Toward the Future of Healthcare Workers: upcoming trends and challenges
May 2023
Author(s): Perez-Cuevas, Ricardo;Savedoff, William D.;Nigenda, Gustavo;Vladislavovna Doubova, Svetlana;Sório, Rita Elisabeth;Dal Poz, Mario
In Latin America and the Caribbean, the decisive factors for the future health workforce are manifold. The health workforce is the backbone of healthcare, with the common goal of improving the health…
Research Insights: How Does Debt Affect Corporate Investment in Periods of High Uncertainty?
May 2023
Author(s): Heresi, Rodrigo;Powell, Andrew
Investment rates are substantially reduced for firms with higher leverage and higher risk of default. For firms with low risk, higher leverage does not reduce investment; in fact, in these cases we…
Environmental, Health, Safety, and Social Management of Green Hydrogen in Latin America and the Caribbean
May 2023
Author(s): Signoria, Chiara;Barlettani, Marco
This study analyzes the main risks, impacts, and mitigation measures for activities related to green hydrogen including production, transportation, storage and associated energy carriers, including…
Economic Impacts of a Supporting Scheme on Domestic Energy Consumption in Bolivia: A Quasi-experimental Approach
May 2023 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Nogales, Ricardo;Alcaraz, Andrea;Lopez, David;Ravillard, Pauline;Ballón, Sergio;Carvalho Metanias Hallack, Michelle
The Bolivian government fostered an electricity cost supporting scheme to attenuate the effect of the nationwide full lockdown on domestic consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper…
Updating Investment Forecasts with Macro Consistency
May 2023
Author(s): Leon-Diaz, John
This technical note presents a model to evaluate the costs and benefits of plans to scale up public investment. It creates a theoretical framework that considers the positive effects of investment on…
When Measure Matters: Coresidence Bias and Integenerational Mobility Revisited
May 2023 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Muñoz, Ercio;Siravegna, Mariel
We provide novel evidence of the impact of coresidence bias on a large set of indicators of intergenerational mobility in education. We begin re-examining a recent claim that the correlation coecient…
Hybrid parental training to foster play-based early childhood development: experimental evidence from Mexico
May 2023 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Berlanga, Cecilia;Näslund-Hadley, Emma;Fernández García, Enrique;Hernández Agramonte, Juan Manuel
Play during early childhood is key to stimulating childrens physical, social, emotional and cognitive development; it promotes their imagination and creativity, improves their problem-solving skills…
The Road to Educational Inclusion: Four Steps To Develop Systems To Protect Educational Pathways
May 2023
Author(s): Almeyda, Gonzalo;Arias Ortiz, Elena;Giambruno, Cecilia;Oubiña, Victoria;Pérez Alfaro, Marcelo;Schwartz, Liora;Vinacur, Tamara;Zoido, Pablo
This document is the third of four publications in the series “The Road to Educational Inclusion: Four Steps to Develop Systems to Protect Educational Pathways”. This series aims to serve as a
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Socioemotional Learning in Early Childhood Education: Experimental Evidence from the Think Equal Program’s Implementation in Colombia
May 2023 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Mateo-Berganza Díaz, María Mercedes;Näslund-Hadley, Emma;Cabra, Margarita;Vélez Medina, Laura Felizia;Santos Morales, Humberto
In this article we experimentally evaluate Colombias Think Equal program, which teaches socioemotional skills to children ages 3 to 6. Given the context of COVID-19, the original design was adapted…
Protecting Water and Sanitation Infrastructure from Cyberthreats: A Cybersecurity Study for Latin America and the Caribbean
May 2023
Author(s): Laubshtein, Yanir
The water and sanitation sector is essential for livelihoods and has therefore been recognized by most countries as critical infrastructure. While the growing trend of automation and digitalization…
Access to Language Training and the Local Integration of Refugees
May 2023 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Foged, Mette;van der Werf, Cynthia
This paper examines whether language classes raises refugees' language proficiency and improves their socio-economic integration. Our identification strategy leverages the opening, closing, and…
Gender Gaps in the English-speaking Caribbean: Education, Skills, and Wages
May 2023
Author(s): Thailinger, Agustina;Pecha, Camilo;Beuermann, Diether;Arias Ortiz, Elena;Hobbs, Cynthia;Piras, Claudia
This document contributes to the understanding of the reasons behind gender gaps in education and how they translate into labor market outcomes and trajectories in the English-speaking Caribbean.…
Agricultural R&D Indicators Factsheet Belize
May 2023
Author(s): Stads, Gert-Jan;Santos, Luis de los
The IDB has been financing the collection of data from Latin America and the Caribbean for several years for the Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI) program. ASTI is an open-access…
Agricultural R&D Indicators Factsheet: Dominican Republic
May 2023
Author(s): Stads, Gert-Jan;Santos, Luis de los
The IDB has been financing the collection of data from Latin America and the Caribbean for several years for the Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI) program. ASTI is an open-access…
Agricultural R&D Indicators Factsheet: Peru
May 2023
Author(s): Stads, Gert-Jan;Santos, Luis de los
The IDB has been financing the collection of data from Latin America and the Caribbean for several years for the Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI) program. ASTI is an open-access…
Agricultural R&D Indicators Factsheet: Bolivia
May 2023
Author(s): Stads, Gert-Jan;Santos, Luis de los
The IDB has been financing the collection of data from Latin America and the Caribbean for several years for the Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI) program. ASTI is an open-access…
Agricultural R&D Indicators Factsheet: Costa Rica
May 2023
Author(s): Stads, Gert-Jan;Santos, Luis de los
The IDB has been financing the collection of data from Latin America and the Caribbean for several years for the Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI) program. ASTI is an open-access…
Agricultural R&D Indicators Factsheet: Ecuador
May 2023
Author(s): Stads, Gert-Jan;Santos, Luis de los
The IDB has been financing the collection of data from Latin America and the Caribbean for several years for the Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI) program. ASTI is an open-access…
Agricultural R&D Indicators Factsheet: Guatemala
May 2023
Author(s): Stads, Gert-Jan;Santos, Luis de los
The IDB has been financing the collection of data from Latin America and the Caribbean for several years for the Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI) program. ASTI is an open-access…
Agricultural R&D Indicators Factsheet: Honduras
May 2023
Author(s): Stads, Gert-Jan;Santos, Luis de los
The IDB has been financing the collection of data from Latin America and the Caribbean for several years for the Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI) program. ASTI is an open-access…