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Date issued: 12月 2012 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Sánchez Torres, Fabio;España Eljaiek, Irina;Zenteno, Jannet

This paper surveys the evolution and implications of fiscal decentralization in Colombia in recent decades. After describing the fiscal decentralization process and its impact on sub-national…

Date issued: 12月 2012
Author(s): Ruta, Michele;Venables, Anthony J.;Rozenwurcel, Guillermo;Katz, Sebastián;Piñeiro, Martín;Bianchi, Eduardo;Arellano, José Pablo;Perrone, Nicolás Marcelo;Hamanaka, Shintaro;Tafgar, Aiken;Dos Santos, Enestor;Zignago, Soledad;Cavalcanti, Carlos Eduardo G.;Meloni Nassar, André;Santa Gadea, Rosario;Messere, Vanina;Gómez Minujín, Gala

The last decade has seen a significant increase in the exports of several Latin American and Caribbean countries to destinations within and beyond the region. The increase in trade links has not,…

Date issued: 12月 2012
Author(s): Biaou, Léon;Langlois, Pierre;Chabchoub, Jalel

El presente volumen hace parte de la Serie de Guías de Eficiencia Energética de la División de Energía del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo, cuya publicación responde a la carencia de información…

Date issued: 12月 2012
Author(s): Bianchi, Eduardo;Piñeiro, Martín;Venables, Anthony J.;Zignago, Soledad;Rozenwurcel, Guillermo;Ruta, Michele;Arellano, José Pablo;Cavalcanti, Carlos Eduardo G.;Meloni Nassar, André;Katz, Sebastián;Perrone, Nicolás Marcelo;Santa Gadea, Rosario;Tafgar, Aiken;Gómez Minujín, Gala;Dos Santos, Enestor;Messere, Vanina;Hamanaka, Shintaro

En el último decenio se verifica un significativo incremento de las exportaciones de varios países de América Latina y el Caribe, hacia destinos dentro y fuera de la región. Dicho incremento de los…

Date issued: 12月 2012
Author(s): Álvarez, Carola;Bueso-Merriam, Jacqueline;Stucchi, Rodolfo

This paper focuses on the performance of IDB projects between 1996 and 2011 disbursements. We present evidence on the evolution of disbursements with respect to the available funds and the evolution…

Date issued: 12月 2012
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank;African Development Bank;Asian Development Bank;European Bank for Reconstruction and Development;European Investment Bank;International Finance Corporation;World Bank

The international community recognizes the need to join forces to avert dangerous climate change. This requires mobilizing financial resources from a wide range of sources, public and private,…

Date issued: 12月 2012
Author(s): Dixon, John A.

Development projects have a wider set of impacts than just direct project outputs. A hydropower dam, for example, produces electricity but also disrupts river flows and may affect biodiversity and…

Date issued: 12月 2012
Author(s): Dussel Peters, Enrique

Initial research on "translatinas" show that while these Latin American firms have invested primarily in their home region, a growing number have begun to invest more heavily in the rest of…

Date issued: 12月 2012
Author(s): Bosch, Mariano;Stampini, Marco;Bedoya, Guadalupe

This paper analyzes the correlation between the expansion of the Mexican Conditional Cash Transfer program Oportunidades and the evolution of the labor market over the period 2000-10. We find no…

Date issued: 12月 2012
Author(s): Bailey, Jed

This study compares the levelized cost of electricity generated with fossil fuels (including coal, natural gas, fuel oil, and diesel) and renewable or carbon-free energy sources (including hydro,…

Date issued: 12月 2012
Author(s): Willmott, Julia;Costello, E. Allison;Gordon, Caleb;Forcey, Greg;Casto, Sean;Beaulac, Genevieve;Pilla, Ernani

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has seen its portfolio of wind power projects increase substantially, a trend which is expected to continue. This report is intended to provide expert…

Date issued: 12月 2012
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Las aduanas son las primeras y únicas puertas de entrada a un país. Sus funciones engendran por si mismas un monopolio de poder, ya que tienen la autoridad absoluta para permitir o no la entrada de…

Date issued: 12月 2012
Author(s): Levy, Antonio

This series presents information about the history of marine energy and clean energy legislation in Chile. It also highlights the stakeholders, different marine energy devices, and project concepts.

Date issued: 12月 2012
Author(s): Levy, Antonio

Esta serie presenta información sobre la historia de la energía marina y la legislación de la energía limpia en Chile. También destaca los grupos de interés, los diferentes dispositivos de energía…

Date issued: 12月 2012
Author(s): Gutiérrez, Marcela;Hernández Ávila, Leonardo;Rubio, Mónica

El conocimiento sistematizado sobre Programas de Transferencias Condicionadas (PTC) a poblaciones indígenas en América Latina es aún insuficiente. La especificidad de esta población se manifiesta…

Date issued: 12月 2012
Author(s): Institute for the Integration of Latin America and the Caribbean

The INTAL Monthly Newsletter reports on developments in integration and trade across Latin American and the Caribbean. It also serves as a forum for discussing the IDB's activities related to…

Date issued: 12月 2012
Author(s): Instituto para la Integración de América Latina y el Caribe

La carta mensual del INTAL informa sobre desarrollos en las áreas de integración y comercio en las regiones de América Latina y el Caribe. También es el medio para difundir las actividades realizadas…

Date issued: 12月 2012
Author(s): Instituto para a Integração da América Latina e do Caribe

A carta mensal do INTAL informa sobre os desenvolvimentos nas áreas de integração e comércio nas regiões da América Latina e do Caribe. É também um meio de difusão das atividades do BID sobre estes…

Date issued: 11月 2012
Author(s): Humpage, Sarah D.

Randomized controlled trials, prized for generating unbiased estimates of treatment effects, have become popular in development economics. However, RCTs do not always offer sufficient statistical…

Date issued: 11月 2012
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

On the occasion of the thirtheenth bak'tun in the Maya calendar, the IDB Cultural Center and Country Department for Belize, Central America, México, Panama, and the Dominican Republic have come…

Date issued: 11月 2012
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

En ocasión del décimo tercer baktun del calendario Maya, el Centro Cultural del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo y el Departamento de Países por Belice, Centro América, México, Panamá y República…

Date issued: 11月 2012
Author(s): Stampini, Marco;Tornarolli, Leopoldo

Conditional Cash Transfers (CCTs) are an endogenous innovation from Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) that aims to reduce current poverty while developing the human capital of the next generation…

Date issued: 11月 2012
Author(s): González Olmos, Belén

Este documento resume las buenas prácticas que deben ser observadas en todas las fases de la realización de las encuestas de innovación implementadas por los distintos países. Se describen…

Date issued: 11月 2012 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Monge-González, Ricardo;Rodríguez-Álvarez, Juan Antonio

Este trabajo estima el impacto del acceso a ciertos servicios financieros (descuento de facturas, órdenes de compra, garantías de participación y cumplimiento) en el desempeño de un grupo de micro,…

Date issued: 11月 2012
Author(s): Smallridge, Diana;Buchner, Barbara;Trabacchi, Chiara;Netto, Maria;Gomes Lorenzo, José Juan;Serra, Lucila

Significant investments are needed to support the global transition to a low-carbon, climate resilient future. Current finance flows fall short of global financing needs, and massive scaling up is…