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Increasing the Take-up of Public Health Services: An Experiment on Nudges and Digital Tools in Uruguay
Increasing the Take-up of Public Health Services: An Experiment on Nudges and Digital Tools in Uruguay

Date issued: Ιουλ 2021 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Sánchez, Mario;Roseth, Benjamin;Cuesta, Ana María;Gallegos, Sebastián ;Delgado, Lucia

En este trabajo se pone a prueba si el despliegue de herramientas digitales logra aumentar la utilización de un importante servicio preventivo de salud pública: el tamizaje para la detección del…
Cómo aumentar la utilización de los servicios de salud pública: un experimento utilizando “nudges” y herramientas digitales en Uruguay
Cómo aumentar la utilización de los servicios de salud pública: un experimento utilizando “nudges” y herramientas digitales en Uruguay

Date issued: Ιουλ 2021 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Sánchez, Mario;Roseth, Benjamin;Cuesta, Ana María;Gallegos, Sebastián;Delgado, Lucia

En este trabajo se pone a prueba si el despliegue de herramientas digitales logra aumentar la utilización de un importante servicio preventivo de salud pública: el tamizaje para la detección del…
Developing the Thematic Bond Market in Latin America and the Caribbean: Brazil's First Sustainable Bond by a Public Financial Institution
Developing the Thematic Bond Market in Latin America and the Caribbean: Brazil's First Sustainable Bond by a Public Financial Institution

Date issued: Ιουλ 2021
Author(s): Cavazzoni Lima, Rafael;Ferreira, Rodrigo;Faria, Márcia Groszmann;Moura, Andre Almeida Pamponet;Prado, Gerald

This paper describes the issuance of the first sustainable bond in Brazil by a public financial institution, executed by the Banco de Desenvolvimento de Minas Gerais (BDMG) with the support of the…
Trustful Voters, Trustworthy Politicians: A Survey Experiment on the Influence of Social Media in Politics
Trustful Voters, Trustworthy Politicians: A Survey Experiment on the Influence of Social Media in Politics

Date issued: Ιουλ 2021 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Aruguete, Natalia;Calvo, Ernesto;Scartascini, Carlos;Ventura, Tiago

Recent increases in political polarization in social media raise questions about the relationship between negative online messages and the decline in political trust around the world. To evaluate…
Knowledge for Development: the IDB's Impact in the Region
Knowledge for Development: the IDB's Impact in the Region

Date issued: Ιουλ 2021 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Avellán, Leopoldo;Calderón, Claudia;Lotti, Giulia;Wanner, Z’leste

By analyzing a novel dataset on publications by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), we shed light on the extent to which the knowledge production of a multilateral development bank can reach…
The Cost-Effectiveness of Air Pollution Information Provision Programs
The Cost-Effectiveness of Air Pollution Information Provision Programs

Date issued: Ιουλ 2021
Author(s): Hernández, Karla;Hoffmann, Bridget;Ruiz-Tagle V., Cristóbal;Schueftan, Alejandra

Air pollution is one of the primary causes of premature death worldwide. This paper examines the cost-effectiveness of two different air quality information programs that were implemented as part of…
The Power of Perception: Limitations of Information in Reducing Air Pollution Exposure
The Power of Perception: Limitations of Information in Reducing Air Pollution Exposure

Date issued: Ιουλ 2021 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Hanna, Rema;Hoffmann, Bridget;Oliva, Paulina;Schneider, Jake

We conduct a randomized controlled trial in Mexico City to determine willingness to pay (WTP) for SMS air quality alerts and to study the effects of air quality alerts, reminders, and a reusable N95…
Priorización en tiempos de pandemia. No. 2: Cómo asignar recursos escasos en salud en medio de una pandemia: Intervenciones Terpéuticas
Priorización en tiempos de pandemia. No. 2: Cómo asignar recursos escasos en salud en medio de una pandemia: Intervenciones Terpéuticas

Date issued: Ιουλ 2021
Author(s): Gutiérrez, Catalina

La pandemia provocada por el coronavirus acentuó la urgencia de establecer criterios para la priorización de recursos en salud. En general, ya existía presión sobre los presupuestos sanitarios debido…
Research Insights: Public Sector Employee Behavior and Attitudes during a Pandemic
Research Insights: Public Sector Employee Behavior and Attitudes during a Pandemic

Date issued: Ιουλ 2021
Author(s): Keefer, Philip;Perilla, Sergio;Vlaicu, Razvan

New data on public sector employees from 18 Latin American countries shed light on the role of trust in the performance of government agencies. An original survey conducted during the first COVID-19…
Perspectivas de investigación: Comportamiento y actitudes de los empleados públicos durante una pandemia
Perspectivas de investigación: Comportamiento y actitudes de los empleados públicos durante una pandemia

Date issued: Ιουλ 2021
Author(s): Keefer, Philip;Perilla, Sergio;Vlaicu, Razvan

Nuevos datos sobre los empleados del sector público de 18 países latinoamericanos arrojan luz sobre el papel de la confianza en el rendimiento de los organismos gubernamentales. Una original encuesta…