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The Economics of Natural Disasters: A Survey
Cavallo, Eduardo Alfredo; Noy, Ilan - Inter-American Development Bank - 2009
economic development and growth is still in its infancy. In order to facilitate further necessary research on this topic, this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008554074
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Output Collapses and Productivity Destruction
Blyde, Juan; Daude, Christian; Fernandez-Arias, Eduardo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2009
This paper analyzes the long-run relationship between output collapses—defined defined as GDP falling substantially below trend—and total factor productivity (TFP), using a panel of 71 developed and developing countries during the period 1960-2003 to identify episodes of output collapse and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005130346
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A Short-Term Cost- Effectiveness Evaluation of Better-Quality Daycare Centers
Barros, Ricardo; Carvalho, Mirela de; Franco, Samuel; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
Studies of the effects of pre-school programs on child development in developing countries have found scant impact. This study was conducted to reconcile the importance of daycare for child development with the empirical estimates of small effects. Using a random sample of 500 children from 100...
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A New Context for Teachers in Latin America and the Caribbean
Bos, María Soledad; Cabrol, Marcelo; Rondón, Carlos - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
School attendance in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has increased exponentially in the last two decades, almost every child goes to primary school and access to preschool and high school is fast catching up. This increase in access has been mostly led by more attendance to school of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010652680
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Returns to Private Education in Peru
Calónico, Sebastián; Ñopo, Hugo R. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2007
The private provision of educational services has been representing an increasing fraction of the Peruvian schooling system, especially in recent decades. While there have been many claims about the differences in quality between private and public schools, there is no complete assessment of the...
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Trade and Poverty in Latin America
Schejtman, Alexander; Berry, Albert; Sala-i-Martin, Xavier - Inter-American Development Bank
Understanding the complex relations between trade integration and poverty reduction is now a priority for Latin American policymakers. The chapters of this book, penned by eminent authors with a long-standing record in the field, represent the current state of knowledge about trade and poverty...
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Barbados: Meeting the Challenge of Competitiveness in the 21st Century
Thomas, Desmond; Rojas-Suárez, Liliana; Poon, Auliana; … - Inter-American Development Bank
sustained growth. Starting with a wide-ranging macroeconomic diagnosis, this monograph examines the strengths and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943497
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Sources of Growth in Latin America: What Is Missing?
Blyde, Juan; Fernández-Arias, Eduardo; Gill, Indermit S.; … - Inter-American Development Bank
Caribbean section of the "Global Research Project: Explaining Growth" of the Global Development Network (GDN), a research effort … falling behind. The growth record of Latin America in the recent past has been poor. For decades the average income per capita …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943575
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From Growth to Prosperity: Policy Perspectives for Trinidad and Tobago
Artana, Daniel; Thomas, Wendell; Rojas-Suárez, Liliana; … - Inter-American Development Bank
Port of Spain on July 13th, 2004. After more than a decade of economic growth and despite encouraging prospects for the … growth and to benefit its citizens more equitably, the country must continue to grapple with major issues. This report sheds …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943576
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Government Debt and Economic Growth
Calderón, César; Fuentes, J. Rodrigo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013
The growth prospects of a nation are stymied by the burden of government debt. This study has two goals: first, it … tests whether public debt hinders growth; and, second, it explores whether economic policy ameliorates this effect. A large … panel data of countries for 1970-2010 reveal a negative and robust effect of public debt on growth. Strong institutions …
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