Call for Research Proposals

Protecting Workers Against Unemployment in Latin America and the Caribbean

• Pre-register your proposal before November 20, 2009 by clicking here.
• Proposals are due: January 8, 2010

Call for Research Proposals

Housing Finance in Latin America and the Caribbean: What is holding it back?

• Proposals are due: December 18, 2009

Book Launch: Who decides the budget? The political economy of the budget process in Latin America
December 07, 2009

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Paradox and Perception - Measuring Quality of Life in Latin America

This book takes the study of happiness as a point of departure and uses a broader "quality of life"approach to study well-being in the region. The approach incorporates basic needs but extends beyond them to include capabilities, the livability of the environment, and life appreciation and happiness.

Who Decides the Budget? A Political Economy Analysis of the Budget Process in Latin America

This book goes a long way towards explaining how economies, institutions, and politics interact to produce budget outcomes in Latin America, a region in which informality dominates public governance.

Latin American and Caribbean Macro Watch

Latest update: October 2009

This database collects information from public sources in IDB's 26 borrowing member countries and adds to it a set of useful indicators that allows for better monitoring of macroeconomic conditions.

Database UPDATED to April 2009
REVELA is a new RES service that analyzes market expectations for growth and inflation in Latin America.

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