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Date issued: 3月 2019
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo;Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económico

En 2016, el G20 pidió al GAFI y al Foro Global que propongan alternativas para mejorar la implementación de los estándares internacionales en materia de transparencia, incluyendo la disponibilidad de…

Date issued: 3月 2019 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Bustelo, Monserrat;Martinez, Sebastian;Pérez, Michelle;Rodríguez, Julio

We study the effects of integrated social services on the utilization and subjective life satisfaction of women in El Salvador. The Ciudad Mujer “one-stop shop” centers integrate health, legal,…

Date issued: 3月 2019 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Christelis, Dimitris;Messina, Julián

We partially identify population treatment effects in observational data under sample selection, without the benefit of random treatment assignment. We provide bounds both for the average and the…

Date issued: 3月 2019
Author(s): Tarre, Alejandro;Serebrisky, Tomás;Suárez-Alemán, Ancor;Morales, Olga;Abad, Julieta

Through this series of case studies, the IDB's Department of Infrastructure and Energy seeks to share its work in the region, the problems addressed, the challenges in implementing its projects…

Date issued: 3月 2019
Author(s): Tarre, Alejandro;Serebrisky, Tomás;Suárez-Alemán, Ancor;Morales, Olga;Abad, Julieta

A través de esta serie de casos de estudio, el Departamento de Infraestructura y Energía del BID pretende dar a conocer su trabajo en la región, los problemas que aborda, los retos en la…

Date issued: 3月 2019
Author(s): Ponce De León, Marisela;Koinange, Carly

Caminar, ir en bicicleta (movilidad activa ) y en transporte público son actividades cotidianas en la región de América Latina y el Caribe, sin embargo, la falta de seguridad vial y seguridad…

Date issued: 3月 2019
Author(s): Stampini, Marco;Oliveri, María Laura;Cerrato, Ignacio

This learning material details the methodology used for the construction of the dependence risk calculator and the need to receive long-term support from the website "Panorama of Aging and Long-…

Date issued: 3月 2019
Author(s): Stampini, Marco;Oliveri, María Laura;Cerrato, Ignacio

Este material de aprendizaje detalla la metodología utilizada para la construcción de la calculadora de riesgo de dependencia y necesidad de recibir apoyo de larga duración.del sitio web "…

Date issued: 3月 2019
Author(s): Fioravanti, Reinaldo;Lembo, Carolina;Deep, Akash

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is working with other multilateral development banks (MDBs) and international organizations (IOs) to define common mechanisms and policies to tackle the…

Date issued: 3月 2019
Author(s): Persaud, Christopher;Tarre, Alejandro;Morales, Olga

Through this case studies series, the Department of Infrastructure and Energy of the IDB seeks to transmit its work in the region, the problems addressed, the project implementation challenges faced…

Date issued: 3月 2019
Author(s): Persaud, Christopher;Tarre, Alejandro;Morales, Olga

A través de esta serie de casos de estudio, el Departamento de Infraestructura y Energía del BID pretende dar a conocer su trabajo en la región, los problemas que aborda, los retos en la…

Date issued: 3月 2019
Author(s): Schmid, Juan Pedro

Jamaica tuvo que enfrentar la crisis financiera mundial del 2008 con una economía débil y altos niveles de deuda. En esta coyuntura económica, la situación fiscal de Jamaica se hizo insostenible. A…

Date issued: 3月 2019 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Azuara Herrera, Oliver;Azuero, Rodrigo;Bosch, Mariano;Torres, Jesica

Simplified tax regimes reduce both tax rates and compliance costs for small firms. On the one hand, these regimes increase the number of businesses formally registered and have the potential of also…

Date issued: 3月 2019
Author(s): Mateo-Berganza Díaz, María Mercedes;Buenadicha Sánchez, César;Bustelo, Monserrat;Duryea, Suzanne;Heredero, Elena;Rubio-Codina, Marta;Rucci, Graciana;Becerra, Laura

21st Century Skills is an initiative led by the Inter-American Development Bank that aims to gather and organize different stakeholders from public and private sectors in order to equip Latin…

Date issued: 3月 2019
Author(s): Mateo-Berganza Díaz, María Mercedes;Buenadicha Sánchez, César;Bustelo, Monserrat;Duryea, Suzanne;Heredero, Elena;Rubio-Codina, Marta;Rucci, Graciana;Becerra, Laura

Habilidades del siglo 21 es una iniciativa liderada por el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo que busca sumar y articular distintos actores del ámbito público y privado con el fin de equipar a los…

Date issued: 3月 2019
Author(s): Slack, Enid

This paper identifies a range of governance mechanisms to support the efficient and equitable provision of public services and improve policy coordination in metropolitan areas. It provides examples…

Date issued: 3月 2019
Author(s): Marques Garcia, Luana;Ortiz Sosa, Diana;Urban, Anne-Marie

Women with disabilities are at higher risk of experiencing violence than men with disabilities as well as women without disabilities. Yet, in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), there is a…

Date issued: 3月 2019
Author(s): Marques Garcia, Luana;Ortiz Sosa, Diana;Urban, Anne-Marie

Las mujeres con discapacidad están expuestas a un mayor riesgo de sufrir violencia que los hombres con discapacidad y que las mujeres sin discapacidad. Sin embargo, en América Latina y el Caribe (ALC…

Date issued: 3月 2019
Author(s): Luciano, Dinys;Hidalgo, Nidia;Acuña, Nathyeli;Urban, Anne-Marie

El femicidio es la expresión más extrema de la violencia contra las mujeres. Honduras es uno de los países con las tasas de muertes violentas de mujeres más altas del mundo. La presente nota técnica…

Date issued: 3月 2019
Author(s): Prats Cabrera, Joan Oriol

There is growing interest in promoting public–private partnerships (PPPs) as an instrument to develop more and better infrastructure. Good governance for PPPs is a key aspect of promoting appropriate…

Date issued: 2月 2019
Author(s): Wattenbach, Horst;Linares, Ana María;Pires, Jose Claudio Linhares;Alonso, Pablo;Haarsager, Ulrike;Rose, Jonathan;Schijman, Agustina;Fernández Illescas, Coral;Szwedzki, Roni;Rodrigo, Maria Fernanda;Maciel, Odette;Rivera, Johanan;Carpanelli, María del Mar;Figueroa, Claudia;Maqueda Gassos, Stephany;Russell, Nathaniel;Legarreta, Regina;García, Juan Felipe;Putic, Melanie;Rojas-Asqui, Xiomara;Hallberg, Kris;Averbug, Andre

The review of project self-evaluations and performance ratings by the independent evaluation office is an integral aspect of the project evaluation system across Multilateral Development Banks. At…

Date issued: 2月 2019
Author(s): Wattenbach, Horst;Linares, Ana María;Pires, Jose Claudio Linhares;Alonso, Pablo;Haarsager, Ulrike;Rose, Jonathan;Schijman, Agustina;Fernández Illescas, Coral;Szwedzki, Roni;Rodrigo, Maria Fernanda;Maciel, Odette;Rivera, Johanan;Carpanelli, María del Mar;Figueroa, Claudia;Maqueda Gassos, Stephany;Russell, Nathaniel;Legarreta, Regina;García, Juan Felipe;Putic, Melanie;Rojas-Asqui, Xiomara;Hallberg, Kris;Averbug, Andre

La revisión de las autoevaluaciones y las calificaciones del desempeño de los proyectos por la oficina de evaluación independiente forma parte integral del sistema de evaluación de proyectos en todos…

Date issued: 2月 2019
Author(s): Hydronia LLC

This document presents HydroBID Flood model instructional tutorials to facilitate the application of several model components using QGIS. HydroBID Flood is a new software created with the purpose of…

Date issued: 2月 2019
Author(s): Hydronia LLC

HydroBID Flood is a combined hydrologic and hydraulic finite-volume model for rivers, estuaries and floodplains based on the RiverFlow2D model. This reference manual provides instructions to install…

Date issued: 2月 2019 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Frisancho, Verónica

Based on rigorous empirical evidence, this paper evaluates if the excitement about school-based financial education programs is warranted. First, relying on recent experimental evidence, the paper…

Date issued: 2月 2019
Author(s): Castagnola, Andrea;Herrero, Álvaro

The City of Buenos Aires (CABA) is one of the pioneer cities in the Latin America and the Caribbean region in terms of open government, and forms part of the Subnational Government Pilot Program of…

Date issued: 2月 2019
Author(s): Castagnola, Andrea;Herrero, Álvaro

La Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (CABA) es una de las ciudades de la región de América Latina y el Caribe pionera en gobierno abierto, y que forma parte del Programa Piloto de Gobiernos…

Date issued: 2月 2019
Author(s): Garcimartín, Carlos;Astudillo, Jhonatan A.

El propósito de este documento es analizar el impacto de la inflación en la distribución del ingreso a través de la composición del gasto de los hogares. A diferencia de otros análisis enfocados en…

Date issued: 2月 2019
Author(s): Wenner, Mark D.;Bollers, Elton;Clarke, Dillon;Johnny, Teneisha

In 2014 a survey of 11 indigenous villages and 337 households was conducted to understand the economic conditions and document perceptions and opinions of leaders and households on various matters of…

Date issued: 2月 2019
Author(s): Maqueda Gassos, Stephany;Alonso, Pablo;Rodrigo, Maria Fernanda;Rose, Jonathan;García, Juan Felipe;Soriano, Alejandro;Szwedzki, Roni;Pedraza, Lina;Soares, Thaís

This document discusses the Office of Evaluation and Oversights (OVE) evaluation of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Country Program with Colombia for 2015-2018. This is OVEs fifth…

Date issued: 2月 2019
Author(s): Maqueda Gassos, Stephany;Alonso, Pablo;Rodrigo, Maria Fernanda;Rose, Jonathan;García, Juan Felipe;Soriano, Alejandro;Szwedzki, Roni;Pedraza, Lina;Soares, Thaís

Este documento presenta la evaluación de la Oficina de Evaluación y Supervisión (OVE) sobre el Programa de País del Grupo del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) con Colombia durante el período…

Date issued: 2月 2019 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Alessandro, Martín;Cardinale Lagomarsino, Bruno;Scartascini, Carlos;Torrealday, Jerónimo

Does providing information improve citizens’ perception about government transparency? Does all information matter the same for shaping perceptions about the government? This paper addresses these…

Date issued: 2月 2019
Author(s): Hoces de la Guardia, Fernando;Sturdy, Jennifer

The social science landscape is changing rapidly; alongside existing standards for ethics in research there are rising standards for what is considered credible and rigorous research, including the…

Date issued: 2月 2019
Author(s): Banerjee, Abhijit;Breza, Emily;Townsend, Robert;Vera-Cossio, Diego A.

Approaches to underdevelopment based on misallocation of resources have two premises. First, that there is huge heterogeneity in terms of underlying productivity among potential and actual…

Date issued: 2月 2019
Author(s): Andrade, Gabriela;Buvinic, Mayra

Sex-disaggregated financial inclusion data can help to inform better financial inclusion policies and products. This case study explores the case of Mexico, where a combination of an evidence-based…

Date issued: 2月 2019
Author(s): Andrade, Gabriela;Buvinic, Mayra

Los datos de inclusión financiera desagregados por sexo pueden ayudar a definir mejor las políticas y los productos de inclusión financiera. Este estudio de caso explora el caso de México, un país…

Date issued: 2月 2019
Author(s): Araki, Satoshi;Panizza, Ugo

This technical note reproduces all the tables and figures of the document “The Use of Corruption Indicators in Sovereign Ratings” (Panizza, 2017) using data updated to December 2017. Most results are…

Date issued: 2月 2019
Author(s): Araki, Satoshi;Panizza, Ugo

Esta nota reproduce todos los cuadros y gráficos del documento “El uso de indicadores de corrupción en las calificaciones soberanas”, usando datos actualizados a diciembre de 2017. La mayor parte de…

Date issued: 2月 2019 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): O'Leary, Christopher J.;Cravo, Tulio;Sierra, Ana Cristina;Justino, Leandro

This paper uses for the first time program administrative data from Brazil’s National Employment System (SINE) to assess the impact of SINE job interview referrals on labor market outcomes. Data for…

Date issued: 2月 2019
Author(s): Giles Álvarez, Laura;Waithe, Kimberly;Deyal, Zubin

The concepts of economic growth, public debt, and the government’s fiscal balance are strongly intertwined. In Barbados, low growth and recurring fiscal deficits have led to rapid accumulation of…

Date issued: 2月 2019
Author(s): Bagolle, Alexandre;Valencia, Horacio;Urquidi, Manuel

A pesar de los avances en cuanto al nivel de cobertura escolar y educación de la mano de obra en Bolivia, los trabajadores siguen teniendo bajos niveles de habilidades y las empresas siguen teniendo…

Date issued: 2月 2019
Author(s): Bouillon, César P.;Crespo, Anna Risi Vianna;Maciel, Odette;Puerta, Juan Manuel;Schijman, Agustina;Fernandez, Coral;Soldano, Miguel;Rabchinsky, Galia;Alejandre, Florencia;Jansson, Maya;Sadeghi, Patricia

In recent decades the IDB has made a substantial effort to increase the resources, and improve the institutional capacity and arrangements, to deliver knowledge products. This report reviews the IDB’…

Date issued: 2月 2019
Author(s): Bouillon, César P.;Crespo, Anna Risi Vianna;Maciel, Odette;Puerta, Juan Manuel;Schijman, Agustina;Fernandez, Coral;Soldano, Miguel;Rabchinsky, Galia;Alejandre, Florencia;Jansson, Maya;Sadeghi, Patricia

En décadas recientes, el BID ha realizado un gran esfuerzo por aumentar los recursos que invierte en la entrega de productos de conocimientos y mejorar la capacidad y los arreglos institucionales…

Date issued: 2月 2019 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Piatti-Fünfkirchen, Moritz;Smets, Lodewijk

This study examines the relationship between public financial management (PFM), the financing of health interventions and health outcomes. Specifically, the paper econometrically tests whether the…

Date issued: 2月 2019
Author(s): Nogueira, Manoel Fernandes Martins;Alarcon Rodriguez, Arturo Daniel

Este estudio tiene por objetivo estimar el costo de oportunidad de la energía hidroeléctrica que se pierde en el sistema eléctrico brasilero, ya sea por paradas forzadas o por paradas programadas.…

Date issued: 2月 2019
Author(s): Nogueira, Manoel Fernandes Martins;Alarcon Rodriguez, Arturo Daniel

O objetivo deste estudo é estimar o custo de oportunidade da energia hidrelétrica perdida no sistema elétrico brasileiro, seja por desligamentos forçados ou desligamentos programados. Para tanto, o…

Date issued: 2月 2019
Author(s): Salazar, Mónica;Guillard, Charlotte;Crespi, Gustavo

Policymakers need statistics and indicators to diagnose the situation of the sector or issue at stake and then propose policies and programs based on evidence, and to monitor and evaluate public…

Date issued: 2月 2019
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank;IDB Invest;IDB Lab

The IDB Group in the Central America Isthmus and the Dominican Republic - Activities Report 2018.

Date issued: 2月 2019
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo;BID Invest;BID Lab

Informe de actividades del año 2018 del Grupo BID en el Istmo Centroamericano y la República Dominicana.

Date issued: 2月 2019 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Vassallo, José Manuel;Bueno, Paola Carolina

Most cities of the Latin America and the Caribbean region face similar problems, including low quality public transport supply, lack of planning, congestion, and both atmospheric and noise pollution…