ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper (conference paper), short term econometric model estimating the impact of economic policy on employment and incomes in Peru in 1983 - calculates interaction between external debt, balance of payments, monetary policy, fiscal policy, price policy, supply and demand...

The Bank expanded its housing finance activities in the 1990s, shifting its support toward sector reforms that increase the capacity of housing finance and delivery mechanisms to cater to the needs of low-income households. The present publication examines Bank experience in housing, draws...

The search for solutions to urban and social problems prompted by informal settlements is gaining importance in the development agenda of most large cities in Latin America. Nearly 60 percent of the population lives in informal, often centrally located settlements.

La Revista Integración & Comercio del BID incluye artículos referidos a las distintas manifestaciones del proceso de integración en América Latina y el Caribe, a la integración hemisférica y, también, a los procesos con igual orientación que se llevan a cabo en otras partes del mundo....

The cities offer Latin America and the Caribbean their best opportunity for economic and social development. Aside from concentrating on more than two thirds of the population, it is estimated that urban activities will generate more than 75 percent of the expected growth of the Gross Domestic...

ILO pub. Feasibility study on the design of an econometric model for assessment of economic growth and population dynamics in Indonesia - describes a modular approach to modelling based on EDP simulation techniques, discusses plan implementation and submodels regarding projections of economic...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper, comparison of the labour market impact of public expenditure for defence in Canada, France, Germany, Federal Republic, Norway, Sweden, UK and USA - examines the econometric models used to assess potential employment creation or unemployment in the construction...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper presenting an econometric model for economic forecasting of population, labour force, educational levels and employment in developing countries, as applied to Ecuador - describes the labour market models use in making projections of labour supply, labour demand,...