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Unclogging the Arteries: The Impact of Transport Costs on Latin American and Caribbean Trade

Moreira, Mauricio Mesquita; Blyde, Juan; Martincus, … - Inter-American Development Bank

The book explores the impact of transport costs on trade in Latin America and the Caribbean, and argues that transport costs have assumed an unprecedented strategic importance to the region. The region can no longer rely solely on trade agreements, proximity, labor costs and an abundant supply...

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Bridging Regional Trade Agreements in the Americas: Special Report on Integration and Trade

Estevadeordal, Antoni; Suominen, Kati; Harris, Jeremy; … - Inter-American Development Bank

This book assesses the impact and design of optimal strategies to implement existing agreements. It deals with issues such as removing the remaining barriers to trade, improving the institutional, regional, and global trade architecture, and promoting convergence and accumulation among the...

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Bridging Regional Trade Agreements in the Americas: Special Report on Integration and Trade

Estevadeordal, Antoni; Suominen, Kati; Harris, Jeremy; … - Inter-American Development Bank

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Unclogging the Arteries: The Impact of Transport Costs on Latin American and Caribbean Trade

Moreira, Mauricio Mesquita; Martincus, Christian Volpe; … - Inter-American Development Bank

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Competitiveness: The Business of Growth Title: Competitividad: el motor del crecimiento

Galindo, Arturo José; Kapsoli, Javier; Márquez, Gustavo; … - Inter-American Development Bank

Competing in the world economy does not automatically boost a nation's productivity and restructure its economy. Such progress requires mobilizing capital, employment, technology and knowledge. Opportunities beyond the business realm must be fully exploited to the benfit of society as a whole....

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Coal Fired Power Plants Guidelines: An Approach to Reconciling the Financing of Coal Fired Power Plants with Climate Change Objectives

Boulet, Emmanuel; Flores, Ernesto Monter; Ordóñez, Jorge - Inter-American Development Bank - 2009

-term scenario which describes the need to increase Coal Plants at a faster pace than overall electricity demand; (ii) a technical …

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Inter-Fuel Competition in Electricity Generation

Bailey, Jed - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012

This study compares the levelized cost of electricity generated with fossil fuels (including coal, natural gas, fuel … range of levelized cost of electricity for each technology. In addition, the study examined how the cost of electricity was … and levelized costs of electricity by repowering existing thermal power plants or switching high-carbon fuels to lower …

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Latin America's Energy Future

Tissot, Roger - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012

This discussion paper presents a survey of the changes in Latin America's energy consumption over the last 30 years, before considering the trends that will affect the region in the coming decades. It highlights several important issues, including the growing demand for oil, which has prompted a...

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Marine Energy in Chile

Levy, Antonio - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012

This is the first issue of a new series dedicated to deliver concise information on energy innovation published by the Energy Innovation Center at the IDB. This issue offers a primer on the potential for marine energy in Chile. The ocean is increasingly recognized as a viable source of renewable...

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Ex Post Evaluation of Mitigation Measures in the Samalayuca II and Monterrey III Thermal Power Generation Projects Title: Evaluación ex-post de las medidas de mitigación en los pro...

González, Verónica - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011

This evaluation conducts an ex post review of the mitigation measures in the Samalayuca II and Monterrey III thermal power generation projects in Mexico. In general, it can be concluded that both thermoelectric power plants took into account most of the environmental impacts and mitigation...

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