Publications of Miguel Jaramillo
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El modelo de la caja municipal en Perú
One of the most successful and influential initiatives in the history of microfinance in Peru is the cajas municipales system. Of all the independent cajas that became successful, Caja Trujillo is a case in which they harmoniously combined business experimentation with effective regulation, generating a success story that illustrates the growth of microfinance.
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Expansión de las microfinanzas en zonas rurales de América Latina
The inclusion of rural populations in financial markets has long been a social objective of developing countries worldwide. Indeed, pioneering work in the field of microfinance initially focused on rural areas. This brief analyses the impacts of microfinance in rural areas through evidence on rural poverty, as well as the positive effects on consumption and […]
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Innovaciones institucionales y normativas para el desarrollo de las microfinanzas en América Latina
The current performance of the microfinance sector is related to the financial sector reforms in Latin American countries, which started in the late 1980s. Prior to these reforms, the development of microfinance was limited by the excessive regulation of the financial sector, which was mainly based on state involvement. The optimisation of the regulatory framework […]
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Innovaciones tecnológicas en las microfinanzas en América Latina
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Guía sobre microfinanzas en América Latina
Globally, developing countries face the problem of providing resources to the poor. Social assistance programmes are one option to solve this problem, but they can generate dependency among the beneficiaries. Microfinance was born in Europe in the 19th century as a cooperative movement involving urban wage labourers and small-scale farmers. Microfinance was adopted in Latin […]
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Spotlight on publications: labour market policies in Latin America
The publications presented in this Spotlight represent some of the key resources dealing with issues related to labour market policies in Latin America. The selected publications focus on the following topics: Gender and Labour; Impact Evaluations; Labour Intermediation Services; Active and Passive Labour Market Policies and Programmes; and Labour Market Regulations and Development.
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Spotlight on organisations: labour market policies in Latin America
This spotlight highlights some of the key organisations working on labour market issues in Latin America, including labour policy in general, social protection, employment, youth employment, labour training, labour migration, and labour intermediation. The Spotlight has been divided between international organisations that address labour markets and other issues, and those organisations focusing solely on labour […]
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Inclusión social: diálogos entre la investigación y las políticas públicas
Esta publicación recoge el espíritu del seminario internacional “Cambios Institucionales para un Estado más Inclusivo” (julio de 2012), y apunta a lo más relevante y valioso de cada exposición, intervención y comentario.
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The incidence of social spending and taxes in Peru
Standard tax and benefit incidence analysis is used to estimate the effects of fiscal policy on poverty and inequality in Peru. Results suggest that the extent of inequality and poverty reduction induced by Peru’s fiscal policy is small. This result is associated with low social spending rather than with inefficient spending. Most social spending components […]
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La incidencia del gasto social y los impuestos en el Perú
Improving the effectiveness of fiscal policy with respect to redistribution and poverty reduction is key to Peru’s equitable development. Recent studies suggest that public transfers and grants are responsible for only one tenth of the poverty reduction achieved in the last decade. By analyzing the incidence of taxes and transfers based on household survey data, […]
