This book describes the leading role the IDB played in Central America's development in the 1990s, which was a time of redefining the role of the State, building new relationships with the private sector and civil society, and launching social programs to address the alarming levels of poverty...

This book describes the leading role the IDB played in Central America's development in the 1990s, which was a time of redefining the role of the State, building new relationships with the private sector and civil society, and launching social programs to address the alarming levels of poverty...

This report provides systematized information to guide Regional Dialogue efforts. It emphasizes the efforts Southern Cone countries should undertake to consolidate environmental administration and sustainable development. The report is based on three central themes: 1) identification and...

El propósito de esta nota técnica es reseñar el marco conceptual y metodológico de la EASE y presentar los resultados obtenidos en la aplicación de esa herramienta de planificación en el Grupo 2 de Proyectos del Eje del Sur. Como se desprende de la lectura de esta nota, el ejercicio...

El presente documento muestra los resultados de una revisión selectiva de las operaciones del BID destinadas a la creación, desarrollo y/o fortalecimiento de capacidades institucionales en países de la región. Se consideraron ejemplos de Argentina, Colombia, El Salvador y Perú, y se...

This report provides systematized information to guide Regional Dialogue efforts. It emphasizes the efforts Southern Cone countries should undertake to consolidate environmental administration and sustainable development. The report is based on three central themes: 1) identification and...

This paper analyzes political economy determinants of exchange rate policy in Brazil over the past thirty years. Two complementary methodologies are used. The first consists of investigating the exchange rate policy historical context over this period. Thus, part of the paper is dedicated to an...

This paper analyzes econometrically how a country`s post-crisis debt ratio could be forecast, in the aftermath of a debt crisis, from the previous debt-to-GDP ratio. A critical parameter is simply the debt-to-PPP-GDP ratio, where PPP-GDP is, in current international dollars, the Summers-Heston...

The use of income distribution indicators in the economics literature has increased considerably in recent years. This work relies on household surveys from 18 LAC countries to take a step back from the use of these indicators, and explore what`s behind the numbers, and what information they...

This report shows evidence on determinants of health status for urban adults and their effects on productivity. Accurate estimation of the effect of health on wages is always difficult to obtain due to endogeneity and measurement error of the health indicators that are available in household...