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Oct 2011
This presentation was commissioned by the Regional Policy Dialogue and presented in the meeting Disaster Risk Reduction: Best Practices for Climate-Resilient Coastal Development held in Bridgetown,…
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Oct 2011
This paper provides evidence about the relationship between innovation and employment in Argentina. In particular, it quantifies the impact of different types of innovations (process or product…
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Oct 2011
The Inter-American Development Bank is the largest source of development financing for Latin America and the Caribbean, with a strong commitment to achieve measurable results, increased integrity,…
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Oct 2011
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This book takes a unique look at current economic and social development trends in Latin America and the Caribbean and the region's challenges for the future. The book's author, Luis…
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Oct 2011
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Com um enfoque particular, este livro descreve o panorama econômico e social atual da América Latina e do Caribe e seus desafios para o futuro. Luis Alberto Moreno, Presidente do Banco Interamericano…
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Oct 2011
Podemos definir un megaproyecto como un desarrollo público cuyas condiciones particulares lo tornan extraordinario en consideración a que requieren largos tiempos de ejecución, exigen presupuestos…
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Oct 2011
Jamaica's National Aid for Trade Strategy, Partnerships towards Sustained Economic Growth and Development through Trade, was prepared by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade with…
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Oct 2011
This evaluation examines the IDB's Country Program with Brazil for the 2007-2010 period. The evaluation found that the program with Brazil has been very relevant, because the IDB has been able…
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Oct 2011
Esta evaluación examina el Programa del BID con Brasil durante el periodo 2007-2010. La evaluación concluye que el programa con Brasil ha sido muy relevante debido a que el BID ha sido capaz de…
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Oct 2011
The objectives of the evaluation are to assess Opportunities for the Majority (OMJ)'s relevance vis-à-vis its mandate, its effectiveness in achieving development goals, its efficiency in…
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Oct 2011
Los objetivos de la evaluación son sopesar la relevancia de Oportunidades para la Mayoría (OMJ) en función de su mandato, su efectividad en el cumplimiento de sus metas de desarrollo, la eficiencia…
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Oct 2011
This paper compiles and analyzes several sources of information to shed light on the relationship between innovation and employment growth in the manufacturing industry in Chile in the last 15 years…
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Oct 2011
This paper studies the degree to which innovation by Costa Rican manufacturing firms creates or displaces employment, how different innovation strategies affect employment, and how these effects vary…
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Oct 2011
The aim of this paper is to analyze the relationship between innovation and employment, in terms of both its quantity and quality, in Uruguay. The effect of product and process innovation on…
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Oct 2011
The guide outlines the main evaluation challenges associated with Active Labor Market Programs (ALMPs), and shows how to obtain rigorous impact estimates using two leading evaluation approaches. The…
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Oct 2011
The purpose of this study is to show how microfinance services may undergo the impacts of climate change, to analyze the opportunities available for MFIs and to propose concrete actions. This paper…
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Oct 2011
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This paper describes the reforms aimed at simplifying the administrative procedures for labor registration and the payment of social security contributions that were carried out in Argentina in 2005…
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Oct 2011
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Using the 2003 and 2008 Quality of Life Surveys (QLS) conducted by the National Department of Statistics (DANE), this paper identifies the factors that affect housing tenure decisions in Colombia.…
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Oct 2011
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This paper analyzes the determinants of housing demand for Uruguay and the extent to which housing policies have an impact on their target population. The paper first analyzes the determinants of…
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Oct 2011
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This paper considers the main institutional features of the Uruguayan labor market and its recent evolution, with a focus on unemployment. The main policies aimed at protecting workers against…
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Oct 2011
China's meteoric emergence in the last decade and its profound impact on the economic performance of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has eclipsed the importance of the region's other…
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Oct 2011
China's meteoric emergence in the last decade and its profound impact on the economic performance of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has eclipsed the importance of the region's other…
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Oct 2011
En este informe se presentan los hallazgos del Economist Intelligence Unit tras analizar en profundidad el entorno de negocios para las microfinanzas en 55 países. El índice en el que se basa el…
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Oct 2011
El principal objetivo de esta publicación, es brindar en un solo documento, un resumen de las principales cifras del sector de microfinanzas de América Latina y el Caribe. Este documento contiene…
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Oct 2011
Este estudio tiene como finalidad mostrar cómo los servicios de las microfinanzas pueden sufrir los impactos del cambio climático, analizar las oportunidades que se presentan para las instituciones…