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Date issued: 2月 2015
Author(s): Alonso, Pablo;Crespo, Anna Risi Vianna;Pires, Jose Claudio Linhares;Puerta, Juan Manuel;Verner, Dorte;Celse L'Hoste, Margareth;Martin, Lucia;Marto, Ricardo;Sadeghi, Patricia

Como parte de su plan de trabajo anual para 2015, la Oficina de Evaluación ySupervisión (OVE) está preparando una evaluación del programa de país con
Brasil, que abarca el período de 2011 a…

Date issued: 2月 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Benedetti, Fiorella;Ibarrarán, Pablo;McEwan, Patrick J.

The paper analyzes a new Honduran conditional cash transfer experiment (Bono 10,000) in which 150 poor villages (of 300) were treated. The transfers were much larger in size than an earlier…

Date issued: 2月 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Manzano, Osmel;Auguste, Sebastián;Alfaro, Laura;Artana, Daniel;Taylhardat, Adolfo;Cuevas, Mario;Porto, Luis

Promotion of foreign direct investment (FDI) has been a priority policy goal in Central America, Panama and Dominican Republic for the past twenty years. Fiscal benefits are among the policies that…

Date issued: 2月 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Manzano, Osmel;Auguste, Sebastián;Alfaro, Laura;Artana, Daniel;Taylhardat, Adolfo;Cuevas, Mario;Porto, Luis

La promoción de la inversión extranjera directa (IED) ha sido un objetivo de política prioritario en los últimos veinte años por lo que se han implementado, entre otras medidas, beneficios fiscales…

Date issued: 2月 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Lagarda, Guillermo;Manzano, Osmel;Prat, Jordi

The region comprising Central America, Panama and Dominican Republic is on path towards a favorable economic environment, characterized by higher growth in the United States (its main trade partner…

Date issued: 2月 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Lagarda, Guillermo;Manzano, Osmel;Prat, Jordi

La región de Centroamérica, República Dominicana y Panamá se encamina hacia un entorno económico favorable caracterizado por un mayor crecimiento de Estados Unidos, su principal socio comercial, la…

Date issued: 1月 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Castillo, Victoria;Figal Garone, Lucas;Maffioli, Alessandro;Salazar, Lina

This paper investigates the impact of tourism policy on employment, using the Tourism Development Policy (TDP) implemented in the Argentinean province of Salta during the years of 2003 to 2010 as a…

Date issued: 1月 2015
Author(s): Puerta, Juan Manuel;Bouillon, César P.;Szwedzki, Roni;Crespo, Anna Risi Vianna;Scholl, Lynn;Di Tata, Juan Carlos;González, Ángela;Quintanilla, Oscar;Suarez, David

This country program evaluation (CPE) was conducted during the preparation of a new country strategy with El Salvador for the 2015-2019 period. The evaluation therefore includes the findings from the…

Date issued: 1月 2015
Author(s): Puerta, Juan Manuel;Bouillon, César P.;Szwedzki, Roni;Crespo, Anna Risi Vianna;Scholl, Lynn;Di Tata, Juan Carlos;González, Ángela;Quintanilla, Oscar;Suarez, David

La presente Evaluación del Programa de País (CPE por sus siglas en inglés) se lleva a cabo en el contexto de preparación de una nueva Estrategia del Banco en el País (EBP) con El Salvador para el…

Date issued: 1月 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Alberti, Juan

Evidence suggests that an "infrastructure gap" vis-à-vis other industrial and developing regions opened up in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) over the past two decades. The Inter-…

Date issued: 1月 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Rodríguez Chamussy, Lourdes

This paper uses variation in the timing of the Mexican antipoverty program's introduction across municipalities to identify its impact on the share of votes for the local incumbent party.…

Date issued: 1月 2015
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: 1月 2015
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: 1月 2015
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: 1月 2015
Author(s): Díaz Escobar, Ana María

Este documento busca explorar el efecto de la estructura espacial de Bogotá en la participación laboral y el desempleo femenino. En particular, se analiza si los resultados laborales de hombres y…

Date issued: 1月 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Suárez-Alemán, Ancor;Morales Sarriera, Javier;Serebrisky, Tomás;Trujillo, Lourdes

This paper develops a port productivity and efficiency analysis of all developing regions between 2000 and 2010, using both parametric and nonparametric approaches. From a unique dataset -our sample…

Date issued: 1月 2015
Author(s): Monge-González, Ricardo;Torres-Carballo, Federico

This study explores for the first time the dynamics of entrepreneurship in Costa Rica based on an analysis of firm entry, exit, and growth rates. Using panel data from 2001 to 2012, it explores the…

Date issued: 1月 2015
Author(s): De León, Ignacio L.;Fernandez Donoso, Jose

Este informe examina la percepción que tienen pequeñas empresas innovadoras (PEI) en Chile, Colombia y México sobre la efectividad de los sistemas legales de protección de la propiedad intelectual.…

Date issued: 1月 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Salazar, Lina;Aramburu, Julián;González, Mario;Winters, Paul

This paper presents the impact evaluation of CRIAR program, implemented in rural areas in Bolivia. The objective of CRIAR is to increase smallholders' agricultural income and food security…

Date issued: 1月 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Salazar, Lina;Aramburu, Julián;González, Mario;Winters, Paul

Este documento presenta la evaluación de impacto del programa CRIAR, implementado en áreas rurales de Bolivia. El objetivo del CRIAR es incrementar los ingresos agropecuarios y la seguridad…

Date issued: 1月 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Gouldson, Andy;McAnulla, Faye;Sakai, Paola;Sudmant, Andrew;Castro, Sofia;Ramos, Cayo

Este estudio busca proporcionar evidencia para Lima-Callao que permita la toma de decisiones en cuanto a inversiones en un desarrollo urbano eficiente en agua y energía, bajo en carbono y resiliente…

Date issued: 1月 2015
Author(s): Staples, Brian Rankin

The purpose of this note is to provide insight and contribute to the discussion on trade facilitation implementation issues of relevance to Latin American and Caribbean countries.Identifying and…

Date issued: 1月 2015
Author(s): Näslund-Hadley, Emma;Ramos, María Clara;Paredes, Juan Roberto;Bolivar, Ángela;Wilches-Chaux, Gustavo

People used to take the weather and climate for granted -butnot anymore! They are both now studied intensively by scientists and discussed by celebrities and newscasters as they become increasingly…

Date issued: 1月 2015
Author(s): Näslund-Hadley, Emma;Ramos, María Clara;Paredes, Juan Roberto;Bolivar, Ángela;Wilches-Chaux, Gustavo

La gente solía tomar el clima como algo establecido, pero ya no es así. Ahora este fenómeno natural lo estudian intensamente reconocidos científicos, aparece como protagonista en las emisiones de…

Date issued: 1月 2015
Author(s): Funaro, Rita

This edition of IDEA reviews a few of the highlights of the Research Department's 20th anniversary meeting. More importantly, it invites readers to participate in its ongoing journey to…

Date issued: 1月 2015
Author(s): Funaro, Rita

La presente edición de IDEA pasa revista a algunos de los aspectos más resaltantes de la reunión del Vigésimo Aniversario del Departamento de Investigación. Más importante aún, invita a los lectores…

Date issued: 1月 2015
Author(s): Soriano, Alejandro;Valdés Conroy, Héctor;Szwedzki, Roni;Vásquez Jordán, Darinka;Brisco Couchonal, Rafael;Murcia, Juan Felipe;Ramirez-Goldin, Ana;Fajgenbaum, Jose;Fernández Montero, Diego

This document presents the results of the evaluation of the Bank's country program with Costa Rica for the period 2011-2014. This is the fourth time the Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE)…

Date issued: 1月 2015
Author(s): Soriano, Alejandro;Valdés Conroy, Héctor;Szwedzki, Roni;Vásquez Jordán, Darinka;Brisco Couchonal, Rafael;Murcia, Juan Felipe;Ramirez-Goldin, Ana;Fajgenbaum, Jose;Fernández Montero, Diego

Este documento presenta los resultados de la evaluación del Programa de País (CPE) del BID con Costa Rica para el periodo 2011-2014. Esta es la cuarta oportunidad en la que OVE provee una mirada…

Date issued: 1月 2015
Author(s): Khan, Sarosh R.

After a long period of stagnating prices, the global bauxite market is experiencing changes which are expected to drive prices higher. To a large extent, these changes are driven by increasing demand…

Date issued: 1月 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Carvalho, Carlos;Pasca, Nilda;Souza, Laura;Zilberman, Eduardo

This paper augments a relatively standard dynamic general equilibrium model with financial frictions in order to quantify the macroeconomic effects of the credit deepening process observed in many…

Date issued: 1月 2015
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: 1月 2015
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: 1月 2015
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: 1月 2015
Author(s): Wiseman, Jane

This paper is the first of the IDB's "Innovations in Public Service Delivery" series, which identifies and analyzes innovative experiences of promising practices in Latin America and…

Date issued: 1月 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Fernández Martín, Andrés

This paper documents how informal employment in Mexico is countercyclical, lags the cycle and is negatively correlated to formal employment. This contributes to explaining why total employment in…

Date issued: 1月 2015
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

The 2014 Annual Business Review (ABR) provides management with a status of the Bank's performance. The ABR reports on outputs, lending program priorities and organizational indicators on a…

Date issued: 1月 2015
Author(s): Tejerina, Luis;Muñoz, Laucel

El presente estudio realiza un análisis cuantitativo y descriptivo de los factores causantes de las caídas en pobreza y desigualdad en el periodo 1992-2012. El análisis presentado nos dice que, en…

Date issued: 1月 2015
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Los indicadores de riesgo de desastres y gestión de riesgos del BID permitirá a los países evaluar mejor el riesgo que afrontan los países en casos de desastre, y sirven como una guía útil para…

Date issued: 1月 2015
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Los indicadores de riesgo de desastres y gestión de riesgos del BID permitirá a los países evaluar mejor el riesgo que afrontan los países en casos de desastre, y sirven como una guía útil para…

Date issued: 1月 2015
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Los indicadores de riesgo de desastres y gestión de riesgos del BID permitirá a los países evaluar mejor el riesgo que afrontan los países en casos de desastre, y sirven como una guía útil para…

Date issued: 1月 2015
Author(s): Borensztein, Eduardo;Hernaiz, Daniel;Pineda, Emilio;Rasteletti, Alejandro

Este documento analiza el patrón de intervenciones en el mercado cambiario y el costo de esterilización en un conjunto de economías seleccionadas. En un contexto de grandes y frecuentes entradas de…

Date issued: 1月 2015
Author(s): Balza, Lenin;Espinasa, Ramón

Oil producers small enough to be price takers without barriers to investment or production should have reacted positively to the fourfold price increase after 2002. The seven largest Latin American…

Date issued: 12月 2014
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

The purpose of this technical note is to provide further guidance on implementing Policy Directive B.10 as it relates to pesticide use, and to propose incorporating the FAO's International Code…

Date issued: 12月 2014
Author(s): Roza, Vivian;Rodríguez-Tejedo, Isabel;Monje Silva, Andrea;Cruz-Aguayo, Yyannu;Vega, Gabriela

To test the effectiveness of a public awareness campaign on women's political participation in a developing country, we conducted a randomized field experiment across 40 municipalities in…

Date issued: 12月 2014
Author(s): Roza, Vivian;Rodríguez-Tejedo, Isabel;Monje Silva, Andrea;Cruz-Aguayo, Yyannu;Vega, Gabriela

Para probar la eficacia de una campaña de sensibilización pública sobre la participación política de las mujeres en un país en desarrollo, realizamos un experimento de campo aleatorizado en 40…

Date issued: 12月 2014
Author(s): Cámara de Comercio de Barranquilla;Gutierrez, Mabel;Guerra, Juan Carlos;Cantillo, Jose David;Bayona, Paola;Meléndez, Augusto;Rios, Cristian;Del Toro, Angeli María;Díaz, Andrés;Valencia, Jorge

The process of developing a methodology for the management of education infrastructure in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean began with an analysis and discussion of types of variables…

Date issued: 12月 2014
Author(s): Cámara de Comercio de Barranquilla;Gutierrez, Mabel;Guerra, Juan Carlos;Cantillo, Jose David;Bayona, Paola;Meléndez, Augusto;Rios, Cristian;Del Toro, Angeli María;Díaz, Andrés;Valencia, Jorge

El desarrollo de una metodología para la gestión de la infraestructura educativa para América Latina y el Caribe (ALyC) requirió en su etapa inicial el análisis y discusión de tipologías de variables…

Date issued: 12月 2014
Author(s): Perfit, Janine;Russell, Mariko;Muñoz-Ayala, Jorge E.

In modern public management the use of statistics for decision making is essential. Evidence-based policy, as well as results-based public management, cannot operate effectively without reliable and…

Date issued: 12月 2014 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Rosales, María Fernanda

A growing body of research argues that early adverse experiences have lasting effects not only on later health outcomes, but also on human capital accumulation. This paper investigates the…

Date issued: 12月 2014
Author(s): Lucenti, Krista

The Caribbean's location at the crossroads of global container shipping routes gives the region excellent maritime connectivity that could translate into significant commercial opportunities.…