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Date issued: Jun 2015
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo;Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit;Centro Interamericano de Administraciones Tributarias

El Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo junto con CIAT y GIZ, ha impulsado la elaboración de una actualización del Modelo de Código Tributario basado en la Experiencia Iberoamericana. El Código…

Date issued: Jun 2015
Author(s): Portela Souza, André;Lima, Lycia;Arabage, Amanda;Camargo, Juliana;De Lucena, Thiago;Soares, Sammara

The past decade has witnessed an unprecedented surge in the emphasis given to the role of vocational education and training in Brazil. This has been characterized by an increasing flow of resources…

Date issued: Jun 2015
Author(s): Lee, Sang Keon;You, Heeyoun;Kwon, Heeseo Rain

Under rapid urbanization that took place from around 1960 to 1990, the Republic of Korea has been facing various urban problems such as the expansion of urban slum, traffic congestion and…

Date issued: Jun 2015
Author(s): Ryu, Kirak;Moon, Hanna

This study investigates Korea's success in the area of skills development and what role the Korean government played during the stages of Korean economic development since the 1960s. Major…

Date issued: Jun 2015
Author(s): Horta Nogueira, L.A.;Haddad, J.;Borges da Silva, L.E.;Lambert-Torres, Germano

The Brazilian continental dimensions and diversified natural resources are proportional to the challenges to develop its infrastructure sustainably and supply proper public services to more than 200…

Date issued: Jun 2015
Author(s): Tcha, MoonJoong

When considering countries of phenomenal economic development and growth, Korea is among the top tiers. While there are other economies with similar economic growth, including those of Singapore,…

Date issued: Jun 2015
Author(s): Villa, Laura;Melo, Jenny

El propósito de este documento es servir de referencia para la discusión interna del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) sobre el panorama de la innovación social en Colombia. Este presenta un…

Date issued: Jun 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: May 2015
Author(s): Alonso, Paloma;Pinto, Diana M.;Astorga, Ignacio;Freddi, Jazmin

Esta publicación es la segunda de cinco notas técnicas sobre asociaciones público-privadas (APP) en el sector de la salud en la región de América Latina. Esta nota profundiza sobre los requerimientos…

Date issued: May 2015
Author(s): Schijman, Agustina;Linares, Ana María;Bouillon, César P.;Khadr, Ali;Gonzalez Diez, Verónica M.;Alonso, Pablo;Soldano, Miguel;Britton, Kathryn;Hernández, María José;Mendieta Umaña, Maria Paula;Ruiz, Mayra;Beltrán, Víctor

The Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE) has committed to produce its second annual report as part of its 2015 Board-approved work plan (RE-479-1). This approach paper sets out the proposed…

Date issued: May 2015
Author(s): Schijman, Agustina;Linares, Ana María;Bouillon, César P.;Khadr, Ali;Gonzalez Diez, Verónica M.;Alonso, Pablo;Soldano, Miguel;Britton, Kathryn;Hernández, María José;Mendieta Umaña, Maria Paula;Ruiz, Mayra;Beltrán, Víctor

Como parte de su programa de trabajo para 2015 aprobado por el Directorio Ejecutivo (documento RE-479-1), la Oficina de Evaluación y Supervisión (OVE) se ha comprometido a producir su segundo informe…

Date issued: May 2015
Author(s): Fryer, Michelle;Bouillon, César P.;Churanek, Danya;Fajgenbaum, Jose;Guerrero, Alejandro;Linares, Ana María;Pires, Jose Claudio Linhares;Ramírez Rodríguez, Santiago;Sadeghi, Patricia;Soldano, Miguel;Soriano, Alejandro;Tetreault, Alayna;Zeballos, Yariela

This Country Program Evaluation (CPE) is the third independent evaluation of the country program of the Inter-American Development Bank (the Bank) with Panama. Past evaluations covered the periods…

Date issued: May 2015
Author(s): Fryer, Michelle;Bouillon, César P.;Churanek, Danya;Fajgenbaum, Jose;Guerrero, Alejandro;Linares, Ana María;Pires, Jose Claudio Linhares;Ramírez Rodríguez, Santiago;Sadeghi, Patricia;Soldano, Miguel;Soriano, Alejandro;Tetreault, Alayna;Zeballos, Yariela

Esta Evaluación del Programa de País (CPE) es la tercera evaluación independiente del programa del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (el Banco) con Panamá. Anteriores evaluaciones cubrieron el…

Date issued: May 2015
Author(s): Pérez Eransus, Begoña

Todas las sociedades avanzadas cuentan con un modelo de provisión de servicios sociales. A diferencia de los servicios de salud o de educación existe una gran heterogeneidad en la configuración, el…

Date issued: May 2015
Author(s): Pires, Jose Claudio Linhares;Lodato, Simon;Jacinto, Paulo;Berg, Claudia

As part of the Office of Evaluation and Oversight's (OVE) Work Program, OVE will conduct a comparative analysis of the main types of firm productivity enhancement-oriented programs (or…

Date issued: May 2015
Author(s): Pires, Jose Claudio Linhares;Lodato, Simon;Jacinto, Paulo;Berg, Claudia

En el marco de su programa de trabajo, la Oficina de Evaluación y Supervisión (OVE) realizará un análisis comparativo de los principales tipos de programas orientados a aumentar la productividad de…

Date issued: May 2015
Author(s): Pires, Jose Claudio Linhares;Lodato, Simon;Jacinto, Paulo;Berg, Claudia

Como parte de seu Programa de Trabalho o Escritório de Avaliação e Supervisão (OVE), vai realizar uma análise comparativa dos principais tipos de programas voltados ao aumento de produtividade…

Date issued: May 2015
Author(s): Stone, Leslie F.;Soriano, Alejandro;Azuara Herrera, Oliver;Roseth, Benjamin;Maciel, Odette;Mendieta Umaña, Maria Paula;Churanek, Danya;Morales, Carlos;Beltrán, Víctor;Corrales, Maria Elena;Di Tata, Juan Carlos;González, Ángela;Nieves, Isabel;Ramos, Johanna;Sadeghi, Patricia

This document presents an evaluation by the Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE) of the Country Program of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB, or the Bank) with Colombia over the period…

Date issued: May 2015
Author(s): Stone, Leslie F.;Soriano, Alejandro;Azuara Herrera, Oliver;Roseth, Benjamin;Maciel, Odette;Mendieta Umaña, Maria Paula;Churanek, Danya;Morales, Carlos;Beltrán, Víctor;Corrales, Maria Elena;Di Tata, Juan Carlos;González, Ángela;Nieves, Isabel;Ramos, Johanna;Sadeghi, Patricia

En este documento se presenta una evaluación de la Oficina de Evaluación y Supervisión (OVE) del Programa de País del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID o el Banco) con Colombia durante el…

Date issued: May 2015
Author(s): Cabrera, Maria;Vargas, Felipe;Murcia, Juan Felipe;Bolza-Schunemann, Eva;Torres, Mauricio;Churanek, Danya;Szwedzki, Roni;Puerta, Juan Manuel;Pires, Jose Claudio Linhares;Soriano, Alejandro;Michelitsch, Roland

This document describes OVE's approach to evaluating the work of IDB Group (IDBG) through financial intermediaries (FIs). In OVE's 2015-2016 Work Program and Budget (RE-479-1), the IDB…

Date issued: May 2015
Author(s): Cabrera, Maria;Vargas, Felipe;Murcia, Juan Felipe;Bolza-Schunemann, Eva;Torres, Mauricio;Churanek, Danya;Szwedzki, Roni;Puerta, Juan Manuel;Pires, Jose Claudio Linhares;Soriano, Alejandro;Michelitsch, Roland

Este documento describe el enfoque empleado por OVE para evaluar la labor del Grupo del BID a través de intermediarios financieros. En el programa de trabajo y presupuesto de OVE para 2015-2016 (…

Date issued: May 2015
Author(s): Mateo-Berganza Díaz, María Mercedes;Rodríguez Chamussy, Lourdes

This technical note describes the methodological decisions for the estimation of comparable figures of participation rates in formal childcare in Latin America and the Caribbean, through data from…

Date issued: May 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Beuermann, Diether;Anta, Rafael;García, Patricia J.;Maffioli, Alessandro;Perez Lu, Jose;Rodrigo, Maria Fernanda

We evaluate the effectiveness of sending text messages to pregnant women containing appointment reminders and suggestions for healthy behaviors during pregnancy. Receiving messages had an overall…

Date issued: May 2015
Author(s): Hernaiz, Daniel;Pizzolon, Fiorella;Queijo Von Heideken, Virginia;Regueira, Paola

Este documento discute las restricciones al crecimiento y brechas de desarrollo en Uruguay. Históricamente, la variabilidad de la productividad total de los factores y el bajo nivel de acumulación de…

Date issued: May 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Schclarek, Alfredo;Caggia, Mauricio

This paper compares the saving behavior of formal and informal workers and additionally provides a socioeconomic and financial characterization of informal workers in Chile. The paper uses the…