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  • A Database on Currency Composition of Firm Liabilities in Latin America: 1990-2002
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    By Department of Research and Chief Economist (VPS/RES/RES)
    This database provides information on the currency and maturity structure of firm liabilities for 10 Latin American Countries. The database builds on a joint project carried out by the research department of the IADB and 6 country teams in 2002. Country average data is available for immediate download in excel format below. Detailed information on the variables, sample and sources are provided in the documentation file (included in the zip file). Studies using this data should cite the source as: H. Kamil (2004), 'A new database on the currency composition and maturity structure of firms' balance sheets in Latin America, 1990-2002". Years covered: 1990-2002.
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    Country Argentina · Bolivia · Brazil ...

    Temporal coverage 1990-2002

    Published date 2015-06-02

  • Database of Equivalent Fiscal Pressure in Latin America and the Caribbean: 1990-2015
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    By Fiscal Management Division (VPS/IFD/FMM)
    This database is an ongoing effort to update official fiscal data by the Bank and the Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations, and with the collaboration of OECD and ECLAC. The Equivalent Fiscal Pressure indicator makes use of a methodology that better reflects the particularities of the mobilization of fiscal resources in the region, and consists of three elements: 1) Traditional tax collection, which includes all taxes and fees levied at all levels of government; 2) Compulsory social security contributions, whether public or private, mostly to pension and health systems; and 3) Non-tax revenues derived from the exploitation of natural resources, whether renewable or not; i.e., fees, royalties, dividends paid and net profits from public enterprises. The information is presented broken down by type of tax at every level of government. The series are adjusted with updated GDP values for each country and information that becomes available for municipalities and social security,...
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    Country Argentina · Bahamas · Barbados ...

    Temporal coverage 1990-2015

    Published date 2016-03-08

  • Political Institutions, State Capabilities, and Public Policy: An International Dataset (2014 Update)
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    By Department of Research and Chief Economist (VPS/RES/RES)
    The Database of Political Institutions presents institutional and electoral results data such as measures of checks and balances, tenure and stability of the government, identification of party affiliation and ideology, and fragmentation of opposition and government parties in the legislature, among others. The current version of the database, which is now hosted at the IDB, expands its coverage to about 180 countries for 40 years, 1975-2015. Researchers at the World Bank Development Research Group first compiled the database in 2000 (see citation information below). It has become one of the most cited databases in comparative political economy and comparative political institutions. Almost 3000 studies have used this database so far as a source of institutional and political data in their empirical analysis.
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    Country Argentina · Bahamas · Barbados ...

    Temporal coverage 1975-2014

    Published date 2015-03-04

  • Priorities for Productivity and Income (PPIs) Database: 2000-2012
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    By Department of Research and Chief Economist (VPS/RES/RES)
    The Priorities for Productivity and Income(PPIs) database provides indicators used in estimations covering the period 2000-2012 (in their original version and their normalized version), as well as a richer set of more than 80 indicators across different sectors affecting productivity. Most of the historical data are available at an annual frequency for the period 2000-2012, covering 26 LAC and 32 OECD countries. Users can view country PPIs results or download data to track performance in every sector of concern.
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    Country Argentina · Australia · Austria ...

    Temporal coverage 2000-2012

    Published date 2016-01-18

  • Productivity, Technology and Innovation Survey Guyana: 2013-2014
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    By Country Department Caribbean Group (VPC/CCB/CCB)
    This file contains data at the firm level for the Enterprise survey 2010 and the Productivity, Technology and Innovation survey 2014 implemented in Guyana financed by IDB. Two data sets are provided to create the pseudo panel of firms. It is also attached technical information regarding data and questionnaires.
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    Country Guyana

    Temporal coverage 2013-2014

    Published date 2016-09-13