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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…