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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...
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A crescente exposição a fatores de risco em combinação com os baixos níveis de acesso aos cuidados preventivos está aumentando as necessidades de saúde não satisfeitas. A região da ALC vem experimentando uma "transição nutricional" com relação às dietas menos saudáveis. De 30% a...
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Renewed interest in the Primary Health Care-PHC agenda is a common element of the majority of recent health system … address the major challenges the Region's health systems face. As governments are making substantive long term investments in …
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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...
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individuals and in the satisfaction of life domains, such as leisure, social life, family, health, housing, neighborhood economic … due to differences in individual outcomes like education, health, labor situation and housing quality. …
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families are able to substitute piped water for more expensive and distant sources of water. These health and savings effects …
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health for households in Uruguay. Titling could improve health outcomes through various channels: housing investment, income …
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This is the latest version available of "Do We Know What Works": A Systematic Review of Impact Evaluations of Social Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean¿. The document reviews social programs placing emphasis on extracting lessons from those that have been evaluated in order to assess...
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The main purpose of this paper is to investigate the determinants of elderly health in the context of Mexico as a … developing country and the relationship between health indicators and earnings in the labor market. The authors analyze the … determinants of elderly health in Mexico, considering a number of different measures of health status, and use these indicators to …
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service systems can make a significant difference in health conditions and student learning. A general framework applying the … which assess the impact of organization on performance in education and in health. The paper shows that the relationships … improving health and education in the region. …
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