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El Trabajo Infantile y la Educación Básica en America Latina y el Caribe
Arboleda, Vicky Colbert de; Himes, James R.; Mendez, … - 1994
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004981813
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Child Labour and Basic Education in Latin America and the Caribbean
Arboleda, Vicky Colbert de; Himes, James R.; Mendez, … - 1994
The high primary school enrolment rates in Latin America and the Caribbean mask poor performance in terms of the quality, relevance and cost-effectiveness of formal schooling in the region. What happens to the millions of children who repeat school years, underperform in their first years of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004981818
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ISO certification, financial constraints, and firm performance in Latin American and Caribbean countries
Ullah, Barkat; Wei, Zuobao; Xie, Feixue - In: Global Finance Journal 25 (2014) 3, pp. 203-228
We employ World Bank Enterprise Survey data collected in 2006–2010 for 21,852 firms from 31 Latin American and Caribbean countries to investigate determinants of the adoption of International Organization for Standardization (ISO) certification, the relation between ISO certification and firm...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011115778
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Political Economy of Multi-Level Tax Assignments in Latin American Countries; Earmarked Revenue Versus Tax Autonomy
Brosio, Giorgio; Ahmad, Ehtisham - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008
A weakness of decentralization and overall tax reforms in Latin America is the lack of attention to adequate taxation at the subnational government. A reliance on shared taxes with extensive earmarking leads to weak subnational accountability and soft budget constraints. The paper explores the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005263686
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Managing Financial Crises; Recent Experience and Lessons for Latin America
Kincaid, G. Russell; Collyns, Charles - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003
This paper seeks to draw lessons from the IMF’s experience in handling financial crises around the globe over the past ten years that are relevant to the challenges faced by countries in Latin America, especially in the wake of the recent crisis in Argentina. Experience suggests that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005824823
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Fiscal Positions in Latin America; Have they Really Improved?
Zettelmeyer, Jeromin; Hollar, Ivanna Vladkova - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008
Fiscal performance in Latin America looks much improved this decade compared to the 1980s or 1990s. Is this a "structural" improvement or likely to be transitory? This paper answers this question by estimating the relationship between non-commodity revenue and the economic cycle, and evaluating...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005769082
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The Bahamas: Tax Reforms for Increased Buoyancy
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2014
This paper focuses on tax reforms for increased buoyancy in The Bahamas. The Bahamas has a low tax effort owing to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245320
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The Bahamas: 2013 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Press Release
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2014
This 2013 Article IV Consultation highlights economic developments and policies in The Bahamas. The paper focuses on … comfortable levels. It suggests that economic activity in The Bahamas is expected to pick up more strongly from 2014 onward as the … U.S. recovery accelerates and The Bahamas starts operations. Also, investment is projected to remain strong in the near …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245571
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An analysis of bank liquidity in the Bahamas,2001-2012
Jordan, Alwyn; Branch, Sharon; McQuay, Andrea; Cooper, … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
This paper provides an analysis of liquidity trends in The Bahamas over the 2001-June 2012 period. The study finds that …, both developed and developing, and reflected several economic factors. Specific to The Bahamas, the accumulation in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011260309
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The influence of parental monitoring and parent–adolescent communication on Bahamian adolescent risk involvement: A three-year longitudinal examination
Wang, Bo; Stanton, Bonita; Li, Xiaoming; Cottrell, Lesley; … - In: Social Science & Medicine 97 (2013) C, pp. 161-169
The literature suggests that parental monitoring can best be conceptualized and measured through the domains of parental knowledge, youth disclosure, parental solicitation, and parental control. Using longitudinal data on 913 grade-six Bahamian students followed over a period of three years, we...
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