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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 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Boneu, Franco;Alfaro Serrano, David;Maffioli, Alessandro;Pietrobelli, Carlo;Stucchi, Rodolfo;Casaburi, Gabriel;Castillo, Victoria;Figal Garone, Lucas;Giuliani, Elisa;Giuliodori, David;Matta, Andrés;Pittaluga, Lucía;Rodríguez, Alejandro;Rojo, Sofía

Do cluster development programs work? Do they fundamentally encourage the essential inter-firm linkages and coordination? Do they lead to innovation and productivity, enterprise development, larger…

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…

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: 4月 2016
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Con el fin de mejorar el entendimiento del riesgo de desastre y el desempeño de la gestión del riesgo, el Instituto de Estudios Ambientales (IDEA) de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia, sede…

Date issued: 4月 2016
Author(s): Arcia, Gustavo

Fundamental to the achievement of a country's economic and social development goals is efficiency in its public spending. This study analyses the levels and trends of public spending in the…

Date issued: 4月 2016
Author(s): Chang, Roberto;Fernandez, Andres;Gulan, Adam

Corporate sectors in emerging market economies have increased noticeably their reliance on foreign financing, presumably reecting low global interest rates. This trend has largely reflected increased…

Date issued: 4月 2016
Author(s): Camacho, Adriana;Messina, Julián;Uribe, Juan Pablo

Rapid expansion in the demand for post-secondary education triggered an unprecedented boom of higher education programs in Colombia, possibly deteriorating quality. This paper uses rich…

Date issued: 4月 2016
Author(s): Puerta, Juan Manuel

This evaluation looked at the performance and sustainability of 100 water systems that were installed in Paraguay between 2004 and 2010 as part of a project supported by the IDB. As part of the study…

Date issued: 4月 2016
Author(s): Puerta, Juan Manuel

El presente estudio investiga la funcionalidad y sostenibilidad de 100 sistemas de agua instalados en Paraguay entre 2004 y 2010 como parte de un proyecto apoyado por el BID. Como parte del estudio…

Date issued: 4月 2016
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

INTAL Connection informs on integration and trade in Latin America and the Caribbean and disseminate IADB activities on this topics.

Date issued: 4月 2016
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Conexión 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 por el BID…

Date issued: 4月 2016
Author(s): Arce Durán, José Luis

La eficiencia del gasto público constituye un elemento fundamental para alcanzar los objetivos de desarrollo económico y social de los países. Este estudio tiene como objetivo analizar los niveles y…

Date issued: 4月 2016
Author(s): Alas de Franco, Carolina;Méndez Pineda, Rocío de los Ángeles;Serpas de Portillo, Luz María;Trigueros Argüello, Álvaro;Oliva, José Andrés

La eficiencia del gasto público constituye un elemento fundamental para alcanzar los objetivos de desarrollo económico y social de los países. Este estudio tiene como objetivo analizar los niveles y…

Date issued: 4月 2016
Author(s): Instituto Centroamericano de Estudios Fiscales

La eficiencia del gasto público constituye un elemento fundamental para alcanzar los objetivos de desarrollo económico y social de los países. Este estudio tiene como objetivo analizar los niveles y…

Date issued: 4月 2016
Author(s): Perdomo, Rodulio;Vasquez, Gissel;Gallegos, Breissi;Martell, Rigoberto;Zavala, Heydi

La eficiencia del gasto público constituye un elemento fundamental para alcanzar los objetivos de desarrollo económico y social de los países. Este estudio tiene como objetivo analizar los niveles y…

Date issued: 4月 2016
Author(s): Pacheco Medina, Eduardo Camilo;Baltodano López, Ovielth Antonio

La eficiencia del gasto público constituye un elemento fundamental para alcanzar los objetivos de desarrollo económico y social de los países. Este estudio tiene como objetivo analizar los niveles y…

Date issued: 4月 2016
Author(s): Instituto Centroamericano de Estudios Fiscales

La eficiencia del gasto público constituye un elemento fundamental para alcanzar los objetivos de desarrollo económico y social de los países. Este estudio tiene como objetivo analizar los niveles y…

Date issued: 4月 2016
Author(s): Isa Contreras, Pavel;Ceara Hatton, Miguel

La eficiencia del gasto público constituye un elemento fundamental para alcanzar los objetivos de desarrollo económico y social de los países. Este estudio tiene como objetivo analizar los niveles y…

Date issued: 4月 2016
Author(s): Levy Yeyati, Eduardo;Zúñiga, Jimena

Capital flows have been the subject of acute policy concern since the Brady plan launched the emerging markets bond asset class. Their massive volume, coupled with their volatile and procyclical…

Date issued: 4月 2016
Author(s): Näslund-Hadley, Emma;Ramos, María Clara;Paredes, Juan Roberto;Bolivar, Ángela;Wilches-Chaux, Gustavo

Climate change presents huge challenges for humankind. Yet within these challenges lie myriad opportunities for people of all ages, including professional opportunities in exciting, influential…

Date issued: 4月 2016
Author(s): Näslund-Hadley, Emma;Ramos, María Clara;Paredes, Juan Roberto;Bolivar, Ángela;Wilches-Chaux, Gustavo

El cambio climático y sus implicaciones para la vida en el planeta presenta enormes desafíos para la humanidad. Hay mucho por hacer y con estos retos también surgen también una serie de oportunidades…

Date issued: 4月 2016
Author(s): Ketterer, Juan Antonio;Andrade, Gabriela

Innovations in digital payment technologies and digital currencies suggest that extending access to central bank money (CBM) to firms and individuals is now feasible. This paper focuses on a recent…

Date issued: 4月 2016 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Díaz, Juan José;Rosas-Shady, David

This paper brings new evidence on the impact of The Peruvian Job Youth Training Program (Projoven). Compared with prior evaluations of the program, this one has several advantages. This is the first…

Date issued: 4月 2016
Author(s): Fondo Multilateral de Inversiones;IE Business School

Los emprendedores y las pequeñas y medianas empresas juegan un rol fundamental en la creación de valor compartido, como protagonistas,pero también como fuentes de información, liderando las nuevas…

Date issued: 4月 2016
Author(s): Cruz-Aguayo, Yyannu;Martinez, Sebastian

Development programs that use financial incentives to motivate better performance are increasingly used by governments, multilaterals and private donors as alternatives to traditional input-based…

Date issued: 4月 2016 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Eguino, Huáscar;Provedello, Maysa

O objetivo desta publicação é a disseminação dos aprendizados extraídos das operações de desenvolvimento urbano financiadas pelo Banco Interamericano de Desenvolvimento mediante o mecanismo…

Date issued: 4月 2016
Author(s): Rivas, Axel;Delgado, Lucas Esteban

Este documento es una guía de las innovaciones educativas que están surgiendo en América Latina a partir del uso intensivo de nuevas tecnologías. Es un mapa que hace posible avistar el futuro, o al…

Date issued: 4月 2016 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Molina, Danielken;Heuser, Cecilia;Mesquita Moreira, Mauricio

This document contains the appendices to the study "Infrastructure and Export Performance in the Pacific Alliance". It includes: a) Theoretical Setup, b) Estimation Strategy, c) Transport…

Date issued: 4月 2016 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Molina, Danielken;Heuser, Cecilia;Mesquita Moreira, Mauricio

Este documento recoge los apéndices del estudio "Infraestructura y desempeño de las exportaciones en la Alianza del Pacífico". Incluye: a) Marco teórico, b) Estrategia de estimación, c)…

Date issued: 4月 2016
Author(s): Lerner, Josh;Tighe, James;Dew, Steve;Bosiljevac, Vladimir;Leamon, Ann;Díez-Amigo, Sandro;Garcia-Robles, Maria Susana

In April 2015, the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), a member of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group, commissioned the research team to prepare a report on the effectiveness of some…

Date issued: 4月 2016
Author(s): Lerner, Josh;Tighe, James;Dew, Steve;Bosiljevac, Vladimir;Leamon, Ann;Díez-Amigo, Sandro;Garcia-Robles, Maria Susana

In April 2015, the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), a member of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group, commissioned the research team to prepare a report on the effectiveness of some…

Date issued: 4月 2016
Author(s): Lerner, Josh;Tighe, James;Dew, Steve;Bosiljevac, Vladimir;Leamon, Ann;Díez-Amigo, Sandro;Garcia-Robles, Maria Susana

In April 2015, the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), a member of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group, commissioned the research team to prepare a report on the effectiveness of some…

Date issued: 4月 2016
Author(s): Lerner, Josh;Tighe, James;Dew, Steve;Bosiljevac, Vladimir;Leamon, Ann;Díez-Amigo, Sandro;Garcia-Robles, Maria Susana

In April 2015, the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), a member of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group, commissioned the research team to prepare a report on the effectiveness of some…

Date issued: 4月 2016
Author(s): Cruz-Aguayo, Yyannu

The Technical Note "Setting Targets for Results-Based Financing Programs: A Simple Cost Benefit Framework" is accompanied by this Excel tool for the calculation of targets according to the…

Date issued: 4月 2016 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Molina, Danielken;Heuser, Cecilia;Mesquita Moreira, Mauricio

The launch of negotiations over the Pacific Alliance (PA) in 2011 gave new life to regional integration in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). With more pragmatic, market-oriented expectations and…

Date issued: 4月 2016 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Molina, Danielken;Heuser, Cecilia;Mesquita Moreira, Mauricio

El inicio de las negociaciones sobre la Alianza del Pacífico (AP) en 2011 dio nueva vida al proceso de integración regional de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC). Con expectativas más pragmáticas y…

Date issued: 4月 2016 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Gibbons, María Amelia;Maffioli, Alessandro;Rossi, Martín

This paper evaluates the impact of two programs that provide public and private goods, in the form of irrigation canals and materials (such as hail nets). Using a twelve-year panel of wine producers…

Date issued: 4月 2016
Author(s): Berstein, Solange;Bosch, Mariano;Oliveri, María Laura

This note, originally prepared as an appendix for the 2016 Development in the Americas Report, Saving for Development, surveys the methodology and assumptions used in the discussion of replacement…

Date issued: 4月 2016
Author(s): Riquelme, Rodrigo;Méndez, Paola;Smith, Ianthe

This publication looks into the Solid Waste Sector situation in nine Caribbean countries: The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Jamaica, Guyana, Haiti, Suriname, St Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago. Adequate…

Date issued: 4月 2016
Author(s): Dávila Lárraga, Laura G.

The Social Inclusion Program PROSPERA is the Mexico's conditional cash transfer (CCT) program, launched in 2014 after its predecessors: the Program for Human Development Oportunidades, and the…

Date issued: 4月 2016
Author(s): Dávila Lárraga, Laura G.

El Programa de Inclusión Social PROSPERA es el programa de transferencias monetarias condicionadas (PTMC) de México, que comenzó en 2014 a partir de sus predecesores: el Programa de Desarrollo Humano…

Date issued: 4月 2016
Author(s): Busso, Matías;Fernandez, Andres;Rud, Juan Pablo

This technical note considers whether low savings in Latin America and the Caribbean may result from low productivity rather than vice versa. Economies with low TFP growth tend to be economies in…