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Revisiting Economic Growth in Colombia: A Microeconomic Perspective

Arjona, Marcela Meléndez; Harker, Arturo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2008

particular spin to this conclusion by showing that investment decisions at the firm level are also explained by the restoration …, perhaps the most relevant result is the confirmation that in Colombia, investment decisions are negatively affected by the …

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Country Program Evaluation: Trinidad and Tobago (2000-2008) Title: Evaluación del programa de país: Trinidad y Tobago (2000-2008)

Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American …; … - 2009

The 2000-2008 Country Program Evaluation (CPE) for Trinidad and Tobago (RE-353) was conducted by the Office of Evaluation and Oversight to inform the Board's discussion with IDB Management regarding future strategy for each country. It involved three weeks of missions to both Trinidad and...

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The Impact of National Research Funds: An Evaluation of the Chilean FONDECYT

Maffioli, Alessandro; Benavente, José Miguel; Crespi, … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2007

This paper is part of the project: "IDB's Science and Technology Programs: An Evaluation of the Technology Development Funds (TDF) and Competitive Research Grants (CRG)." This paper analyzes the role of National Research Funds in promoting scientific production in emerging economies. The...

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The Mexican Oil Boom: 1977-1985

Gavin, Michael - Inter-American Development Bank - 1996

The Mexican oil boom was characterized by a period of high investment, followed by capital flight. The private sector …

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Capital Requirements for Latin American Banks in Relation to their Market Risks: The Relevance of the Basle 1996 Amendment to Latin America

Powell, Andrew; Balzarotti, Verónica - Inter-American Development Bank - 1997

importance of the implementation of market risk capital requirements in Latin America. …

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De-industrialization and Trade

Spilimbergo, Antonio - Inter-American Development Bank - 1995

Baumol (1967) showed that the rate of growth of an economy slows down if a sector has lower productivity than others and the demand between goods is inelastic. This paper points out that trade is equivalent to technological progress in the tradable sector. Therefore an open economy has higher...

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Taxation and Economic Growth in Colombia

Steiner, Roberto - Inter-American Development Bank - 2014

This Working Paper assesses the impact on investment of a reduction in corporate taxes and the impact on employment … (1967), we estimate an investment function, which depends on the user cost of capital, one of whose determinants is the … short and long-term effects on investment in machinery and equipment. While the user cost of capital declines 0.9 percent …

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On the Implications of Taxation for Investment, Savings and Growth: Evidence from Brazil, Chile and Mexico

Espino, Emilio; González-Rozada, Martin - Inter-American Development Bank - 2015

This paper explores the qualitative and quantitative implications of taxation for growth and savings in three Latin American countries: Brazil, Chile and Mexico, studying a small open economy in the context of an endogenous growth model where the domestic interest rate depends on the level of...

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Singapore Model of Industrial Policy: Past and Present

Chia, Siow Yue - Inter-American Development Bank - 2005

This presentation discusses Singapore's economic performance and industrial strategy of the past and the future. Their changing industrial strategy and structure includes the promotion of restructuring away from labor intensive and technologically simple towards technology intensive...

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Country Program Evaluation: El Salvador (1992-2004)

Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American … - 2005

This evaluation (RE-307) of the Bank's country program in El Salvador covers the period from 1992 to 2004. The review period thus begins with the conclusion of the Peace Accords and the end of 12 years of armed conflict that led to a serious deterioration in the population's living conditions....

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