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Date issued: 7月 2012
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

The 2012 second 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…

Date issued: 7月 2012
Author(s): Alfonso, Mariana;Benavides, Martín

This note summarizes, as told from their personal experiences, the transition process of young people, mostly non-teachers, recruited by Enseña Perú to serve as teachers for a period of two years in…

Date issued: 7月 2012
Author(s): Alfonso, Mariana;Benavides, Martín

Esta nota resume el proceso de inserción a la docencia, contado a partir de sus propias experiencias, de jóvenes mayoritariamente no docentes reclutados por Enseña Perú para desempeñarse como…

Date issued: 7月 2012
Author(s): Bassi, Marina;Covacevich, Catalina

Elige Educar is a Chilean public-private initiative that seeks to improve the appreciation of teachers and encourage high-performing students to study education by means of media campaigns, talks to…

Date issued: 7月 2012
Author(s): Bassi, Marina;Covacevich, Catalina

Elige Educar es una iniciativa público-privada chilena que busca mejorar la valoración de los docentes e incentivar que estudiantes destacados estudien pedagogía, a partir de campanas mediáticas,…

Date issued: 6月 2012 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Huneeus, Cristóbal;Leiva, Silvia;Micco, Alejandro

Unemployment is a pressing problem in many countries in Latin America. Financial crises and increased globalization increase job turnover and therefore the risk of unemployment. To protect workers…

Date issued: 6月 2012
Author(s): Gazmuri Mujica, Jaime

En este trabajo se analizan las condiciones políticas y técnicas que han permitido u obstaculizado el desarrollo de oficinas técnicas de apoyo presupuestario en los parlamentos de seis países de la…

Date issued: 6月 2012
Author(s): Filc, Gabriel;Scartascini, Carlos

Dada la evidencia existente de que pueden existir beneficios tangibles en términos de sostenibilidad, eficiencia y efectividad del gasto público de una utilización más plena de los presupuestos por…

Date issued: 6月 2012
Author(s): Hurtado López, Carlos

This policy brief reviews the experience of the countries under the Euro currency, focusing on those that have been under significant pressure in recent years- Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Spain,…

Date issued: 6月 2012 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Magalhães, Fernanda

The main goal of this book is to disseminate the useful lessons learned from urban development and favela urbanization operations in Brazil financed by the Inter-American Development Bank and the…

Date issued: 6月 2012 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Magalhães, Fernanda

El objetivo principal de este libro es la diseminación de lecciones útiles extraídas de operaciones de desarrollo urbano y de urbanización de favelas financiadas en Brasil por el Banco Interamericano…

Date issued: 6月 2012 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Magalhães, Fernanda

O objetivo principal deste livro é a disseminação de lições úteis extraídas de operações de desenvolvimento urbano e de urbanização de favelas financiadas pelo Banco Interamericano de Desenvolvimento…

Date issued: 6月 2012
Author(s): Iravantchi, Sheirin;Wenner, Mark D.

The microinsurance market in Latin America is still in its embryonic phase. The purpose of this technical note is to better inform donors, national governments, and insurance companies interested in…

Date issued: 6月 2012
Author(s): García Ferro, Luz Ángela;Luna, Elba N.;Rodríguez, Lorena;Van Waesberghe, Micha;Vásquez Jordán, Darinka

A disciplined approach to "Learn from Experience" is critical to the enduring ability of the Inter- American Development Bank (IDB) and its regional partners to make effective knowledge-…

Date issued: 6月 2012
Author(s): García Ferro, Luz Ángela;Luna, Elba N.;Rodríguez, Lorena;Van Waesberghe, Micha;Vásquez Jordán, Darinka

This document provides information about the Knowledge Capture Interview, one of the methods used within the Bank's cycle to learn from experience. Specifically, it is a `learning after doing…

Date issued: 6月 2012
Author(s): García Ferro, Luz Ángela;Luna, Elba N.;Rodríguez, Lorena;Van Waesberghe, Micha;Vásquez Jordán, Darinka

This document describes the Peer Assist, which is a facilitated workshop, held face-to-face or virtually, in which a diverse group of participants from inside and/or outside the Bank share their…

Date issued: 6月 2012
Author(s): García Ferro, Luz Ángela;Luna, Elba N.;Rodríguez, Lorena;Van Waesberghe, Micha;Vásquez Jordán, Darinka

This document describes the After Action Review (AAR), which is one of the methods used within the Bank's cycle to learn from experience. Specifically, it is a `learning after doing'…

Date issued: 6月 2012
Author(s): García Ferro, Luz Ángela;Luna, Elba N.;Rodríguez, Lorena;Van Waesberghe, Micha;Vásquez Jordán, Darinka

This document describes the 'Knowledge to Action' methodology, which produces and organizes actionable 'Key Learnings' for re-use by their target audience. Key Learnings captured…

Date issued: 6月 2012 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Powell, Andrew;Tavella, Pilar

This paper analyzes capital inflow surges in emerging economies from 1980 to 2005. Estimated probit models are used, which discriminate well between surges associated with banking crises or…

Date issued: 6月 2012 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Miller, Sebastián J.;Yu, Bok-Keun

Mobilizing sufficient resources is essential for supporting environmental activities in developing countries, and cofinancing is generally considered an important tool to help developing countries…

Date issued: 6月 2012
Author(s): Piza, Caio;Cravo, Tulio;Lodato, Simon;Pires, Jose Claudio Linhares

The Opportunities for the Majority Initiative (OMJ) was originally set up for three years as a time-bound pilot initiative. The OMJ team has worked diligently to test the Base of the Pyramid model…

Date issued: 6月 2012
Author(s): Piza, Caio;Cravo, Tulio;Lodato, Simon;Pires, Jose Claudio Linhares

La Iniciativa de Oportunidades para la Mayoría (OMJ) fue concebida como una iniciativa experimental para un período de tres años. El equipo de OMJ ha trabajado minuciosamente para someter a prueba el…

Date issued: 6月 2012
Author(s): Diez-Roux, Esteban;Bhalla, Kavi

This presentation was given by Esteban Diez-Roux and Kavi Bahlla at the Ibero-American Road Safety Conference (CISEV) which took place in Bogota, Colombia in June, 2012. This presentation describes…

Date issued: 6月 2012
Author(s): Krause, Matthias;Cabrera, Enrique

This presentation describes AquaRating, a new rating system that evaluates water and sanitation utilities in an all-encompassing manner. The presenters discuss the reasons for implementing this…

Date issued: 6月 2012
Author(s): Campos, Rosario;Estévez, Ignacio Manuel

El objetivo de esta nota técnica es reunir en un solo texto y difundir las bases conceptuales y los principales resultados del trabajo desarrollado en la aplicación de la metodología de análisis de…