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Griffin, Keith - Inter-American Development Bank - 1999

The fact that most poor people in Latin America live in urban areas had implied that poverty in the region is regarded … as largely an urban phenomenon. However, this document exposes what available data suggest: that rural poverty still is …

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An Inventory of Poverty Lines for Latin America and the Caribbean: 1985-1997

Mejía-Guerra, José Antonio - Inter-American Development Bank - 1998

The tables in this document present an inventory of some of the available poverty lines for all IDB member countries in … Latin America and the Caribbean. The listed poverty lines are expressed as per capita monthly amounts of nominal local …'s INEGI poverty line for 1994 is given in pesos for the 4th quarter of 1994. The only exceptions are the IDB/Poverty Targeted …

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Institutionality of Poverty Reduction Policies and Programs in Latin America

Acuña, Carlos H.; Repetto, Fabián - Inter-American Development Bank - 2006

This study is an integral part of the efforts undertaken by the Inter-American Development Bank's Poverty Reduction and … Social Protection Network concerning the discussion and dissemination of the lessons learnt on poverty reduction and social …

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Does Road Improvement Reduce Poverty?: A General Equilibrium Analysis for Lao PRD

Menon, Jayant - Inter-American Development Bank - 2006

This presentation discusses the correllation between road improvement and poverty in Lao PDR. Included is a discussion …

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Microfranchising: Fostering the Economic Empowerment of the BOP

Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American … - 2011

This document discusses the basics on microfranchising. It reviews the concept and key elements, lessons learned from other regions, including the Grameen Bank. Finally, an agenda for the development of FOMIN microfranchising support is presented.

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Experiência em focalização de Programas de TCR: O caso do Programa Bolsa Familia em Brasil

Cunha, Rosani - Inter-American Development Bank - 2006

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Program Evaluation and Spillover Effects

Angelucci, Manuela; Maro, Vincenzo Di - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010

This note defines what spillover effects are, why it is important to measure them, and how to design an evaluation that will enable researchers to measure the impact of the program in the presence of spillover effects on subjects both eligible and ineligible for the program. Several practical...

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Support to Poverty Reduction and Assessment in the Caribbean within an MDG framework: The SPARC Initiative

Perch, Leisa - Inter-American Development Bank - 2006

This presentation was commissioned by the Poverty Reduction and Social Protection Network of the Regional Policy …

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Improving the Quality of Data and Impact-Evaluation Studies in Developing Countries

Stecklov, Guy; Weinreb, Alex - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010

While the science of program evaluation has come a tremendous distance in the past couple of decades, measurement error remains a serious concern and its implications are often poorly understood by both data collectors and data analysts. The primary aim here is to offer a type of...

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Indigenous Peoples and Sustainable Development: The Role of the Inter-American Development Bank

Deruyttere, Anne - Inter-American Development Bank - 1997

This presentation focuses on the role of the Inter-American Development Bank in the socioeconomic development of the indigenous peoples of Latin America. Following a brief description of who the region's indigenous peoples are, and of the issues and concerns that face them, this paper presents...

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