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  • Making cities work for Central America : urbanization review (English)

    Central America is undergoing an important transition, with urban populations increasing at accelerated speeds, bringing pressing challenges as well as opportunities to boost sustained, inclusive and resilient...

    Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: ACS18375 Document Date: June 1, 2016 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Maria,Augustin,Acero Vergel,Jose Luis,Aguilera De Llano,Ana Isabel,Garcia Lozano,Marisa,Andersson,Mats,Parby,Jonas Ingemann,Mason,David,Ishizawa Escudero,Oscar Anil,Sanahuja,Haris Eduardo,Sole Canut,Albert,Marulanda,Catalina,Ortiz,Alexandra,Lozano Gracia,Nancy,Kilroy,Austin,Lopez,J. Humberto,Wellenstein,Anna,Peter,Christian Albert,Campos Garcia,Ana,Narvaez Marulanda,Lizardo,Van Der Borght,Rafael

  • Panama - Systematic country diagnostic : locking in success (English)

    Panama has made significant progress in reducing poverty in recent years, progress that compares positively to that of the rest of the Latin America and Caribbean region. This report takes stock of this...

    Document Type: Systematic Country Diagnostic Report No.: 97719 Document Date: June 23, 2015 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Koehler-Geib,Fritzi,Scott,Katherine M.,Soliman,Ayat,Lopez,J. Humberto

  • Costa Rica - Five years after CAFTA-DR assessing early results for the Costa Rican economy (Vol. 1 of 2) (English)

    The Dominican Republic - Central America - United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) has been fundamental in creating a stable framework for Costa Rica's trade with the United States. For Costa Rica...

    Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 84607 Document Date: June 1, 2014 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Koehler-Geib,Fritzi,Sanchez,Susana M.,Calvo-Gonzalez,Oscar,Kouame,Auguste Tano,Lopez,J. Humberto,Jaramillo,Carlos Felipe,Lachy Castillo,Diana Mercedes,Ulku,Hulya,Thorburn,Craig Walton,Vidal,Eloy Eduardo

  • Getting the most out of free trade agreements in Central America (English)

    Peace came accompanied not only by the end to the human drama associated with the conflicts, but also by a significant economic dividend, a much needed development in a region where per capita gross domestic...

    Document Type: Publication Report No.: 63261 Document Date: June 21, 2011 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Lopez,J. Humberto,Shankar,Rashmi

  • Too poor to grow (English)

    Recent theoretical literature has suggested a variety of mechanisms through which poverty may deter growth and become self-perpetuating. A few papers have searched for empirical regularities consistent...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS5012 Document Date: August 1, 2009 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Lopez,J. Humberto,Serven,Luis

  • Oil intensities and oil prices : evidence for Latin America (English)

    Crude oil prices have dramatically increased over the past years and are now at a historical maximum in nominal terms and very close to it in real terms. It is difficult to argue, at least for net oil...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS4640 Document Date: June 1, 2008 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Alaimo,Veronica,Lopez,J. Humberto

  • The social discount rate : estimates for nine Latin American countries (English)

    The social discount rate measures the rate at which a society would be willing to trade present for future consumption. As such it is one of the most critical inputs needed for cost-benefit analysis. This...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS4639 Document Date: June 1, 2008 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Lopez,J. Humberto

  • Inequality in Latin America : determinants and consequences (English)

    Latin America is together with Sub-Saharan Africa the most unequal region of the world. This paper documents recent inequality trends in the Latin American region, going beyond traditional measures of...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS4504 Document Date: February 1, 2008 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Lopez,J. Humberto,Perry,Guillermo

  • Fiscal redistribution and income inequality in Latin America (English)

    Income inequality in Latin America ranks among the highest in the world. It can be traced back to the unequal distribution of assets (especially land and education) in the region. But the extent to which...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS4487 Document Date: January 1, 2008 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Goni Pacchioni,Edwin,Lopez,J. Humberto,Serven,Luis

  • Remittances and the real exchange rate (English)

    Existing empirical evidence indicates that remittances have a positive impact on a good number of development indicators of recipient countries. Yet when flows are too large relative to the size of the...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS4213 Document Date: April 1, 2007 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Bussolo,Maurizio,Lopez,J. Humberto,Molina, Luis