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12月 2013
Este número de IDEA está basado en el libro: Entrepreneurship in Latin America: a Step up the Social Ladder? (El espíritu emprendedor en América Latina: ¿un peldaño para ascender en la escala social…
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12月 2013
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We developed a technical efficiency analysis of container ports in Latin America and the Caribbean using an input-oriented stochastic frontier model. We employed a 10-year panel with data on…
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12月 2013
The Technical Note provides an overview of the trends in Belize's tariff structure over recent years, in particular its trade policy, commitments and obligations, the tax revenue implications,…
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12月 2013
An important challenge faced by the Multilateral Development Banks (MDB) is to mitigate delays in the implementation of its operations. To this end, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)…
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12月 2013
Mitigar las demoras en la implementación de los proyectos financiados por los Bancos Multilaterales de Desarrollo (BMD) es uno de los principales desafíos a los que frecuentemente se enfrentan estas…
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12月 2013
The importance of evaluation as a tool to promote learning and improve effectiveness has been extensively recognized in the Bank and reflected in the attention given to evaluability. As a consequence…
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12月 2013
La importancia de la evaluación como herramienta para promover el aprendizaje y mejorar la eficacia se ha reconocido ampliamente en el Banco y reflejado en la atención conferida a la evaluabilidad.…
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12月 2013
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Tradable permit markets for carbon dioxide (C02) emissions respond to short-run fluctuations in economic activity. To provide stability, both price and quantity interventions have been proposed.…
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12月 2013
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This paper estimates the impact of two productive development programs (PDPs) in Costa Rica: PROPYME and CR Provee. The first seeks to increase the capacity of small and medium-sized firms (SMEs) to…
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12月 2013
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The literature on taxes and public finance generally focuses on revenues, an easily observable and generally available variable, as the observable measure of tax policy. Still, revenues depend on…
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12月 2013
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Tax evasion is a pervasive problem in many countries. In particular, some developing countries do not collect even half of what they would if taxpayers complied with the written letter of the law.…
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12月 2013
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This paper shows that bank linkages have a positive effect on international trade. A global banking network (GBN) is constructed at the bank level, using individual syndicated loan data from Loan…
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12月 2013
Latin American Trade Trend Estimates is an annual study published by the Integration and Trade Sector of the Inter-American Development Bank that analyses the region's trade performance based on…
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12月 2013
Estimaciones de las Tendencias Comerciales de América Latina es un estudio anual publicado por el Sector de Integración y Comercio del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo en el cual se analiza el…
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12月 2013
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Birth registration is not only a fundamental human right, but also a requirement for obtaining additional documents, proving legal identity, and accessing a number of government benefits. Yet, little…
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12月 2013
This paper explores the relationship between private sector participation, institutional reform, and performance of the electricity sector in 18 Latin American countries over the last four decades.…
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12月 2013
En las últimas décadas, la región de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) se ha visto severamente afectada por el alto índice de mortalidad causado por las incidencias de tránsito. Para conocer la…
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12月 2013
This study analyses the feasibility of introducing natural gas in 14 countries in the Caribbean. The current dependence on fuel oil in the countries in the Caribbean has led to high generation costs…
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12月 2013
How can LAC governments promote the use of clean and green technology in the mining sector and what are the supporting instruments, regulations, infrastructure and institutional aspects that are…
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12月 2013
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Although recent research has shed new light on the political determinants and economic consequences of tax lawmaking, existing analyses rely on coarse data measuring political aggregates.…
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12月 2013
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When it comes to assess the sustainability of fiscal policy and public debt in Andean countries, two idiosyncratic facts of fiscal revenues have to be considered. First, fiscal revenues coming from…
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12月 2013
A fin de brindar insumos técnicos para la toma de decisión respecto de la política comercial y estrategias de integración, el Sector de Integración y Comercio (INT) del Banco Interamericano de…
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12月 2013
Este dossier analiza el sector energético en Centroamérica en su forma actual en 2010 y sus cambios a través del tiempo. Describe el flujo de energía del país por el consumo del sector y la fuente y…
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12月 2013
Jamaica is projected to exit a prolonged recession that has left deep scars in the socioeconomic conditions of the country. Besides increasing macroeconomic vulnerabilities and halting economic…
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12月 2013
This paper is intended to serve as a resource on the current status of Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) issues in the apparel industry in Haiti. Section II of this document provides a brief…
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11月 2013
In the last two years, various countries in Latin America have begun monitoring rural water supply service delivery, largely driven by two objectives: 1) to establish rural water inventories for…
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11月 2013
En los últimos años, varios países de América Latina han comenzado a monitorear la prestación del servicio de agua en zonas rurales con el objeto de: 1) inventariar la infraestructura de agua…
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11月 2013
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This paper focuses on the question of whether the magnitude of long-established environmentally related taxes (ERT) is related to countries environmental performance. While environmental taxes…
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11月 2013
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…
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11月 2013
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…
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11月 2013
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…
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11月 2013
The purpose of this guide is to provide information, guidance, and tools for designing and implementing job placement services so that disadvantaged youth have a better chance of obtaining and…
Guía para el diseño de servicios de intermediación laboral de jóvenes en contextos de vulnerabilidad
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11月 2013
Es una publicación que condensa las buenas prácticas y aprendizajes logrados tras 10 años de ejecución del Programa entra21 y es parte del conjunto de herramientas creadas para NEO para transferir…
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11月 2013
O objetivo do presente guia é oferecer informações, diretrizes e ferramentas para o desenho e implementação de serviços de colocação profissional, permitindo que jovens em contextos de…
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11月 2013
The October 2013 surveys of expectations conducted by Central Banks with inflation targeting regimes indicate that both average growth expectations and average inflation expectations for 2013 have…
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11月 2013
This document objective is to assist practitioners and decision-makers engaged in the preparation and implementation of inclusion plans for informal recyclers working at final disposal sites. The key…
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11月 2013
El objetivo de este documento es asistir a profesionales y tomadores de decisiones que participan en la preparación e implementación de un Plan de Inclusión de recicladores informales que trabajan en…
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11月 2013
Esta nota presenta un análisis de la trayectoria del Programa de Desarrollo Humano Oportunidades en México, con el objeto de examinar la evolución y los cambios que éste ha experimentado desde su…
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11月 2013
The Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region is experiencing dynamic growth and requires large investments in electrical infrastructure. Hydropower is a major component of the region's energy…
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11月 2013
El Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) exige que sus prestatarios lleven a cabo análisis socioculturales a fin de generar la información necesaria para maximizar los beneficios de las…
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11月 2013
En esta guía se describen importantes cuestiones socioculturales de los sectores que reciben financiamiento del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID), así como también directrices para abordarlos…
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11月 2013
Gols for Development, an exhibition organized by the IDB Cultural Center, is a history of sport-based and cultural development. The figures of our idols and our people, portraits in art and…
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11月 2013
Goles para el desarrollo, exhibición organizada por el Centro Cultural BID, es una historia de desarrollo a través del deporte y la cultura. La figura de nuestros ídolos y de nuestras personas,…
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11月 2013
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This paper focuses on two research problems. The first is to measure the direct impacts of innovation support measures in Brazil, and the second is to test the hypothesis of indirect effects of…
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11月 2013
In the world today, there are more than 400 million native English speakers and probably at least three times as many who speak English as a second language. Communicating with precision and clarity…
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11月 2013
La evolución del tema de la identidad legal como un tema transversal para el desarrollo ha sido acompañada del reconocimiento de que existe una carencia de información de apoyo para llevar adelante…
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11月 2013
In the past decade, parliaments have shown increasing activism in the budget process by demanding more information about the government's performance in managing public resources. Nevertheless,…
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11月 2013
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The second publication in the series "Institutions for People" focuses on the public development banks of Latin America and the Caribbean as they enter a new paradigm. In the last 10 to 15…
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11月 2013
Participation in the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) strengthens the IDB's ability to help Latin America and the Caribbean adapt to potential climate change threats and mitigate greenhouse gas…
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11月 2013
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En este estudio se argumenta que en México existe un umbral de violencia relacionada con el narcotráfico a partir del cual se contrae la actividad económica en general. Por debajo de este umbral de…