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10月 2013
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This paper seeks to identify the most promising fiscal strategy to boost long-term economic growth in Argentina and quantify its effects. To this end, the authors updated a growth-diagnostics study…
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10月 2013
The resort to discrimination in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region against foreign commercial interests is documented in this paper and compared to aggregate statistics for worldwide…
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10月 2013
América Central vive un momento particular de altos déficits fiscales y bajísimos costos de financiamiento externo dada la abundante liquidez internacional. La bonanza financiera ha dado un respiro,…
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10月 2013
Access to finance remains a challenge for some micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Peru, particularly informal enterprises with no borrowing history in the formal financial system.…
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10月 2013
During the last decade the patterns of global growth have shifted, with the developing South expanding at a faster pace than the developed North. For countries in Latin American and the Caribbean (…
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10月 2013
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The Fiscal Institutions of Tomorrow, the first publication in the series Institutions for People, addresses issues of public management that are key to economic development in Latin America and the…
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10月 2013
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La creciente concentración y las altas tasas de rentabilidad que ha experimentado la industria bancaria chilena en las últimas décadas han dado lugar a un intenso debate acerca de la intensidad de la…
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10月 2013
This note is the second of a series titled Inclusive Commitment Savings in Latin America and the Caribbean, which consolidates the results and findings of a research effort led by consultant Xavier…
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10月 2013
Esta nota es la segunda de una serie titulada, Ahorro Programado Inclusivo en América Latina y el Caribe, que consolida los resultados y hallazgos de un trabajo de investigación encabezado por el…
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10月 2013
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Industrial clusters, which are commonly targeted to receive financial support allocated to locally based development projects, are seen as an effective industrial policy tool for improving…
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10月 2013
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Thinly traded securities exist in both emerging and well developed markets. However, plausible estimations of market risk measures for portfolios with infrequently traded securities have not been…
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10月 2013
The Caribbean Region Quarterly Bulletin discusses recent economic developments and analyzes the topic of energy for the 6 IDB-member Caribbean countries, as well as the Organization of Eastern…
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10月 2013
The 2013 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…
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10月 2013
This document summarizes some of the activities being carried out by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to support integration in Latin America and the Caribbean. The document was prepared by…
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10月 2013
Este documento resume algunas de las actividades de apoyo a la integración de América Latina y el Caribe recientemente desarrolladas por el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID). El documento fue…
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10月 2013
En abril del 2011, la Dirección Nacional de Agua Potable y Saneamiento (DINEPA, por sus siglas en francés) de Haití firmó un contrato de Asistencia Técnica Operacional (ATO) por tres años con el…
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10月 2013
This manual has been designed and written with the purpose of introducing key concepts and areas of debate around the "creative economy", a valuable development opportunity that Latin…
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10月 2013
Este manual ha sido diseñado y escrito con el propósito de presentarle las ideas y conceptos clave de un debate en gran parte desconocido. Un debate sobre una importante oportunidad de desarrollo que…
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10月 2013
Este manual foi criado e escrito com a finalidade de apresentar as ideias e os conceitos-chave de um debate pouco conhecido. Um debate sobre uma oportunidade importante de desenvolvimento que a…
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10月 2013
Driven by declining import tariffs, poor infrastructure and increasing specialization in transport-intensive goods, transport costs are arguably today's most formidable obstacles to trade in…
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10月 2013
Con la reducción de los aranceles de importación, la precaria infraestructura y la creciente especialización en bienes intensivos en logística, podría decirse que los costos de transporte son hoy el…
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10月 2013
Em um contexto de tarifas de importação em declínio, infraestrutura precária e especialização crescente em bens intensivos em transporte, os custos de transporte provavelmente são hoje o maior…
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10月 2013
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Environmental and Social Safeguards Unit (ESG) is currently exploring how best to strengthen Country Safeguard Systems (CSS) while maintaining Bank and…
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10月 2013
This policy discussion brief has been prepared jointly by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), World Bank, and United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) as…
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10月 2013
La presente nota de discusión de políticas es el resultado del esfuerzo conjunto del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID), del Banco Mundial (BM) y de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y…
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9月 2013
This technical note outlines a framework for the analysis of cybersecurity, presenting considerations that are crucial to the success of a holistic and transversal cybersecurity strategy. It…
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9月 2013
El uso de contratos llave en mano en obras de infraestructura (o de contrato conjunto de diseño y obra) se propone usualmente como una solución eficaz para reducir costos y plazos de transacción en…
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9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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9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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9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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9月 2013
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Environmental taxes have been discussed as one of the main mechanisms to deal with environmental problems. Nonetheless, instruments of this type have rarely been implemented, and the adoption of new…
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9月 2013
This issue of IDEA covers some of the IDB's recent research on climate change, including efforts on both the mitigation and adaptation fronts. That research includes both surprising findings…
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9月 2013
Este número de IDEA trata algunas de las recientes investigaciones del BID sobre el cambio climático, incluyendo los esfuerzos tanto en el frente de la mitigación como de la adaptación. Esa…
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9月 2013
El crecimiento de la economía mundial y el aumento de los precios internacionales de los productos básicos o commodities han dado lugar a un mayor dinamismo en las actividades extractivas en los…
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9月 2013
The August 2013 surveys of expectations conducted by Central Banks with inflation targeting regimes indicate that growth expectations have fallen while average inflation expectations remained…
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9月 2013
La economía boliviana depende de manera significativa de la exportación de recursos naturales, en especial de hidrocarburos. Desde el punto de vista fiscal, la venta de gas natural a Brasil y a…
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9月 2013
El crecimiento de la economía mundial y el aumento de los precios internacionales de los productos básicos o commodities han dado lugar a un mayor dinamismo en las actividades extractivas en los…
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9月 2013
El crecimiento de la economía mundial y el aumento de los precios internacionales de los productos básicos o commodities han dado lugar a un mayor dinamismo en las actividades extractivas en los…
An Expanded Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) of the Reventazón Hydroelectric Project (PHR), in Costa Rica
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9月 2013
As part of project preparation, a standard Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) was carried out for the Reventazón Hydroelectric Project (PHR). This paper builds on that CBA and will prepare an enhanced…
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9月 2013
Due in part to Belize's characteristic as a small state, its public administration is among the most expensive in Central America relative to the size of its economy. This represents a potential…
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9月 2013
There has been extensive research and investment in strategies that aim to improve the quality of education around the world. But despite rigorous evidence, the question of what to do in a specific…
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9月 2013
In both developed and developing countries, sustainable and resilient public housing construction has been described as a convenient solution to the simultaneous challenges of 1) climate change…
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9月 2013
Tanto en los países en desarrollo como en los desarrollados, la construcción de viviendas públicas sustentables y resilientes es considerada una solución práctica a los desafíos actuales de 1)…
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9月 2013
This paper contributes to the analysis of the Caribbean's growth performance by setting out a framework for benchmarking indicators of key micro drivers and related structural policies that help…
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9月 2013
High government debts, weak economic growth, vulnerability to external shocks and the design of sound fiscal consolidation strategies are among the most critical issues that some of the Caribbean…
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9月 2013
Each year the Structured and Corporate Finance Department (SCF) of the Inter-American Development Bank prepares a set of Expanded Project Supervision Reports (XPSRs). This Fifth Independent…
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9月 2013
Cada año, el Departamento de Financiamiento Estructurado y Corporativo (SCF) del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID o el Banco) prepara una serie de informes ampliados de supervisión de…
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9月 2013
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This paper investigates trends in energy intensity in Latin American countries over the last 40 years. It applies the Fisher Ideal Index to decompose the energy intensity into the relative…
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9月 2013
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This paper examines how the adoption of the Australian ballot (AB), and ipso facto, the transition from the nominal to effective secret vote, shaped the nature of party politics in Brazil. Engaging…
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9月 2013
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Many school systems today are trying to attract top college graduates into teaching, but little is known about what dissuades this target group from entering the profession. This study randomly…