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Sep 2013
This technical note outlines a framework for the analysis of cybersecurity, presenting considerations that are crucial to the success of a holistic and transversal cybersecurity strategy. It…
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Sep 2013
El uso de contratos llave en mano en obras de infraestructura (o de contrato conjunto de diseño y obra) se propone usualmente como una solución eficaz para reducir costos y plazos de transacción en…
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Sep 2013
The INTAL Monthly Newsletter reports on developments in integration and trade across Latin American and the Caribbean. It also serves as a forum for discussing the IDB's activities related to…
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Sep 2013
La carta mensual del 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…
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Sep 2013
A carta mensal do INTAL informa sobre os desenvolvimentos nas áreas de integração e comércio nas regiões da América Latina e do Caribe. É também um meio de difusão das atividades do BID sobre estes…
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Sep 2013
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Environmental taxes have been discussed as one of the main mechanisms to deal with environmental problems. Nonetheless, instruments of this type have rarely been implemented, and the adoption of new…
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Sep 2013
This issue of IDEA covers some of the IDB's recent research on climate change, including efforts on both the mitigation and adaptation fronts. That research includes both surprising findings…
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Sep 2013
Este número de IDEA trata algunas de las recientes investigaciones del BID sobre el cambio climático, incluyendo los esfuerzos tanto en el frente de la mitigación como de la adaptación. Esa…
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Sep 2013
El crecimiento de la economía mundial y el aumento de los precios internacionales de los productos básicos o commodities han dado lugar a un mayor dinamismo en las actividades extractivas en los…
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Sep 2013
The August 2013 surveys of expectations conducted by Central Banks with inflation targeting regimes indicate that growth expectations have fallen while average inflation expectations remained…
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Sep 2013
La economía boliviana depende de manera significativa de la exportación de recursos naturales, en especial de hidrocarburos. Desde el punto de vista fiscal, la venta de gas natural a Brasil y a…
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Sep 2013
El crecimiento de la economía mundial y el aumento de los precios internacionales de los productos básicos o commodities han dado lugar a un mayor dinamismo en las actividades extractivas en los…
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Sep 2013
El crecimiento de la economía mundial y el aumento de los precios internacionales de los productos básicos o commodities han dado lugar a un mayor dinamismo en las actividades extractivas en los…
An Expanded Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) of the Reventazón Hydroelectric Project (PHR), in Costa Rica
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Sep 2013
As part of project preparation, a standard Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) was carried out for the Reventazón Hydroelectric Project (PHR). This paper builds on that CBA and will prepare an enhanced…
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Sep 2013
Due in part to Belize's characteristic as a small state, its public administration is among the most expensive in Central America relative to the size of its economy. This represents a potential…
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Sep 2013
There has been extensive research and investment in strategies that aim to improve the quality of education around the world. But despite rigorous evidence, the question of what to do in a specific…
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Sep 2013
In both developed and developing countries, sustainable and resilient public housing construction has been described as a convenient solution to the simultaneous challenges of 1) climate change…
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Sep 2013
Tanto en los países en desarrollo como en los desarrollados, la construcción de viviendas públicas sustentables y resilientes es considerada una solución práctica a los desafíos actuales de 1)…
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Sep 2013
This paper contributes to the analysis of the Caribbean's growth performance by setting out a framework for benchmarking indicators of key micro drivers and related structural policies that help…
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Sep 2013
High government debts, weak economic growth, vulnerability to external shocks and the design of sound fiscal consolidation strategies are among the most critical issues that some of the Caribbean…
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Sep 2013
Each year the Structured and Corporate Finance Department (SCF) of the Inter-American Development Bank prepares a set of Expanded Project Supervision Reports (XPSRs). This Fifth Independent…
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Sep 2013
Cada año, el Departamento de Financiamiento Estructurado y Corporativo (SCF) del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID o el Banco) prepara una serie de informes ampliados de supervisión de…
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Sep 2013
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This paper investigates trends in energy intensity in Latin American countries over the last 40 years. It applies the Fisher Ideal Index to decompose the energy intensity into the relative…
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Sep 2013
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This paper examines how the adoption of the Australian ballot (AB), and ipso facto, the transition from the nominal to effective secret vote, shaped the nature of party politics in Brazil. Engaging…
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Sep 2013
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Many school systems today are trying to attract top college graduates into teaching, but little is known about what dissuades this target group from entering the profession. This study randomly…