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Date issued: 1月 2014
Author(s): Ojanperä, Sanna;Kallestad, Eirin;Tourreilles, Federica;Schwartz, Liora;Olcese, Claudia;Navarro, Juan Carlos;Magri, Nicola;Anta, Rafael;Guaipatín, Carlos

We believe we have a story that will inspire new ways of approaching international development. During the past five years, the Innovation Lab (I-Lab), born out of the Division of Competiveness and…

Date issued: 1月 2014
Author(s): O'Brien, Cherran;Thomas, Chrystol;Clarke, Dillon;Schmid, Juan Pedro;Kamau, Musheer O.;Salazni, Mariana;Mercer-Blackman, Valerie;Dukharan, Marla

The Quarterly Bulletin analyzes recent economic developments of The Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago. The Special Country Reports consider trends in tourism, and…

Date issued: 1月 2014 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Agüero, Jorge M.

This paper uses year-to-year variation in temperature to estimate the long-term effects of climate change on health outcomes in Mexico. Combining temperature data at the district level and three…

Date issued: 1月 2014
Author(s): Vergara, Walter;Isbell, Paul;Rios, Ana R.;Gómez, José Ramon;Alves, Leandro

Population growth and advances in quality of life in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) will require the region to rapidly increase its energy supply, even if major improvements in energy…

Date issued: 1月 2014
Author(s): Puerta, Juan Manuel;Corrales, Maria Elena;Alvarez, Lourdes

The objective of the evaluation is to measure the sustainability of the Bank's interventions in the supply of water and sanitation services financed by the Water Supply and Sanitation Program…

Date issued: 1月 2014
Author(s): Puerta, Juan Manuel;Corrales, Maria Elena;Alvarez, Lourdes

El objetivo de la evaluación es medir la sostenibilidad de las intervenciones del Banco en el suministro de servicios de agua y saneamiento financiadas bajo el Programa de Agua Potable y Saneamiento…

Date issued: 1月 2014
Author(s): Tejerina, Luis;Ibarrarán, Pablo;Benedetti, Fiorella;Buchbinder, Barbara

En esta nota se describe el piloto realizado por el Programa de Asignación Familiar (PRAF) de Honduras sobre los mecanismos de pago de sus transferencias de ingreso. En el documento reseñan los…

Date issued: 1月 2014 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Vakis, Renos;Paxson, Christina;Marshall, Daniela;Macours, Karen;Lopez Boo, Florencia;Bravo, David;Bernal, Raquel;Azuero, Rodrigo;Araujo, María Caridad;Behrman, Jere R.;Schady, Norbert

Research from the United States shows that gaps in early cognitive and non-cognitive ability appear early in the life cycle. Little is known about this important question for developing countries.…

Date issued: 1月 2014 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Vakis, Renos;Paxson, Christina;Marshall, Daniela;Macours, Karen;Lopez Boo, Florencia;Bravo, David;Bernal, Raquel;Azuero, Rodrigo;Araujo, María Caridad;Behrman, Jere R.;Schady, Norbert

Los estudios llevados a cabo en Estados Unidos demuestran que las brechas en las habilidades tempranas cognitivas y no cognitivas se producen muy pronto en la vida. Es poco lo que se conoce sobre…

Date issued: 1月 2014
Author(s): Kuratomi, Traci;Martin, Dougal;Ducci, Jorge;Rihm, Alfredo;Navia Díaz, María del Rosario;Grau, Javier

In the last decade, Belize has seen major improvements in access to water, but it is behind in achieving universal access to improved sanitation facilities. Belize has also made progress in terms of…