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  • 1
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    Remittances and development : lessons from Latin America (2008)
    Washington, D.C. :World Bank,
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    Format: xxiv, 383 pages : , illustrations ; , 23 cm.
    ISBN: 0821368702 , 0821368710 (electronic) , 9780821368701 , 9780821368718 (electronic)
    Series Statement: Latin American development forum series
    Note: The development impact of remittances in Latin America / Pablo Fajnzylber and J. Humberto Lopez -- How important are remittances in Latin America? / Pablo Acosta, Pablo Fajnzylber, and J. Humberto Lopez -- Migration and remittances in Latin America : patterns and determinants / Yoko Niimi and Caglar Ozden -- Do remittances lower poverty levels in Latin America? / Pablo Acosta ... [and others] -- Remittances and household behavior : evidence for Latin America / Pablo Acosta, Pablo Fajnzylber, and J. Humberto Lopez -- Do remittances affect recipient countries' financial development? / Maria Soledad Martinez Peria, Yira Mascaro, and Florencia Moizeszowicz -- Remittances, the real exchange rate, and the Dutch disease phenomenon / J. Humberto Lopez, Luis Molina, and Maurizio Bussolo -- Do conditional cash transfer programs crowd out private transfers? / Pedro Olinto and Mette E. Nielsen -- Facilitating remittances flows and security in the system / Massimo Cirasino, Mario Guadanillas, and Emanuel Salinas -- Remittances and growth : the role of complementary policies / Cesar Calderon, Pablo Fajnzylber and J. Humberto Lopez.
    Additional Edition: Print Version: ISBN 9780821368701
    Language: English
    Keywords: Aufsatzsammlung
    URL: http://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/book/10.1596/978-0-8213-6870-1
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  • 2
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    The Impact of Remittances On Poverty and Human Capital : Evidence From Latin American Household Surveys (2007)
    Washington, D.C., : The World Bank,
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    almafu_9958074872602883
    Format: 1 online resource (36 pages)
    Series Statement: Policy research working papers.
    Content: This paper explores the impact of remittances on poverty, education, and health in 11 Latin American countries using nationally representative household surveys and making an explicit attempt to account for one of the inherent costs associated with migration-the potential income that the migrant may have made at home. The main findings of the study are the following: (1) regardless of the counterfactual used remittances appear to lower poverty levels in most recipient countries; (2) yet despite this general tendency, the estimated impacts tend to be modest; and (3) there is significant country heterogeneity in the poverty reduction impact of remittances' flows. Among the aspects that have been identified in the paper that may lead to varying outcomes across countries are the percentage of households reporting remittances income, the share of remittances of recipient households belonging to the lowest quintiles of the income distribution, and the relative importance of remittances flows with respect to GDP. While remittances tend to have positive effects on education and health, this impact is often restricted to specific groups of the population.
    Language: English
    DOI: 10.1596/1813-9450-4247
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  • 3
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    Inequality in Latin America : Determinants and Consequences (2008)
    Washington, D.C., : The World Bank,
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    almafu_9958109648602883
    Format: 1 online resource (41 pages)
    Series Statement: Policy research working papers.
    Content: 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 income inequality. The paper also reviews some of the explanations that have been put forward to understand the current situation, and discusses why reducing income inequality should be an important policy priority. In particular, the authors discuss channels through which inequality can affect growth and output volatility. On the whole, the analysis suggests a two-pronged approach to reduce inequality in the region that combines policies aimed at improving the distribution of assets (especially education) with elements aimed at improving the capacity of the state to redistribute income through taxes and transfers.
    Language: English
    DOI: 10.1596/1813-9450-4504
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  • 4
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    Getting the most out of free trade agreements in Central America / (2011)
    Washington, D.C. :World Bank,
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    almahu_9949190297702882
    Format: xxx, 425 pages : , illustrations ; , 23 cm.
    ISBN: 082138712X , 0821387138 (electronic) , 9780821387122 , 9780821387139 (electronic)
    Series Statement: Directions in development : Trade
    Additional Edition: Print Version: ISBN 9780821387122
    Language: English
    URL: http://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/book/10.1596/978-0-8213-8712-2
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  • 5
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    Does the investment climate matter? : microeconomic foundations of growth in Latin America (2009)
    Washington, DC :World Bank ;
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    almahu_9949190427602882
    Format: xxi, 321 pages : , illustrations ; , 23 cm.
    ISBN: 0821374117 (softcover) , 0821374125 (electronic) , 082137687X (hardcover) , 9780821374115 (softcover) , 9780821374122 (electronic) , 9780821376874 (hardcover)
    Series Statement: Latin American development forum
    Additional Edition: Print Version: ISBN 9780821374115
    Language: English
    URL: http://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/book/10.1596/978-0-8213-7411-5
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    Fiscal Redistribution and Income Inequality in Latin America / (2008)
    Washington, D.C., : The World Bank,
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    almafu_9958109650002883
    Format: 1 online resource (31 pages)
    Series Statement: Policy research working papers.
    Content: 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 asset inequality translates into income inequality depends on the redistributive capacity of the state. This paper documents the performance of Latin American fiscal systems from the perspective of income redistribution using newly-available information on the incidence of taxes and transfers across the region. The findings indicate that: (i) the differences in income inequality before taxes and transfers between Latin America and Western Europe are much more modest than those after taxes and transfers; (ii) the key reason is that, in contrast with industrial countries, in most Latin American countries the fiscal system is of little help in reducing income inequality; and (iii) in countries where fiscal redistribution is significant, it is achieved mostly through transfers rather than taxes. These facts stress the need for fiscal reforms across the region to further the goal of social equity. However, different countries need to place different relative emphasis on raising tax collection, restructuring the tax system, and improving the targeting of expenditures.
    Language: English
    DOI: 10.1596/1813-9450-4487
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    Guatemala : Closing Gaps to Generate More Inclusive Growth (2016)
    Washington, D.C. :The World Bank,
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    Format: 1 online resource (1 pages)
    Series Statement: Systematic Country Diagnostics
    Content: This Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD) looks at why a country with such great potential has not been able to materialize it. The SCD analysis has identified several knowledge gaps. The analysis in this report focuses on the 2000 to 2014 period, covering the boom years before 2008 and the global financial crisis and recovery years up to 2014. It is based on a rich household data set from the National Living Standards Measurement Survey (ENCOVI) as well as on data on malnutrition from the 2014 National Survey of Maternal and Child Indicators (ENSMI). Where relevant and where there are available data, longer times series have been constructed, but the focus of the report is on this 15-year period. The analysis has some limitations. The SCD team identified various countries that could be considered to be Guatemala's peer and aspirational countries in terms of their income level and population size, and whenever it is relevant to do so, the report benchmarks Guatemala's performance against the performance of those countries. The report is organized as follows: After the overview presented here in Chapter 1, Chapter 2 provides evidence of the trends in poverty, shared prosperity, and inequality in Guatemala. The first section benchmarks Guatemala's progress in reducing income poverty against its peer countries. This is followed by an examination of consumption poverty, which is the official measure of poverty used in Guatemala. The analysis highlights the gaps between the two Guatemalas. The chapter ends with some findings concerning the drivers of poverty, specifically focusing on the roles played by prices, labor, and transfers. Chapter 3 attempts to answer the question of how inclusive economic growth has been in Guatemala, looking first at the limited role played by labor markets in helping people to rise out of poverty and at the limited human capital and the dearth of opportunities to increase it. The chapter then discusses the ineffective and inadequate public spending that rives these outcomes and demonstrates the link between limited opportunities and poor outcomes, focusing specifically on malnutrition and vulnerability. Chapter 4 analyzes the drivers of growth and the roles and characteristics of key sectors. Important changes in trade policies are then covered, and the chapter ends with a detailed discussion of the main constraints to increasing investment and productivity and to creating high-quality jobs. Chapter 5 focuses on various fiscal, environmental, and social challenges. Major concerns about tax revenues, water resources and land use are highlighted. The final chapter summarizes the priorities that have emerged from the analysis and describes a set of policies or areas of action that have the potential to put Guatemala on a path of higher and more inclusive growth.
    Language: English
    DOI: 10.1596/24694
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    Tango with the gringo : the hard peg and real misalignment in argentina (2004)
    [Washington, D.C] : World Bank
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    b3kat_BV040617928
    Format: 1 Online-Ressource
    Edition: Online-Ausgabe World Bank E-Library Archive Sonstige Standardnummer des Gesamttitels: 041181-4
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    Series Statement: Policy research working paper 3322
    Note: Includes bibliographical references. - Title from PDF file as viewed on 6/4/2004 , Erscheinungsjahr in Vorlageform:[2004]
    Additional Edition: Reproduktion von Servén, Luis Tango with the gringo 2004
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    Fiscal Redistribution And Income Inequality In Latin America (2008)
    Washington, D.C : The World Bank
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    b3kat_BV040619091
    Format: 1 Online-Ressource (1 online resource (31 p.))
    Edition: Online-Ausgabe World Bank E-Library Archive Sonstige Standardnummer des Gesamttitels: 041181-4
    Content: 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 asset inequality translates into income inequality depends on the redistributive capacity of the state. This paper documents the performance of Latin American fiscal systems from the perspective of income redistribution using newly-available information on the incidence of taxes and transfers across the region. The findings indicate that: (i) the differences in income inequality before taxes and transfers between Latin America and Western Europe are much more modest than those after taxes and transfers; (ii) the key reason is that, in contrast with industrial countries, in most Latin American countries the fiscal system is of little help in reducing income inequality; and (iii) in countries where fiscal redistribution is significant, it is achieved mostly through transfers rather than taxes. These facts stress the need for fiscal reforms across the region to further the goal of social equity. However, different countries need to place different relative emphasis on raising tax collection, restructuring the tax system, and improving the targeting of expenditures
    Additional Edition: Reproduktion von Goñi, Edwin Fiscal Redistribution And Income Inequality In Latin America 2008
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    Getting real about inequality : evidence from Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru (2006)
    [Washington, D.C] : World Bank
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    b3kat_BV040618420
    Format: 1 Online-Ressource
    Edition: Online-Ausgabe World Bank E-Library Archive Sonstige Standardnummer des Gesamttitels: 041181-4
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    Series Statement: Policy research working paper 3815
    Content: "Consumption baskets vary across households and inflation rates vary across goods. As a result, standard consumer price index (CPI) inflation may provide a misleading measure of the inflation actually faced by poor households, more so the more unequal the distribution of aggregate consumption across households. Likewise, changes in observed nominal consumption inequality may be very different from those in true inequality, that is, that measured using household-specific CPIs. The authors explore empirically these issues using household data covering nine episodes from four Latin American countries (Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru). They find that in these countries standard CPI inflation typically reflects the inflation rate faced by a rich consumer located in the 80 to 90 percentile of the distribution of consumption expenditure. In most episodes the authors also find that inflation was anti-rich-that is, the inflation faced by the richest consumers was higher than the inflation faced by the poorest consumers. As a result of this bias, the observed increases in nominal inequality generally exceed the actual changes in real inequality. These results are robust to correcting for quality change bias in the CPI, to the use of alternative price indices, and to the use of alternative inequality measures. "--World Bank web site
    Note: Includes bibliographical references. - Title from PDF file as viewed on 1/11/2006 , Erscheinungsjahr in Vorlageform:[2006] , Weitere Ausgabe: Lopez, J. Humberto: Getting real about inequality
    Additional Edition: Reproduktion von López, J. Humberto, 1965- Getting real about inequality 2006
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    Keywords: Fallstudiensammlung
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