Jul 2023
The Unified Digital Health Record (EDUS) project is an initiative that Costa Rica launched in 2010 to organize in a single digitalized file the medical and social security information of people…
Jul 2023
The 2023 EYE Bond Report discusses the pressing challenges of poverty and inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean and emphasizes the need for a comprehensive and well-planned approach to…
Jul 2023
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This paper presents the findings of an artifactual field experiment conducted in urban Ecuador to investigate discrimination against LGBTQ (here restricted to individuals self-identified as gay or…
Jul 2023
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Generative AI enabled
This paper assesses the vulnerability of Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) economies to external crises. It shows that while the average LAC economy has made significant strides to reduce…
Jul 2023
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Generative AI enabled
This paper provides the first empirical estimates of the relationship between temperatures and household electricity consumption in Colombia, using electricity billing and weather data from 2010 to…
Jul 2023
This Annual Report reflects the work of the Office of Institutional Integrity (OII), the Sanctions Officer (SO) and the Sanctions Committee (SNC), which together are responsible for overseeing the…
Jul 2023
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Wildfires are increasing in frequency and intensity. We study the impact of exposure to wildfires on air pollutants and on human health in Chile, finding substantial impacts on both classes of…
Jul 2023
Over the last decade, the migration landscape in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has changed significantly. In this context, the socio-economic integration of immigrants is an increasingly high…
Jul 2023
The objective of this paper is to develop a basic framework for the implementation of a GDP nowcasting strategy using Brazilian data. Our goal is to identify a scalable strategy that allows us to…
Jul 2023
Digital technologies can boost regional and sectoral productivity, yet firms in Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries are experiencing shortfalls in digital uptake and innovation. This is…
Jul 2023
High debt levels after the pandemic raised concerns about a wave of sovereign defaults. A focus has been on low-income countries, but several middle-income nations also face high debt burdens and…
Jul 2023
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The institutions and units at the Center of Government (CoG) provide managerial direction and coherence to the complex machinery of government to accelerate the delivery of its priority objectives.…
Jul 2023
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How deep are the roots of Latin America's economic inequalities? In this chapter we survey both the history and the literature about the region's extreme economic disparities, focusing on…
Jul 2023
In addition to the project-led grievance mechanisms and the independent accountability office, MICI, the IDB also provides a channel for stakeholders to contact the institution directly when…
Jul 2023
An intervention in Argentina that sent periodic emails to households about available telemedicine services effectively increased the adoption of and demand for telemedicine. Patients who were part of…
Jul 2023
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Generative AI enabled
We study the impact on learning of a child's rank in the classroom using a unique experiment from Ecuador. Within each school, students were randomly assigned to classrooms in every grade…
Jul 2023
The shift to remote and hybrid education during the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the need to revise and improve the education and professional development of teachers. It revealed that teachers…
Jul 2023
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Generative AI enabled
Empirical results in economics often stem from success in controlled experimental settings, but often fail when scaled up. This study presents a behavioral intervention and a scalable equivalent…
Jun 2023
Governments across the world utilize agricultural policies to intervene in their respective agricultural sectors. This infographic displays the level of total support offered to the agricultural…
Jun 2023
Governments employ public policies to intervene in the agricultural sector of their respective countries. The AGRIMONITOR initiative carries out different Agricultural Policy Indicators for the…