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Revista Integración & Comercio: Año 7 : No. 18 : Enero-junio, 2003 Title: Integration & Trade Journal: Volume 7 : No. 18 : January-June, 2003
Ivanic, Maros; Decreux, Yvan; Dee, Philippa; Preckel, … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2003
from the conference, No. 18, includes the following articles: Trade Liberalization and Employment in Developing Economies … Poverty in Brazil and Chile; The Role of Transaction Costs in Explaining Economic Performance and Income Distribution: Some …
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Microenterprises and Poverty: Evidence from Latin America
Orlando, María Beatriz; Pollack, Molly - Inter-American Development Bank - 2000
This study assesses poverty in the microenterprise sector in Latin America, presenting stylized facts on potential … poverty risk factors at the household and individual levels. The goal of the paper is to describe the main trends in the … region and the scope of the paper is limited to a descriptive analysis of poverty risk factors based on the nature of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009291844
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Labour Market Reforms and Unemployment: Lessons from the Experience of the OECD Countries
Scarpetta, Stefano - Inter-American Development Bank - 1998
The OECD labor market has undergone major changes over the past two decades. The most evident of these changes is the rise in the number of job-seekers. In 1997, there were more than 35 million people unemployed in the OECD area as a whole, some 6 million more than in the mid-1980s and almost 25...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010944045
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Honoring the Past, Building the Future: Fifty Years of Development in Latin America and the Caribbean Title: Celebrar el pasado, construir el futuro: Cincuenta años de desarrollo e...
Ávila, Ricardo - Inter-American Development Bank
Although science has unlocked the secrets of the human genome, the causes of social and economic development remain stubbornly enigmatic. Why do some countries adopt new technologies more readily than others? Why does income inequality persist in some regions--even in the face of rapid economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010772319
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Toward Sustainable and Equitable Development: Sector Strategies for Latin America and the Caribbean Title: Hacia un desarrollo sostenible y equitativo: Estrategias sectoriales para...
Jarque, Carlos M. (contributor) - Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American …
(Sustainable Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction and Promotion of Social Equity) and for each of the four priority areas …
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Beyond Reforms: Structural Dynamics and Macroeconomic Vulnerability
Vos, Rob; Frenkel, Roberto; Ocampo, José Antonio; … - Inter-American Development Bank
Beyond Reforms presents the contributions of some United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) analysts as well as research articles prepared for the Commission. It reviews long-term growth and development patterns and focuses on macroeconomic vulnerability and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010772518
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Microenterprises and Poverty: Evidence from Latin America
Orlando, María Beatriz; Pollack, Molly - Inter-American Development Bank - 2000
This study assesses poverty in the microenterprise sector in Latin America, presenting stylized facts on potential … poverty risk factors at the household and individual levels. The goal of the paper is to describe the main trends in the … region and the scope of the paper is limited to a descriptive analysis of poverty risk factors based on the nature of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010655168
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Dealing with Negative Oil Shocks: The Venezuelan Experience in the Eighties
Hausmann, Ricardo - Inter-American Development Bank - 1995
The Venezuelan experience in the 1980s is a particularly fertile ground for the analysis of negative shocks. Two large shocks took place under very different control regimes, thus highlighting the role the institutional setting plays in determining the response. Moreover, the experience can shed...
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Political Institutions, Policymaking Processes, and Policy Outcomes in Venezuela
Monaldi, Francisco; Pacheco, Rosa Amelia González de; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2006
This case study of Venezuela's democratic institution and policymaking processes is part of the broader regional project based on the theoretical framework developed by Spiller, Stein and Tommasi (2003). The framework focuses on the conditions that foster political cooperation among political...
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Social Services Viewed Through New Lenses: Agency Problems in Education and Health in Latin America
Savedoff, William D. - Inter-American Development Bank - 1997
Latin America spends large amounts of resources on social services, yet its life expectancy and education levels are low compared to other regions with similar levels of income. A key reason is the inherent difficulty of making social services produce efficiently in response to demands and...
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