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Government Capabilities in Latin America: Why They Are So Important, What We Know about Them, and What to Do Next
Government Capabilities in Latin America: Why They Are So Important, What We Know about Them, and What to Do Next

Date issued: Jan 2014
Author(s): Scartascini, Carlos;Tommasi, Mariano

This policy brief takes stock of the research on government capabilities undertaken at the Inter-American Development Bank, highlights the relevance of government capabilities for generating better…
Capacidades gubernamentales en América Latina: Por qué son tan importantes, qué se sabe sobre ellas y cuáles son los pasos a seguir
Capacidades gubernamentales en América Latina: Por qué son tan importantes, qué se sabe sobre ellas y cuáles son los pasos a seguir

Date issued: Jan 2014
Author(s): Scartascini, Carlos;Tommasi, Mariano

En este trabajo sobre políticas se pasa revista a las obras de investigación sobre la capacidad de los gobiernos que se han emprendido en el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo, se resalta la…
América Latina en PISA 2012: ¿Cuántos estudiantes tienen bajo desempeño?
América Latina en PISA 2012: ¿Cuántos estudiantes tienen bajo desempeño?

Date issued: Jan 2014
Author(s): Vegas, Emiliana;Ganimian, Alejandro;Bos, María Soledad

En el 2012, ocho países de América Latina (Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, México, Perú y Uruguay) participaron en el Programa para la Evaluación Internacional de Alumnos (PISA, por…
América Latina en PISA 2012: ¿Cuánto mejoró la región?
América Latina en PISA 2012: ¿Cuánto mejoró la región?

Date issued: Jan 2014
Author(s): Bos, María Soledad;Ganimian, Alejandro;Vegas, Emiliana

En el 2012, ocho países de América Latina (Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, México, Perú y Uruguay) participaron en el Programa para la Evaluación Internacional de Alumnos (PISA, por…
Re-estimating the Gender Gap in Colombian Academic Performance
Re-estimating the Gender Gap in Colombian Academic Performance

Date issued: Jan 2014 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Muñoz, Juan Sebastián

This paper presents evidence of the relationship between the disparity in the academic performance of boys and girls in Colombia and the country's excessively high school dropout rates. By…
Does Technology in Schools Affect Repetition, Dropout and Enrollment? Evidence from Peru
Does Technology in Schools Affect Repetition, Dropout and Enrollment? Evidence from Peru

Date issued: Jan 2014 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Garofalo, Pablo;Czerwonko, Alejo;Cristia, Julian P.

Many developing countries are allocating significant resources to expanding technology access in schools. Whether these investments will translate into measurable educational improvements remains an…
The Effects of Shared School Technology Access on Students' Digital Skills in Peru
The Effects of Shared School Technology Access on Students' Digital Skills in Peru

Date issued: Jan 2014 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Bet, Germán;Cristia, Julian P.;Ibarrarán, Pablo

This paper analyzes the effects of increased shared computer access in secondary schools in Peru. Administrative data are used to identify, through propensity-score matching, two groups of schools…
On the Distributive Costs of Drug-Related Homicides
On the Distributive Costs of Drug-Related Homicides

Date issued: Jan 2014 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Ajzenman, Nicolás;Galiani, Sebastián;Seira, Enrique

There are few reliable estimates of the effects of violence on economic outcomes. This study exploits the manifold increase in homicides in 2008-2011 in Mexico resulting from its war on organized…
In Pursuit of Employable Skills. Understanding Employers' Demands: Analysis of the Bahamas' 2012 Wages and Productivity Survey
In Pursuit of Employable Skills. Understanding Employers' Demands: Analysis of the Bahamas' 2012 Wages and Productivity Survey

Date issued: Jan 2014
Author(s): Fazio, Maria Victoria;Pinder, Etoile

The Inter-America n Development Bank (IDB), through the Labour Markets and Social Security Unit, has been supporting a comprehensive labour market study (LMS) in The Bahamas to collect and analyse…
Comparative Review of Health System Integration in Selected Countries in Latin America
Comparative Review of Health System Integration in Selected Countries in Latin America

Date issued: Jan 2014
Author(s): Bossert, Thomas;Blanchet, Nathan;Sheetz, Suzanne;Pinto, Diana M.;Cali, Jonathan;Perez-Cuevas, Ricardo

This technical note presents a comparative analysis of Latin America's fragmented health systems. It provides a detailed account of health system fragmentation along six dimensions (…