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  • Dataset

    By Department of Research and Chief Economist (VPS/RES/RES)
    The survey dataset consolidates responses from central banks and banking supervisor authorities from 18 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. The main objective of the survey was to examine the adoption of Basel III standards across Latin American and Caribbean nations, focusing on capital and liquidity regulations, supervisory agency autonomy, and asset classification practices. The survey covers nine topics: 1. Application of regulation and supervision, 2. Concentration, 3. Capital requirements, 4. Liquidity requirements, 5. Financial investment classification, 6. Other prudential requirements, 7. On supervision, 8. On stress tests, 9. Other
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    By Health, Nutrition and Population Division (VPS/SCL/HNP)
    This dataset contains longitudinal data collected on child development outcomes, child characteristics, and parental and home characteristics on 937 children living in a representative sample of low- and low-middle-income households in Bogota, Colombia. The first round of data was collected in 2011 when 1,311 children ages 6-42 months were given the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development (Bayley-III) by psychologists and were randomized to receive one of two batteries of short tests under survey conditions. In 2016, at 6-8 years, 940 of these children were found and given tests of IQ (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, WISC-V) and school achievement (arithmetic, reading, and vocabulary) by psychologists. These 937 children, excluding outliers, constitute the analysis sample of the paper Predictive validity in middle childhood of short tests of early childhood development used in large scale studies compared to the Bayley-III, the Family Care Indicators, height-for-...
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  • Indicator

    By Department of Research and Chief Economist (VPS/RES/RES)
    Primary expenditures, in millions of US$, last 12 months. Primary expenditures are defined as total expenditures minus interest payments. It refers to the national administration, public enterprises and other public entities. The fiscal year starts on January 1.
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    By Department of Research and Chief Economist (VPS/RES/RES)
    This dataset contains tables and figures for the publication "Revenue Collection Is Not Enough: Taxes as an Instrument of Development" (Related publication only available in Spanish). Taxation in Latin America is largely viewed as a means of generating income to keep the government in business. In recent years, progress has been made towards increasing total revenue, but most countries in the region still lag well behind other countries with similar levels of development. More importantly, Latin America policymakers still largely ignore the potential of taxation to contribute to other important development goals. Governments have repeatedly missed the chance to influence consumption and production patterns by using taxes to effect relative price changes. More than Revenue aims to provide an up-to-date overview of the current state of taxation in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region, its main reform needs, and possible reform strategies that take into account the likely...
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  • Indicator

    By Department of Research and Chief Economist (VPS/RES/RES)
    Overall balance, current prices, in millions of domestic currency, last 12 months. The overall balance is defined as revenues minus total expenditures. Revenues are defined as revenues, grants and transfers within goverment agencies. It refers to the national administration. The fiscal year starts on January 1.
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