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Feb 2026
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Most barriers to trade in services stem from regulatory measures. This study assesses the degree of regulatory restrictiveness affecting trade in services across Latin America and the Caribbean and…
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Feb 2026
The tension between productivity and labor costs in Latin America and the Caribbean remains one of the greatest challenges to creating formal employment. This note estimates the cost of salaried…
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Feb 2026
Los servicios basados en el conocimiento (SBC) son un componente central de la diversificación productiva, el empleo calificado y la inserción internacional de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC). Sin…
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Feb 2026
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This paper examines the effects of increased bureaucratic discretion in public procurement during the COVID-19 pandemic, when the Chilean government relaxed restrictions on direct deals and expanded…
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Feb 2026
This document contains an analysis of more than 6.2 million digital job vacancies across 15 Latin American countries between 2022 and 2025. It shows a slowdown in job postings, along with demand…
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Feb 2026
Este documento contiene el análisis de más de 6.2 millones de vacantes digitales en 15 países de América Latina entre 2022 y 2025. Se muestra una desaceleración en la publicación de empleos, junto…
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Feb 2026
Esta nota técnica propone iniciativas concretas para guiar a las instituciones financieras de desarrollo en América Latina y el Caribe en la implementación de hojas de ruta y abordar las estrategias…
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Jan 2026
This document defines the approach that the Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE) will use to evaluate the IDB Group's support to its client Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in Latin…
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Jan 2026
Este documento define el enfoque que la Oficina de Evaluación y Supervisión (OVE) utilizará para evaluar el apoyo del Grupo BID a sus clientes, los Pequeños Estados Insulares en Desarrollo (PEID) en…
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Jan 2026
Guatemala faces a severe triple burden of malnutrition under nutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, and rising overweight and obesity impacting all age groups and generating an annual economic loss…
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Jan 2026
La Secretaría de Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional (SESAN) de la Presidencia de la República de Guatemala, en cumplimiento de su mandato de promover la coordinación e integración entre las…
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Jan 2026
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We study the long-run effects of a large public expansion of pre-primary education in Argentina. Between 1993 and 1999, the federal government financed the construction of new preschool classrooms…
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Jan 2026
This paper develops a step-by-step guide for the design and implementation of fiscal rules based on prudent public debt levels aimed at reconciling two critical fiscal policy objectives: ensuring…
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Jan 2026
El documento analiza cinco experiencias recientes de ayuda mutua internacional para el combate de incendios forestales en América Latina y el Caribe (Brasil, Paraguay, Canadá, Chile y Colombia),…
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Jan 2026
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This study presents the results of an experimental evaluation of a pedagogical intervention based on the mobile application Quechua Collao, designed to strengthen Quechua language skills as a second…
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Jan 2026
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Este estudio presenta los resultados de una evaluación experimental de una intervención pedagógica basada en la aplicación móvil Quechua Collao, diseñada para fortalecer las habilidades lingüísticas…
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Jan 2026
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This paper studies whether gender gaps in womens labor-market outcomes are sustained by systematic misperceptions about social and spousal support for maternal employment. Using a representative…
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Jan 2026
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This paper examines how attitudes among supervisors, co-workers, and customers contribute to discrimination against sexual minorities in the workplace. A large, nationally representative sample in…
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Jan 2026
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We study how procurement-driven fiscal contractions propagate through firm-to-firm pro- duction networks. The 2014 collapse in oil prices triggered a sharp fall in public procure- ment in Ecuador,…
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Jan 2026
This study addresses the low participation of women in public procurement markets in Latin America and the Caribbean, where significant gender gaps in access to economic opportunities persist. The…
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Jan 2026
Este estudio aborda el problema de la baja participación de las mujeres en los mercados de compras públicas en América Latina y el Caribe, donde persisten significativas brechas de género en el…
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Jan 2026
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We study whether structured, evidence-based information can shape local policymakers beliefs and stated intentions to adopt violence prevention interventions. Using a randomized experiment embedded…
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Jan 2026
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Recidivism is a persistent challenge for criminal justice systems worldwide, yet evidence from Latin America remains scarce. This study addresses that gap through three contributions. First, it…
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Jan 2026
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This paper examines how firm perceptions influence the transmission of fiscal policy. Using natural language processing on corporate earnings calls from 51 countries over two decades, we construct…
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Jan 2026
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This study analyzes the impact of natural resource funds (NRF) on municipal fiscal results in Colombia, using an instrumental variable approach. It specifically analyzed the case of the Colombian…