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Date issued: 6月 2016
Author(s): Estevadeordal, Antoni;Beliz, Gustavo;Phelps, Edmund;Myers, Margaret;Moneta, Carlos;Ellis, Evan;Hartmann, Dominik;Jara-Figueroa, Cristina;Guevara, Miguel;Simoes, Alex;Hidalgo, César;Guillamon, Bernardo E.;Jenkins, Rhys;Gallagher, Kevin;Ruiz, Marco Vinicio;Rebolledo, Andrés;Ferreyros, Eduardo;Mesquita Moreira, Mauricio;Soares, Andre;Baumann, Renato;Campos, Rosario;Gayá, Romina;Qianru, Song;Wagner, Rodrigo;Piñeiro, Martín;Bianchi, Eduardo;Yang, Wanming;Koch-Weser, Iacob;Warner, Eric;Gereffi, Gary;Aróstica, Pamela;Sheng, Andrew;Tang, Jun

¿Cómo construir una convergencia en la diversidad de las experiencias integracionistas? ¿Cómo pueden confluir esfuerzos globales con realidades regionales y nacionales a través de una gobernanza…

Date issued: 6月 2016 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Ajzenman, Nicolás;Jaitman, Laura

Latin America and the Caribbean is the most violent region in the world, with an annual homicide rate of more than 20 per 100,000 population and with an increasing trend. Yet most evidence of crime…

Date issued: 6月 2016
Author(s): Rose, Jonathan;Soldano, Miguel;Maciel, Odette;Linares, Ana María;Oliveira, Patricia;Fryer, Michelle;Sadeghi, Patricia

As part of its 2016 annual work plan, the Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE) is preparing the evaluation of the Inter-American Development Bank country program with Guyana for the period July…

Date issued: 6月 2016
Author(s): Rose, Jonathan;Soldano, Miguel;Maciel, Odette;Linares, Ana María;Oliveira, Patricia;Fryer, Michelle;Sadeghi, Patricia

Como parte de su plan operativo anual de 2016, la Oficina de Evaluación y Supervisión (OVE) está preparando la evaluación del programa de país del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo con Guyana…

Date issued: 6月 2016
Author(s): Sembler, Jose Ignacio;Huppi, Monika;Rodrigo, Maria Fernanda;Azuara Herrera, Oliver;Pires, Jose Claudio Linhares;Torres, Mauricio;Hernández, María José;Rivera, Johanan;Jansson, Maya

As part of its 2016 work plan, the Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE) is preparing the country program evaluation (CPE) for Guatemala covering the 2012-2016 period. This approach paper…

Date issued: 6月 2016
Author(s): Sembler, Jose Ignacio;Huppi, Monika;Rodrigo, Maria Fernanda;Azuara Herrera, Oliver;Pires, Jose Claudio Linhares;Torres, Mauricio;Hernández, María José;Rivera, Johanan;Jansson, Maya

Como parte de su plan anual de trabajo 2016, la Oficina de Evaluación y Supervisión (OVE) está preparando la Evaluación del Programa de País (CPE) con Guatemala durante el periodo 2012-2016. Este…

Date issued: 6月 2016
Author(s): Barreix, Alberto Daniel;Roca, Jerónimo;Velayos, Fernando

This study describes progress on the international exchange of tax information from the end of the Second World War -a period marked by the complete absence of interinstitutional international…

Date issued: 6月 2016
Author(s): Barreix, Alberto Daniel;Roca, Jerónimo;Velayos, Fernando

Este trabajo describe los avances del intercambio internacional de información tributaria, iniciando desde los finales de la segunda guerra mundial, caracterizado por la total ausencia de…

Date issued: 6月 2016
Author(s): Cortázar Velarde, Juan Carlos;Fuenzalida, Javier;Lafuente, Mariano

This qualitative study explores the degree to which the merit-based selectionof public managers leads to better public sector performance. Based on the
findings from eight case studies in…

Date issued: 6月 2016
Author(s): Cortázar Velarde, Juan Carlos;Fuenzalida, Javier;Lafuente, Mariano

Este estudio cualitativo explora en qué medida la selección de directivos públicos bajo sistemas de mérito conduce a un mejor desempeño por parte de las instituciones públicas. A la luz de los…

Date issued: 6月 2016
Author(s): Crespo, Anna Risi Vianna;Puerta, Juan Manuel;Corrales, Maria Elena;Stone, Leslie F.;Biau, Julie;Quintanilla, Oscar;Rivera, Johanan

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has historically been very active in engaging in the region in urban projects, particularly urban improvement programs. This document presents OVE's…

Date issued: 6月 2016
Author(s): Crespo, Anna Risi Vianna;Puerta, Juan Manuel;Corrales, Maria Elena;Stone, Leslie F.;Biau, Julie;Quintanilla, Oscar;Rivera, Johanan

El Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) ha desempeñado un papel muy activo desde un punto de vista histórico para participar en la región en proyectos urbanos, en particular en programas de…

Date issued: 5月 2016
Author(s): Downing, Thomas E.;Colvin, John;Abdelrahim, Sarah;Lacambra, Carmen;Munera, Claudia;Lacambra, Juan;Castro, Mirza

Monitoring project investments and progress toward climate resilience in the private sector requires extensions to the normal project-level indicators of output. Based on a conceptual framework of a…

Date issued: 5月 2016
Author(s): Downing, Thomas E.;Colvin, John;Abdelrahim, Sarah;Lacambra, Carmen;Munera, Claudia;Lacambra, Juan;Castro, Mirza

Monitorear las inversiones en proyectos y el progreso hacia la resilienciaclimática del sector privado requiere ampliar los indicadores más allá de
insumos y producción del proyecto. Basada en…

Date issued: 5月 2016
Author(s): Ter-Minassian, Teresa;De Mello Jr, Luiz R.

To a large extent, policy outcomes are shaped by governance, including institutional arrangements and forums for cooperation among and within different layers of government. In turn, the…

Date issued: 5月 2016
Author(s): Näslund-Hadley, Emma;Ramos, María Clara;Paredes, Juan Roberto;Bolivar, Ángela;Wilches-Chaux, Gustavo

We do not live in a vacuum. Instead, we are connected to innumerable other living entities, and our individual vantage point is only one among many. When we hear people talk about protecting the…

Date issued: 5月 2016
Author(s): Näslund-Hadley, Emma;Ramos, María Clara;Paredes, Juan Roberto;Bolivar, Ángela;Wilches-Chaux, Gustavo

Los seres humanos no existimos en la nada sino que siempre estamos inmersos en algún paisaje. Observamos a quienes están a nuestro alrededor y al paisaje que lo conforma y simultáneamente los demás…

Date issued: 5月 2016
Author(s): Vieira de Carvalho, Arnaldo;Rojas Sánchez, Laura;Méndez, Paola;Dufresne, Vincent;Langlois, Pierre;Couture-Roy, Marie;Flamand, Sébastien

La Guía D: Arreglos institucionales para programas de eficiencia energética está dirigida a ejecutores de medidas de eficiencia energética en instituciones locales, y en particular a aquellos…

Date issued: 5月 2016 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Colacito, Riccardo;Hoffmann, Bridget;Phan, Toan

This paper documents that seasonal temperatures have significant and systematic effects on the U.S. economy, both at the aggregate level and across a wide crosssection of economic sectors. This…

Date issued: 5月 2016
Author(s): Ramírez Alujas, Álvaro V.;Dassen, Nicolás

Nearly five years following the creation of the Open Government Partnership (OGP), 15 member countries in the region of Latin America and the Caribbean are in the process of implementing open…

Date issued: 5月 2016
Author(s): Ramírez Alujas, Álvaro V.;Dassen, Nicolás

A casi cinco años de la creación de la Alianza para el Gobierno Abierto (AGA), la región de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) cuenta con 15 países adheridos que se encuentran implementando políticas…

Date issued: 5月 2016 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Bassi, Marina;Blumberg, Rae Lesser;Mateo-Berganza Díaz, María Mercedes

This paper analyzes gender bias in teaching in low-performing schools in Chile. To carry out the analyses, the authors used videotaped classes for fourth graders and coded 237 tapings. Results show a…

Date issued: 5月 2016
Author(s): Sosa, Mariano;Powell, Andrew

According to the surveys conducted by Central Banks in the region, 2016 growth expectations fell by 0.1% in March compared to the previous month and inflation expectations rose by 0.1%. At the…

Date issued: 5月 2016
Author(s): Sanjak, Jolyne;Donovan, Michael G.

Strengthening land governance is critically needed in Latin America and the Caribbean to protect the environment, achieve gender equality in land rights, expand the transparency of land records, and…

Date issued: 5月 2016
Author(s): Moreno de Acevedo Sánchez, Enrique

This document analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of the different management models of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in Latin America and the Caribbean. SOEs are important in the region. In…

Date issued: 5月 2016
Author(s): Moreno de Acevedo Sánchez, Enrique

Este documento de discusión tiene como objetivo analizar las ventajas y desventajas de los diferentes modelos de gestión de las empresas públicas en América Latina y el Caribe. Las empresas públicas…

Date issued: 5月 2016 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Quiroga, Ricardo;Perazza, Maria Claudia;Corderi, David;Banerjee, Onil;Cotta, Jamie;Watkins, Graham George;López Sancho, José Luis

This work is divided in three parts. The first is an assessment of thepresent state of performance in the management of the environment and the natural capital of the region. This section will…

Date issued: 5月 2016 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Quiroga, Ricardo;Perazza, Maria Claudia;Corderi, David;Banerjee, Onil;Cotta, Jamie;Watkins, Graham George;López Sancho, José Luis

Este trabajo se divide en tres partes, además de esta introducción. En primerlugar se presenta un diagnóstico sobre el estado actual del desempeño de la gestión ambiental y del capital natural de la…

Date issued: 5月 2016 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Sanginés, Mario;Strazza, Luciano

El presente documento, que es fruto del esfuerzo conjunto entre el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) y el Foro Nacional de Profesionalización de México, contiene el diagnóstico y las…

Date issued: 5月 2016
Author(s): Lucángeli, Jorge

Esta nota técnica analiza aspectos de la estructura y la evolución de las exportaciones de manufacturas de los países sudamericanos destinadas a mercados extra-regionales. El objetivo general del…

Date issued: 5月 2016
Author(s): Fryer, Michelle;Bouillon, César P.;Stone, Leslie F.;Maciel, Odette;Quintanilla, Oscar

During 2016, the Office of Evaluation and Oversight will conduct a comparative analysis of IDB's support to housing programs in four Caribbean countries: Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana…

Date issued: 5月 2016
Author(s): Fryer, Michelle;Bouillon, César P.;Stone, Leslie F.;Maciel, Odette;Quintanilla, Oscar

En 2016 la Oficina de Evaluación y Supervisión levará a cabo un análisis comparativo del apoyo del BID a programas de vivienda en cuatro países en el Caribe: Suriname, Trinidad y Tobago, Guyana y…

Date issued: 5月 2016
Author(s): Alonso, Pablo;Huppi, Monika;Soriano, Alejandro;Rose, Jonathan;Crespo, Anna Risi Vianna;Soldano, Miguel;Rodrigo, Maria Fernanda;Cuestas, Ernesto;Ávalos, Nayda

The Board of Executive Directors is interested in exploring ways for the IDB to continue to reduce costs and increase efficiency. As part of OVE's work program and budget discussion for 2016-17…

Date issued: 5月 2016
Author(s): Alonso, Pablo;Huppi, Monika;Soriano, Alejandro;Rose, Jonathan;Crespo, Anna Risi Vianna;Soldano, Miguel;Rodrigo, Maria Fernanda;Cuestas, Ernesto;Ávalos, Nayda

El Directorio Ejecutivo del BID está interesado en explorar maneras de que el Banco continúe reduciendo los costos e incrementando la eficiencia. Como parte del programa de trabajo de OVE y la…

Date issued: 5月 2016
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank;Instituto Ethos de Empresas e Responsabilidade Social

Executive summary of the the study that analyzes the workforce of the 500 largest Brazilian companies to reveal possible gender, ethno-racial, or educational inequalities or gaps due to age or…

Date issued: 5月 2016
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desenvolvimento;Instituto Ethos de Empresas e Responsabilidade Social

Sumário executivo do estudo que retrata o perfil do quadro dos funcionários das 500 maiores empresas do Brasil, mostrando desigualdades em sua composição social, racial e de gênero. A pesquisa também…

Date issued: 5月 2016 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Agénor, Pierre-Richard;Pereira da Silva, Luiz A.

This paper studies the extent to which alternative loan loss provisioning regimes affect the procyclicality of the financial system and financial stability. It uses a DSGE model with financial…

Date issued: 5月 2016
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank;Instituto Ethos de Empresas e Responsabilidade Social

This study analyzes the workforce of the 500 largest Brazilian companies to reveal possible gender, ethno-racial, or educational inequalities or gaps due to age or disability, with the goal of…

Date issued: 5月 2016
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo;Instituto Ethos de Empresas e Responsabilidade Social

Este estudio pretende analizar el público interno de las 500 empresas más grandes de Brasil, y mostrar los posibles desequilibrios en su composición en lo que se refiere a género, color o raza, rango…

Date issued: 5月 2016
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desenvolvimento;Instituto Ethos de Empresas e Responsabilidade Social

O estudo retrata o perfil do quadro dos funcionários das 500 maiores empresas do Brasil, mostrando desigualdades em sua composição social, racial e de gênero. A pesquisa também apresenta as…

Date issued: 5月 2016
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

The 2016 first 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: 5月 2016 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Rodríguez-Apolinar, Sergio;Fernández-Arias, Eduardo

This paper combines development accounting exercises with economic theory to assess the importance of total factor productivity and the accumulation of factors of production as engines of growth in…

Date issued: 5月 2016 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Caballero, Julián;Panizza, Ugo;Powell, Andrew

Recent work suggests non-financial firms have acted like financial intermediaries particularly in emerging economies. This paper corroborates these findings but then asks "why?" The results…

Date issued: 5月 2016
Author(s): Alcázar, Lorena;Sánchez, Alan

El objetivo del estudio es analizar los niveles, la evolución, la composición y la calidad del gasto público social en la infancia y la niñez en América Latina y el Caribe. Para ello se analiza una…

Date issued: 5月 2016
Author(s): Fioravanti, Reinaldo;Granada, Isabel;Rodriguez Molina, Raúl;Veverka, Jacob;Ortiz, Paola;Café, Eduardo;IMG Rebel

The aviation sector is growing rapidly in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and is expected to continue growing in the future. Several countries in the region had growth rates in passenger…

Date issued: 5月 2016
Author(s): Fioravanti, Reinaldo;Granada, Isabel;Rodriguez Molina, Raúl;Veverka, Jacob;Ortiz, Paola;Café, Eduardo;IMG Rebel

El sector aéreo en América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) está creciendo rápidamente y se espera siga haciéndolo en el futuro. Varios países de la región tuvieron tasas de crecimiento en el volumen de…

Date issued: 5月 2016
Author(s): Fioravanti, Reinaldo;Granada, Isabel;Rodriguez Molina, Raúl;Veverka, Jacob;Ortiz, Paola;Café, Eduardo;IMG Rebel

O Setor de Aviação está crescendo rapidamente na América Latina e no Caribe e é esperado que esta tendência continue no futuro. Vários países da região tiveram taxas de crescimento no volume de…

Date issued: 5月 2016
Author(s): Cañón, Oscar;Vaca, Claudia P.;Giedion, Úrsula;Díaz, Ana M.

Esta nota técnica profundiza en el concepto de la priorización del gasto público en salud entendida como un sistema, con el propósito de resaltar la relevancia de la coordinación y articulación entre…

Date issued: 5月 2016
Author(s): Schijman, Agustina;Haarsager, Ulrike;Hernández, María José;Khadr, Ali;Jansson, Maya

Financial and economic crises and natural disasters can have serious and lasting negative effects on income and poverty, and can cause irreversible losses of physical and human capital. The welfare…

Date issued: 5月 2016
Author(s): Schijman, Agustina;Haarsager, Ulrike;Hernández, María José;Khadr, Ali;Jansson, Maya

Las crisis financieras y económicas y los desastres naturales pueden tener efectos graves y duraderos sobre el ingreso y la pobreza y pueden provocar pérdidas irreversibles de capital físico y humano…