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Date issued: Mar 2025
Author(s): Campos, Nicolás;Jiménez Calderón, Mateo Ignacio;Sardán, Solange;Serrate, Liliana;Urquidi, Manuel

En América Latina y el Caribe, el 51 por ciento de las personas en edad de trabajar viven en condiciones de pobreza laboral y enfrentan la informalidad y la baja productividad. Las políticas activas…

Date issued: Mar 2025
Author(s): Latorre, Lucia;Rego, Eduardo;Cerrato, Ignacio;Zarate, Jose Daniel;De Leo, Lorenzo

This report aims to provide a comprehensive overview of how Generative AI works and will provide an update to the information presented on the September 2023 IDB Report. Further sections will delve…

Date issued: Mar 2025
Author(s): Latorre, Lucia;Rego, Eduardo;Cerrato, Ignacio;Zarate, Jose Daniel;De Leo, Lorenzo

Este informe tiene como objetivo ofrecer una visión completa de cómo funciona la IA Generativa y actualizar la información presentada en el Informe del BID de septiembre de 2023. Las siguientes…

Date issued: Mar 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Rodríguez Chatruc, Marisol;Stein, Ernesto H.;Vlaicu, Razvan;Zuluaga, Víctor

International trade increases aggregate welfare but also creates winners and losers, which makes free trade a contentious political issue. Recent research has established that individuals are more…

Date issued: Mar 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: Mar 2025
Author(s): Silva, Felipe;Vohra, Salim

This guide describes how to conduct a Health Impact Assessment (HIA), its process for identifying environmental and social risks and impacts, as well as the optimal way to systematically identify,…

Date issued: Mar 2025
Author(s): Silva, Felipe;Vohra, Salim

Esta guía describe cómo hacer una Evaluación de Impacto en la Salud (HIA, por sus siglas en inglés), su proceso de identificación de riesgos e impactos ambientales y sociales, así como la forma…

Date issued: Mar 2025
Author(s): Silva, Felipe;Vohra, Salim

Este guia descreve como conduzir uma Avaliação de Impacto na Saúde (AIS), seu processo de identificação de riscos e impactos ambientais e sociais, bem como a maneira ideal de identificar, avaliar e…

Date issued: Mar 2025
Author(s): Bastidas Ripalda, Rafaela;Hansen, Stephen;Leon-Diaz, John;Muvdi, Yabra

Countries often undertake structural reforms to boost productivity, reduce inequality, and improve public sector efficiency, yet there is limited data on the reform process to evaluate these efforts…

Date issued: Mar 2025
Author(s): Inter American Development Bank

This report is the second of two volumes which together constitute the Inter-American Development Bank's 2024 Annual Report. This report contains the management's discussion and analysis of…

Date issued: Mar 2025
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Este es el segundo de dos volúmenes que constituyen el Informe Anual del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) 2024. El presente volumen contiene la discusión y análisis de la Administración:…

Date issued: Mar 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Tello, Mario D.;Tello-Trillo, Daniel Sebastian;Rojas Lara, Pablo Enrique

This paper uses seven standard market power indicators (price-cost margin, and six drawn upon the production approach) to estimate the effect market power on the rate of change of total factor…

Date issued: Mar 2025
Author(s): Peña, Norma;Wolfenzon, Denisse;Pérez Gallego, Carlos Andrés;Borda Montenegro, Angie;Osorto Velásquez, Sindy Sirey;Piedra Vázquez, Paúl Andrés

La trata de personas es un delito y una grave violación de los derechos humanos que afecta a millones de niños, niñas, mujeres y hombres en todo el mundo. Este fenómeno, complejo y multicausal,…

Date issued: Mar 2025
Author(s): Latorre, Lucia;Rivera Picado, Carlo Magno;Miles, Stephanie Rocio;Ozcoidi, Emeli Florencia

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the impact of technology on the legal sector, with a focus on emerging solutions. It delves into the origins of legaltech, examines current trends,…

Date issued: Mar 2025
Author(s): Latorre, Lucia;Rivera Picado, Carlo Magno;Miles, Stephanie Rocio;Ozcoidi, Emeli Florencia

La tecnología legal (o legaltech) ha modernizado la prestación de servicios legales. Los nuevos avances en tecnologías como la inteligencia artificial (IA), el aprendizaje automático (ML), la IA…

Date issued: Mar 2025
Author(s): Latorre, Lucia;Bustamante, César;Riquelme, Leticia;Muro, Valentín;Lugo, Gloria

It provides a comprehensive overview of how these innovations are being employed to enhance efficiency and sustainability in agricultural practices, covering topics such as regenerative agriculture,…

Date issued: Mar 2025
Author(s): Latorre, Lucia;Bustamante, César;Riquelme, Leticia;Muro, Valentín;Lugo, Gloria

Este reporte tiene como objetivo describir la aplicación de tecnologías emergentes en el sector agrícola de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC), con enfoque en aquellas de bajo riesgo que se adapten al…

Date issued: Mar 2025
Author(s): Domínguez, Patricio;Hoffmann, Bridget;Medina, María Paula

We study inequality in monitoring and exposure to particulate matter air pollution in four metropolitan areas of Latin America, Bogota, Colombia, Mexico City, Mexico, Gran Santiago, Chile, and Sao…

Date issued: Mar 2025
Author(s): Barreiros, Lucas;Contreras Huerta, Rodrigo;Steneri, Pablo;Lynch, María Loreto

Este estudio ofrece a los responsables de políticas un conjunto de herramientas sobre las mejores prácticas y medidas para facilitar la participación de las microempresas y las pequeñas y medianas…

Date issued: Mar 2025
Author(s): Barreiros, Lucas;Contreras Huerta, Rodrigo;Steneri, Pablo;Lynch, María Loreto

This study provides policymakers with a toolkit of best practices and measures to facilitate the participation of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in international trade. To this end…

Date issued: Mar 2025
Author(s): Féry, Guillaume

Haiti is a fragile country, with an economy that is largely informal and historically dependent on agriculture. With the majority of the population under 24 years old, an illiteracy rate of around 40…

Date issued: Mar 2025
Author(s): Féry, Guillaume

Haïti fait face à des défis économiques et sociaux majeurs, notamment une économie largement informelle, un chômage des jeunes élevé (37 %) et un faible taux d'alphabétisation (40 %). Malgré ces…

Date issued: Mar 2025
Author(s): Mora-García, Claudio;Pearson, Andy A

The medical device sector is a critical driver of Costa Rica's economic development, accounting for 37 percent of total exports as of 2022. This paper analyzes the main enablers and bottlenecks…

Date issued: Mar 2025
Author(s): Independent Consultation and Investigation Mechanism

In 2024, MICI managed 31 complaints from 11 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean related to projects financed by the IDB, IDB Invest and IDB Lab. MICI-facilitated dispute resolution led to…

Date issued: Mar 2025
Author(s): Mecanismo Independiente de Consulta e Investigación

En 2024, el MICI gestionó 31 reclamos de 11 países de América Latina y el Caribe relacionados con proyectos financiados por el BID, BID Invest y BID Lab. La resolución de disputas facilitada por el…