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Date issued: May 2011
Author(s): Martínez, Renso

The objective of this report is to present an early update for the performance of the Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) in regional, sub-regional and certain national markets at the close of the 2010…

Date issued: May 2011 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Camacho, Adriana;Conover, Emily

Previous studies indicate that Colombian farmers make production decisions based on informal sources of information, such as family and neighbors or tradition. In this paper the authors randomize…

Date issued: May 2011 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Miller, Sebastián J.

The existence of populist regimes led by outsiders is not new in history. In this paper a simple framework is presented that shows how and why a populist outsider can be elected to office, and under…

Date issued: May 2011 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Powers, Elizabeth T.

This paper uses data from the Mexican Family Life Survey to estimate the impact of a household member's migration to the United States on the cognitive development of children remaining in…

Date issued: May 2011 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Calderón, María Cecilia;Hoddinott, John

This paper examines early childhood development (ECD) outcomes and their association with family characteristics, investments, and environmental factors, with particular emphasis on the inter-…

Date issued: May 2011 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Hofstetter, Marc;Tovar, Jorge;Urrutia, Miguel

Government intervention in the construction sector as a way to boost the economy has been a constant in Colombia for the past 90 years. This paper explicitly tests the impact of the most recent of…

Date issued: May 2011
Author(s): Caravedo, Baltazar;Casanova, Lourdes;Correa, María Emilia;Del Castillo, Elsa;Estévez, Rafael;Korin, Mercedes;González, Laura;Gutiérrez, Roberto;Leguizamón, Francisco A.;Nowalski, Jorge;Peinado-Vara, Estrella;Perera Aldama, Luis R.;Schwalb, María Matilde;Vives, Antonio

Este libro pretende llenar un vacío en la literatura sobre la Responsabilidad Social de la Empresa en América Latina. Se contactaron destacados académicos, ejecutivos, consultores y expertos en el…

Date issued: May 2011
Author(s): Martínez, Renso

El objetivo del informe es brindar un actualización del desempeño de las Instituciones Microfinancieras (IMF) del mercado regional, subregional y en algunos países seleccionados, al cierre del año…

Date issued: May 2011
Author(s): Puerta, Juan Manuel

This evaluation examines the IDB's Country Program with Honduras for the 2007-2010 period. This period was marked by a political crisis that halted operations with the country from June 2009 to…

Date issued: May 2011
Author(s): Puerta, Juan Manuel

Esta evaluación examina el Programa de País del BID con Honduras durante el periodo 2007-2010. Este período fue marcado por la crisis política que implicó la pausa de operaciones con el país entre…