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Date issued: 6月 2016
Author(s): Bouillon, César P.;Azuara Herrera, Oliver;Rose, Jonathan;Puerta, Juan Manuel;Soldano, Miguel;Di Tata, Juan Carlos;Corrales, Maria Elena;Britton, Kathryn;Palomino, Alejandro;Jansson, Maya

La oficina de Evaluación y Supervisión (OVE) preparó la Evaluación del Programa de País (CPE) con Argentina para el periodo 2009-2015. Este CPE será la tercera evaluación independiente del programa…

Date issued: 6月 2016 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Carballo, Jerónimo;Schaur, Georg;Volpe Martincus, Christian

Security concerns in a context of increasingly segmented supply chains haveled to stricter border control measures, which may potentially negatively
affect international trade. Customs around…

Date issued: 6月 2016 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Carballo, Jerónimo;Graziano, Alejandro;Schaur, Georg;Volpe Martincus, Christian

Firms selling products abroad usually have to interact with several borderagencies that develop multiple trade regulations and oversee their
compliance. These regulations establish the…

Date issued: 6月 2016 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Carballo, Jerónimo;Schaur, Georg;Volpe Martincus, Christian

In this paper, we examine an innovative postal export regime that involvesboth a streamlining of export procedures and provision of intermediation
services to investigate how firms' react…

Date issued: 6月 2016 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Carballo, Jerónimo;Graziano, Alejandro;Schaur, Georg;Volpe Martincus, Christian

We examine transaction-level Peruvian import data to show that firms are subject to significant costs of port-of-entry delays. At the transaction level, we observe the time it takes a shipment to…

Date issued: 6月 2016 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Carballo, Jerónimo;Schaur, Georg;Graziano, Alejandro;Volpe Martincus, Christian

In this paper, we estimate the effects of transit systems that substantiallystreamline administrative processing of trade flows. In so doing, we use a
unique dataset that consists of the…

Date issued: 6月 2016 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Volpe Martincus, Christian;Carballo, Jerónimo;Graziano, Alejandro

In this paper, we estimate the effects of custom-related delays on firms'exports. In so doing, we use a unique dataset that consists of the universe
of Uruguay's export transactions…

Date issued: 6月 2016
Author(s): Jimenez Mori, Raul Alberto

This paper examines three intrinsic underlying variables affecting the provision of rural electricity services: household income, household location and a country's relative wealth in terms of…

Date issued: 6月 2016 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Monteverde, Hugo;Pereyra, Andrés;Pérez, Marcelo

El presente trabajo surge como una respuesta al problema de los sobrecostos en los proyectos de infraestructura que financia el BID, y busca aportar al abordaje técnicamente consistente de los costos…

Date issued: 6月 2016
Author(s): Sosa, Mariano;Powell, Andrew

The April 2016 surveys of expectations conducted by Central Banks with inflation targeting regimes indicate that simple average growth expectations for 2016 for the eight countries covered by REVELA…

Date issued: 6月 2016
Author(s): Alvarez, Roberto

This technical note examines the impact of information and communication technology (ICT) and research and development (R&D) investment on innovation and productivity in Chilean firms, in…

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

How to build a convergence within the diversity of integrationist experiences? How can global efforts converge with regional and national realities through a glocal (global + local) governance that…

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 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): 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
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): 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): 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): 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…