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Date issued: Dec 2015
Author(s): Díaz, Rodrigo;Lugo, Rigoberto;Páez, Fernando;Mojica, Carlos;Corbacho, Iván

El presente estudio es parte de un esfuerzo conjunto del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo y el Centro de Transporte Sustentable CTS EMBARQ México. En él se identifican y analizan las necesidades y…

Date issued: Nov 2015
Author(s): Doherty-Bigara, Jennifer

Colombia Sostenible is a country-wide initiative that takes a systemic approach to addressing climate change, social inequality and post conflict challenges built on the sustainable development goals.

Date issued: Nov 2015
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

INTAL Connection informs on integration and trade in Latin America and the Caribbean and disseminate IADB activities on this topics.

Date issued: Nov 2015
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Conexión INTAL informa sobre desarrollos en las áreas de integración y comercio en las regiones de América Latina y el Caribe. También es el medio para difundir las actividades realizadas por el BID…

Date issued: Nov 2015
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Los indicadores de riesgo de desastres y gestión de riesgos del BID permitirá a los países evaluar mejor el riesgo que afrontan los países en casos de desastre, y sirven como una guía útil para…

Date issued: Nov 2015
Author(s): Jimenez Mori, Raul Alberto;Serebrisky, Tomás;Mercado Díaz, Jorge Enrique

Santo Domingo faces one of the poorest electricity and water services among Latin American cities, a situation which has prevailed for decades despite the significant welfare losses associated with…

Date issued: Nov 2015
Author(s): Sosa, Mariano;Powell, Andrew

The September 2015 surveys of expectations conducted by Central Banks with inflation targeting regimes indicate that the simple average growth expectations for 2015 for the eight countries covered by…

Date issued: Nov 2015
Author(s): Laguyás, Natalia;Romis, Monica;Chapple, Karen;Estensoro, Miren;Franco, Susana;Montero, Sergio;Peterson, Pedro

Con base en más de 20 años de experiencia en Desarrollo Económico Territorial, desde el FOMIN estamos convencidos de que las estrategias pertinentes para fomentar la productividad y competitividad de…

Date issued: Nov 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Muñoz Castillo, Raúl;Miralles-Wilhelm, Fernando;Jiménez, Roberto;Vega, Alberto

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has recognized that its activities in the countries of the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region have significant potential to be impacted by the effects…

Date issued: Nov 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Muñoz Castillo, Raúl;Miralles-Wilhelm, Fernando;Jiménez, Roberto;Vega, Alberto

El Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) ha reconocido que sus actividades en los países de la Región del Caribe (LAC) y América Latina y tienen un gran potencial para ser impactados por los…

Date issued: Nov 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Serebrisky, Tomás;Suárez-Alemán, Ancor;Margot, Diego;Ramirez, Maria Cecilia

Much attention has been devoted to how much infrastructure investment LAC needs. Less attention has been devoted to where that investment comes from. This report examines how much LAC invests in…

Date issued: Nov 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Serebrisky, Tomás;Suárez-Alemán, Ancor;Margot, Diego;Ramirez, Maria Cecilia

Durante las últimas décadas se ha prestado especial atención a cuánto es necesario invertir en infraestructura en América Latina y el Caribe (ALC). Sin embargo, no ha ocurrido lo mismo en relación al…

Date issued: Nov 2015
Author(s): Barrios Ordóñez, J. Eugenio;Salinas Rodríguez, Sergio A.;Martínez, Anuar;López Pérez, Mario;Villón Bracamonte, Ricardo Alaín;Rosales Ángeles, Fabiana

Mexico faces overexploitation of water resources in the country’s major economic productivity areas. This situation is causing a loss of biodiversity, limiting economic development and making society…

Date issued: Nov 2015
Author(s): Barrios Ordóñez, J. Eugenio;Salinas Rodríguez, Sergio A.;Martínez, Anuar;López Pérez, Mario;Villón Bracamonte, Ricardo Alaín;Rosales Ángeles, Fabiana

México enfrenta la sobre explotación de los recursos hídricos en las zonas de mayor productividad económica del país. Esta situación provoca la pérdida de biodiversidad, limita el desarrollo…

Date issued: Nov 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Beuermann, Diether;Jackson, C. Kirabo;Sierra, Ricardo

Many nations allow private entities to manage publicly funded schools and grant them greater flexibility than traditional public schools. However, isolating the causal effect of attending these…

Date issued: Nov 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Kluve, Jochen;Ripani, Laura;Rosas-Shady, David

This paper presents the results of a randomized controlled trial on the long-term impacts of a youth training program. The empirical analysis estimates labor market impacts six years after the…

Date issued: Nov 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Nin Pratt, Alejandro;Falconi, César;Ludeña, Carlos E.;Martel, Pedro

This study analyzes the performance of Latin America and the Caribbean's agriculture between 1980 and 2012 looking at the contribution of inputs, and total factor productivity (TFP) to growth in…

Date issued: Nov 2015
Author(s): Azuara Herrera, Oliver;Maciel, Odette;Tetreault, Alayna

This document presents a summary of the Comparative Case Study: Review of IDB Institutional Support to the Conditional Cash Transfer in Three Lower-Middle-Income Countries developed by the Office of…

Date issued: Nov 2015
Author(s): Azuara Herrera, Oliver;Maciel, Odette;Tetreault, Alayna

Este documento presenta un resumen del Estudio de Caso Comparativo: Evaluación del apoyo institucional del BID a los programas de transferencias monetarias condicionadas en tres países de ingreso…

Date issued: Nov 2015
Author(s): Sánchez Prada, Fernando;Medellín, Nadin

Más Familias en Acción (MFA) is a conditional cash transfer (CCT) program that has operated in Colombia since 2000. Currently, 2.7 million families receive benefits associated with school attendance…

Date issued: Nov 2015
Author(s): Sánchez Prada, Fernando;Medellín, Nadin

Más Familias en Acción (MFA) es un Programa de Transferencias Monetarias Condicionadas (PTMC) que opera desde el año 2000 en Colombia. Actualmente, 2,7 millones de familias reciben beneficios…

Date issued: Nov 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Walker, Susan P.;Powell, Christine;Chang-Lopez, Susan M.;Baker-Henningham, Helen;Grantham-McGregor, Sally;Vera-Hernández, Marcos;Lopez Boo, Florencia

Integrating early childhood interventions with health and nutrition services has been recommended, however there is limited information on interventions that are effective and feasible for delivery…

Date issued: Nov 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Walker, Susan P.;Powell, Christine;Chang-Lopez, Susan M.;Baker-Henningham, Helen;Grantham-McGregor, Sally;Vera-Hernández, Marcos;Lopez Boo, Florencia

Se ha recomendado integrar las intervenciones de desarrollo de la primera infancia a los servicios de salud y nutrición. Sin embargo, la información que existe sobre las intervenciones que son…

Date issued: Nov 2015
Author(s): Azuara Herrera, Oliver;Maciel, Odette;Tetreault, Alayna

This document is part of the comparative evaluations developed by the Office of Evaluation and Oversight on projects financed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). This evaluation analyzes…

Date issued: Nov 2015
Author(s): Azuara Herrera, Oliver;Maciel, Odette;Tetreault, Alayna

El presente documento forma parte de las evaluaciones comparativas que realiza la Oficina de Evaluación y Supervisión sobre proyectos financiados por el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID). En…