East Asia and Latin America have diverged in several dimensions in the past three decades. This paper compares household saving behavior in two countries in each region (Mexico, Peru, Thailand and Taiwan). We make four contributions. First, we provide the first comparisons of savings in these...

This paper (RE-295) evaluates the Bank's program with Ecuador from 1990 to 2002. Throughout the 1990-2002 period, Ecuador continued facing these same development challenges as in the previous one: (i) how to move the economy away from its dependency on primary production, (ii) how to improve...

The IDB Gender Mainstreaming Action Plan: March 2003-June 2005, seeks to reactivate efforts and generate new energy around the advances achieved to date since the approval of the IDB's Women in Development Policy in 1987. The Plan builds on accumulated experience indicating that promoting gender...

Esta evaluación tiene por propósito proveer información factual sobre los resultados de la relación que el Banco estableció con México en el período 2001-2006 que pueda ser de utilidad para orientar la relación estratégica futura. Respondiendo a este propósito, el capítulo I realiza...

This Country Program Evaluation (RE-327) covers the period from 2001 to 2006. Given the particularities of Haiti and of the IDB's program in the country between 2001-2006, which are analyzed thoroughly in the document, this report concentrates on the relationship between the IDB and Haiti, and...

La presente evaluación (RE-266) abarca el periodo 1989 a 2001. El BID ha desempeñado un papel importante en la atención de las necesidades financieras de Guyana, especialmente desde 1995. Los instrumentos elegidos fueron principalmente préstamos para proyectos y préstamos sectoriales,...

This report, covering the 1998-01 period, is the fourth in a series of periodic reports to the Executive Board of Directors, as set out in the Operating Policy on Women in Development (1987). It examines progress in mainstreaming gender issues and women's concerns throughout all areas of Bank...

This document (RE-340) reports on the Bank's program with Bolivia over the period 2004-2007. To do this the programmatic intent of the Bank was assessed. Given the rapidly changing country environment, and the difficulties for the Bank in terms of programming and approving operations, the...