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Date issued: 1月 2009 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Gandelman, Néstor;Alaimo, Veronica;Olarreaga, Marcelo;Guasch, José Luis;Lederman, Daniel;Casacuberta, Carlos;Oviedo, Ana María;López, J. Humberto;Love, Inessa;Porto, Guido;Fajnzylber, Pablo;Rubiano, Eliana

Although the Latin American region's growth rates are at a three decade high, they have been historically disappointing in relative terms, which cannot be dissociated from the microeconomic…

Date issued: 1月 2009 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Pagés, Carmen;Scarpetta, Stefano;Pierre, Gaëlle

More than a decade has passed since the introduction of comprehensive macroeconomic stabilization packages and trade, fiscal, and financial market reforms in Latin America and the Caribbean. However…

Date issued: 1月 2009 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Saavedra-Chanduví, Jaime;Molinas, José R.;De Barros, Ricardo Paes;Ferreira, Francisco H. G.

Equality of opportunity is about leveling the playing field so that circumstances such as gender, ethnicity, place of birth, or family background do not influence a person's life chances.…

Date issued: 1月 2009 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Casanova, Lourdes;Golstein, Andrea;Almeida, André;Fraser, Matthew;Molina, Ramón;Hoeber, Henning;Arruda, Carlos

The goal of this document is to provide a comparative analysis of the motivating drivers and strategies behind the internationalization strategies of Global Latinas operating in a diverse range of…

Date issued: 1月 2009
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

This paper presents the artworks of Diego Rivera (Mexico), Joaquín Torres García (Uruguay), Emilio Pettoruti (Argentina) and Amelia Pelaez (Cuba), works selected for the for the exhibition.

Date issued: 1月 2009 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Schejtman, Alexander;Berry, Albert;Sala-i-Martin, Xavier;Berdegué, Julio A.;Florez, Victoria;Bardhan, Pranab;Giordano, Paolo

Understanding the complex relations between trade integration and poverty reduction is now a priority for Latin American policymakers. The chapters of this book, penned by eminent authors with a long…

Date issued: 1月 2009 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Estevadeordal, Antoni;Suominen, Kati;Harris, Jeremy;Shearer, Matthew

This book assesses the impact and design of optimal strategies to implement existing agreements. It deals with issues such as removing the remaining barriers to trade, improving the institutional,…

Date issued: 12月 2008 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Lora, Eduardo

El éxito de un pacto fiscal se mide por el grado en que incorpore a los diversos grupos sociales en las discusiones, el cumplimiento y la vigilancia de ciertos acuerdos sobre la forma como se…

Date issued: 12月 2008 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Scartascini, Carlos;Stein, Ernesto H.;Tommasi, Mariano

This paper introduces preliminary evidence from a cross-country database of policy characteristics and potential uses of that database. While most databases have emphasized either the content of…

Date issued: 12月 2008
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

Presents projects approved to receive financial support during 2008 of Cultural Development Program by Inter-American Development Bank Cultural Center.

Date issued: 12月 2008
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Da a conocer los proyectos aprobados para recibir apoyo financiero durante 2008 a través del Programa de Desarrollo Cultural en la Región por el Centro Cultural del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo.

Date issued: 12月 2008 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Di Tella, Rafael;MacCulloch, Robert;Ñopo, Hugo R.

This paper uses newly available data to describe the distribution of crime victimization and other criminal activities (including drug trafficking and corruption) around the world. The paper then…

Date issued: 12月 2008
Author(s): García Prado, Ariadna;Panopoulou, Giota

The introduction of mandatory health insurance in developing countries is often questioned because of the difficulties in enrolling self-employed workers, who represent a segment of the labor force…

Date issued: 12月 2008 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Winder, Natalia;Ñopo, Hugo R.

This study analyzes social mobility and human capital accumulation among ethnic minorities in Mexican urban areas, exploring changes in educational attainment and labor market status and using panel…

Date issued: 12月 2008
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

This presentation is the IDB's Regional Review of Aid for Trade (Aft) policy. The presentation discusses challenges in the Caribbean; the trade policy reply of the EPA; specific supply side…

Date issued: 12月 2008
Author(s): Staples, Brian Rankin

Presentation made during the REGIONAL POLICY DIALOGUE CARIBBEAN SUB-REGIONAL MEETING ON AID FOR TRADE

Date issued: 12月 2008
Author(s): Aldonas, Grant

Presentation made during the REGIONAL POLICY DIALOGUE CARIBBEAN SUB-REGIONAL MEETING ON AID FOR TRADE

Date issued: 12月 2008
Author(s): Conhe, Koosiram


Date issued: 12月 2008
Author(s): Coke-Hamilton, Pamela


Date issued: 12月 2008
Author(s): Ferroni, Marco

The purpose of this presentation is to propose a definition of the concept of social cohesion and an approach to measuring it. We proceed in two parts: Part I: Cumulative definition and measurement;…

Date issued: 12月 2008 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Lopez Boo, Florencia

This paper examines the effect of labor market opportunities on schooling and employment decisions in 12 urban areas in Argentina over 12 years, emphasizing the recession/crisis years of 1998-2002.…

Date issued: 12月 2008 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Pagés, Carmen;Madrigal, Lucía

The formality status of a job is the most widely used indicator of job quality in developing countries. However, a number of studies argue that, at least for some workers, the informality status may…

Date issued: 12月 2008
Author(s): Gonzalez Diez, Verónica M.;Lomeña, Mónica

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Date issued: 12月 2008 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Harris, Jeremy

The paper presents some cautionary arguments with respect to the relationship between rules of origin and development, and proposes an alternative mechanism, extended cumulation, by which the…

Date issued: 12月 2008 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Volpe Martincus, Christian;Carballo, Jerónimo

Recent studies have shown that developing countries might have significantly better export performance if they were able to increase the duration of their trade relationships. Evidence on duration of…