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China's Emergence in the World Economy and Business Cycles in Latin America
Rebucci, Alessandro; Cesa-Bianchi, Ambrogio; Pesaran, … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
This paper investigates how changes in trade linkages between China, Latin America, and the rest of the world have … Latin American economies shows that the long-term impact of a China GDP shock on the typical Latin American economy has … shocks to Latin America and the rest of emerging Asia GDP (excluding China and India) has not changed. These changes owe more …
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Does the Investment Climate Matter?: Microeconomic Foundations of Growth in Latin America
Gandelman, Néstor; Alaimo, Verónica; Olarreaga, Marcelo; … - Inter-American Development Bank
Although the Latin American region's growth rates are at a three decade high, they have been historically disappointing in relative terms, which cannot be dissociated from the microeconomic environment in which firms operate. Policy makers may need to complement their focus on macroeconomic...
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Does the Investment Climate Matter?: Microeconomic Foundations of Growth in Latin America
Gandelman, Néstor; Alaimo, Verónica; Olarreaga, Marcelo; … - Inter-American Development Bank
Although the Latin American region's growth rates are at a three decade high, they have been historically disappointing in relative terms, which cannot be dissociated from the microeconomic environment in which firms operate. Policy makers may need to complement their focus on macroeconomic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010772386
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Organizational Assessment: A Framework for Improving Performance Title: Evaluación organizacional: Marco para mejorar el desempeño
Lusthaus, Charles; Carden, Fred; Adrien, Marie-Hélène; … - Inter-American Development Bank
The book offers a clear-cut methodology to diagnose organizational strengths and weakness at the onset of development activities. With it, beneficiaries can respond to growing pressures from donors for accountable and sustainable use of funding.Abstract: Ofrece una metodología clara para...
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E-Promotions: The Value of E-mail Marketing
Giannoni, Gerardo - Inter-American Development Bank
Recent improvements in the Internet are revolutionizing the way companies market their services. This book examines the effectiveness of e-mail promotion as a complement to marketing strategies used by booksellers.
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Home Computers and Child Outcomes: Short-Term Impacts from a Randomized Experiment in Peru
Beuermann, Diether Wolfgang; Cristia, Julian; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
This paper presents results from a randomized control trial in which approximately 1,000 OLPC XO laptops were provided for home use to children attending primary schools in Lima, Peru. The intervention increased access and use of home computers, with some substitution away from computer use...
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Innovation, Employment and Skills in Advanced and Developing Countries: A Survey of the Literature
Vivarelli, Marco - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
This paper critically discusses the theoretical and empirical literature on the quantitative and qualitative employment impact of technological change, compares the relative explanatory power of the competing theories, and explains in detail the macro and micro evidence on the issue, with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009393120
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Renewable Energy Best Practices in Promotion and Use for Latin America and the Caribbean
Luecke, Andrea - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
This paper aims to present a snapshot of some of the best practices in the promotion and use of renewable energy, and provide practical examples of the development of renewable energy markets that countries in Latin America and the Caribbean can replicate. This brief study provides an overview...
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The One Laptop Per Child Initiative: A Framework for Latin America and the IDB
Navarro, Juan Carlos - Inter-American Development Bank - 2006
The One Laptop Per Child initiative is an educational program that aims at deploying millions of rugged, ultra low-cost, individually connected laptop computers to the majority of children in developing nations that today lack access to such devices.
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Evaluación del Programa "Una Laptop por Niño" en Perú: Resultados y Perspectivas Title: Evaluation of the "Una Laptop por Niño" Program in Peru: Results and Perspectives
Santiago, Ana; Cueto, Santiago; Thompson, Jennelle; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
La implementación según lo planeado del Programa "Una laptop por niño" no alcanzó para resolver las dificultades de un diseño que pone su confianza en el papel de las tecnologías por sí mismas. El uso de tecnologías en educación no es una solución mágica y rápida, mediante la cual se...
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