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Date issued: Sep 2011 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Cesa-Bianchi, Ambrogio;Pesaran, M. Hashem;Rebucci, Alessandro;Xu, TengTeng

This paper investigates how changes in trade linkages between China, Latin America, and the rest of the world have altered the transmission of international business cycles to Latin America.…

Date issued: Sep 2011 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Martins, Bruno;Lundberg, Eduardo;Takeda, Tony

Despite a recent expansion in housing finance, Brazil still faces a severe housing shortage, especially among lower-income people, and it is important to examine the development, limitations and…

Date issued: Sep 2011
Author(s): Vélez, Susana

Los Sistemas de Información Territorial (SIT) apoyados en los Sistemas de Información Geográfica (SIG) constituyen un soporte de gestión de la información y un excelente medio para la visualización y…

Date issued: Sep 2011
Author(s): Hoffman, Alvir

El presente estudio tiene como objetivo evaluar los impactos de la implementación en los países de la América Latina de las directrices divulgadas por el documento Basilea III: Marco regulador global…

Date issued: Sep 2011
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

Given the contributions of the Development Effectiveness Matrix (DEM) and the self-evaluation system of evaluability, OVE can now move away from a wholly separate system of reviewing project…

Date issued: Sep 2011
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Gracias a las contribuciones de la Matriz de Efectividad en el Desarrollo (DEM) y el sistema de autoevaluación de la evaluabilidad de proyectos, OVE está en condiciones de remplazar el sistema…

Date issued: Sep 2011 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank;United Nations;Organization of American States

This document represents a contribution made by the Tripartite Committee comprising the Organization of American States (OAS), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Economic Commission…

Date issued: Sep 2011
Author(s): Robert, Maryse

This paper draws on the experience of Mexico in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and on the experiences of four Latin American countries in the implementation of their services and…

Date issued: Sep 2011
Author(s): Luff, David

Trade agreements imply preferential trade treatment among the parties. As such, they must in principle meet the conditions of Articles XXIV of GATT and V of GATS. This means that an agreement must…

Date issued: Aug 2011
Author(s): Ludeña, Carlos E.;Netto, Maria

In order to understand the implications of GHG emissions reduction targets in the Brazilian economy it is important to understand the sector composition of these emissions in Brazil. According to the…

Date issued: Aug 2011
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Con el fin de mejorar el entendimiento del riesgo de desastre y el desempeño de la gestión del riesgo, el Instituto de Estudios Ambientales (IDEA) de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia, sede…

Date issued: Aug 2011
Author(s): Chávez, Jorge F.;Iunes, Roberto F.;Conroy, Hector;Ramos, Johanna;Cusato, Antonio;Fontes, Tatiani;Espinoza, Viviane

This evaluation examines the IDB's Country Program with Colombia for the 2007-2011 period. The evaluation found social investment and decentralization as two areas in which the IDB maintained…

Date issued: Aug 2011
Author(s): Chávez, Jorge F.;Iunes, Roberto F.;Conroy, Hector;Ramos, Johanna;Cusato, Antonio;Fontes, Tatiani;Espinoza, Viviane

La evaluación identifica la inversión social y la descentralización como dos áreas en las que el BID mantuvo presencia y relevancia durante este periodo. En inversión social, el BID se convirtió en…

Date issued: Aug 2011
Author(s): Ruíz Muller, Manuel

Este informe parte de los avances ya presentados en el documento "Implementación de acuerdos comerciales preferenciales en Latinoamérica: la experiencia peruana en su TLC con Estados Unidos de…

Date issued: Aug 2011
Author(s): Angel, Félix;Rossi, Cristina

This catalogue belongs to the exhibit that celebrates the 150th Anniversary of Italy's Unification. The exhibition includes a selection of art works by Latin American artists of Italian descent…

Date issued: Aug 2011
Author(s): Pedraza, Arturo;Rosas, Ramón

Con el propósito de mejorar el servicio de agua potable que se brinda a la sociedad de los países de América Latina, a través del desarrollo de una metodología regional de eficiencia energética y…

Date issued: Aug 2011
Author(s): Pedraza, Arturo;Rosas, Ramón

Con el propósito de mejorar el servicio de agua potable que se brinda a la sociedad de los países de América Latina, se ha desarrollado una metodología regional de eficiencia energética y…

Date issued: Aug 2011
Author(s): Pedraza, Arturo;Rosas, Ramón

Con el propósito de mejorar el servicio de agua potable que se brinda a la sociedad de los países de América Latina, se ha desarrollado una metodología regional de eficiencia energética y…

Date issued: Aug 2011
Author(s): Kugler, Adriana

This paper surveys the macro and micro empirical evidence on the effects of different types of labor taxes (in particular, payroll and income taxes) on firm performance and worker behavior. There is…

Date issued: Aug 2011
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

This documents contains Disaster Risk and Disaster Management indicators for Belize calculated according to the methodology developed by the Bank. This System of Indicators had three specific…

Date issued: Aug 2011
Author(s): Dengel, Cristina;Horton, John

The IDB's strategy in Brazil seeks to promote and further the reform and modernization of the public sector, to support efforts to improve the competitiveness of Brazilian goods, to support the…

Date issued: Aug 2011
Author(s): Castillo-Ruiz, Paz

Women account for 66% of the global workforce and earn 10% of the income. They produce 50% of the food globally and own 1% of the property. Besides, women represent the majority of the global poor,…

Date issued: Aug 2011
Author(s): Mesquita Moreira, Mauricio

La última década ha estado marcada por numerosas manifestaciones por parte de líderes brasileños y colombianos, en cuanto a la importancia y urgencia de la integración regional de los dos países…

Date issued: Aug 2011
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

The 2011 second quarter edition of the Quarterly Business Review (QBR) provides management with a status of the Bank's performance. The QBR reports on outputs, lending program priorities and…

Date issued: Aug 2011
Author(s): Tomic, Esteban;Novoa, Rodrigo

Chile, hace ya más de tres décadas, optó por una economía abierta, competitiva y orientada al libre comercio, disciplinada en el acatamiento de las normativas internacionales y con una política…