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Date issued: Φεβ 2023
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank;IDB Invest;IDB Lab

In 2022, the Central American region and the Dominican Republic expected to continue its path towards economic recovery that it had begun in 2021. However, new external shocks interrupted these…

Date issued: Φεβ 2023
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo;BID Invest;BID Lab

En 2022 se esperaba continuar la senda de recuperación económica iniciada en 2021 para la región de Centroamérica y República Dominicana, pero nuevos choques externos deterioraron estas perspectivas…

Date issued: Φεβ 2023 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Cantet, Natalia;Feld, Brian;Hernández, Mónica

We measure the extent of discrimination against same-sex couples by schools in Colombia using a matched-pair correspondence study. We send requests to visit private schools from several couples of…

Date issued: Φεβ 2023 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Costella, Cecilia;Diez, Ana;Beazley, Rodolfo;Alfonso, Mariana

Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is one of the regions most exposed and vulnerable to climate-related risks, with large shocks occurring regularly. Climate change is exacerbating the frequency…

Date issued: Φεβ 2023 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Ayres, João;Navarro, Gaston;Nicolini, Juan Pablo;Teles, Pedro

We assess the quantitative relevance of expectations-driven sovereign debt crises, focusing on the Southern European crisis of the early 2010s and the Argentine default of 2001. The source of…

Date issued: Φεβ 2023
Author(s): Lovera Viloria, Victor Alfonzo;Sinde Cantorna, Sandra

Esta publicación introduce la compra pública de innovación (CPI), una herramienta para promover la innovación desde la demanda pública, y analiza la experiencia de TIERRA 3, un programa de la…

Date issued: Φεβ 2023
Author(s): Cubillo, Francisco

El presente documento aborda la valoración de la continuidad de negocio en la prestación de los servicios urbanos de agua y saneamiento, analizando y evaluando todos los aspectos que condicionan y…

Date issued: Φεβ 2023
Author(s): Prada, María Fernanda;Rucci, Graciana;Saavedra, Fabiola

The COVID-19 crisis generated a sudden need for businesses to start operating remotely, and for employees to work from home. In consequence, the use of telework increased rapidly in Latin America and…

Date issued: Φεβ 2023 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Frisancho, Verónica

This paper studies whether school-based financial education has spillover effects from children to parents. Leveraging data from a large-scale experiment with public high schools in Peru and credit…

Date issued: Φεβ 2023 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Ruiz-Arranz, Marta;López, Arnoldo;Eggers Prieto, Carlos;Martin, Lucia;Monge, Mauricio

The current economic climate of the region is characterized by the growth that is expected to be lower than the historical average and by rising food insecurity. This adverse environment for…