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  • Survey Data associated with: What Public Policies Do Citizens Want to Combat Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean?
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    By Department of Research and Chief Economist (VPS/RES/RES)
    Crime is a major problem in Latin America and the Caribbean. With 9 percent of the world's population, the region accounts for 33 percent of global homicides. This dataset makes extensive new survey data available to help identify what anti-crime policies citizens in the region demand from their governments, as well as who is demanding what and why. This dataset accompanies a recent report on Combating Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean, https://publications.iadb.org/en/combating-crime-latin-america-and-caribbean-what-public-policies-do-citizens-want. Data from Americas Barometer study were collected in 2016–17 and refer to the subsample of 17 countries in Latin America. The IADB–LAPOP–Capital Cities Project includes data collected from 2017, between August and September. A total of 6,040 interviews in seven countries were conducted as part of the project (Chile, Colombia, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Peru, and Uruguay). Methodology and Code variables definitions are available...
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    Country Chile · Colombia · Honduras ...

    Temporal coverage 2017-2018

    Published date 2021-05-20

  • Brazilian Education Panel Databases: 1996-2015
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    By Department of Research and Chief Economist (VPS/RES/RES)
    The Brazilian Schools Panel database and Brazilian Municipal Education Panel Database combine and simplify 20 years' worth of data from the Brazilian School Census, educational testing, and educational indicators. This report provides an introduction to the data and serves as a road map to their strengths and limitations.
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    Country Brazil

    Temporal coverage 1996-2015

    Published date 2017-05-04

  • 2010 InfraScope Index for Latin America and the Caribbean
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    By IDB Lab (IDB Lab)
    This benchmarking index is a learning tool that evaluates the legal, regulatory and operating environments for Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in transport, water/sanitation and electricity infrastructure for 19 Latin American and Caribbean countries. The analysis and scores in the model provide a comparable assessment of individual countries' readiness and facility for PPP project design and implementation. For the purpose of this index, PPP refers specifically to projects which involve a long-term contract between a public-sector body and a private-sector entity for the design, construction (or upgrading), operation and maintenance of public infrastructure; with finance usually provided by, and significant construction, operation and maintenance risks transferred to, the private-sector, which also bears either availability or demand risk; but with the public sector remaining responsible for policy oversight and regulation; and the infrastructure generally reverting to public-...
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    Country Argentina · Brazil · Chile ...

    Temporal coverage 2010-2010

    Published date 2010-11-08

  • Data associated with: Living with Debt: How to Limit Risks of Sovereign Finance? - IPES 2007
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    By Department of Research and Chief Economist (VPS/RES/RES)
    This dataset was created to support 2007 IPES Living with Debt: How to Limit Risks of Sovereign Finance? and includes data on the following topics: macroeconomics, social progress, sovereign debt in Latin America.
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    Country Argentina · Bahamas · Barbados ...

    Temporal coverage 1980-2013

    Published date 2015-01-30

  • Benchmarking Index 2009: Economist Intelligence Unit
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    By IDB Lab (IDB Lab)
    This benchmarking index evaluates the legal, regulatory and operating environments for public-private partnerships in transport and water infrastructure for 19 Latin American and Caribbean countries. The analysis and scores in the model provide a comparable assesssment of individual countries' readiness and facility for PPP project design and implementation. They also provide a regional ranking for each country, allowing investors and policy advocates to focus on strengths and weaknesses.
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    Country Argentina · Brazil · Chile ...

    Temporal coverage 2009-2009

    Published date 2009-01-06