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Date issued: 7月 2014
Author(s): Bos, María Soledad;Ganimian, Alejandro;Vegas, Emiliana

En el 2012, ocho países de América Latina (Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, México, Perú y Uruguay) participaron en el Programa para la Evaluación Internacional de Alumnos (PISA, por…

Date issued: 7月 2014
Author(s): Bos, María Soledad;Ganimian, Alejandro;Vegas, Emiliana;Alfonso, Mariana

En el 2012, ocho países de América Latina (Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, México, Perú y Uruguay) participaron en el Programa para la Evaluación Internacional de Alumnos (PISA, por…

Date issued: 7月 2014
Author(s): Calderón, Silvia;Romero, Germán;Ordoñez, Alejandro;Álvarez, Andrés;Ludeña, Carlos E.;Sanchez-Aragon, Leonardo;De Miguel, Carlos;Martínez, Karina;Pereira, Mauricio

Este estudio evalúa los impactos económicos del cambio climático en Colombia, con un enfoque sobre varios sectores productivos relevantes para las economías locales y particularmente dependientes de…

Date issued: 7月 2014 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): García Ayala, Rodrigo;Estrugo, Andrés

Climate change is imposing a large burden on the most vulnerable populations, particularly in the developing world. Establishing consistent causal relationships, however, is difficult because a…

Date issued: 7月 2014 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Adams-Kane, Jonathon;Caballero, Julián;Lim, Jamus

This paper studies whether lending by foreign banks is affected by financial crises. The paper pairs a bank-level dataset of foreign ownership with information on banking crises and examines whether…

Date issued: 7月 2014 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Mata, Dolores de la;Valencia-Amaya, Mauricio G.

This paper studies the link between severe weather shocks in Colombia and municipality-level incidence of dengue and malaria. The unexpectedly high variability of the 2010 rainfalls relative to…

Date issued: 7月 2014
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

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: 7月 2014
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

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: 7月 2014
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desenvolvimento

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: 7月 2014
Author(s): Beliz, Gustavo;Basco, Ana Inés;Ribeiro, Ludmila Mendonça Lopes;Font, Enrique;Vasconcellos, Fernanda B.;Lafuente, Mariano

Esta nota técnica tiene como propósito presentar y diseminar las iniciativas ganadoras del concurso lanzado por el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) en 2013, "GobernArte: el arte del buen…

Date issued: 7月 2014
Author(s): Beliz, Gustavo;Basco, Ana Inés;Ribeiro, Ludmila Mendonça Lopes;Font, Enrique;Vasconcellos, Fernanda B.;Lafuente, Mariano

A presente nota técnica tem como objetivo apresentar e divulgar as iniciativas ganhadoras do concurso lançado pelo Banco Interamericano de Desenvolvimento (BID) em 2013, ¿GobernArte: a arte do bom…

Date issued: 7月 2014 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Henderson, Heath;Corral, Leonardo;Simning, Eric;Winters, Paul

Understanding land accumulation dynamics is relevant for policy makers interested in the economic effects of land inequality in developing country agriculture. We thus explore and simultaneously test…

Date issued: 7月 2014 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Galiani, Sebastián;Gertler, Paul;Cooper, Ryan;Martinez, Sebastian;Ross, Adam;Undurraga, Raimundo

This paper provides empirical evidence on the causal effects that upgrading slum dwellings has on the living conditions of the extremely poor. In particular, we study the impact of providing better…

Date issued: 7月 2014
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank;Oxford Economics;British Council;Organization of American States

The aim of this research is to assess and demonstrate the economic contribution and potential of the creative and cultural industries in the countries of the Americas and 10 benchmark countries. This…

Date issued: 7月 2014
Author(s): Attzs, Marlene;Maharaj, Malini;Boodhan, Gopiechand

Although the Caribbean region relies heavily on its natural assets as sources of income, generally for tourism and in particular cases from agriculture and energy, environmental taxes in the region…

Date issued: 7月 2014
Author(s): Stone, Leslie F.;Sembler, Jose Ignacio;Soriano, Alejandro;Corrales, Maria Elena;Azuara Herrera, Oliver;Roseth, Benjamin;Morales, Carlos;Maciel, Odette;Ramos Piracoca, Johanna;Sadeghi, Patricia

As part of its 2014 annual work plan, the Office of Evaluation and Oversight(OVE) is preparing its evaluation of the country program with Colombia for the
period spanning January 2011 to June…

Date issued: 7月 2014
Author(s): Stone, Leslie F.;Sembler, Jose Ignacio;Soriano, Alejandro;Corrales, Maria Elena;Azuara Herrera, Oliver;Roseth, Benjamin;Morales, Carlos;Maciel, Odette;Ramos Piracoca, Johanna;Sadeghi, Patricia

Como parte de su plan anual de trabajo 2014, la Oficina de Evaluación ySupervisión (OVE) está preparando la Evaluación del Programa de País (CPE)
con Colombia para el periodo de enero 2011 a…

Date issued: 7月 2014
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

The IDB can provide access within the Latin American and Caribbeanregion to sources of international climate finance, such as the Global
Environment Facility (GEF), the Nordic Development Fund…

Date issued: 7月 2014
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

El BID puede proporcionar a América Latina y el Caribe acceso arecursos internacionales de financiamiento climático como el GEF (Global
Environment Facility) y los Fondos de Inversión para el…

Date issued: 7月 2014
Author(s): Pinto, Diana M.;Ibarrarán, Pablo;Stampini, Marco;Carman, Katherine Grace;Guanais, Frederico C.;Luoto, Jill;Sánchez, Mario;Cali, Jonathan

This technical note discusses how behavioral economics insights can be used to enhance the design of health interventions, with emphasis on those addressing non-communicable diseases, by promoting…

Date issued: 7月 2014
Author(s): Pinto, Diana M.;Ibarrarán, Pablo;Stampini, Marco;Carman, Katherine Grace;Guanais, Frederico C.;Luoto, Jill;Sánchez, Mario;Cali, Jonathan

Esta publicación discute como utilizar los principios de la economía del comportamiento para mejorar el diseño de las intervenciones de salud ¿especialmente las relacionadas con enfermedades no…

Date issued: 7月 2014
Author(s): Marzolf, Natacha C.

El Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) comprometido con la causa de la defensa racional del medio ambiente, propugnando por un desarrollo sostenible que le permita a los países en desarrollo…

Date issued: 7月 2014 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Pereda, Paula C.;Menezes, Tatiane A. de;Alves, Denisard

Climate-sensitive health problems kill millions every year and undermine the physical and psychological well-being of millions more. To identify the climate impacts on dengue risk in Brazil, a…

Date issued: 7月 2014
Author(s): Arias Ortiz, Elena;Cristia, Julian P.

Today, there is a general consensus about the fact that a high level of learning is important for economic growth. However, students in Latin America and the Caribbean have lower scores on…

Date issued: 7月 2014
Author(s): Arias Ortiz, Elena;Cristia, Julian P.

Hoy en día existe consenso acerca de que un alto nivel de aprendizaje es importante para el crecimiento económico de los países. Sin embargo, los estudiantes de América Latina y el Caribe obtienen…