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Insecurity, Health, and Well-Being: An Initial Exploration Based on Happiness Surveys Title: Inseguridad, salud y bienestar: Una exploración inicial basada en encuestas sobre la fe...
Graham, Carol; Chaparro, Juan Camilo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
publication explores how victimization and perceptions of insecurity affect well-being and health in Latin America and the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010673510
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Non-contributory pensions
Bando, Rosangela; Gertler, Paul; Galiani, Sebastián - Inter-American Development Bank - 2014
target group, we find that the mental health of elderly adults in the program is significantly improved, as their score on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010944279
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A New Way of Monitoring the Quality of Urban Life
Powell, Andrew; Lora, Eduardo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
This paper proposes a methodology to resolve the problems that result from using a combination of objective and subjective information in evaluating urban quality of life. The paper further suggests techniques to identify and rank issues of potential importance for urban dwellers. In order to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010944422
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Evaluación del marco normativo e institucional del Perú para la promoción de energía eléctrica a partir de recursos renovables
Batlle, Carlos; Barroso, Luiz; Echevarría, Carlos - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
El objetivo del presente estudio es, en primer lugar, introducir el estado actual del marco normativo e institucional vigente para la promoción de recursos energéticos renovables, tanto convencionales (RERC, es decir, grandes centrales hidráulicas), como no convencionales (RER, es decir,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010653064
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Smart Grid and Its Application in Sustainable Cities
Lee, Yuri; Paredes, Juan Roberto; Lee, Soo Hyun - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
The Energy Division of the Infrastructure and Environment Sector (INE/ENE) of the Inter-American Development Bank has launched a technical cooperation project called "Smart Grid and Its Application in Sustainable Cities" to aid countries in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010655138
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Does a Mature AIDS Epidemic Threaten Growth?
Cuesta, José A. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2008
This paper models the impact on economic growth of HIV/AIDS when the epidemic is in a mature phase, in contrast with previous studies focused on periods of expansion, as in African countries. Simulations for Honduras, the epicenter of the epidemic in Central America, show that AIDS is not likely...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010653926
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Spillover Effects in Healthcare Programs: Evidence on Social Norms and Information Sharing
Avitabile, Ciro - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
hypothesis that the spillover effect is driven by higher levels of health information. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010654819
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Health Policies and Economic Blocks
Medici, André; Weaver, Bernardo Barros - Inter-American Development Bank - 2006
This paper analyzes the roles of health goods and services markets within the regional integration process. It is a … known fact that the consolidation of integrated markets is slower regarding social goods and services (as health and … of the health sector and its global dimension, showing the peculiar features of health goods and services marked by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009357938
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Poverty and Inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean
Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American … - 2001
This document surveys Bank lending operations designed to fight poverty and enhance social equity, with emphasis on recently approved projects with innovative components. It also surveys a broad range of poverty-related non-lending activities carried out by the Bank over the past two years. It...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009367250
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Occupational Safety and Health in Latin America and the Caribbean: Overview, Issues and Policy Recommendations.
Iunes, Roberto F. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2002
Safety and Health (OSH) issues have received little attention in Latin America and the Caribbean due to the widespread, and … present and discuss in detail the dimension of the occupational safety and health problem in the region. The next section … health problems. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009367253