This paper uses household data from two cities in Panama to evaluate the determinants of the tenure decision in the context of two models. The key factors explaining the decision to rent or own are those associated with the family's lifecycle, while the choice between buying a complete house and...

Latin America spends large amounts of resources on social services, yet its life expectancy and education levels are low compared to other regions with similar levels of income. A key reason is the inherent difficulty of making social services produce efficiently in response to demands and...

In the continuing debate over how to improve education systems, many people argue that teachers' salaries need to be increased. This paper seeks to establish a reliable method for analyzing the issue using household survey data from Bolivia.

This paper uses household data from two cities in Panama to evaluate the determinants of the tenure decision in the context of two models. The key factors explaining the decision to rent or own are those associated with the family`s lifecycle, while the choice between buying a complete house and...

In the continuing debate over how to improve education systems, many people argue that teachers` salaries need to be increased. This paper seeks to establish a reliable method for analyzing the issue using household survey data from Bolivia.

Latin America spends large amounts of resources on social services, yet its life expectancy and education levels are low compared to other regions with similar levels of income. A key reason is the inherent difficulty of making social services produce efficiently in reponse to demands and needs....

(Disponible en idioma inglés únicamente) En este trabajo se emplean datos de hogares de dos ciudades panameñas para evaluar los factores que determinan la decisión sobre la duración de la residencia en el contexto de dos modelos. Los factores claves que explican la decisión de alquilar o...

The idea of applying a Cash on Delivery Aid (COD Aid) approach to the health sector has been raised many times, particularly in relation to addressing malaria, HIV/AIDS, maternal health, and water. After assessing the challenges of applying COD Aid in the health sector, this paper considers 10...

The report presents examples to illustrate many of the key issues regarding health care contracting. This study discusses 27 examples of contracting with the private sector in Latin America and the Caribbean. The examples cover three types of services and target population: 11 are...

En 1995 el Directorio Ejecutivo del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo aprobó una modificación a la Política operativa de desarrollo urbano (OP-751) levantando la restricción que hasta entonces imponía al financiamiento de viviendas. Esta Guía operativa para la vivienda complementa la...