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The Long and Winding Roads: Roads, Inequality, and Growth in Colombia
(CAF; Caracas, 2022-11-01)We measure the impact on economic performance and land ownership inequality in municipalities of a large scale program of road network expansions and improvements that occurred in Colombia between 1993 to 2012. The treatment ... -
The non-green effects of “going green”: Local environmental and economic consequences of lithium extraction in Chile
(CAF- banco de desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe; Distrito Capital, 2023-11-28)In this paper, we analyze the local environmental and economic impacts of lithium extraction in the Atacama Salt Flat (ASF) inChile. We use satellite data to estimate the effects on vegetation at a resolution of 30m × 30m ... -
The pharmacological channel revisited: alcohol sales restrictions and crime in Bogotá
(CAF; Caracas, 2013)Our goal in this paper is twofold: First, evaluate the impact on crime of the restriction of latenight alcohol sales in Bogotá; and second, quantify the causal effect of problematic alcohol consumption on different crime ... -
The pillars of fiscal decentralization
(CAF; Caracas, 2008)Fiscal decentralization can de be defined as the process of transferring budgetary authority from central government to elected subnational governments in order to grant them power to make decisions regarding taxes and ... -
The political economy of budgeting in Latin America procedures, oversight, and participation
(CAF; Caracas, 2011)This report provides a selective overview of issues pertaining to the budgetary process and a mapping out of budgetary institutions in Latin America and assesses to what extent budgets play the role societies expect from ... -
The Political Economy of Slum Growth: Evidence from Brazil
(2023)One-fourth of the world’s urban population lives in slums and the number of slum residents grew from 650 million in 1990 to 1 billion in 2018. Existing explanations for slum growth focus on rural-urban migration and poverty. ... -
The Poverty Stoplight
(CAF; Caracas, 2021-07-15)With this study, CAF intends to share with the Fundación Paraguaya the knowledge gained during the construction and implementation of the initiative, putting the reader in the author's shoes to tell the story. We hope ... -
The role of the govtech in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals
(Caracas, 2022)This document explores the role that govtech plays in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Latin American (LATAM) and its contribution towards strengthening the take up of the data and the ... -
The role of unwanted childbirths on female wages and education
(2022-12-21)This paper documents how unwanted childbirths relate to women’s education and wages. Unwanted childbirths, especially early in life, can affect women’s education and labor market decisions. Using data from the National ... -
The unintended environmental effect of a climate change adaptation strategy: evidence from the Colombian coffee sector
(2023)Climate change is a major threat to agricultural productivity in developing countries. In this paper, we explore the unintended environmental effects of an adaptation policy that conditioned credit programs for the renewal ... -
The Value of Free Health Insurance Schemes in Developing Countries
(CAF; Caracas, 2019-12-13)Brazil began the implementation of SUS (Universal Health Insurance) in 1988. To the extent that SUS broke the link between employment contract and health insurance, it may have changed the incentives for individuals to ... -
TIC: barreras administrativas y competitividad
(CAF, 2013-06-01)La realidad de cada país y el buen funcionamiento de las instituciones públicas son factores determinantes para promover el crecimiento de una empresa, a través de programas que disminuyan la burocracia y la corrupción. -
Los tipos de textos en español: formas, técnica y producción
(CAF; UNESCO; IESALC; Caracas, 2007)Constituye una iniciativa del Instituto Internacional para la Educación Superior en América Latina y el Caribe (IESALC-Unesco) y de CAF, desarrollada con el propósito de apoyar los conocimientos docentes sobre aspectos ... -
Todos necesitamos más educación: ¿qué se puede hacer para disminuir el ausentismo de los maestros?
(CAF; Caracas, 2009-03)Se ha demostrado que el monitoreo de las actividades y los incentivos económicos producen un impacto significativo en la tasa de ausentismo o asistencia de los docentes a sus labores educativas, aunque el monitoreo a nivel ... -
La toma de decisiones basada en la escuela tiene efectos positivos en los resultados educativos, aunque en menor grado en los países de bajos ingresos
(The Campbell Collaboration; Caracas, 2018-09-13)La descentralización de la toma de decisiones para las escuelas tiene efectos positivos pequeños (en su mayoría) a moderados en la reducción de la repetición y deserción, así como en la mejora de los puntajes de pruebas. ... -
Los toques de queda juveniles no son eficaces para reducir la delincuencia y la victimización
(Campbell Collaboration; Oslo, 2017)Esta revisión sistemática de Campbell evalúa las distintas formas de incidencia que tienen los toques de queda juveniles en la delincuencia y la victimización. La revisión resume los resultados de 12 estudios. -
Towards a safer Latin America. A new perspective to prevent and control crime
(CAF; Bogotá, 2015-04)This year’s Report on Economics and Development (RED) proposes an approach for the analysis of insecurity in which crime results from decisions made by individuals in a particular situation. While it is true that beliefs, ... -
Trade Integration in Colombia: A Dynamic General Equilibrium Study with New Exporter Dynamics
(CAF; Buenos Aires, 2017-08-01)We study Colombia’s trade integration over a 30 year period through the lens of GE model in which non-exporters have access to a risky exporting technology and exporters must invest in accumulating a better exporting ... -
Trade liberalization, economic integration and regional disparities
(CAF; Caracas, 2009)What is the impact of trade liberalization and economic integration on the geographical distribution of economic activities? To address this question the present paper proposes a conceptual framework based on recent ... -
Training or technical assistance? A field experiment to learn what works to increase managerial capital for female microentrepeneurs
(CAF; Caracas, 2011)This study evaluates the impacts of a business training program serving female microentrepreneurs in Lima that have previously benefited with the titling of their urban parcels. The intervention included personal development, ...