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Date issued: Jan 2009
Author(s): Calderón, César;Casacuberta, Carlos;Castro, Lucio;Cravino, Javier;Feenstra, Robert C.;Freund, Caroline;Gandelman, Néstor;Hanson, Gordon H.;Kee, Hiau Looi;Lederman, Daniel;Olarreaga, Marcelo;Özden, Çaglar;Perry, Guillermo;Robertson, Raymond;Saslavsky, Daniel;Soloaga, Isidro

The economic successes of China and India are viewed with admiration but also with concern because of the effects that the growth of these Asian economies may have on the Latin American and Caribbean…

Date issued: Jan 2009
Author(s): Saavedra-Chanduví, Jaime;Molinas, José R.;De Barros, Ricardo Paes;Ferreira, Francisco H. G.

Equality of opportunity is about leveling the playing field so that circumstances such as gender, ethnicity, place of birth, or family background do not influence a person's life chances.…

Date issued: Jan 2009 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Pagés, Carmen;Scarpetta, Stefano;Pierre, Gaëlle

More than a decade has passed since the introduction of comprehensive macroeconomic stabilization packages and trade, fiscal, and financial market reforms in Latin America and the Caribbean. However…

Date issued: Dec 2008 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Lora, Eduardo

El éxito de un pacto fiscal se mide por el grado en que incorpore a los diversos grupos sociales en las discusiones, el cumplimiento y la vigilancia de ciertos acuerdos sobre la forma como se…

Date issued: Dec 2008 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Scartascini, Carlos;Stein, Ernesto H.;Tommasi, Mariano

This paper introduces preliminary evidence from a cross-country database of policy characteristics and potential uses of that database. While most databases have emphasized either the content of…

Date issued: Dec 2008
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

Presents projects approved to receive financial support during 2008 of Cultural Development Program by Inter-American Development Bank Cultural Center.

Date issued: Dec 2008
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Da a conocer los proyectos aprobados para recibir apoyo financiero durante 2008 a través del Programa de Desarrollo Cultural en la Región por el Centro Cultural del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo.

Date issued: Dec 2008 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Di Tella, Rafael;MacCulloch, Robert;Ñopo, Hugo R.

This paper uses newly available data to describe the distribution of crime victimization and other criminal activities (including drug trafficking and corruption) around the world. The paper then…

Date issued: Dec 2008
Author(s): García Prado, Ariadna;Panopoulou, Giota

The introduction of mandatory health insurance in developing countries is often questioned because of the difficulties in enrolling self-employed workers, who represent a segment of the labor force…

Date issued: Dec 2008 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Winder, Natalia;Ñopo, Hugo R.

This study analyzes social mobility and human capital accumulation among ethnic minorities in Mexican urban areas, exploring changes in educational attainment and labor market status and using panel…