Can Informational Interventions Improve SME Environmental Performance? Experimental Evidence from Latin America
Jan 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Alpízar, Francisco;Bejarano, Hernan;Blackman, Allen;Sandoval, Héctor;Del Pozo-Loayza, César E;Ferraro, Paul;Hancevic, Pedro;Hoffmann, Bridget;López-Rivas, José David;Mamani, Brenda;Morales, Sarahí D.;Sandoval, Luis A;Sant’Anna, Ana Cláudia
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are a major source of air, water and soil pollution in Latin America and the Caribbean. To address this problem, policy makers in the region often rely on…
Trade Trends Estimates: Latin America and the Caribbean. 2026 Edition
Jan 2026
Author(s): Giordano, Paolo;Michalczewsky, Kathia
This report provides estimates of Latin America and the Caribbeans international trade flows for 2025. The data it contains was prepared by the Productivity, Trade, and Innovation Sector of the Inter…
Strategic Interactions and Gender Cues: Evidence from Social Preference Games
Jan 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Bejarano, Hernan;Busso, Matías;Santos, Juan Francisco
This paper studies trust, reciprocity, and bargaining using a large-scale online experiment conducted in six Latin American countries. Participants played trust and ultimatum games under randomly…
Mobile Internet Access and Labor Markets in Latin America and the Caribbean
Jan 2026
Author(s): Domínguez, Patricio;García, Lucas M
We examine the impact of mobile internet access on labor market outcomes through a comprehensive analysis combining literature review, regional trends, and empirical evidence. We begin by reviewing…
Social Preferences for Public Provision of Services: Experimental Evidence from Latin America
Jan 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Bejarano, Hernan;Busso, Matías;Santos, Juan Francisco
We study how individuals in six Latin American countries value public versus private provision of education and healthcare using a survey experiment. Respondents were randomly assigned to vignettes…
Dominican Republic’s Competitiveness in GVCs: Medical Devices, Semiconductors, and Nickel
Jan 2026
Author(s): Fernandez-Stark, Karina;Bamber, Penny ;Couto, Vivian
The study examines how the Dominican Republic is strengthening its position within global value chains for medical devices, semiconductors, and nickel. Building on established manufacturing and…
Smarter Spending on Health Care: How can We Achieve more Health by Reducing Waste?
Jan 2026
Author(s): Góngora, Pamela;Vecino Ortiz, Andres Ignacio;Castaño, Ramón Abel;Moreno Lopez, Carolina ;Saavedra, Ginna Paola;Giedion, Úrsula
This policy brief examines how Latin American and Caribbean countries can achieve better health outcomes with existing resources by reducing inefficient spending on health technologies and their use…
The Pan-American Highway for Digital Health: Enabling Trust for Health Data Exchange: An Opportunity for the Latin American and Caribbean Region
Jan 2026
Author(s): Ramirez, Erick;Piermarini, Maria Alejandra;Nelson, Jennifer;Velandia, Martha;Contreras, Marcela;Marti, Myrna;Nuñez, Carlos;Portilla, Fernando;Zegarra Ascui, Francisco;D'Agostino, Marcelo;Orefice, Pablo
This document presents the Global Digital Health Certification Network (GDHCN), analyzes the current situation in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), and proposes strategies for regional…
Assessment of the Deep Tech Ecosystem for Early-stage Entrepreneurship and Investment in Chile
Jan 2026
Author(s): Díaz, Sandra;Andrade, Jorge;Venegas, Bernardita;Monsalve, Rodrigo;Barindelli, Elena;Pribnow, Stefan;Carrasco, Carolina;Castillo Leska, Ana
This study is developed in a context of accelerated global technological change, in which frontier technologies or Deep Tech based on advanced science and long R&D cycles, are acquiring a…
The State of Education in Latin America and the Caribbean 2026: A Geospatial Perspective
Jan 2026
Author(s): Arias Ortiz, Elena;Giambruno, Cecilia;Karsaclian, Sofia
In its 2026 edition, The State of Education in Latin America and the Caribbean, the biennial publication of the Information Center for the Improvement of Learning (CIMA), focuses on the territorial…
School Transportation and Its Impacts on Caregivers in The Bahamas
Dec 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Scholl, Lynn;Sabogal-Cardona, Orlando;Oviedo, Daniel;Casas-Cortes, Camila;Chea, Llando
In Nassau, The Bahamas, ensuring children's access to school carries significant implications for the wellbeing of both children and their caregivers. This study investigates these impacts,…
Embracing Industry Disruption for Inclusive Growth: Skills Strategies to Support Industry Transformation
Dec 2025
Author(s): Pavón Tercero, Fernando Yitzack;Hernandez Solorza, Alfonso Sebastian;Morán, Tzitzi
Latin America and the Caribbean currently stand at the precipice of a historic industrial transformation, catalyzed by global megatrends such as artificial intelligence, nearshoring, and the green…
Safeguarding Sip: Drinking Water Quality Regulation, Monitoring and Surveillance in Latin America and the Caribbean
Dec 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Couleau, Anabelle;Poli, Lucas Luiz;Pérez Urdiales, María
Access to basic water services has improved in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), yet ensuring safe drinking water remains a critical challenge with significant health, social, and economic…
Independent Country Program Review. Trinidad and Tobago 2021-2025
Dec 2025
Author(s): Anderson Alonso, Anais Maria;King, Dana Michael;Teran Orsini, Nancy Alejandra;Rojas-Hosse, Andrea;Romero Castelan, Brianda ;González, Jorge;Molina Fernández, Miguel;King, Julie;Rubio Jaramillo, Nicole Mishel;Soriano, Alejandro;Motta, Marialisa;Maciel, Odette
This Independent Country Program Review (ICPR) assesses the relevance of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group's Country Strategy (CS) with Trinidad and Tobago and the relevance,…
Return Migration in Northern Central America. Available Data Sources
Dec 2025
Author(s): Harris, Jeremy;Cortés Sánchez, Pablo;Alvarez Enriquez, Juan Pablo ;Duarte Garcia, Hebderg Gabriell;Martinez Colindres, Rudy Daniery
This document analyzes and organizes the main sources of information on return migration in Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, in a context of sustained increases in returns from the United States…
President's Report 2025: From Vision to Implementation: A Record Year of Increasing Scale and Impact
Dec 2025
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) President's Report 2025. President Goldfajn reviews the achievements of the IDB Group and looks ahead to 2026.
Tech Report: Next Generation Connectivity
Dec 2025
Author(s): De Leo, Lorenzo;Latorre, Lucia;Maffey, Nicolas Antonio
This report provides an in-depth exploration of the evolution of wireless networks, from the foundational technologies of 1G to the groundbreaking capabilities of 5G and the anticipated advancements…
A New Approach to Achieving Greater Tax Certainty: Multilateral Cooperative Compliance
Dec 2025
Author(s): Christodoulopoulos, Timoleon Angelos;Craig, Rachel;Andersen, Lars;Siltanen, Harri;Owens, Jeffrey;Foffo Cuicci, Luana;Ngidi, Mzwandile
This report provides practical guidance for the implementation of project-related multilateral cooperative compliance programs. In an era of ever-evolving business models and financial relations…
Caribbean Economics Quarterly: Volume 15, Issue 2: How are External Forces Impacting Growth, Trade, and Investment in the Caribbean?
Dec 2025
Author(s): Mercer-Blackman, Valerie;Graham, Monique;Saboin, José Luis;Mazzocca, Angelo;Ortiz de Mendívil, Cloe;Mitchell, Travis Klaus;Hussain, Lisa;Gauto, Victor;Ivey, Wendel Garfield;Castilleja Vargas, Liliana;Okey, Onoh-Obasi;Satnarine-Singh, Nirvana
This edition of the Caribbean Economics Quarterly reviews global and U.S. policy shifts, commodity market trends, and their impact on six Caribbean economies: The Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica,…
Constrained School Choice and the Demand for Effective Schools
Dec 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Beuermann, Diether;Pariguana, Marco
Choosing a school is one of the most important decisions parents make with regards to their children's human capital, yet they often face restricted choice sets. We study parental preferences…