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This paper develops and estimates a dynamic model of individuals' and couples' labor supply, savings, and retirement …
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behavior. This treatment is interacted with the option of opening a savings account at the screening of the movie. At the exit … of the screening, individuals in the financial education movie treatment are more likely to open a savings account than … individuals in the placebo movie treatment. However, the effects dissipate quickly. When savings and borrowing behavior is …
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drought shocks. It analyzes mechanisms through which cash transfers contribute to resilience, such as savings facilitation … increase savings. They also help households protect earnings in agriculture and off-farm businesses when shocks occur. Few … poor households can foster resilience by facilitating savings and income smoothing …
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At the request of the Colombian authorities, the bank resolution regime was assessed against the Key Attributes of Effective Resolution Regimes for Financial Institutions (KAs). The assessment was conducted by staff of the Financial Stability Board (FSB), International Monetary Fund (IMF) and...
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International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is the largest global development institution focused exclusively on leveraging the power of the private sector to tackle the world's most pressing development challenges. Working with private enterprises in more than one...
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randomized controlled trial (RCT) carried out in Medellin (Colombia), complemented with qualitative studies in Beirut (Lebanon …
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methodologies for public investment management (PIM). A 2011 IMF-published report ranked Colombia among the top 5 countries with …) project implementation, and (d) project evaluation and auditing. Colombia was deemed to have achieved a good performance on 3 … implemented in the field and if they have achieved their intended purpose. In the case of Colombia, the main challenges identified …
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Colombia is very exposed to natural and climatic disasters and especially to large-scale hydro meteorological drought … agricultural sector. In Colombia a high proportion of the rural population are small-scale poor crop and livestock family farmers … Colombia (GoC) has given major priority to the eradication of rural poverty through the regeneration of the agricultural sector …
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perceptions about obstacles to doing business. This document summarizes the results of the Enterprise Survey for Colombia …
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Achieving gender equality in Colombia is critical to the country's future economic development and social cohesion; yet … it remains an ongoing challenge. The government of Colombia recognizes the importance of closing the country's gender …
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