People and their jobs: What could be more basic to a person's well being? Where people work determines how they live, how their families live, and how economies perform. The quantity and quality of jobs available has implications for individuals and countries alike. That is why the problems with...

Credit supplied by the banking sector is the most important funding source for firms and households in Latin America and the Caribbean. Unfortunately, credit is scarce, costly and volatile. Without deep and stable credit markets, the region will be hard pressed to achieve high and sustainable...

The second publication in the series "Institutions for People" focuses on the public development banks of Latin America and the Caribbean as they enter a new paradigm. In the last 10 to 15 years, these institutions have made considerable progress in the region towards fulfilling their undoubted...

A segunda edição da série Instituições para o Povo mostra os bancos públicos de desenvolvimento da América Latina e do Caribe frente a um novo paradigma.Nos seis capítulos que compõem o estudo, o tema dos bancos públicos de desenvolvimento é abordado a partir de uma perspectiva...

El presente trabajo busca aportar evidencia sobre la importancia de las remesas en el contexto norte-sur; específicamente, en el corredor Estados Unidos-Costa Rica. Para ello, se analizan los resultados de una encuesta estadísticamente representativa a una muestra de hogares costarricenses...

Este documento tiene como objetivo general hacer una comparación de los principales hallazgos encontrados en dos investigaciones sobre remesas recientemente, tomando a Costa Rica como eje,con el propósito de extraer lecciones e implicaciones de política sobre migración, remesas y desarrollo....

El presente documento trata de abordar una serie de interrogantes sobre el corredor de migración y remesas Costa Rica-Nicaragua, con el fin de generar conocimiento para la formulación de políticas públicas que atiendan debidamente las oportunidades y retos de éste fenómeno migratorio. Para...

Migration, while certainly not new, is on the increase all over the world. Indeed, the United Nations estimates that from 1990 to 2000 alone, the number of people who left their countries of origin rose by 14 percent, from 154 million to 175 million. The phenomenon is not only growing, but is...

The second edition of the series Institutions for People focuses on the public development banks of Latin America and the Caribbean as they enter a new paradigm. Throughout its six chapters, this book tackles the theme from an integral perspective, analyzing the institutional aspects needed, and...

Reporte para FOMIN realizado por consultores: Ricardo Monge González, Oswald Céspedes Torres y Juan Carlos Vargas Aguilar. Es el primer estudio sobre remitentes y receptores de remesas de Costa Rica a Nicaragua. Incluye montos y frecuencia de los flujos de remesas y una revisión económica...