Mar 2023
Using the Brazilian administrative credit registry data with the universe of all consumer loans originated by banks in the country from 2013 to 2019, we document high borrowing interest rates, which…
Mar 2023
The gender earning gap in Latin America poses a significant obstacle to achieving gender equality and sustainable development. In the Dominican Republic, this gap is concentrated in the informal…
Mar 2023
Health outcomes can vary significantly across cities within the same country, and within neighborhoods of the same city in Latin America and the Caribbean. This variation is partly explained by…
Mar 2023
Countries can use carbon taxes to achieve their climate mitigation goals from the Paris Agreement with little economic disruption. Using carbon taxes, the United States could achieve its Paris…
Mar 2023
Due to an increase in import competition from the early 2000s, Mexico experienced a loss in manufacturing employment of 1.8 percentage points accompanied by a decrease in wages in the short run.…
Mar 2023
We implemented a large-scale field experiment in 171 public schools in Mexico grouping students based on initial academic performance under two models: tracking (i.e., sorting students by initial…
Mar 2023
The increasing number of Venezuelan migrants in Colombia, which now exceeds 2.9 million, has raised concerns about their potential discrimination and socioeconomic integration. We propose a novel…
Mar 2023
Nearly 120 million people reside in urban slums in Latin America and the Caribbean, where precarious housing and socioeconomic circumstances testify to deep inequality. This paper investigates…
Mar 2023
This report is the second of two volumes which together constitute the Inter-American Development Bank's 2022 Annual Report. This report contains the management's discussion and analysis of…
Mar 2023
The Annual Report contains a review of the Bank's operations in 2022 (loans, guarantees and grants). The second volume contains the full set of the financial statements of the Bank's…
Mar 2023
This snapshot presents a synthesis of the evaluation work completed by OVE in 2022. The focus is on lessons learned from the findings and recommendations of OVE's evaluations. In 2022 OVE…
Mar 2023
This study analyzes gender earnings gap in 18 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. It finds a significant difference in hourly earnings between men and women in most of the region. It also…
Mar 2023
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The paper examines the impact of providing market-based reference prices on public procurement efficiency in Brazil. Specifically, the study focuses on the State Secretariat of Health (SES) in Rio…
Mar 2023
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Uruguay implemented an ambitious financial inclusion program that included a fiscal stimulus through VAT rebates and subsidies for point of sale (POS) adoption. One of its main provisions banned cash…
Mar 2023
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Latin America and the Caribbean faces a triple social, fiscal and growth challenge that is limiting the development of the region and its population. Poverty and inequality levels have worsened,…
Mar 2023
Although the artistic, cultural and creative sector has played an active role in making gender gaps visible, the availability of data and analysis on how they materialize specifically in the Latin…
Mar 2023
The files include the data and replication materials for “Grandmothers and the gender gap in the Mexican labor market.” The dataset covers three-generation households from 2005 to 2020. The primary…
Mar 2023
The dual nature of water as a finite resource and as a basic human right creates a tension that presents important implications for water pricing. Water tariffs are a key tool used by policymakers to…
Mar 2023
Latin America and the Caribbean are facing numerous challenges, such as low-quality education, poor well-being, and non-peaceful and exclusive societies. The causes are complex, yet connected to…
Mar 2023
This summary presents the main results of the 2021 Recommendation Tracking System (ReTS) validation.