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Date issued: Feb 2012 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Granda, María L.;Zambrano, Carla

Este documento ofrece un análisis de los incentivos de los pequeños negocios para incluirse y permanecer en el Régimen Impositivo Simplificado Ecuatoriano (RISE) a través del pago cumplido de sus…

Date issued: Feb 2012
Author(s): Hecht, Susanne B.

La catastrófica deforestación y la degradación ambiental se han convertido en puntos de reflexión con respecto a los paisajes forestales en los trópicos de América Latina. Sin embargo, estas verdades…

Date issued: Feb 2012
Author(s): Moguillansky, Graciela

Las Comisiones y Consejos de Competitividad surgen como un instrumento para aunar los intereses de distintos sectores económicos -en particular el público y el privado- tras las políticas de…

Date issued: Feb 2012 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Macours, Karen;Schady, Norbert;Vakis, Renos

Cash transfer programs have become extremely popular in the developing world. There is a large literature on the effects of these programs on schooling, health and nutrition, but relatively little is…

Date issued: Feb 2012
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

This report provides an overview of the Office of Institutional Integrity's activities and findings during 2011. The Office of Institutional Integrity is a resource to the IDB Group and a…

Date issued: Feb 2012
Author(s): Hooten, Christopher;Pietrobelli, Carlo

This paper presents a retrospective review of several key areas of work of the Capital Markets and Financial Institutions Division (CMF) of the Inter-American Development Bank. Presented with each…

Date issued: Feb 2012
Author(s): Alvarez, Roberto;Crespi, Gustavo;Cuevas, Conrado

This paper evaluates the impact of two public programs, FONTEC and FONDEF, aimed at fostering innovation in Chilean firms. With the cooperation of several public agencies, participants and non-…

Date issued: Feb 2012
Author(s): Martinelli, Luiz Antonio

This document discusses Latin America's dual role as a conservator of natural resources and producer of agricultural services. The author addresses the expansion of agriculture across the…

Date issued: Feb 2012
Author(s): Hecht, Susanne B.

Catastrophic deforestation and environmental degradation have become habits of thought about forest landscapes in Latin America's tropics. Yet these truisms blind analysts to three surprising…

Date issued: Feb 2012
Author(s): González-Velosa, Carolina;Ripani, Laura;Rosas-Shady, David

Job training programs for vulnerable youth are the main response of Latin American governments to address the problem of inadequate employment opportunities for young people. Despite its importance,…