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3108: Social Assistance and Birth Outcomes: Evidence from the Uruguayan PANES

Veronica Amarante, Marco Manacorda, Edward Miguel and Andrea Vigorito

3106: Effects of a Mortgage Interest Rate Subsidy: Evidence from Colombia

Marc Hofstetter, Jorge Tovar and Miguel Urrutia

3105: The Inter-Generational Transmission of Cognitive Abilities in Guatemala

María Calderón and John Hoddinott

3104: The Impact of Economic Migration on Children's Cognitive Development: Evidence from the Mexican Family Life Survey

Elizabeth Powers

3102: Why Do Populist-Outsiders Get Elected?: A Model of Strategic Populists

Sebastian Miller

3099: The Impact of Receiving Price and Climate Information in the Agricultural Sector

Adriana Camacho and Emily Conover

3096: Financial Crises and Macro-Prudential Policies

Gianluca Benigno, Huigang Chen, Christopher Otrok, Alessandro Rebucci and Eric Young

3095: Productive Development Policies in Argentina

Gabriel Sanchez, Inés Butler and Ricardo Rozemberg

3094: Information Technology and Student Achievement: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Ecuador

Paul Carrillo, Mercedes Onofa and Juan Ponce

3092: Economic Crisis and Fiscal Reforms in Latin America

Mark Hallerberg and Carlos Scartascini

3088: Does Energy Consumption Respond to Price Shocks?: Evidence from a Regression-Discontinuity Design

Paulo Bastos, Lucio Castro, Julian Cristia and Carlos Scartascini

3083: Empowering IDPs with SMS: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Bogota

Mariana Blanco and Juan Vargas

3077: The Impact of ICT on Health Promotion: A Randomized Experiment with Diabetic Patients

Ana Balsa and Nestor Gandelman

3074: Innovation, R&D Investment and Productivity in Colombian Firms

Maria Arbelaez and Mónica Parra Torrado

3072: The Impact of ICT on Vegetable Farmers in Honduras

Allan Edgardo Pineda Burgos, Marco Antonio Agüero Rodríguez and Sandra Karina Espinoza

3067: Dynamic Consistency of Multidimensional and Income Targeting: An Application for Mexico Using Panel Data Information

Cesar Patricio Bouillon and Patricia Yanez-Pagans

3065: The Impact of Out-of-Home Childcare Centers on Early Childhood Development

Gregory Veramendi and Sergio Urzua

3063: Agricultura, ConservaçaÞo Ambiental e a reforma do Código Florestal

Rodrigo C.A. Lima, Laura B. Antoniazzi and André M. Nassar

3061: Microfinanças

Álvaro Modernell

3056: InformaçoÞes Básicas sobre Crédito

Álvaro Modernell

3050: Remessas do Exterior

Álvaro Modernell

3047: Planejamento Financeiro Familiar

Álvaro Modernell

3046: Produtos e serviços bancários

Álvaro Modernell

3045: Fundamentos de EducaçaÞo Financeira

Álvaro Modernell

3044: Desarrollo territorial rural: Análisis de experiencias en Brasil, Chile y México

Fernando Soto Baquero, Luiz Carlos Beduschi Filho, Rodrigo Diez de Sollano, Claudio Valenzuela Chadwick and Alejandra Palma

3042: Agricultural Insurance in Mesoamerica: An Opportunity to Deepen Rural Financial Markets

Diego Arias and Katia Covarrubias

3041: Biotecnología agropecuaria para el desarrollo en América Latina: Oportunidades y retos

Eduardo Trigo, José Falck-Zepeda and César Falconi

3040: Biofuels and Rural Economic Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

José Falck-Zepeda, Timothy Sulser, Patricia Zambrano and César Falconi

3037: El rol del enfoque sectorial ampliado para el desarrollo rural sostenible en Centroamérica

Richard Anson and Peter Pfaumann

3035: La rápida expansión de los supermercados en América Latina: Desafíos y oportunidades para el desarrollo

Thomas Reardon and Julio Berdegue

3033: Los seguros agrícolas: Evolución y perspectivas en América Latina y el Caribe

Mark D. Wenner

3032: Public Agricultural Research in Latin America and the Caribbean: Investment and Capacity Trends

Gert-Jan Stads and Nienke Beintema

3031: Medición cuantitativa del subregistro de nacimientos e indocumentación: Costos socioeconómicos en Perú y República Dominicana

Lucio Castro and Juan Pablo Rud

3030: The Effect of Temporary Contracts on Human Capital Accumulation in Chile

Susana Carpio, David Giuliodori, Graciana Rucci and Rodolfo Stucchi

3029: Entry and Quality Choices in Child Care Markets

Paulo Bastos and Julian Cristia

3027: Industrial Policy in Guatemala: A Case of Policy Inertia under Changing Paradigms

Mario Cuevas, Sigfrido Lée and Bismarck Pineda

3024: Cluster Economics: Elements for Program Evaluation

Jorge Quiroz

3020: The Welfare Impacts of Local Investment Projects: Evidence from the Guatemala FIS

Pablo Ibarraran, Miguel Sarzosa and Yuri Soares

3019: The Impact of Training Policies in Argentina: An Evaluation of Proyecto Joven

María Laura Alzúa and Pablo Brassiolo

3017: The Impact of Technology Adoption on Agricultural Productivity: The Case of the Dominican Republic

Verónica M. Gonzalez Diez, Pablo Ibarraran, Alessandro Maffioli and Sandra Rozo

3016: The Impact of National Research Funds: An Evaluation of the Chilean FONDECYT

Jose Miguel Benavente, Gustavo Crespi and Alessandro Maffioli

3014: Technology Adoption, Productivity and Specialization of Uruguayan Breeders: Evidence from an Impact Evaluation

Fernando López and Alessandro Maffioli

3013: Should Central Banks Target Happiness?: Evidence from Latin America

Pavel Luengas and Inder Ruprah

3012: Output Diversification among Small-Scale Hillside Farmers in El Salvador

Boris Bravo-Ureta, Horacio Cocchi and Daniel Solis

3010: Does ICT Increase Years of Education?: Evidence from Peru

Julian Cristia, Alejo Czerwonko and Pablo Garofalo

3007: Does Community Participation Produce Dividends in Social Investment Fund Projects?

Carolyn Heinrich and Yeri López

3006: Demand and Supply-Side Determinants of Conditional Cash Transfer Program Effectiveness: Improving the First-Generation Programs

Carolyn Heinrich

3004: An Impact Evaluation of Agricultural Subsidies on Human Capital Development and Poverty Reduction: Evidence from Rural Mexico

Benjamin Davis, Sudhanshu Handa, Marta Ruiz-Arranz, Marco Stampini and Paul Winters

3002: An Impact Evaluation of a Neighbourhood Crime Prevention Program: Does Safer Commune Make Chileans Safer?

Inder Ruprah

3000: An Evaluation of the Peruvian "Youth Labor Training Program" - PROJOVEN

Juan Jose Diaz and Miguel Jaramillo

2999: An Assessment of Propensity Score Matching as a Non Experimental Impact Estimator: Evidence from Mexico's PROGRESA Program

Juan Jose Diaz and Sudhanshu Handa

2997: An Evaluation of Training for the Unemployed in Mexico

Marcelo Delajara, Samuel Freije-Rodriguez and Isidro Soloaga

2995: Trade and Environmental Issues in Forest Production

Markku Simula

2992: Rethinking Forest Resource Use Contracts in Latin America

Jared J. Hardner and Richard Rice

2991: Dams, Development, and the Environment in Latin America and the Caribbean: Some Experiences of the Inter-American Development Bank

Luis E. García, Diego J. Rodríguez and Lorena Rossi

2989: Comercio y medio ambiente en la producción forestal

Markku Simula

2988: Urban Air Quality and Human Health in Latin America and the Caribbean

Luis A. Cifuentes, Alan J. Krupnick, Raúl O'Ryan and Michael Toman

2985: The Role of Tradable Permits in Water Pollution Control

R. Andreas Kraemer, Eleftheria Kampa and Eduard Interwies

2984: The Opportunities for Sustainable Urban Transportation in Medium-Sized Cities in Latin American and the Caribbean

Deborah Bleviss and Group Bbg

2982: The Future of the Latin American Natural Forests

Marc J. Dourojeanni

2979: Private Sector Performance Contracting in the Water Sector: The Case of SABESP: Case Study

Inter American Development Bank

2977: Policy Studies on Greenhouse Gas Mitigation and Economic Development: Synergies and Challenges

Richard D. Morgenstern

2976: Opportunities for GHG Mitigation in Latin America: Carbon Finance and the Clean Development Mechanism

Michael Pollan

2975: Medio ambiente y comercio: El caso de Mercosur y los principios de Winnipeg

Konrad von Moltke, Daniel E. Ryan, Sheila Abed de Zavala, Diego Escuder Leira, Carlos Eduardo Young, Carlos Galperín, Héctor Ricardo Leis, Patricia I. Vásquez and Eduardo Viola

2974: La deforestación y los derechos de propiedad en América Latina

Carlos Felipe Jaramillo and Thomas Kelly

2972: Environmental Management: Towards a Conceptual Framework for Environmental Governance

Jan Joost Kessler, Pieter van Ginniken, Willem Cornelissen and Bart Romijn

2970: Climate Change in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Review of the Bonn and Marrakech Decisions and Their Effect on the Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol

Carla Della Maggiora

2969: Os community colleges: Uma soluçaÞo viável para o Brasil?

Claudio de Moura Castro

2967: Competitiveness and Science and Math Education: Comparing Costa Rica, El Salvador and Brazil (Recife) to Sweden

Hifab International Ab

2963: Sustainable Forest Management in Latin America: Relevant Actors and Policies

Ronnie De Camino

2938: Asimetrías cruzadas o cubismo normativo: La incorporación de normas en el MERCOSUR

Deisy Ventura

2937: MERCOSUR: Instituciones de gobierno regional, asimetrías e integración profunda

Roberto Bouzas

2934: Macroeconomic Coordination Policies: Why and How?: From Europe to MERCOSUR

Diego Moccero and Carlos Winograd

2932: MERCOSUR in Transition: Macroeconomic Perspectives

Daniel Heymann and Adrián Ramos

2931: Regional Competitiveness Policies for Deeper Integration in MERCOSUL

Renato G. Flôres

2929: Tax Harmonization and Economic Integration: MERCOSUR

Fernando Rezende

2927: Políticas nacionales y la profundización del MERCOSUR: El impacto de las políticas de competitividad

Gustavo Baruj, Bernardo Kosacoff and Fernando Porta

2925: Asymmetries and Disparities in the Economic Integration of a South-South Customs Union

Marcel Vaillant

2923: MERCOSUR: Asymmetries and Strengthening of the Customs Union: Options for the Common External Tariff

Silvia Laens and María Terra

2922: National Disparities and Regional Allocation of Resources: A Positive Framework

Gianmarco Ottaviano

2920: Regional Disparities in Regional Blocs: Theory and Policy

Anthony Venables

2917: Evaluating the Impact of Technology Development Funds in Emerging Economies: Evidence from Latin-America

Bronwyn Hall and Alessandro Maffioli

2916: The Impact of University Enterprise Incentive Program on the Performance and Technological Efforts of Brazilian Industrial Firms

JoaÞo Alberto De Negri, Mauro Borges Lemos and Fernanda De Negri

2913: On-Site Costs and Benefits of Soil Conservation Among Hillside Farmers in El Salvador

Horacio Cocchi and Boris Bravo-Ureta

2910: Microcrédito y su impacto: Un acercamiento con datos chilenos

Francisca Henríquez

2908: Incapacity to Pay or Moral Hazard?: Public Mortgage Delinquency Rates in Chile

Luis Marcano and Inder Ruprah

2906: Improving Technology Adoption in Agriculture through Extension Services: Evidence from Uruguay

Pedro Cerdan-Infantes, Alessandro Maffioli and Diego Ubfal

2904: Impact of P&D Incentive Program on the Performance and Technological Efforts of Brazilian Industrial Firms

JoaÞo Alberto De Negri, Mauro Borges Lemos and Fernanda De Negri

2902: Hysteresis in Unemployment: Evidence from Latin America

Matias Mednik, Cesar Rodriguez and Inder Ruprah

2900: Does Technical Assistance Matter?: An Impact Evaluation Approach to Estimate its Value Added

Luis Marcano and Inder Ruprah

2899: Does Owning Your Home Make You Happier?: Impact Evidence from Latin America

Inder Ruprah

2896: An Impact Evaluation of Chile's Progressive Housing Program

Luis Marcano and Inder Ruprah

2894: Adoption of Soil Conservation Technologies in El Salvador: A Cross-Section and Over-Time Analysis

Boris Bravo-Ureta, Horacio Cocchi and Daniel Solis

2834: A Meta-Impact Evaluation of Social Housing Programs: The Chilean Case

Inder Ruprah and Luis Marcano

2833: Evaluating the Impact on Child Mortality of a Water Supply and Sewerage Expansion in Quito: Is Water Enough?

Virgilio Galdo and Bertha Briceño

2831: Evaluating a Program of Public Funding of Scientific Activity: A Case Study of FONCYT in Argentina

Daniel Chudnovsky, Andrés López, Martín Rossi and Diego Ubfal

2829: Evaluating a Program of Public Funding of Private Innovation Activities: An Econometric Study of FONTAR in Argentina

Daniel Chudnovsky, Andrés López, Martín Rossi and Diego Ubfal

2828: Atacando pobreza: Evaluación del programa Fondo de inversión social de Panamá

Luis Marcano

2827: ENLACE Social Inclusion Trust Fund: Social Inclusion Survey: Staff Perceptions on Social Inclusion

Mary S. Thompson

2825: The Ministry of Education-Chilean Teachers Association Negotiation: Chile 2000: A Personal Perspective

José Weinstein