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Date issued: Φεβ 2025
Author(s): Sembler, Jose Ignacio;Briceño, Bertha;Figueroa, Claudia;Riveros, Luisa;Perez Ramirez, Anali;Pupo Lafer, Marina;Barbosa, Fernando;González, Jorge;Laakso, Aarre;King, Julie;Wong, Melisa;Vaessen, Jozef Leonardus;Motta, Marialisa

Este informe sintetiza los resultados de 2024 de la revisión anual de la Oficina de Evaluación y Supervisión (OVE) sobre el desempeño de los proyectos en el Grupo del Banco Interamericano de…

Date issued: Φεβ 2025
Author(s): Duryea, Suzanne;Martínez, Claudia;Pereira, María Antonella

In the past few years, the evidence-base regarding the inclusion of people with disabilities has advanced considerably, both in high- and low-to-mid income countries. This policy brief focuses on the…

Date issued: Φεβ 2025
Author(s): Duryea, Suzanne;Martínez, Claudia;Pereira, María Antonella

En los últimos años, la base de evidencia sobre la inclusión de las personas con discapacidad ha avanzado en gran medida en países de ingresos ambos altos y bajo-medios. Este resumen de política se…

Date issued: Φεβ 2025
Author(s): Zanoni, Wladimir;Pedemonte, Mathieu

Ecuador's economic performance has lagged behind its potential and the broader Latin American region since 2010. Despite rising public debt and financial support from international institutions…

Date issued: Φεβ 2025
Author(s): Latorre, Lucia;Rego, Eduardo;De Leo, Lorenzo

The following report delves into the essential components that make up IoT systems, illustrative examples of the IoT in action, and its broad spectrum of applications spanning multiple industries,…

Date issued: Φεβ 2025
Author(s): Latorre, Lucia;Rego, Eduardo;De Leo, Lorenzo

Este informe profundiza en los componentes clave que integran los sistemas IoT, ofrece ejemplos representativos de su funcionamiento y destaca las diversas aplicaciones del IoT en distintos sectores…

Date issued: Φεβ 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Naranjo Bautista, Sandra;Mosqueira, Edgardo;Lafuente, Mariano;De Michele, Roberto;Fuenzalida, Javier;Keefer, Philip;Nunberg, Barbara;Roseth, Benjamin;Schuster, Christian;Strazza, Luciano

In a context of fiscal constraints, citizen distrust, and accelerating technological change, the third edition of the regional civil service study, Better Governments for Better Lives, assesses the…

Date issued: Φεβ 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Naranjo Bautista, Sandra;Mosqueira, Edgardo;Lafuente, Mariano;De Michele, Roberto;Fuenzalida, Javier;Keefer, Philip;Nunberg, Barbara;Roseth, Benjamin;Schuster, Christian;Strazza, Luciano

En un contexto de restricciones fiscales, desconfianza ciudadana y cambios tecnológicos acelerados, la tercera edición del estudio "Mejores gobiernos para mejores vidas” evalúa el estado del…

Date issued: Φεβ 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Naranjo Bautista, Sandra;Mosqueira, Edgardo;Lafuente, Mariano;De Michele, Roberto;Fuenzalida, Javier;Keefer, Philip;Barbara Nunberg;Roseth, Benjamin;Schuster, Christian;Strazza, Luciano

Num contexto de restrições fiscais, desconfiança dos cidadãos e mudanças tecnológicas aceleradas, a terceira edição do estudo "Melhores Governos para Melhores Vidas" avalia o estado do…

Date issued: Φεβ 2025
Author(s): López Mayher, Cristina

Women and girls use water for domestic activities and home-caring for vulnerable family members, as well as taking care of small cattle and agricultural production. Given their active use of water,…

Date issued: Φεβ 2025
Author(s): López, Arnoldo;Bazán, Muchin

En este estudio investigamos la relación entre el sobreendeudamiento y las condiciones de salud en Costa Rica y México. Para hacerlo se utilizan encuestas de ingresos y gastos a nivel de país y se…

Date issued: Φεβ 2025
Author(s): González Bravo, Hermann Esteban;Rodríguez, Jorge

El objetivo general de este estudio es formular sugerencias para continuar fortaleciendo el marco fiscal de Uruguay e incorporar tanto las lecciones aprendidas en la etapa de implementación, como las…

Date issued: Φεβ 2025
Author(s): Dirección Nacional de Ciberseguridad de Israel;Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Este documento propone prácticas para ayudar a los departamentos profesionales y técnicos de la organización, encargados del escenario de tecnología operativa (TO) y de los sistemas de control…

Date issued: Φεβ 2025
Author(s): De Michele, Roberto;Alvarez Bollea, María Cecilia;Pieth, Mark;Betz, Kathryn

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has identified the need to develop a set of transparency and integrity principles (TIPs) understood as a series of recommended guidelines or best practices…

Date issued: Φεβ 2025
Author(s): Schlinger, Melissa;VanAusdal, Karen;Schonert-Reichl, Kimberly Anne;Yang, Hyeri Mel;Suarez Enciso, Sonia

Now more than ever, the overall health and well-being of students and educators alike become a global priority for health-care professionals, educators, and families. Socialemotional learning (SEL)…

Date issued: Φεβ 2025
Author(s): Schlinger, Melissa;VanAusdal, Karen;Schonert-Reichl, Kimberly Anne;Yang, Hyeri Mel;Suarez Enciso, Sonia

Hoy más que nunca, la salud y el bienestar general de estudiantes y educadores se ha convertido en una prioridad global para profesionales de la salud, educadores y familias. Las competencias de…

Date issued: Φεβ 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Alviarez, Vanessa;Pedroni, Peter;Powell, Andrew;Quevedo Rocha, Ingri Katherine

This study investigates the disconnect between falling agricultural commodity prices and persistent food inflation by applying a Heterogeneous Vector Autoregression (VAR) model to a panel of 203…

Date issued: Φεβ 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Casacuberta, Carlos;Gandelman, Néstor

This paper examines the relationship between wages and market power at the firm level. We derive firm-specific measures of labor market power and present a natural decomposition of wage changes into…

Date issued: Φεβ 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Lluberas, Rodrigo

The functioning of the banking sector is key for economic growth. In this paper, we first gather banks' balance sheet monthly regulatory information in a consistent manner for seven Latin…

Date issued: Φεβ 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Chauvin, Juan Pablo;Rubião, Rafael;Talamas Marcos, Miguel Ángel

Accurate demographic data are essential for effective policy design, yet private costs may deter individuals from truthfully reporting sensitive information. We examine this market failure and its…

Date issued: Φεβ 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Díaz, Lina M.;Martínez Villarreal, Déborah;Márquez, Karina;Scartascini, Carlos

Cervical cancer, primarily caused by persistent Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection, remains one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths among women in developing countries. Although HPV…

Date issued: Φεβ 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Martínez, Claudia;Smith, Raimundo ;Perticará, Marcela

This study employs an event study methodology to analyze the overall impact of childbirth, as well as the birth of a child with a disability, on the labor market outcomes of mothers and fathers. We…

Date issued: Φεβ 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Córdoba Solano, Daniela;Gomez-Trejos, Felipe;Vindas Quesada, Alberto

Research about trade liberalization's impact on markups has focused on manufacturing due to data availability considerations. How do these effects vary across sectors? Which industries become…

Date issued: Φεβ 2025
Author(s): Katz, Raúl;Jung, Juan

El objetivo general de esta publicación es evaluar el impacto socioeconómico del desarrollo de la infraestructura de datos en Colombia. La infraestructura de datos se concibe como los componentes…

Date issued: Φεβ 2025
Author(s): Katz, Raúl;Jung, Juan

El objetivo de esta publicación es evaluar el impacto socioeconómico del desarrollo de la infraestructura de datos, concebida como los componentes necesarios, su almacenamiento, manipulación y…