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Perspectives for Distributed Generation with Renewable Energy in Latin America and the Caribbean: Analysis of Case Studies for Jamaica, Barbados, Mexico, and Chile
Gischler, Christiaan; Janson, Nils - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
This paper deals with how to promote distributed generation (DG) done with renewable energy in emerging markets of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), with the purpose of increasing competitiveness and achieving sustainable economic growth. The paper argues that the key rationale for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009395239
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Perspectives for Distributed Generation with Renewable Energy in Latin America and the Caribbean: Analysis of Case Studies for Jamaica, Barbados, Mexico, and Chile
Gischler, Christiaan; Janson, Nils - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
This paper deals with how to promote distributed generation (DG) done with renewable energy in emerging markets of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), with the purpose of increasing competitiveness and achieving sustainable economic growth. The paper argues that the key rationale for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010655756
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CMF in Review: 2006-2011
Hooten, Christopher; Pietrobelli, Carlo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
This paper presents a retrospective review of several key areas of work of the Capital Markets and Financial Institutions Division (CMF) of the Inter-American Development Bank. Presented with each chapter as an independent piece, the paper analyzes the operations portfolio of CMF from 2006 to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009492942
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Microinsurance in Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru
Iravantchi, Sheirin; Wenner, Mark D. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
The microinsurance market in Latin America is still in its embryonic phase. The purpose of this technical note is to better inform donors, national governments, and insurance companies interested in promoting financial inclusion about how they can accelerate the development of microinsurance...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010673188
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Microinsurance in Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru
Iravantchi, Sheirin; Wenner, Mark D. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
The microinsurance market in Latin America is still in its embryonic phase. The purpose of this technical note is to better inform donors, national governments, and insurance companies interested in promoting financial inclusion about how they can accelerate the development of microinsurance...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010652678
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CMF in Review: 2006-2011
Hooten, Christopher; Pietrobelli, Carlo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
This paper presents a retrospective review of several key areas of work of the Capital Markets and Financial Institutions Division (CMF) of the Inter-American Development Bank. Presented with each chapter as an independent piece, the paper analyzes the operations portfolio of CMF from 2006 to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010654240
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Non-contributory pensions
Bando, Rosangela; Gertler, Paul; Galiani, Sebastián - Inter-American Development Bank - 2014
poverty. Drawing on data from Mexico's Adultos Mayores Program (Older Adults Program) --a cash transfer scheme aimed at rural …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010944279
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Income, Deprivation, and Perceptions in Latin America and the Caribbean: New Evidence from the Gallup World Poll
Gasparini, Leonardo; Escudero, Walter Sosa; Marchionni, … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2008
This paper is part of a large project on quality of life and deprivation in LAC commissioned by the IDB's Research Department (RES) that makes extensive use of the Gallup World Poll. This survey provides rich data on a wide range of issues in over 130 countries, 23 of them from LAC. This paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010944360
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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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Issues in Indigenous Poverty and Development
Plant, Roger - Inter-American Development Bank - 1998
patterns of indigenous poverty over time. In addition, the first section examines some of the historical determinants that can … explain the disproportionate poverty confronting Latin America's indigenous peoples today and provides an overview of diverse … with measures to combat indigenous poverty through the policies and programs of governments and international actors …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009291856