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Date issued: 11月 2011
Author(s): Hoagland-Grey, Hilary;Ward, Natasha;Canter, Larry;Arneson, Lynn

The objective of this Technical Note is to describe the necessary Bank requirements for the content of an Environmental and Social Analysis (ESA), with a focus on the particular issues related to…

Date issued: 11月 2011
Author(s): Hoagland-Grey, Hilary;Arneson, Lynn;Ward, Natasha

When investing in small and mid-size hotel projects, the IDB, as a general rule, requires that the Sponsor develop and implement an environmental and social management system (ESHSMS). The ESHSMS is…

Date issued: 11月 2011
Author(s): Himberg, Harvey

The overall objectives of this technical note are as follows: (a) develop and provide specific, detailed Use of Country Systems (UCS) guidance for "Equivalence Analysis" for the borrowing…

Date issued: 11月 2011
Author(s): Walton, Tom

The overall objectives of this technical note are as follows: (a) develop and provide specific, detailed Use of Country Systems (UCS) guidance for "Acceptability Analysis" for the borrowing…

Date issued: 11月 2011 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Ardanaz, Martín;Scartascini, Carlos

This paper argues that the details of political institutions help explain the low levels of personal income taxation. In particular, legislative malapportionment enables rich elites to exercise…

Date issued: 11月 2011 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Vogel, Robert C.;Schulz, Gerald

This paper presents the results of an investigation requested by the Multilateral Investment Fund of the Inter-American Development Bank under its Caribbean Microfinance Capacity Building project (…

Date issued: 11月 2011 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Cristia, Julian P.;Evans, William N.;Beomsoo, Kim

This paper estimates the impact of a large-scale contracting-out program in Guatemala, using two waves of living standard measurement surveys which collected data before and after the expansion of…

Date issued: 11月 2011 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Majnoni, Giovanni;Powell, Andrew

The recent global financial crisis has put the spotlight on macro-prudential policies to protect firms and households from problems emanating from the financial sector. This paper proposes an…

Date issued: 11月 2011 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Lora, Eduardo;Powell, Andrew

This paper proposes a methodology to resolve the problems that result from using a combination of objective and subjective information in evaluating urban quality of life. The paper further suggests…

Date issued: 11月 2011
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

The 2011 third quarter edition of the Quarterly Business Review (QBR) provides management with a status of the Bank's performance. The QBR reports on outputs, lending program priorities and…