Mobile-assisted Indigenous Language Learning: RCT Evidence from a School-based Intervention in Peru
Jan 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Näslund-Hadley, Emma;Hernández Agramonte, Juan Manuel;Santos Morales, Humberto;Us, Hugo
This study presents the results of an experimental evaluation of a pedagogical intervention based on the mobile application Quechua Collao, designed to strengthen Quechua language skills as a second…
Norms Behind Closed Doors: A Field Experiment on Gender Norm Misperceptions and Maternal Employment Decisions in Couples
Jan 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Boltz, Marie;Bustelo, Monserrat;Díaz, Ana M.;Suaya, Agustina
This paper studies whether gender gaps in womens labor-market outcomes are sustained by systematic misperceptions about social and spousal support for maternal employment. Using a representative…
Measuring the Sources of Taste-Based Discrimination Using List Experiments
Jan 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Listo, Ariel;Muñoz, Ercio;Sansone, Dario
This paper examines how attitudes among supervisors, co-workers, and customers contribute to discrimination against sexual minorities in the workplace. A large, nationally representative sample in…
Network Transmission of Fiscal Demand Shocks in Commodity-Dependent Economies
Jan 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Uribe-Terán, Carlos;Zanoni, Wladimir;Grijalva, Diego F.;Brborich, Sara;Manzano, Osmel
We study how procurement-driven fiscal contractions propagate through firm-to-firm pro- duction networks. The 2014 collapse in oil prices triggered a sharp fall in public procure- ment in Ecuador,…
Participation of Women in Public Procurement: Experiences and Lessons from Latin America and the Caribbean
Jan 2026
Author(s): Comotto, Sabrina;Harper, Leslie;Inostroza Castro, Maria Trinidad
This study addresses the low participation of women in public procurement markets in Latin America and the Caribbean, where significant gender gaps in access to economic opportunities persist. The…
Improving Officials’ Use of Evidence in the Design and Implementation of Public Policy
Jan 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Hoyos, Manuela;Perez-Vincent, Santiago M.;Tobón, Santiago;Souza, Pedro CL;Vanegas-Arias, Martín
We study whether structured, evidence-based information can shape local policymakers beliefs and stated intentions to adopt violence prevention interventions. Using a randomized experiment embedded…
Understanding and Predicting Recidivism in Latin America: A Machine Learning Approach
Jan 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Anauati, María Victoria;Romero, María Noelia;Baraldi, Lucia;Sosa Escudero, Walter;Tommasi, Mariano
Recidivism is a persistent challenge for criminal justice systems worldwide, yet evidence from Latin America remains scarce. This study addresses that gap through three contributions. First, it…
Fiscal Assessments Through the Lens of Firms: Corporate Perceptions and the Transmission of Fiscal Policy
Jan 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Hirs, Jorge;Andrian, Leandro Gaston;Valencia, Oscar
This paper examines how firm perceptions influence the transmission of fiscal policy. Using natural language processing on corporate earnings calls from 51 countries over two decades, we construct…
The Effectiveness of Natural Resources Funds: Evidence from Colombia
Jan 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Ome, Alejandro;Giles Álvarez, Laura;Larrahondo, Cristhian;Pérez, Jorge
This study analyzes the impact of natural resource funds (NRF) on municipal fiscal results in Colombia, using an instrumental variable approach. It specifically analyzed the case of the Colombian…
Inattention or (Mis)Information? Explaining the Demand for Populist Anti-inflationary Policies
Jan 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Keefer, Philip;Ronconi, Lucas
Why are inefficient policies popular? One explanation is incomplete voter information. Evidence from survey experiments in Argentina points instead to inattention. The experiments explore voter…
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…