Oct 2025
The report quantifies the rising demand for long-term care workers in one of the most rapidly aging regions worldwide. It highlights the precarious working conditions of paid care workers, the…
Sep 2025
The diffusion of medium and advanced digital information and communication technologies (ICTs)such as e-commerce, websites, cloud computing, and artificial intelligencehas progressed at a rapid pace…
Sep 2025
Achieving universal and equitable access to water and sanitation remains a critical challenge in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). This paper assesses the efficiency of public spending in…
Sep 2025
This report provides an overview of the global pharmaceutical industry, highlighting key trends, the geographic spread of activities, and important firms and stakeholders. It examines the…
Sep 2025
The aerospace industry, characterized by its high value-added nature and strong ties to national governments, plays a crucial role in global value chains (GVCs). This sector has seen significant…
Sep 2025
In the past two decades, more than 30 countries have implemented tax amnesty policies to encourage the declaration and repatriation of hidden assets, with the goal of increasing government tax…
Sep 2025
We study the causal effect of reducing distance-related frictions with headquarters on branch outcomes in multi-unit firms in Brazil. Exploiting the introduction of new airline routes, we compare…
Sep 2025
Motivated by the dominant role of the US dollar, we explore how monetary policy (MP) shocks in the United States can affect a small open economy through the expectation channel. We combine data from…
Sep 2025
We study labor income tax progressivity in an economy with a large informal sector. When the cost of informality rises with productivity, greater progressivity can simultaneously reduce inequality…
Sep 2025
Infrastructure expansion alone cannot achieve Brazils 2020 New Sanitation Regulatory Framework universal water and sewer connections targets, as a substantial share of the population chooses to…
Sep 2025
The agricultural sector is a key driver of economic growth, environmental sustainability, and food security in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Therefore, it is essential to understand the…
Sep 2025
This report explores the rapid and transformative shift from cash-based to digital payment systems across Latin America and the Caribbean. The report documents diverse national experiences,…
Sep 2025
Trade and industrial policies, while primarily intended to support domestic industries, may unintentionally stimulate technological progress abroad. We document this mechanism in the case of rare…
Sep 2025
The purpose of this publication is to help organizations in the health sector reduce the attack surface by carrying out actions and controls to harden medical equipment based on the Internet of…
Sep 2025
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The prevalence and determinants of intimate partner violence (IPV) among older women are severely understudied. This paper documents that the incidence of IPV remains high at old ages and provides…
Sep 2025
This year, the multilateral development banks (MDBs) are advancing a digitalization project aimed at improving transparency and making their joint climate finance data more accessible and user-…
Sep 2025
The Laboratory of Policies for Fiscal Equity (LAPEF) aims to help Latin American and Caribbean governments design and implement more equitable fiscal policies. Traditionally focused on efficiency and…
Non-Linear Effects of Air Pollution on Health Outcomes: Evidence from Mexico City (Discussion Paper)
Sep 2025
This paper uses high-frequency data on fine particulate matter air pollution (PM 2.5) to study the effects of high pollution on health outcomes in Mexico City. We combine hourly monitoring station…
Sep 2025
This paper examines the impact of racial concordance between mothers and healthcare providers on childbirth practices and health outcomes in Brazilian public hospitals. Using a novel dataset linking…
Aug 2025
Consumers do not adjust their water usage to stay just under the limits where the marginal price goes up in their water bills, suggesting they are not actively watching those thresholds to save money…