Research Insights: Can Electoral Incentives Explain Gender Differences in Leaders' Behavior?
Aug 2023
Author(s): Chauvin, Juan Pablo;Tricaud, Clemence
Female and male mayors in Brazil responded differently to the COVID-19 crisis, with effects on mortality that varied over time. In the early months of the pandemic, female-led municipalities were…
Development Effectiveness Overview (DEO) 2023
Aug 2023
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank;IDB Invest;IDB Lab
The Development Effectiveness Overview (DEO) is an annual report produced by the IDB Group to share the results and impact of its work in Latin America and the Caribbean. It showcases the IDB Group…
Africa and Asia Successful Global Tutoring Experiences: ConnectEd
Aug 2023
Author(s): Angrist, Noam;Crossley, Colin;Cullen, Claire
This brief describes the evidence of phone-based tutoring interventions in randomized trials in Botswana, and replicated and tested in Kenya, Nepal, India, the Philippines and Uganda. The…
Special Report: Towards an Intercultural Approach to School Meals in the Region
Aug 2023
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank;World Food Programme
The joint publication by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the World Food Programme (WFP), the State of School Meals in Latin America and the Caribbean 2022, includes a Special Report:…
State of School Feeding in Latin America and the Caribbean: 2022: Executive Summary
Aug 2023
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank;World Food Programme
This joint publication by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the World Food Programme (WFP) presents the state of school feeding programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) as of…
State of School Feeding in Latin America and the Caribbean: 2022
Aug 2023 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank;World Food Programme
This joint publication by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the World Food Programme (WFP) presents the state of school feeding programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) as of…
COVID-19 Exodus: Parent preferences for public schools in Peru
Aug 2023
Author(s): Elacqua, Gregory;Figueroa, Nicolas;Fontaine, Andrés;Margitic, Juan Francisco;Méndez, Carolina
In 2020 in Peru, the Ministry of Education (MINEDU), in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, organized a centralized assignment mechanism that allowed thousands of students at multiple levels of…
Technical Note: Policy-Based Lending at the IDB
Jul 2023
Author(s): Bouillon, César P.;Fleiss, Pablo;Pedraglio, Roxana;Gotz, Gunnar;Corrales, Luis Fernando;Barcellos, Andreia
This note presents findings and insights from different sources and constitutes the first building block for the Office of Evaluation and Oversights (OVE) policy-based lending evaluation. Prior…
Opportunities for Leveraging New Data Technologies to Inform Disaster Risk Management and Integrated Coastal Zone Management in Latin America and the Caribbean: The Cases of the Bahamas, Belize, and Mexico
Jul 2023
Author(s): Guerrero Compeán, Roberto;Arkema, Katie;Bailey, Allison;Chávez Cerón, Valeria;Menéndez Fernandez, Pelayo;Reguero, Borja;Ruckelshaus, Mary;Silver, Jessica
We assess how new data technologies are helping innovative assessment methodologies, implementation, and monitoring of nature-based approaches in integrated coastal zone management and disaster risk…
Approach Paper: Stocktaking of Private Finance Mobilization at the IDB Group
Jul 2023
Author(s): Cuestas, Ernesto;Andrade Sakaguchi, Sumiko;Miranda, Laura;Pérez, Gabriela;Carbajo, José;Lankes, Hans-Peter;Linares, Ana María
This approach paper defines the objective, scope, and methodology for the Office of Evaluation and Oversight's (OVE) stocktaking of Private Finance Mobilization (PFM) at the Inter-American…
Reducing Misinformation: The Role of Confirmation Frames in Fact-Checking Interventions
Jul 2023 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Aruguete, Natalia;Batista, Flavia;Calvo, Ernesto;Guizzo Altube, Matías;Scartascini, Carlos;Ventura, Tiago
Previous research has extensively investigated why users spread misinformation online, while less attention has been given to the motivations behind sharing fact-checks. This paper reports a four-…
Collaboration in Innovation between Foreign-Owned Firms and Local Organizations in Latin America: A Comparative Analysis
Jul 2023
Author(s): Álvarez, Isabel;Albis, Nadia;Moraes, Diego;Mora, Henry
This paper explores patterns of collaboration in innovation between foreign firms and local partners in nine Latin American countries. Using microdata from the harmonized Latin American Innovation…
Integrating Innovative Solutions in Water and Sanitation Utilities: Lessons from Innovation Pilots in Latin America and the Caribbean
Jul 2023
Author(s): Adler Brzezinski, Ilan
Innovation in the water supply and sanitation (WSS) sector can contribute to achieving the goal of availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all. However, innovation…
Willing but Unable to Pay?: The Role of Gender in Tax Compliance
Jul 2023 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): López-Luzuriaga, Andrea;Scartascini, Carlos
The existing literature shows that women are more likely to pay taxes than men. Yet, there is less consensus on the gendered responses to interventions aimed at boosting tax compliance among non-…
Improving the Lives of the Self-Employed: The Road to Effective Insurance
Jul 2023
Author(s): Azuara Herrera, Oliver;Carmona, Luis;Mondragón, Mauricio;Vivanco, Fermín
Current insurance schemes for the self-employed in Latin America are, in general, adaptations of the model created for salaried employees. These mechanisms need to respond better to their needs and…
Debt Erosion: Asymmetric Response to Demand and Supply Shocks
Jul 2023 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Valencia, Oscar;Gamboa-Arbeláez, Juliana;Sánchez, Gustavo
This paper explores the effect of inflation supply and demand shocks on government debt. It identifies the shocks using a sign-restricted Structural Vector Autoregression (SVAR) model with quarterly…
Can a Pay-for- Performance Program Help the Vulnerable find Jobs during a Pandemic?: Experimental Evidence from Empleate in Colombia
Jul 2023 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Gómez, Maria Fernanda;González-Velosa, Carolina
During a period of COVID-19-induced job losses and mobility restrictions, the government of Colombia's launched Empléate, an innovative Pay-for-performance (P4P) program that targeted…
A Personalized VAT with Capital Transfers: A Reform to Protect Low-Income Households in Mexico
Jul 2023 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Kotlikoff, Laurence J.;Lagarda, Guillermo;Marin, Gabriel
The Value-Added Tax (VAT) is the most prevalent consumption tax globally, yet it is frequently deemed highly regressive. To address this, we propose a Personalized VAT (PVAT) devised in conjunction…
Covid-19 and Innovation in Agrifood Systems of Latin America and the Caribbean
Jul 2023
Author(s): Castillo, María José;Carpio, Carlos;Rios, Ana R.;Garcia, Manuel;Murguia, Juan M.
The agrifood supply chain of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) stands out for its resilience to the COVID-19 pandemic, and multiple studies have been conducted to analyze the differential impacts…
Automatic Product Classification in International Trade: Machine Learning and Large Language Models
Jul 2023 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Marra de Artiñano, Ignacio;Riottini Depetris, Franco;Volpe Martincus, Christian
Accurately classifying products is essential in international trade. Virtually all countries categorize products into tariff lines using the Harmonized System (HS) nomenclature for both statistical…