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Aug 2020
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We study the role social interactions at the workplace play in the decision to apply for a professional recognition program. In Chile, teachers can apply to a pedagogical excellence award. Successful…
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Aug 2020
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Este libro presenta una estrategia para impulsar el crecimiento de manera sostenida en el largo plazo y consolidar a la clase media. La estrategia de crecimiento que se desarrolla en este estudio…
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Aug 2020
Hurricane Matthew in October 2016 marks the second time in just over a year that the country was affected by a Category 4 hurricane. Hurricane Matthew's greatest impact was felt on the country…
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Aug 2020
La penetración de los servicios de banda ancha, tanto fija como móvil, en República Dominicana está muy por debajo de la media de los países de la región. Sin embargo, esta baja penetración de los…
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Aug 2020
This Technical Note describes the process of designing a behavioral intervention to help reduce the prevalence of anemia in children in El Salvador. It first describes a traditional micronutrient…
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Aug 2020
Evidence suggests that violence against women is likely to increase in Latin America and the Caribbean as a result of the COVID-19 crisis and the implementation of social distancing measures such as…
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Aug 2020
La evidencia sugiere que es probable que la violencia contra las mujeres aumente en América Latina y el Caribe como resultado de la crisis de COVID-19 y las consecuentes medidas preventivas de…
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Aug 2020
Alcanzar el Objetivo de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) 6, “Asegurar la disponibilidad y la gestión sostenible del agua y el saneamiento para todos”, requiere de un cambio de paradigma de manejo de…
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Aug 2020
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The Venezuelan migration to Peru has been growing at fast speed since 2016 reaching a peak in 2018. Using a panel that allows us to control for individual effects, we study the heterogeneous short-…
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Aug 2020
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Popular empirical strategies that examine the labor impacts of migrants, like the skill-cell approach, are frequently used to measure the effects of immigrants from a particular skill group on native…
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Aug 2020
This paper evaluates the impact of irrigation improvement works to benefit indigenous communities in the highlands of Ecuador, largely dependent on agriculture for their livelihoods. The findings…
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Aug 2020
Hurricane Dorian is not an isolated occurrence, but the latest example of recurrent extreme climate events that have changed the Bahamian landscape and impacted its economy. The increase in water…
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Aug 2020
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Auctions to procure long-term contracts with Independent Power Producers are the most common instrument to scale-up the private investment and the deployment of renewable energy sources capacity in…
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Aug 2020
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Las subastas para adquirir contratos a largo plazo con productores de energía independientes son el instrumento más común para aumentar la inversión privada y el despliegue de capacidad de fuentes de…
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Aug 2020
En las últimas décadas, los países de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) se han estado desarrollando rápidamente, con un crecimiento económico e incrementos en ingresos. El sector agrícola es…
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Aug 2020
En las últimas décadas, los países de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) se han estado desarrollando rápidamente, con un crecimiento económico e incrementos en ingresos. El sector agrícola es…
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Aug 2020
Chile's FONDEF and FONTEC R&D grant programs both boost the productivity of direct beneficiaries, increasing total factor productivity (TFP) by around 4.2 percent. However, spillover effects…
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Aug 2020
Ambos programas de subsidios de ID de Chile, FONDEF y FONTEC, generan ganancias de productividad de los beneficiarios directos, aumentando su productividad total de los factores (PTF) en 4,2%. Sin…
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Aug 2020
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This report reviews the taxation of oil, gas, and mining sectors by the governments of the major Latin American and Caribbean producing countries. It finds the fiscal regimes in place to be complex…
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Aug 2020
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Este informe revisa la tributación de los sectores de petróleo, gas y minería por parte de los gobiernos de los principales países productores de América Latina y el Caribe. En informe encuentra que…
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Aug 2020
Autonomous unmanned vehicles (UAS) or Drones, similar to many other interventions such as the internet, GPS and nuclear energy, derived from applications designed for military purposes.
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Aug 2020
Los vehículos aéreos no tripulados (VANT) o Drones, al igual que otras invenciones como el internet, el GPS y la energía nuclear, son derivados de aplicaciones diseñadas para los conflictos. Su…
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Aug 2020
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Punitive anti-crime policies in the Americas have contributed to steadily increasing rates of incarceration. This creates prison overcrowding and can lead to recidivism. Harsh penalties are often…
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Aug 2020
This document summarizes some of the actions taken by the indigenous peoples of Latin America to confront COVID-19. It aims to be a support for the communities and their authorities in decision-…
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Aug 2020
Este documento resume algunas de las acciones tomadas por los pueblos indígenas de América Latina para hacer frente al COVID-19. Pretende ser un apoyo para las comunidades y sus autoridades en la…