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Aid Effectiveness: Politics Matters
Bobba, Matteo; Powell, Andrew - Inter-American Development Bank - 2007
allocated to political allies is ineffective for growth, whereas aid extended to countries that are not allies is highly …
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From Growth to Prosperity: Policy Perspectives for Trinidad and Tobago
Artana, Daniel; Thomas, Wendell; Rojas-Suárez, Liliana; … - Inter-American Development Bank
Port of Spain on July 13th, 2004. After more than a decade of economic growth and despite encouraging prospects for the … growth and to benefit its citizens more equitably, the country must continue to grapple with major issues. This report sheds …
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On the Determinants and Effects of Political Influence
Chong, Alberto E.; Gradstein, Mark - Inter-American Development Bank - 2007
legislation are viewed as impeding firm growth decreases with political influence and, independently, with a country's level of …
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Justice Delayed: Judicial Reform in Latin America Title: La economía política de la reforma judicial
Rubio, Mauricio; Neira, Néstor-Humberto Martínez; … - Inter-American Development Bank
In Justice Delayed, leading authorities on law and economics from Latin America and the United States analyze the problems of Latin America's judicial sector and propose strategies for solving them.Abstract: Este libro recoge los trabajos presentados en la Segunda Conferencia sobre Justicia y...
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Democracies in Development: Politics and Reform in Latin America Title: La política importa: Democracia y desarrollo en América Latina
Carrillo-Flórez, Fernando; Echebarría, Koldo; Payne, … - Inter-American Development Bank
A legitimate and effective democracy is essential for sustainable economic and social development. This updated and … expanded edition of "Democracies in Development: Politics and Reform in Latin America" analyzes the effects of institutions on … democratic governance, and offers tentative conclusions on the types of reforms that may hold promise for strengthening democracy …
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On Emerging Economy Sovereign Spreads and Ratings
Powell, Andrew; Martínez, Juan Francisco - Inter-American Development Bank - 2008
This paper analyzes alternative models for emerging sovereign ratings. Although a small number of economic fundamentals explain ratings reasonably well, variations in those economic fundamentals are themselves explained by a small number of world factors. On the other hand, global financial...
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Is Export Promotion Effective in Developing Countries? Firm-Level Evidence on the Intensive and Extensive Margins of Exports
Martincus, Christian Volpe; Carballo, Jerónimo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010
How effective are export promotion activities in developing countries? What are the channels through which export promotion affects firms' exports, the intensive margin or the extensive margin? Empirical evidence in this respect is scarce. We aim at filling this gap in the literature by...
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Second-tier Government Banks and Access to Credit: Micro-Evidence from Colombia
Eslava, Marcela; Maffioli, Alessandro; Arjona, Marcela … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
that hinder the establishment and growth of promising businesses, and as a result, stifle economic development more …
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Export Promotion: Heterogeneous Programs and Heterogeneous Effects
Martincus, Christian Volpe; Carballo, Jerónimo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010
Export promotion agencies provide exporters with a broad range of services, going from counseling to sponsoring their participation in international trade missions and fairs. These services may have heterogeneous effects and thus contribute differently to achieve the goals of these...
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Beyond The Average Effects: The Distributional Impacts of Export Promotion Programs in Developing Countries
Martincus, Christian Volpe; Carballo, Jerónimo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010
Do all exporters benefit the same from export promotion programs? Surprisingly, not matter how obvious this question may a priori be when thinking of the effectiveness of these programs there is virtually no empirical evidence on how they affect export performance in different parts of the...
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