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This paper reports the results of an experiment with secondary school students designed to improve their ability to reason, argument, and communicate using mathematics. These goals are at the core of many educational reforms. A structured pedagogical intervention was created that fostered a more...
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Este estudo, elaborado pelo Setor de Integração e Comércio do BID, propõe uma reformulação da agenda de comercial da América Latina e Caribe. Através de uma rigorosa análise empírica, procura trazer ao centro do debate os custos de transporte da região que tradicionalmente têm sido...
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This paper investigates the effects of political (mis)alignment on public service delivery when mandates are shared between state and local governments. We analyze sewage treatment policies in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Relying on difference-in-differences estimations, we establish a...
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This presentation was commissioned by the Education Network of the Regional Policy Dialogue for the IX Hemispheric Meeting celebrated on November 8th and 9th, 2006.
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The purpose of this study is to explore the various information networks that exist in Latin America and the Caribbean and to evaluate just how useful they have been in education policy design.
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This presentation was commissioned by the Environment Network of the Regional Policy Dialogue for the II Hemispheric Meeting celebrated on February 25th and 26th, 2003. Three distinct criteria: Achievement of the optimal use level: to maximize social welfare achieving an optimum use/pollution...
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Metodologia Os resultados e as constatações deste relatório baseiam-se em: 1) 2 mil entrevistas pessoais realizadas no Brasil durante o mês de abril de 2004. Essa amostra foi projetada para representar a população brasileira adulta. 2) 1.500 entrevistas telefônicas realizadas em cidades...
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This document was commissioned by the Environment Network of the Regional Policy Dialogue for the I Hemispheric Meeting, celebrated on April 4th and 5th, 2002. Objectives of the Environmental Management Executive Profiles. To identify and characterize the main environmental problems of the...
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This analysis outlines current trends and issues regarding the Latin American and Caribbean remittance markets and provides a statistical summary of its size, its demographic characteristics, and its economic impact.
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