flood is a combined hydrologic and hydraulic finite-volume model for rivers, estuaries and floodplains based on the RiverFlow2D model. This reference manual provides instructions to install…

Date issued: Feb 2019 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Frisancho, Verónica

Based on rigorous empirical evidence, this paper evaluates if the excitement about school-based financial education programs is warranted. First, relying on recent experimental evidence, the paper…

Date issued: Feb 2019
Author(s): Castagnola, Andrea;Herrero, Álvaro

The City of Buenos Aires (CABA) is one of the pioneer cities in the Latin America and the Caribbean region in terms of open government, and forms part of the Subnational Government Pilot Program of…

Date issued: Feb 2019
Author(s): Castagnola, Andrea;Herrero, Álvaro

La Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (CABA) es una de las ciudades de la región de América Latina y el Caribe pionera en gobierno abierto, y que forma parte del Programa Piloto de Gobiernos…

Date issued: Feb 2019
Author(s): Garcimartín, Carlos;Astudillo, Jhonatan A.

El propósito de este documento es analizar el impacto de la inflación en la distribución del ingreso a través de la composición del gasto de los hogares. A diferencia de otros análisis enfocados en…

Date issued: Feb 2019
Author(s): Wenner, Mark D.;Bollers, Elton;Clarke, Dillon;Johnny, Teneisha

In 2014 a survey of 11 indigenous villages and 337 households was conducted to understand the economic conditions and document perceptions and opinions of leaders and households on various matters of…

Date issued: Feb 2019
Author(s): Maqueda Gassos, Stephany;Alonso, Pablo;Rodrigo, Maria Fernanda;Rose, Jonathan;García, Juan Felipe;Soriano, Alejandro;Szwedzki, Roni;Pedraza, Lina;Soares, Thaís

This document discusses the Office of Evaluation and Oversights (OVE) evaluation of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Country Program with Colombia for 2015-2018. This is OVEs fifth…

Date issued: Feb 2019
Author(s): Maqueda Gassos, Stephany;Alonso, Pablo;Rodrigo, Maria Fernanda;Rose, Jonathan;García, Juan Felipe;Soriano, Alejandro;Szwedzki, Roni;Pedraza, Lina;Soares, Thaís

Este documento presenta la evaluación de la Oficina de Evaluación y Supervisión (OVE) sobre el Programa de País del Grupo del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) con Colombia durante el período…

Date issued: Feb 2019 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Alessandro, Martín;Cardinale Lagomarsino, Bruno;Scartascini, Carlos;Torrealday, Jerónimo

Does providing information improve citizens’ perception about government transparency? Does all information matter the same for shaping perceptions about the government? This paper addresses these…