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Date issued: Nov 2022
Author(s): Weiss, Mariana;Daltro, Yuri;Campo, Evelyn;Matías, David;Arias, Karla;Carvalho Metanias Hallack, Michelle

This manual gives a brief Introduction to the Electrorating database and its methodology. Electrorating is an initiative led by the Knowledge Team of the IDBs Energy Division to raise, build,

Date issued: Nov 2022
Author(s): Weiss, Mariana;Daltro, Yuri;Campo, Evelyn;Matías, David;Arias, Karla;Carvalho Metanias Hallack, Michelle

Este manual es una breve introducción a la base de datos Electrorating y su metodología. Electrorating es una iniciativa liderada por el Equipo de Conocimiento de la División de Energía del BID que…

Date issued: Nov 2022
Author(s): Weiss, Mariana;Daltro, Yuri;Campo, Evelyn;Matías, David;Arias, Karla;Carvalho Metanias Hallack, Michelle

Este manual apresenta uma breve introduço ao Banco de Dados Electrorating e sua metodologia. A Electrorating é uma iniciativa liderada pela Equipe de Conhecimento da Diviso de Energia do BID que visa…

Date issued: Nov 2022 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Drouet Arias, Marcelo;Elacqua, Gregory;Marotta, Luana;Rosa, Leonardo

It is unclear whether teachers with a degree in education are more effective than those who are not trained in an education-related field. To further examine this issue, we analyze the rela- tionship…

Date issued: Oct 2022 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Estache, Antonio;Foucart, Renaud;Serebrisky, Tomás

We study the potential benefits of adding a lottery component to cut the main risks associated with standard negotiated and rule-based auction procurement procedures. We show that adopting a two…

Date issued: Oct 2022 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Domínguez, Patricio;Scartascini, Carlos

Crime levels are a perennial development problem in Latin America and a renewed concern in the United States. At the same time, trust in the police has been falling, and questions abound about…

Date issued: Oct 2022 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Olivera, Javier;Valderrama, José A.

We study the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the pension policy response on the private and public pension systems of Peru. We find that the policies allowing early withdrawals from the private…

Date issued: Oct 2022
Author(s): Weiss, Mariana;Eguiguren-Cosmelli, José;Matías, David;Daltro, Yuri;Arias, Karla;Carvalho Metanias Hallack, Michelle

Dada la heterogeneidad de las empresas de distribución eléctrica en América Latina y el Caribe no es trivial diseñar incentivos para garantir decisiones eficientes. Una buena gobernanza es una…

Date issued: Oct 2022 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Gómez-Lobo, Andrés;Sánchez González, Santiago;González Mejia, Vileydy

This paper reviews three targeted transit subsidies applied in Latin America. The Vale Transporte scheme in Brazil is the oldest, having been introduced in 1985. Household survey data for 26…

Date issued: Oct 2022
Author(s): Maciel, Odette;Rose, Jonathan;Anderson Alonso, Anais Maria;Corrales, Luis Fernando;Dyer, Henry;Barcellos, Andreia;Garay, Ingrid

This Independent Country Program Review (ICPR) analyzes the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group's country strategy (CS) and country program with Jamaica during the 2016-2022 period.…