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Sep 2012
This issue of IDEA considers the impact remittances have on recipients' lives and on economies in Central America and how these have been affected by the Great Recession. It draws from a…
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Sep 2012
Esta edición de IDEA se enfoca sobre el impacto que las remesas ejercen sobre la calidad de vida de sus receptores y en general sobre la economía de países centroamericanos teniendo en cuenta…
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Sep 2012
O Observatório Metodológico PROCIDADES foi desenvolvido sob a responsabilidade do Setor de Conhecimento e Aprendizagem (KNL) e da Divisão de Gestão Fiscal e Municipal (FMM) da Representação no Brasil…
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Sep 2012
This report examines some of the implications of price risk and volatility, and weather risks in the LAC region that are important threats to already vulnerable populations. It considers the…
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Sep 2012
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In today's knowledge-based societies, understanding basic scientific concepts and the capacity to structure and solve scientific questions is more critical than ever. Accordingly, in this paper…
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Sep 2012
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En las sociedades de hoy basadas en el conocimiento, nunca antes fueron tan esenciales la comprensión de conceptos científicos básicos y la capacidad de estructurar y resolver problemas de ciencia.…
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Sep 2012
Nicaragua ha logrado importantes avances en la educación de los niños, en las últimas décadas. Sin embargo, a pesar de los avances, Nicaragua presenta importantes retos y desafíos para lograr que…
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Sep 2012
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The literature on small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) finance highlights linkages with large firms in value chains as a possible way to enhance access to credit. However, much of the literature…
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Sep 2012
Belize's 2008-2012 Country Strategy approved in June 2009 stated that the IDB would continuously monitor fiscal sustainability and calibrate its financing in accordance with changing country…
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Sep 2012
En 2009 se aprobó la Estrategia de País de Belice para el período 2008-2012, donde se afirmaba que el BID vigilaría continuamente la sostenibilidad fiscal y calibraría su financiamiento de acuerdo…
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Sep 2012
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This paper estimates short-run and long-run elasticities of tax revenue with respect to GDP in eight Latin American countries using quarterly data. Taxes considered are corporate income tax (CIT),…
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Sep 2012
The Energy Division of the Infrastructure and Environment Sector (INE/ENE) of the Inter-American Development Bank has launched a technical cooperation project called "Smart Grid and Its…
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Sep 2012
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A prerequisite for the adoption of redistributive policies in a democracy is that there be elected representatives who are either committed to or who have an incentive to advocate for such policies…
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Sep 2012
Given the strong ties linking citizen security and the development of Latin America and the Caribbean, the Bank has been supporting efforts to tackle crime and violence. It has framed its work in…
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Sep 2012
Relationships between limited partners and general partners in the private equity industry have changed more over the past five years than over the prior 50, which is roughly the age of the industry…
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Sep 2012
Un MEGC dinámico recursivo para evaluar shocks de Cambio Climático para seis economías latinoamericanas (Argentina, Brasil, Chile, El Salvador, Jamaica y Perú) se presenta a continuación. Es un…
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Sep 2012
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This paper shows, first, that non-commodity revenues are more volatile in oil- and mineral-rich countries and that quality of institutions is associated with lower volatility. We investigate the…
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Sep 2012
El objetivo de este documento de debate es triple: (i) presentar la situación actual del mercado de telefonía fija, móvil y banda ancha, que constituyen el sector de las telecomunicaciones en…
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Sep 2012
Analysis of the portfolio related to indigenous peoples in the context of the Indigenous Development Strategy (IDS) approved in 2006, shows that: (i) indigenous issues are less prevalent in Country…
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Sep 2012
El análisis del portafolio relacionado con pueblos indígenas en el contexto de la Estrategia para el Desarrollo Indígena (EDI) aprobada en 2006, muestra: (i) menor presencia de la temática indígena…
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Sep 2012
The objective of this evaluation is to complete the assessment of the performance of IDB's concessional lending program focusing on financial and developmental results. The evaluation found that…
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Sep 2012
El objetivo de esta evaluación es completar la evaluación de desempeño del programa de financiamiento concesional del BID, con énfasis en los resultados financieros y de desarrollo. Según lo…
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Sep 2012
The objective of this technical note is to present the work done under the Trade and Gender Initiative led by the Integration and Trade Sector of the Inter-American Development Bank. The technical…
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Sep 2012
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This study sheds light on how Costa Rica's insertion in global value chains occurs by examining governance patterns, the type of activities involved, and the level of underlying innovation in…
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Sep 2012
El efecto de los salarios mínimos sobre la formalidad laboral ha sido poco estudiado en América Latina. En este sentido, el aumento del 60% del piso salarial en Honduras ofrece una oportunidad para…