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Date issued: Αυγ 2026
Author(s): Näslund-Hadley, Emma;Rivera Olvera, Angelica Verenice

In many Latin American classrooms, students learn in a language different from the one spoken at home, including Indigenous, Afro-descendant, and migrant students. Supporting these learners requires…

Date issued: Αυγ 2026
Author(s): Näslund-Hadley, Emma;Rivera Olvera, Angelica Verenice

As teachers receive more training on supporting students with special education needs (SEN), these students are becoming more visible in classrooms. Data from the OECD Teaching and Learning…

Date issued: Αυγ 2026
Author(s): Navarro, Juan Carlos;Lopez Fonseca, Lady Laura;Vargas, Fernando

Esta publicación recopila una serie de estudios de caso sobre la digitalización de pequeñas y medianas empresas (pymes) en América Latina, como resultado de una cooperación técnica regional liderada…

Date issued: Αυγ 2026
Author(s): Castilleja Vargas, Liliana;Suliman, Naiema

This study analyzes the determinants and distribution of financial inclusion in Suriname using household-level data from the 2022 Suriname Survey of Living Conditions (SSLC). Financial inclusion is…

Date issued: Αυγ 2026
Author(s): Valencia Maya, Paula Andrea;Mora Nunez, Mauro Camilo;Ferguson, Lisa;Jaramillo, Gabriela;Licht Tellez, Vanessa ;Hansmann, Johanna Paola

This guide provides the practical frameworks needed to realize that potential. Financial institutions, including IDB Invest, can use it to evaluate investments against socio-bioeconomy principles and…

Date issued: Αυγ 2026
Author(s): Valencia Maya, Paula Andrea;Mora Nunez, Mauro Camilo;Ferguson, Lisa;Jaramillo, Gabriela;Licht Tellez, Vanessa ;Hansmann, Johanna Paola

Esta guía proporciona los marcos prácticos necesarios para materializar dicho potencial. Las instituciones financieras, incluida IDB Invest, pueden utilizarla para evaluar inversiones a la luz de los…

Date issued: Αυγ 2026
Author(s): Valencia Maya, Paula Andrea;Mora Nunez, Mauro Camilo;Ferguson, Lisa;Jaramillo, Gabriela;Licht Tellez, Vanessa ;Hansmann, Johanna Paola

Este guia fornece as estruturas práticas necessárias para concretizar esse potencial. Instituições financeiras, incluindo o IDB Invest, podem utilizá-lo para avaliar investimentos com base em…

Date issued: Αυγ 2026
Author(s): Guerrero Sanchez, Laura;Roseth, Benjamin;Santamaria, Julieth

This document examines Uruguayan citizens' experiences with government services, with particular attention to differences by service channel and population group. Uruguay has become a regional…

Date issued: Αυγ 2026
Author(s): Guerrero Sanchez, Laura;Roseth, Benjamin;Santamaria, Julieth

Este documento analiza la experiencia de la ciudadanía uruguaya con los trámites gubernamentales, con especial atención a las diferencias según el canal utilizado y entre distintos grupos…

Date issued: Αυγ 2026
Author(s): Peña, Norma;Vergara Bolbaran, Eduardo Javier;Wolfenzon, Denisse;Alarcon Barrera, Hector Sebastian;Martínez Arroyo, María José

This document summarizes the outcomes of the technical workshop and policy dialogue on prevention of youth recruitment. It begins by examining the nature of youth recruitment into organized crime,…

Date issued: Αυγ 2026
Author(s): Blackman, Allen;Díaz, Andrés

Over the past quarter century, policymakers have spent billions of dollars on initiatives aimed at providing formal legal title to landholders in the Global South. But evaluations of these…

Date issued: Αυγ 2026
Author(s): Avalos Monge, Beatriz;Fernandez Torres, Yeiner;Pombo, Cristina;Rivas Herrera, Carolina;Rodriguez Gonzalez, David;Roseth, Benjamin;Santamaria, Julieth;Vásquez, Mateo

Este documento analiza los patrones de uso en los trámites gubernamentales de la ciudadanía guatemalteca con énfasis en los canales de acceso, niveles de satisfacción y la disposición al cambio. Si…

Date issued: Αυγ 2026
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank;IDB Invest;IDB Lab

The Impact Report showcases how the IDB Group is working to achieve impact across Latin America and the Caribbean. Formerly known as the Development Effectiveness Overview (DEO), the report offers…

Date issued: Αυγ 2026
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo;BID Invest;BID Lab

El Informe de Impacto muestra cómo el Grupo BID está generando impacto en América Latina y el Caribe. Conocido anteriormente como el Panorama de Efectividad en el Desarrollo (DEO), este informe…

Date issued: Αυγ 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Poli, Lucas Luiz;Couleau, Anabelle;Pérez Urdiales, María;Tojal Ramos Dos Santos, Carolina

Ensuring safe drinking water depends not only on infrastructure but on effective regulatory compliance. This paper studies compliance with drinking water quality regulations through a three-layer…

Date issued: Αυγ 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Brichetti, Juan Pablo;Cavallo, Eduardo A.;Pitetti, Diego Andres;Leon Gomez, Carlos Raul

This document updates the estimates of Brichetti et al. (2021) regarding the investment needs that Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) must mobilize to achieve the infrastructure targets associated…

Date issued: Αυγ 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Brichetti, Juan Pablo;Cavallo, Eduardo A.;Pitetti, Diego Andres;Leon Gomez, Carlos Raul

Este documento actualiza las estimaciones de Brichetti et al. (2021) sobre las necesidades de inversión que América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) debe movilizar para avanzar hacia las metas de…

Date issued: Αυγ 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Dassen, Nicolás;Duque, Marcela;Basch, Fernando Felipe

Este documento examina cómo los órganos de integridad pública en América Latina pueden interpretar y aplicar las normas sobre conflictos de interés en contextos en los que los marcos normativos…

Date issued: Αυγ 2026
Author(s): Lupica, Carina;Mertehikian, Yasmin Amira;Caravedo, Sofía;Silvera, Christian

Este documento examina los desafíos que plantea la recolección de datos en poblaciones ocultas o de difícil acceso, caracterizadas por su limitada visibilidad estadística debido a barreras…

Date issued: Αυγ 2026
Author(s): Lupica, Carina;Mertehikian, Yasmin Amira;Caravedo, Sofía;Silvera, Christian

This document examines the challenges involved in collecting data on hidden or hard-to-reach populations, which are characterized by limited statistical visibility due to structural, social, legal,…

Date issued: Αυγ 2026
Author(s): Lupica, Carina;Mertehikian, Yasmin Amira;Caravedo, Sofía;Silvera, Christian

Este documento examina os desafios associados à coleta de dados em populações ocultas ou de difícil acesso, caracterizadas por sua limitada visibilidade estatística devido a barreiras estruturais,…

Date issued: Αυγ 2026
Author(s): Aguirre, Josefa;Gallego, Francisco;Jordán, Felipe;Leiva, Benjamín;Ramírez, Denisse;Bernal Lopez, Juanita

Environmental disruptions are intensifying social inequalities, disproportionately affecting women, Indigenous Peoples, and Afro-descendant communities. This systematic review synthesizes causal…

Date issued: Αυγ 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Vera-Cossio, Diego A.;Garbay Flores, Sergio Andres

We study the eects of sectoral lending quotas in Bolivia, which required lenders to allocate a minimum share of their portfolios to priority sectors. Exploiting the timing of the reform and variation…

Date issued: Ιουλ 2026
Author(s): Azuara, Oliver;Lugo Ibarra, Mariana;Jaramillo Vasconez, Oscar Eduardo

O Índice de Melhores Empregos do BID 2026 analisa a quantidade (taxas de participação e emprego) e a qualidade (formalidade e suficiência salarial para alcançar um salário digno) do mercado de…

Date issued: Ιουλ 2026
Author(s): Azuara, Oliver;Lugo Ibarra, Mariana;Jaramillo Vasconez, Oscar Eduardo

The IDB's Better Jobs Index 2026 tracks labor market quantity (participation and employment rates) and quality (formality and living-wage adequacy) across 18 Latin American and Caribbean…