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From Few to Many: Ten Years of Health Insurance Expansion in Colombia Title: Salud al alcance de todos: Una década de expansión del seguro médico en Colombia

Giuffrida, Antonio; Flórez, Carmen Elisa; Giedion, Úrsula - Inter-American Development Bank

From Few to Many is the first comprehensive look at Colombia's 1993 health system reforms. It describes the implementation of universal health insurance, including a subsidized system for the poor, and examines the impact of this and other reforms during a time when Colombia experienced crushing...

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A Moving Target: Universal Access to Healthcare Services in Latin America and the Caribbean

Savedoff, William D. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2009

countries with more doctors have a more positive view of access to healthcare and greater confidence in the healthcare system … local social networks and wealth. As a consequence of rising expectations, differential access and continuing discontent …

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Informe de la situación de conectividad de internet y banda ancha en Argentina

Marín, Javier; Creus, Ruben G.; Zaballos, Antonio García - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013

El objetivo de este documento es presentar la situación de la banda ancha en Argentina, además de servir como punto de partida para el inicio de un debate que sirva para la identificación de oportunidades que promuevan el desarrollo social y económico de las personas mediante la expansión...

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Innovation, Firm Size, Technology Intensity, and Employment Generation in Uruguay: The Microeconometric Evidence

Aboal, Diego; Garda, Paula; Lanzilotta, Bibiana; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011

The aim of this paper is to analyze the relationship between innovation and employment, in terms of both its quantity and quality, in Uruguay. The effect of product and process innovation on employment growth and on employment composition in terms of skills was studied, using data from...

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Employment Generation, Firm Size and Innovation: Microeconometric Evidence from Argentina

Elejalde, Sheila de; Giuliodori, David; Stucchi, Rodolfo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011

This paper provides evidence about the relationship between innovation and employment in Argentina. In particular, it quantifies the impact of different types of innovations (process or product innovations) on employment growth and skill composition (skilled-unskilled labor) and the impact of...

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Employment Generation, Firm Size, and Innovation in Chile

Alvarez, Roberto; Benavente, José Miguel; Campusano, … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011

This paper compiles and analyzes several sources of information to shed light on the relationship between innovation and employment growth in the manufacturing industry in Chile in the last 15 years. Our overall conclusions are that process innovation is generally not found to be a relevant...

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The Emergence of China: Opportunities and Challenges for Latin America and the Caribbean Title: El impacto de China: Oportunidades y retos para América Latina y el Caribe

Rodríguez-Clare, Andrés; Devlin, Robert; … - Inter-American Development Bank

China's size, rapid growth, external openness, and trade performance have led to varying perceptions among the countries of Latin America: Is China a potential new market, a potent new competitor, or both? This book assesses the near-term strategic implications of China's economic performance...

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Does Financial Liberalization Improve the Allocation of Investment?: Micro Evidence from Developing Countries

Galindo, Arturo José; Schiantarelli, Fabio; Weiss, Andrew - Inter-American Development Bank - 2002

also developed a summary index of the efficiency of investment allocation that measures whether, and to what extent …, investment funds are going to firms with a higher marginal return to capital. Then it was examined the relationship between this … has led to an increase in the efficiency with which investment funds are allocated. …

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Revisiting Economic Growth in Colombia: A Microeconomic Perspective

Arjona, Marcela Meléndez; Harker, Arturo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2008

particular spin to this conclusion by showing that investment decisions at the firm level are also explained by the restoration …, perhaps the most relevant result is the confirmation that in Colombia, investment decisions are negatively affected by the … cost of financing. Empirical results single out the provision of access to financing at fair prices as a policy priority …

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Country Program Evaluation: Trinidad and Tobago (2000-2008) Title: Evaluación del programa de país: Trinidad y Tobago (2000-2008)

Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American …; … - 2009

The 2000-2008 Country Program Evaluation (CPE) for Trinidad and Tobago (RE-353) was conducted by the Office of Evaluation and Oversight to inform the Board's discussion with IDB Management regarding future strategy for each country. It involved three weeks of missions to both Trinidad and...

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