This study analyzes the performance of Latin America and the Caribbean's agriculture between 1980 and 2012 looking at the contribution of inputs, and total factor productivity (TFP) to growth in output per worker. A growth accounting approach that goes along the lines of neoclassical growth...

In this paper, the author examines the current structure of the tax system for hydrocarbon production in Trinidad and Tobago in light of global trends in hydrocarbon taxation. Some of the main features of the tax regime are compared and benchmarked against what the literature has defined as best...

Fluctuations in commodity prices are an important driver of business cycles in small emerging market economies (EMEs). This paper documents how these fluctuations correlate strongly with the business cycle in EMEs. A commodity sector is then embedded into a multi-country EMEs business cycle...

Between 2000 and 2013, Latin America has considerably reduced poverty (from 46.3% to 29.7% of the population). In this paper, we use synthetic panels to show that, despite progress, the region remains characterized by substantial vulnerability that also affects the rising middle-class. More...

Este documento presenta la evaluación de impacto del programa CRIAR, implementado en áreas rurales de Bolivia. El objetivo del CRIAR es incrementar los ingresos agropecuarios y la seguridad alimentaria de los pequeños productores rurales a través de mejoras en la productividad que surgen de...

This paper evaluates the short-term impacts of a development project that aims to increase mango yields, sales of mango products, and the income of small mango farmers in rural Haiti. Various matching methods, in combination with difference-in-difference (DID), are used to deal with the...

Este trabajo analiza el impacto causal del pago de las transferencias monetarias condicionadas (TMC) del programa Familias en Acción en la tasa de violencia intrafamiliar a nivel municipal en Colombia. Al analizar la variación exógena de estos pagos en el tiempo y el espacio, se encuentra que...

En este trabajo evaluamos el impacto del programa Juntos para Una Comunidad sin Violencia llevado a cabo en establecimientos educativos localizados en distritos en situación de riesgo en la República de Panamá. El programa tiene el objetivo de contribuir a la prevención de la violencia...