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Date issued: 11月 2012 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Castañeda, Luis Cesar;Pardinas, Juan E.

This paper estimates potential Mexican sub-national tax revenues using a stochastic frontier model. The results suggest that states are exploiting their current tax bases, particularly the payroll…

Date issued: 11月 2012
Author(s): Federico, Pablo M.

After the 2007-2009 global financial crisis and previous financial crises in Latin America, the liquidity-risk exposure of banking systems is considered one of the most important vulnerabilities. At…

Date issued: 11月 2012
Author(s): Giuliodori, David;Giuliodori, Roberto

En este trabajo se presenta un análisis del instrumento del crédito fiscal como mecanismo de incentivo para la inversión en I+D+i en Argentina, tal como se encuentra funcionando desde el año 1998. Se…

Date issued: 11月 2012
Author(s): Redwood, John

The Environment and Safeguards Group (ESG) of the IDB has examined how potential environmental and social risks of major Bank-supported road improvement investments in natural resource rich and socio…

Date issued: 11月 2012 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Bosch, Mariano;Guajardo, Jarret

Argentina had traditionally enjoyed one of the highest elderly coverage rates in Latin America. However, since the mid-1990s coverage rates started a steady decline, especially for low income workers…

Date issued: 11月 2012
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

This Brochure describes the activities of the IDB's Transparency Fund. The objective of the Transparency Fund is to strengthen the institutional capacity of the Bank¿s borrowing member countries…

Date issued: 11月 2012
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Este folleto describe el Fondo de Transparencia. El objetivo del Fondo de Transparencia es Fortalecer la capacidad institucional de los países miembros prestatarios del Banco para apoyar el diseño y…

Date issued: 11月 2012
Author(s): Pérez, Avril;Reyes, Angela;Vivanco, Fermín

This document is a memoir from the workshop that took place on September 14, 2012 during the Workshop on Financial Education for Savings Targeted to the Low-Income Population, organized by the…

Date issued: 11月 2012
Author(s): Pérez, Avril;Reyes, Angela;Vivanco, Fermín

Este documento destaca las presentaciones que se llevaron a cabo el 14 de septiembre del 2012 durante el Taller sobre Educación Financiera Dirigida a Población en Situación de Pobreza, organizado por…

Date issued: 11月 2012
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

The countries of the LAC region consistently fall below global averages on issues that affect the business climate and confidence in state institutions, which has a significant impact on their…

Date issued: 11月 2012
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Los países de ALC están consistentemente por debajo del promedio mundial en asuntos que afectan el clima de negocios y la confianza en las instituciones del Estado, lo cual impacta significativamente…

Date issued: 11月 2012
Author(s): Torres Ramírez, Jorge Enrique

Históricamente la producción formal de vivienda en Colombia ha presentado limitaciones en su dimensión y composición por la localización, el precio, el tipo de vivienda, etc. Esta oferta ha atendido…

Date issued: 11月 2012 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Fernández Martín, Andrés;Gulan, Adam

Countercyclical country interest rates have been shown to be both a distinctive characteristic and an important driving force of business cycles in emerging market economies. In order to account for…

Date issued: 11月 2012
Author(s): Frühling, Hugo

Este trabajo se dirige en particular a quienes deciden, diseñan y ejecutan programas orientados a reducir la violencia y el delito en América Latina y el Caribe. Parte de la información en la que se…

Date issued: 11月 2012
Author(s): García Zaballos, Antonio;López-Rivas, Rubén

Broadband plays a key role in society, impacting GDP, productivity, and employment. In the Latin American and Caribbean region, which is characterized by low broadband penetration costly Internet…

Date issued: 11月 2012 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Navajas, Fernando;Panadeiros, Monica;Natale, Oscar

This paper models an energy tax reform process out of a status quo and towards environmentally related excises, distinguishing between uniform and non-uniform tax components, positive and normative…

Date issued: 11月 2012 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Giordano, Paolo;Li, Kun

Despite the growing political priority given to making trade work for the majority in Latin America, a notable gap exists in the knowledge about the distributive impacts of trade integration. This…

Date issued: 11月 2012 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Brown-Grossman, Flor;Domínguez-Villalobos, Lilia

This study is an effort to identify the process by which firms venture into GVCs and the obstacles faced by firms once they have been immersed in it. We have focused on two particular GVCs: the…

Date issued: 11月 2012 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Cafaggi, Fabrizio;Joppert Swensson, Luana F.;Macedo Junior, Ronaldo Porto;Silva, Tiago Andreotti e;Gross, Clarissa Piterman;Almeida, Lucila Gabriel de;Ribeiro, Thiago Alves

The aim of the paper, based on empirical research in Brazil, is to investigate how supply chains have evolved over time, what factors have driven this evolution and also how a specific set of…

Date issued: 11月 2012
Author(s): Izquierdo, Alejandro;Manzano, Osmel

La región de América Central, Panamá y la República Dominicana, ha avanzado en los últimos años, tanto en materia de crecimiento como de fortalecimiento macroeconómico y de integración comercial con…

Date issued: 11月 2012
Author(s): Calderón, Jean Carlo;Monge, Francisco;Chan, Karen;Umaña, Carlos;Gamboa Soto, Francisco

En este documento se analiza la contribución de los márgenes extensivo e intensivo de las exportaciones de bienes de Costa Rica en el crecimiento de las mismas entre los bienios 1997-1998 y 2010-2011…

Date issued: 11月 2012
Author(s): Fernández Bremauntz, Adrián

Atender adecuadamente el gran reto del cambio climático demanda en los países contar con capacidades humanas, institucionales y financieras de gran magnitud, muchas de las cuales sólo empiezan a ser…

Date issued: 11月 2012
Author(s): Defournier, Vanessa

This Brochure provides an overview of the activities of the Vice presidency for Private Sector and Non-Sovereign Guaranteed Operations. The IDB Group includes four private sector windows that offer…

Date issued: 11月 2012
Author(s): Defournier, Vanessa

Este folleto tiene como objetivo proporcionar las actividades de la Vicepresidencia del Sector Privado y Operaciones sin Garantía Soberana. El Grupo BID está conformado por cuatro ventanillas del…

Date issued: 11月 2012
Author(s): Defournier, Vanessa

Cette brochure vise à fournir des a activités du Vice Président pour le Secteur Privé et les Opérations Sans Garantie Souveraine. Le Groupe BID comprend quatre guichets qui offrent des produits et…

Date issued: 11月 2012
Author(s): Defournier, Vanessa

Este folheto tem como objetivo fornecer atividades da Vice-Presidência para o Setor Privado e Operações sem Garantia Soberana. O Grupo BID conta com quatro janelas para o setor privado, que oferecem…

Date issued: 11月 2012
Author(s): Fryer, Michelle;Sadeghi, Patricia;Soldano, Miguel;Elías, Carlos;Rogers, David;García, Salomón;Vargas, Sebastián

The 2008-2012 Country Program Evaluation (CPE) concludes that the Bank's program was programmatically aligned with Government's National Plan for Human Development and addressed five areas…

Date issued: 11月 2012
Author(s): Fryer, Michelle;Sadeghi, Patricia;Soldano, Miguel;Elías, Carlos;Rogers, David;García, Salomón;Vargas, Sebastián

La Evaluación del Programa de País (CPE): Nicaragua, concluye que el programa del Banco se ajustó al Plan Nacional de Desarrollo Humano del gobierno, en cinco áreas que son fundamentales para el…

Date issued: 11月 2012 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): González, Andrea;Hallak, Juan Carlos;Schott, Peter K.;Soria Genta, Tatiana

This paper describes experiences of international insertion of Argentine producers of manufactured goods not oriented to the mass market. Based on these experiences, we develop a typology of…

Date issued: 11月 2012 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): González, Andrea;Hallak, Juan Carlos;Schott, Peter K.;Soria Genta, Tatiana

El trabajo describe experiencias de inserción internacional de firmas argentinas productoras de bienes manufacturados no orientados al mercado masivo. A partir de estas experiencias, se desarrolla…

Date issued: 11月 2012
Author(s): Velarde, Marco;Soriano, Alejandro

The evaluation will seek to verify to what extent the most recent batch of Japanese Trust Funds (JTF) operations meet the objectives expressed in the agreement establishing the JTF at the IDB, and…

Date issued: 10月 2012
Author(s): Dassen, Nicolás;Vieyra, Juan Cruz;Molina, Ezequiel;Ramírez Alujas, Álvaro V.;Díaz Frers, Luciana;Elena, Sandra;Casadei, Estefanía;Narciso de Barros, Amon;Alvim Camargo, Thiago;Bellettini Cedeño, Orazio J.;De Michele, Roberto;Restrepo Hung, Marcela;Tschorne Berestesky, Sonia;Riaño, Juanita

Transparency and integrity are key factors in consolidating democratic governance and deepening the modernization of the state. The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has been supporting country…

Date issued: 10月 2012
Author(s): Dassen, Nicolás;Vieyra, Juan Cruz;Molina, Ezequiel;Ramírez Alujas, Álvaro V.;Díaz Frers, Luciana;Elena, Sandra;Casadei, Estefanía;Narciso de Barros, Amon;Alvim Camargo, Thiago;Bellettini Cedeño, Orazio J.;De Michele, Roberto;Restrepo Hung, Marcela;Tschorne Berestesky, Sonia;Riaño, Juanita

La transparencia y la integridad son factores clave para consolidar la gobernabilidad democrática y profundizar la modernización del Estado. El Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) ha respaldado…

Date issued: 10月 2012
Author(s): Lastres, Helena M. M.;Pietrobelli, Carlo;Caporali, Renato;Soares, Maria Clara Couto;Matos, Marcelo G. Pessoa de;Magalhães, Walsey de Assis;Podcameni, Maria Gabriela;Cordeiro, Ariela Diniz;Sachs, Ignacy;Laplane, Mariano Francisco;Kosacoff, Bernardo;Sturgeon, Timothy J.;Kaplan Barbosa, Eduardo;Arocena, Rodrigo;Sutz, Judith;Becker, Bertha K.;Canddotti, Ennio;Chaves, Maria do Perpétuo Socorro Rodrigues;Maia, Ana Christina;Lemos, Cristina;Dutrénit, Gabriela;Ramos, Carlos;Cassiolato, José Eduardo;Apolinário, Valdênia;Silva, Maria Lussieu da;Stevenson, Claudia;Nadvi, Khalid;Rasiah, Rajah;Garcez, Cristiane;Arroio, Ana Carolina Machado;Araujo, Alexandre Guerra de;Rivas, Gonzalo;De Groote, Roberto;Maggi Campos, Claudio;Saldias, Rodrigo;Sanhueza, Ramiro;Bitran Colodro, Eduardo;González Urrutia, Cristian M.

O conjunto dos capítulos deste trabalho aponta e elabora importantes alternativas de política capazes de retomar e sustentar novas formas desenvolvimento apropriadas, coesas e duradouras. Ao mesmo…

Date issued: 10月 2012
Author(s): Lee, Yuri;Paredes, Juan Roberto;Lee, Soo Hyun

La División de Energía del Departamento de Infraestructura y Medio Ambiente (INE/ENE) del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) ha puesto en marcha un proyecto de cooperación técnica (CT)…

Date issued: 10月 2012
Author(s): Powell, Andrew;Tavella, Pilar

The September surveys of expectations for inflation and growth conducted by Central Banks in the region show mixed results with stable expectations for average growth and inflation across the eight…

Date issued: 10月 2012 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Lora, Eduardo

Este documento es una actualización del trabajo original "Las reformas estructurales en América Latina: Qué se ha reformado y cómo medirlo" publicado en Diciembre de 2001. Este documento…

Date issued: 10月 2012
Author(s): Simpson, Murray;Mercer Clarke, Colleen S.L.;Clarke, John D.;Scott, Daniel;Clarke, Alexander J.

Bank investments in tourism and other coastal development projects have been on the rise, generating an interest in the development of instruments and tools that would more effectively inform Bank…

Date issued: 10月 2012
Author(s): Redwood, John

The purpose of this technical note is to identify key environment and safeguard-related risks and opportunities that should be taken into account in the new Country Strategy for the Dominican…

Date issued: 10月 2012
Author(s): Alvarez, Roberto;Crespi, Gustavo;Volpe Martincus, Christian

Firms get assistance from different public and private entities and these alternative assistances can affect export outcomes. Ignoring other interventions implies leaving unaddressed relevant policy…

Date issued: 10月 2012
Author(s): Jacquet, Bruno;Simmoneaux, Mathilde

La agricultura haitiana, en su mayoría familiar y de subsistencia, enfrenta en la actualidad diversos retos para mejorar sus niveles de productividad y el acesso a factores de producción. En 2011 se…

Date issued: 10月 2012 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Ñopo, Hugo R.

This book presents a regional overview of gender and ethnic disparities in labor earnings during this last turn of the century. After this introduction, chapter 2 presents the methodology adopted by…

Date issued: 10月 2012 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Cesa-Bianchi, Ambrogio

This paper investigates the international spillovers of housing demand shocks on real economic activity. The global economy is modeled using a Global VAR, with a novel house price data set for both…

Date issued: 10月 2012
Author(s): Näslund-Hadley, Emma;Martínez, Ernesto;Loera Varela, Armando;Hernández Agramonte, Juan Manuel

In Paraguay, for the past three years the Ministry of Education and Culture and the IDB have jointly studied what works in math and science education in Paraguay. During this time we have been…

Date issued: 10月 2012 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Frisancho, Verónica

Using borrower-level data from FINCA, one of Peru's leading microfinance institutions (MFIs), this paper evaluates the effect on borrowers' access to credit of FINCA's decision to…

Date issued: 10月 2012
Author(s): Estevadeordal, Antoni;Kahn, Theodore

Trade between Latin America and China has grown at an annual average rate of 25 percent since 2000, driven primarily by strong complementarity between the two economies. While commodities-for-…

Date issued: 10月 2012
Author(s): Estevadeordal, Antoni;Kahn, Theodore

El comercio entre América Latina y China ha crecido a una tasa promedio anual del 25 por ciento desde el año 2000, impulsado principalmente por la fuerte complementariedad entre las dos economías. Si…

Date issued: 10月 2012
Author(s): Cavallo, Eduardo A.;Fernández-Arias, Eduardo

Europe faces challenges reminiscent of Latin American financial crises. The failure of recent liquidity support to normalize the situation in Europe suggests the need to refocus the policy debate on…

Date issued: 10月 2012 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Alfonso, Mariana;Bos, María Soledad;Duarte, Jesús;Rondón, Carlos;Schady, Norbert;Verdisco, Aimee;Ñopo, Hugo R.;Moreno, Martín;Mizala, Alejandra;Gargiulo, Carlos;Severin, Eugenio;Capota, Christine;Rosero Moncayo, José;Pérez Alfaro, Marcelo;Sánchez Cobo, Fernando;Bassi, Marina;Santiago, Ana;Näslund-Hadley, Emma;Chemello, Graciela;Cabrol, Marcelo;Székely, Miguel

¿Es posible mejorar la calidad de la educación en América Latina y el Caribe? Según los expertos autores de estas páginas, hay soluciones pero no atajos: se trata de comenzar de cero y de apuntalar…

Date issued: 10月 2012
Author(s): Harris, Jeremy;Shearer, Matthew;Lopez-Monti, Rafael

This document inaugurates a series of annual reports that will periodically monitor the state of the region's integration in the global economy. These reports will build on an extensive body of…