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Jul 2005
This report describes the application in 12 countries of a system of four indicators that measure the potential impact of natural hazards, the key element of those countries' vulnerability, and…
Date issued:
Jul 2005
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On 1 July 2000 regulations to liberalize trade flows between Mexico and the European Union came into force, after more than six years of diplomatic work and complex negotiations. These regulations…
Crecimiento, empleo y estabilidad del ingreso en Chile: Propuestas de reforma al seguro de desempleo
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Jul 2005
En este trabajo se presenta la evidencia nacional e internacional de los beneficios y costos de la alta rotación de trabajadores en Chile. Por el lado de los beneficios se analiza la literatura…
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Jul 2005
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In spite of deep structural reforms, Central American countries have failed to experience rapid and stable growth in recent years. This paper explores whether and to what extent we can consider lack…
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Jul 2005
Much has been written recently about the problems for emerging markets that might result from a mismatch between foreign-currency denominated liabilities and assets (or income flows) denominated in…
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Jul 2005
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En América Latina y el Caribe está aún muy arraigada la idea de que las empresas deben dedicarse exclusivamente a las actividades económicas, mientras que el Estado, las organizaciones no…
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Jul 2005
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El Instituto Interamericano para el Desarrollo Social (INDES) del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID), creó en 2002 el Programa Nacional en Honduras, con el fin de ampliar la masa crítica de…
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Jul 2005
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Substantial attention has been paid in recent years to the risk of maturity mismatch in emerging markets. Although this risk is microeconomic in nature, the evidence advanced thus far has taken the…
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Jul 2005
The concept of public good, as defined by Musgrave, Samuelson, and others, was also largely a nationally based concept. As in the classic case of defense spending, the public good was assumed to…
Date issued:
Jul 2005
This document is the summary report of the IDB-sponsored system of disaster risk and risk management indicators presented at the World Conference on Disaster Reduction in Kobe, Japan, 2005. The…