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Date issued: 3月 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Mesquita Moreira, Mauricio;Estevadeordal, Antoni

For Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), Asia has gone from an afterthought to a centerpiece of economic relations over the last decade. Seemingly out of nowhere, fast-growing Asian economies…

Date issued: 3月 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Fernández Martín, Andrés;Rud, Juan Pablo

This paper presents an integrated overview of the literature linking institutions, financial development and economic growth. From the large body of research on institutional development, the paper…

Date issued: 3月 2015
Author(s): Muñoz, Gonzalo;Ludeña, Carlos E.;Garcia, Alvaro;Martel, Pedro;Sammarco, Carlos

El documento ofrece un diagnóstico y análisis de los desafíos del sector rural en Paraguay, en el contexto de su relevancia para la formulación de la Estrategia de País del BID con Paraguay 2013-2017…

Date issued: 3月 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Ramírez Bustamante, Natalia;Tribin Uribe, Ana Maria;Vargas, Carmiña

This study seeks to determine the impact on female labor outcomes of the amendment to the Colombian labor law that extended maternity leave from 12 to 14 weeks (Law 1468 of July 2011). To identify…

Date issued: 3月 2015
Author(s): Gray, Cheryl;Crespo, Anna Risi Vianna;Linares, Ana María;Martin, Lucia;Palomino, Alejandro;Sembler, Jose Ignacio;Soldano, Miguel;Székely, Miguel;Bolza-Schunemann, Eva;Ramirez-Goldin, Ana;Ruiz, Mayra;Beltrán, Víctor;Torres, Mauricio;Vellani, Saleema;Celse L'Hoste, Margareth;Marto, Ricardo

This first Annual Report reviews the past two years of OVE's work, 2013-2014. It is designed in two parts. Part I reports on OVE's recent evaluation activities and findings, on developments…

Date issued: 3月 2015
Author(s): Gray, Cheryl;Crespo, Anna Risi Vianna;Linares, Ana María;Martin, Lucia;Palomino, Alejandro;Sembler, Jose Ignacio;Soldano, Miguel;Székely, Miguel;Bolza-Schunemann, Eva;Ramirez-Goldin, Ana;Ruiz, Mayra;Beltrán, Víctor;Torres, Mauricio;Vellani, Saleema;Celse L'Hoste, Margareth;Marto, Ricardo

En este primer Informe Anual se examina el bienio más reciente, 2013-2014, de actividades de OVE. Consta de dos partes. En la primera parte se presentan las actividades de evaluación y los…

Date issued: 3月 2015
Author(s): Gray, Cheryl;Crespo, Anna Risi Vianna;Linares, Ana María;Martin, Lucia;Palomino, Alejandro;Sembler, Jose Ignacio;Soldano, Miguel;Székely, Miguel;Bolza-Schunemann, Eva;Ramirez-Goldin, Ana;Ruiz, Mayra;Beltrán, Víctor;Torres, Mauricio;Vellani, Saleema;Celse L'Hoste, Margareth;Marto, Ricardo

Ce premier Rapport Annuel examine les travaux d¿OVE au cours des deux dernières années, 2013 et 2014. Il comporte deux parties. La première partie est un rapport sur les récentes activités d¿…

Date issued: 3月 2015
Author(s): Gray, Cheryl;Crespo, Anna Risi Vianna;Linares, Ana María;Martin, Lucia;Palomino, Alejandro;Sembler, Jose Ignacio;Soldano, Miguel;Székely, Miguel;Bolza-Schunemann, Eva;Ramirez-Goldin, Ana;Ruiz, Mayra;Beltrán, Víctor;Torres, Mauricio;Vellani, Saleema;Celse L'Hoste, Margareth;Marto, Ricardo

Este primeiro Relatório Anual analisa o trabalho do OVE ao longo dos últimos dois anos, 2013 e 2014. O relatório é composto por duas partes. A primeira apresenta as atividades de avaliação mais…

Date issued: 3月 2015
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank;Aldana, Maristella;Ronderos, Juan Gabriel;Weaver, Bernardo

This Annual Report reflects the work of the Office of Institutional Integrity (OII), the Case Officer (CO) and the Sanctions Committee (SNC), which are primarily responsible for overseeing the…

Date issued: 3月 2015
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo;Aldana, Maristella;Ronderos, Juan Gabriel;Weaver, Bernardo

El Informe Anual 2014, refleja la labor de la Oficina de Integridad Institucional (OII), el Oficial de Casos (CO) y el Comité de Sanciones, quienes tienen la responsabilidad fundamental de…

Date issued: 3月 2015
Author(s): Bueso-Merriam, Jacqueline;Galindo, Arturo;Gómez-Peña, Andrés

The Development Effectiveness Overview (DEO) is an annual report produced by the IDB to show the results and impact of its work in Latin America and the Caribbean. It reports on the IDB's…

Date issued: 3月 2015
Author(s): Bueso-Merriam, Jacqueline;Galindo, Arturo;Gómez-Peña, Andrés

El Panorama para la Efectividad en el Desarrollo (DEO por sus siglas en inglés) es el informe anual del BID que muestra los resultados e impactos de su trabajo en América Latina y el Caribe. Reporta…

Date issued: 3月 2015
Author(s): Arango, Luis Eduardo;Ríos, Ana María

En Colombia la tasa de desempleo femenina es más alta que la masculina. Al descomponer la tasa de desempleo entre incidencia y duración y concentrarnos en esta última, se verifica la hipótesis de que…

Date issued: 3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: 3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: 3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: 3月 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Fretes Cibils, Vicente;Ter-Minassian, Teresa;Scrofina, J. Sebastián;Ortega, Federico;Ríos, Germán;Rasteletti, Alejandro;Ramírez Verdugo, Arturo;Pineda, Emilio;Martínez-Vázquez, Jorge;Sepúlveda, Cristián;Canavire-Bacarreza, Gustavo;Zenteno, Jannet;España Eljaiek, Irina;Sánchez Torres, Fabio;Brosio, Giorgio;Templado, Ivana;Moskovits, Cynthia;Cristini, Marcela;Auguste, Sebastián;Artana, Daniel

This book analyzes the reasons for lackluster performance selected Latin American countries in mobilizing subnational own-source revenues and explores policy options to increase these revenues as…

Date issued: 3月 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Fretes Cibils, Vicente;Ter-Minassian, Teresa;Scrofina, J. Sebastián;Ortega, Federico;Ríos, Germán;Rasteletti, Alejandro;Ramírez Verdugo, Arturo;Pineda, Emilio;Martínez-Vázquez, Jorge;Sepúlveda, Cristián;Canavire-Bacarreza, Gustavo;Zenteno, Jannet;España Eljaiek, Irina;Sánchez Torres, Fabio;Brosio, Giorgio;Templado, Ivana;Moskovits, Cynthia;Cristini, Marcela;Auguste, Sebastián;Artana, Daniel

Este libro analiza las razones de desempeño mediocre de países seleccionados de América Latina en la movilización de ingresos propios subnacionales y explora las opciones de política para aumentar…

Date issued: 3月 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Ronconi, Lucas;Zarazaga, Rodrigo

This paper shows that workers who do not receive legally mandated benefits due to employer noncompliance have a negative view not only of their employers, as has been documented, but also of the…

Date issued: 3月 2015
Author(s): African Development Bank;Asian Development Bank;Development Bank of Latin America;European Bank for Reconstruction and Development;European Investment Bank;Inter-American Development Bank;Islamic Development Bank;World Bank

In June 2012, at the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (hereafter Rio+20), our eight institutions delivered the joint statement "Commitment to Sustainable Transport…

Date issued: 3月 2015
Author(s): African Development Bank;Asian Development Bank;Development Bank of Latin America;European Bank for Reconstruction and Development;European Investment Bank;Inter-American Development Bank;Islamic Development Bank;World Bank

1. In June 2012, at the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, our eight Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) delivered a joint statement Commitment to Sustainable Transport (…

Date issued: 3月 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Bonomo, Marco;Brito, Ricardo;Martins, Bruno

Government-driven credit played an important role in countervailing the private credit crunch in Brazil during the recent financial crisis. However, government credit concessions continued to expand…

Date issued: 3月 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Berlinski, Samuel;Busso, Matías

This paper reports the results of an experiment with secondary school students designed to improve their ability to reason, argument, and communicate using mathematics. These goals are at the core…

Date issued: 3月 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): González-Velosa, Carolina;Rucci, Graciana;Sarzosa, Miguel;Urzúa, Sergio

In the last decades, countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have experienced a dramatic increase in the levels of higher education enrollment. Using administrative data from Chile and Colombia…

Date issued: 3月 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Gingerich, Daniel;Oliveros, Virginia;Corbacho, Ana;Ruiz-Vega, Mauricio

An influential body of scholarship argues that corruption behaves as a selffulfilling prophecy. The idea of this work is that levels of corruption emerge endogenously as a result of a society-wide…

Date issued: 3月 2015
Author(s): Ezquiaga Arquitectura, Sociedad y Territorio S.L.

The developing region that has experienced one of the greatest urban growth in the world is Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). More than 80% of its population currently lives in cities and this…

Date issued: 3月 2015
Author(s): Ludeña, Carlos E.;Ryfisch, David

Este documento identifica áreas de acción prioritarias en las áreas de adaptación y mitigación al cambio climático en Chile. Este análisis se realiza en base a indicadores claves sectoriales, así…

Date issued: 3月 2015
Author(s): Ludeña, Carlos E.;Ryfisch, David

Este documento identifica áreas de acción prioritarias en las áreas de adaptación y mitigación al cambio climático en Uruguay. Este análisis se realiza en base a indicadores claves sectoriales, así…

Date issued: 3月 2015
Author(s): Pérez, Avril;Reyes, Angela;Vivanco, Fermín

Los contenidos aquí presentados fueron extraídos del coloquio titulado “Herramientas Efectivas para el Ahorro Inclusivo”, organizado por el Programa ProAhorros del Fondo Multilateral de Inversiones…

Date issued: 3月 2015
Author(s): Teeple, Jim;Deibert, Michael;Helleranta, Meri;Antón Díaz, Pablo;Azevedo, Viviane;Lalime, Thomas;Santelices, Cristian;Sipp, Caroline

This publication takes stock of the efforts Haiti is making to transform several key sectors. Some are fundamental for economic growth; others are essential for improving its people's living…

Date issued: 3月 2015
Author(s): Teeple, Jim;Deibert, Michael;Helleranta, Meri;Antón Díaz, Pablo;Azevedo, Viviane;Lalime, Thomas;Santelices, Cristian;Sipp, Caroline

Cette publication présente les efforts déployés par Haiti pour transformer plusieurs secteurs clés. Certains sont fondamentaux pour la croissance économique, d'autres sont essentiels pour…

Date issued: 2月 2015
Author(s): Casas-Alatriste, José Antonio;Espinasa, Ramón

This study results from a need to have more precise knowledge of the recently approved Energy Reform, and its secondary laws and regulations. It identifies opportunities that may arise for…

Date issued: 2月 2015
Author(s): Casas-Alatriste, José Antonio;Espinasa, Ramón

El presente estudio resulta de la necesidad de conocer con mayor precisión la recién aprobada Reforma Energética, sus leyes secundarias y reglamentos. Identifica las oportunidades que se puedan…

Date issued: 2月 2015
Author(s): International Youth Foundation

O guia "Vinculando a formação para o emprego às demandas e oportunidades do mercado de trabalho" é uma publicação que apresenta uma série de recursos teóricos e metodológicos a entidades de…

Date issued: 2月 2015
Author(s): International Youth Foundation

The "Connecting employment training with labor market demand and opportunities" guide is a publication that makes available to education and employment training entities a series of…

Date issued: 2月 2015
Author(s): International Youth Foundation

La guía “Conectando la formación para el empleo con las demandas y oportunidades del mercado laboral” es una publicación que pone al alcance de las entidades de educación y formación para el empleo,…

Date issued: 2月 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Streb, Jorge M.;Torrens, Gustavo

This paper develops a semiotic-inferential model of verbal communication for incomplete information games: a language is seen as a set of conventional signs that point to types, and the credibility…

Date issued: 2月 2015
Author(s): Brambilla, Irene;Tortarolo, Dario

The objective of this paper is to characterize the evolution of labor earnings in Latin America during the 2000s, a decade of markedly poverty reduction. Based on household surveys for six countries…

Date issued: 2月 2015
Author(s): Gonzalez Diez, Verónica M.;Azuara Herrera, Oliver;Corrales, Maria Elena;Guerrero, Alejandro;Quintanilla, Oscar;Maciel, Odette;Molina Garsón, Adriana Lizette

This document describes the scope and methodology for the Bank's CountryProgram Evaluation (CPE) with the Government of Bolivia for the 2011-2015
period. The evaluation methodology will…

Date issued: 2月 2015
Author(s): Gonzalez Diez, Verónica M.;Azuara Herrera, Oliver;Corrales, Maria Elena;Guerrero, Alejandro;Quintanilla, Oscar;Maciel, Odette;Molina Garsón, Adriana Lizette

Este documento define el alcance y la metodología para la Evaluación del Programa de País (CPE, por sus siglas en inglés) del BID con el Gobierno de Bolivia para el periodo 2011-2015. La metodología…

Date issued: 2月 2015
Author(s): Chisari, Omar O.;Miller, Sebastián J.

This paper constructs a small CGE model to study the impact of carbon taxes on GDP and emissions under alternative closure rules and hypotheses (about mobility of factors, availability of alternative…

Date issued: 2月 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Fernández Martín, Andrés;Klein, Michael W.;Rebucci, Alessandro;Schindler, Martin;Uribe, Martin

This paper presents and describes a new dataset of capital control restrictions on both inflows and outflows of 10 categories of assets for 100 countries over the period 1995 to 2013. Building on…

Date issued: 2月 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Granda, Catalina;Hamann, Franz

The informal sector is an extensive phenomenon in developing countries. While some of its implications have drawn considerable attention in the literature, one relatively unexplored aspect has to…

Date issued: 2月 2015
Author(s): Ríos Flores, Ramiro Alberto;Taddia, Alejandro Pablo;Pardo, CarlosFelipe;Lleras, Natalia

«Ciclo-inclusión en América Latina y el Caribe: guía para impulsar el uso de la bicicleta» es un documento de referencia para los tomadores de decisiones y técnicos que necesiten lineamentos y…

Date issued: 2月 2015
Author(s): Avellán, Leopoldo;Vuletin, Guillermo

Government spending in the developing world has historically been procyclical. Traditional explanations for this have mostly revolved around the explicit or implicit notion that fiscal procyclicality…

Date issued: 2月 2015
Author(s): Caratori, Luciano;Carlino, Hernán;Gutman, Verónica;Levy, Alberto;Magnasco, Eugenia

Los PAH (pequeños aprovechamientos hidroeléctricos) han sido concebidos en Argentina como parte de la estrategia de respuesta al cambio climático en el marco del instrumento establecido por la…

Date issued: 2月 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Mojica, Carlos;Ureña, Nayel;Fernández Belmonte, Diego;García Puente, Cesar;Calvo Caretón, Loreto;García De Miguel, Alicia

The main purpose of this report is to show the current state of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) implementation in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The report provides an overview of the…

Date issued: 2月 2015
Author(s): Vegas, Emiliana

Analizamos las decrecientes correlaciones entre el gasto en educación y los resultados del aprendizaje para abordar dos preguntas fundamentales: ¿Los sistemas educativos con diferentes niveles de…

Date issued: 2月 2015 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Del Boca, Daniela

This paper discusses several approaches to examining the relationship between child care and mothers' labor supply. The focus is on child care for children aged 0-3, because this is a critical…

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

The Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE) is preparing, as part of its 2015 annual work plan, an evaluation of the country program with Brazil, covering the period 2011-2014. This Approach Paper…