The Right to Belong: Migrant Regularization in Latin America and the Caribbean
Dec 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank
Over the past decade, Latin America and the Caribbean have experienced a sharp rise in intraregional migration, accompanied by widespread situations of migrants residing without regular status. In…
Manual for the Evaluation of Costs and Benefits of Cooperative Compliance Programs
Dec 2025
Author(s): Owens, Jeffrey;Piakarskaya, Anastasiya;Yarygina, Anastasiya;Barcarolo, Luciana;Bauer, Christian;Velasco Berrezueta, Luis Antonio;Kołodziej, Sabina;Piiskoppel, Kirsti;Sesma Moreno, Jaime
The Manual for the Evaluation of Costs and Benefits of Cooperative Compliance Programs provides a comprehensive methodology for assessing the performance and value of cooperative compliance programs…
Financial Technologies, Labor Markets, and Wage Inequality: Evidence from Instant Payment Systems
Dec 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Burga, Carlos;Cespedes, Jacelly;Parra, Carlos R;Ricca, Bernardo
A long-standing debate concerns whether technological change widens wage gaps by benefiting skilled labor. We show that financial technologiesspecifically, instant payment systemscan instead reduce…
Hearing Loss and Deafness in School Age Children in LAC
Dec 2025
Author(s): Näslund-Hadley, Emma;Peçanha de Miranda Coelho, Jorge Artur;Guimarães Almeida, Beatriz;Della Nina Gambi, Gabriela
The document series “Life Skills”, titled “The Hidden Numbers,” provides clear, data-driven snapshots of the prevalence of different disabilities and disorders among school-age children in Latin…
Lights Out: Measuring the Economic Effect of Natural Disasters in Andean Countries
Dec 2025
Author(s): Alzamora, Miguel;Ballesteros Quiroga, Henry Alexander;Cárdenas, Daniel;Chávez, Augusto;Díaz, Emily;Giles Álvarez, Laura;Larrahondo, Cristhian;León, Sany;Serrudo, Luis Fernando;Toapanta, Xavier;Valdivia, Daniela
This study analyzes the impact of natural disasters on subnational economic activity in the Andean Regions countries (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru). The main purpose of this analysis is to…
Sustainable Solutions: Learning from Rural and Indigenous Water and Sanitation Practices in Latin America and the Caribbean
Dec 2025
Author(s): Neftenov, Nikola;Collins, Lisa
This publication explores how Indigenous and rural communities across Latin America and the Caribbean are redefining water and sanitation management through ancestral knowledge, collective governance…
Guidelines for the Development of Emergency Plans for Public Buildings
Nov 2025
Author(s): Escovar, María Alejandra;Corena Forero, Cesar Augusto;Jiménez Castro, Olman;Dalaison, Wilhelm
This guide provides a comprehensive framework for developing emergency plans in public buildings, with the aim of strengthening resilience and disaster risk management in Latin America and the…
The Sovereign Greenium: Global Evidence and LAC Perspectives
Nov 2025
Author(s): Roch, Francisco;Brichetti, Juan Pablo;Cavallo, Eduardo A.
This technical note examines the presence and magnitude of sovereign greeniums - the yield discount that green bonds command relative to conventional bonds - with a focus on Latin American and…
Data Challenges and Innovations in Measuring Domestic Violence in Latin America and the Caribbean: Traditional Sources and Online Search Patterns
Nov 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Berniell, Inés;Facchini, Gabriel;Perez-Vincent, Santiago M.
This study examines the challenges of analyzing domestic violence (DV) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and seeks to improve measurement through two main contributions. First, we collect and…
fAIr Tech Radar: Exploring the Adoption of Artificial Intelligence in Latin America and the Caribbean
Nov 2025
Author(s): Cruz, Adrián;Mora, Rodolfo;Andonova, Veneta;Rosales Torres, Cesar Said;Carrasco, Carolina;Castillo Leska, Ana
In Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) is advancing in a context marked by structural gaps, developing regulatory frameworks, and heterogeneous digital…
How to Prioritize Public Investments with a Sustainable Approach?
Nov 2025
Author(s): Llempén, Zoila;Britos, Fernando
Prioritizing resilient, low-carbon projects within the public investment cycle is a key decision point in contexts of fiscal constraints and growing needs for sustainable infrastructure. This guide…
Trade and Integration Monitor 2025: Winds of Change: The Rising Value of Tourism Services Amid the Reconfiguration of Trade in Goods
Nov 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Giordano, Paolo;Campos, Rosario;Michalczewsky, Kathia
The 2025 Trade and Integration Monitor is the 13th edition of an annual report published by the Inter-American Development Banks Productivity, Trade and Innovation Sector to analyze Latin America and…
Venture Capital in the Caribbean: A Study of the Ecosystem in Five Countries
Nov 2025
Author(s): Leslie, Winsome J.;Beecher, Wayne;Swaby, Kemesha
This study analyzes the venture capital (VC) ecosystem in the Caribbean, focusing on five countries: Barbados, The Bahamas, Jamaica, Suriname, and Trinidad & Tobago. It provides an overview of…
Catalyzing Women in STEM Entrepreneurship: Ecosystem Gaps and Pathways for Support in Central America and Ecuador
Nov 2025
Author(s): Memanova, Tamilyam;Catita, Inês
This Technical Note examines womens participation in STEM entrepreneurship across Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, drawing on cross-country ecosystem reviews, qualitative…
Vision Loss and Blindness in School Age Children in LAC
Nov 2025
Author(s): Näslund-Hadley, Emma;Peçanha de Miranda Coelho, Jorge Artur;Guimarães Almeida, Beatriz;Della Nina Gambi, Gabriela
The series of Skills for Life (S4L) briefs "Hidden in Plain Sight" provides clear, data-driven snapshots of the prevalence of different disabilities and disorders among school-age children…
Economic Fallout of Social Conflict: Evidence from Social Media and Satellite Images
Nov 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Grazzi, Matteo;Llamas, Paola;Lotti, Giulia;Peña, Werner
In this paper, we leverage a quasi-experimental design and innovative sources of information to examine the impact of rising social conflict and political instability in Haiti. By exploiting this…
Cities in Amazonia: People and Nature in Harmony
Nov 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Libertun de Duren, Nora Ruth;Martin, Paloma Maria;Rosa Balbino Ferreira, Fernanda Cristina;Conde Nina, Amancaya Briseida;Cardoso, Ana Claudia;Blanco Blanco, Andrés;De Moraes, André;Sampaio, Antônio ;Vazquez Brust, Antonio;González-Velosa, Carolina;Giambruno, Cecilia;Braga, Christian;Ortega Ariza, Claudio Paul;Torres Pelaez, Daniela;Cornejo Arias, David Rolando;Cotacachi, David;Llaguno, Duval;Neves, Eduardo;Vergara Bolbaran, Eduardo Javier;Serrao Acioli, Ellen Cristina;Veneri, Federico;Cafferata, Fernando Gabriel;Román-Dañobeytia, Francisco Jose;Funari, Gabriel;Kozlowski Maia, Gabriel ;Carolini, Gabriela;Croci Downes, Gonzalo ;Cuervo, Javier;Chang, Jillie;Ramos Piracoca, Johanna;Julca, Kathleen;Agari, Kaya;Goyeneche, Laura;Mora Mora, Luis Eduardo;Quintero Escobar, Luis Eduardo;Margolis, Mac;Palacio Giraldo, Manuela ;Ángel, Marcela;Herndon, Marcos;Juárez Olvera, Mariel;Scetta, María de los Angeles;Gauto Espinola, Maria Irene;Penumaka, Mrinalini;Alvarado, Nathalie;Castro Vergara, Nicolás;Mahnic, Pablo David;Ortiz, Raphaëlle;Conceição da Silva, Reginaldo;Fioravanti, Reinaldo;Arana, Roberto;Prato Ochoa, Roberto Antonio;Muggah, Robert;Figueroa, Rodolfo;Serrano, Rodrigo;Bauhoff, Sebastian;Castro Vargas, Sofía;Jiménez Riofrio, Sylvia;Jiménez, Tatiana;Cheston, Timothy;García Sánchez, Vanesa;Tejerina Camacho, Verónica;Lesenfants, Yves
The publication sheds light on the ongoing urbanization in Amazonia and emphasizes the need for urgent action to guide it towards sustainability, improving both forest protection and the well-being…
The Promise and Limits of Digital Nudges: Personalized School Recommendations in Recife’s Centralized Admission Platform
Nov 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Elacqua, Gregory;Kutscher, Macarena;Nascimento, Danielle;Dias, Isabella;Margitic, Juan Francisco
Despite improvements in access to information, digital platforms, and centralized school admission systems, many parents continue to choose seemingly lower-quality schools, often prioritizing…
Remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean in 2025: Adaptations in a Context of Uncertainty
Nov 2025
Author(s): Harris, Jeremy;Maldonado, René;Cortés Sánchez, Pablo
Remittances received by millions of families in Latin America and the Caribbean contribute significantly to poverty reduction. The possibility of sending remittances is one of the main reasons why…
Balancing Economic Development with the Protection of Indigenous Territories in Latin America
Nov 2025
Author(s): Jordán, Felipe;Us, Hugo
The legal protection of Indigenous territories in Latin America has been crucial to safeguard collective rights and prevent land loss. However, current regulatory frameworksoften prohibiting any form…