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Feb 2025
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This paper examines how the act of giving advice to others can serve as a tool for self-persuasion in high-stakes decisions. We tested this hypothesis in Perus nationwide teacher selection process,…
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Feb 2025
The purpose of this guide is to incorporate a gender perspective in the dispute resolution processes managed by MICI with respect to environmental and social grievances related to development…
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Feb 2025
Esta guía tiene como objetivo incorporar una perspectiva de género en los procesos de resolución de disputas gestionados por el MICI respecto a quejas ambientales y sociales vinculadas con los…
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Feb 2025
The Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE) is an independent office of the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group), reporting directly to the Boards of Executive Directors of the IDB and…
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Feb 2025
La Oficina de Evaluación y Supervisión (OVE) es una oficina independiente del Grupo Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (Grupo BID), que reporta directamente a los Directorios Ejecutivos del BID y de…
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Feb 2025
This document presents "Chiles Techno-Creative Landscape", an art exhibition that celebrates Chilean innovation and creativity, highlighting the country's contributions at the…
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Feb 2025
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…
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Feb 2025
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,…
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Feb 2025
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…
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Feb 2025
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…
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Feb 2025
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…
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Feb 2025
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,…
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Feb 2025
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…
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Feb 2025
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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…
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Feb 2025
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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…
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Feb 2025
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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…
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Feb 2025
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…
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Feb 2025
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…
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Feb 2025
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…
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Feb 2025
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)…
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Feb 2025
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…
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Feb 2025
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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…
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Feb 2025
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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…
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Feb 2025
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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…
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Feb 2025
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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…
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Feb 2025
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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…
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Feb 2025
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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…
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Feb 2025
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…
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Feb 2025
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…
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Feb 2025
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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…
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Feb 2025
El mercado del arte y los bienes del patrimonio cultural están expuestos al lavado de activos y sus delitos precedentes, lo que afecta su integridad. Si bien se trata de un mercado difícil de medir,…
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Feb 2025
The OLPC program, designed by a team at the MIT Media Lab, aimed to improve educational outcomes among low-income primary students around the world by providing affordable personal laptops. The…
Perspectivas de investigación: ¿se benefician los niños del uso de laptops personales a largo plazo?
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Feb 2025
El programa Una Laptop por Niño (OLPC, por sus siglas en inglés), implementado en Perú, no logró mejorar el rendimiento académico ni la trayectoria educativa de los estudiantes. En particular, se…
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Feb 2025
Non-Automatic Import Licenses (NAILs) significantly reduce firm imports, leading firms reliant on these imported inputs to decrease exports and employment. In markets where a firm is relatively large…
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Feb 2025
Las licencias de importación no automáticas (LNA) reducen significativamente las importaciones de las empresas, lo que hace que las empresas que dependen de estos insumos importados reduzcan tanto…
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Feb 2025
Latin America and the Caribbean are several years behind the learning results of the OECD countries evaluated by PISA. A closer look at educational processes shows an long road ahead towards a…
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Feb 2025
América Latina y el Caribe están varios años por detrás de los resultados de aprendizaje de los países de la OCDE evaluados por PISA. Una mirada más cercana a los procesos educativos muestra un…
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Feb 2025
This technical note covers the critical aspects of open-source software (OSS) procurement, including general procurement principles and best practices aligned with the policies for the procurement of…
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Feb 2025
A medida que los gobiernos adoptan cada vez más el software de código abierto (OSS) como parte de sus estrategias de transformación digital, la necesidad de una comprensión técnica clara y de…
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Feb 2025
La présente note technique couvre les aspects essentiels de la passation des marchés de logiciels libres, y compris les principes généraux de passation des marchés et les meilleures pratiques…
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Feb 2025
Esta nota técnica cobre aspectos críticos da aquisição de software de código aberto (OSS), incluindo princípios gerais de aquisição e melhores práticas alinhadas com as políticas de aquisição de bens…
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Feb 2025
At the heart of quantum computing is the quantum bit or qubit, a quantum analog of the classical bit, which can exist in multiple states simultaneously due to a phenomenon known as superposition.…
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Feb 2025
La base de la informática cuántica es el bit cuántico, o cúbit, un análogo cuántico del bit clásico, que puede existir en múltiples estados simultáneamente gracias a un fenómeno conocido como…
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Feb 2025
Public pensions may influence labor supply throughout the lifecycle. In this paper, we exploit pension eligibility regulations to study how pension programs impact retirement and earlier-in-life…
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Feb 2025
In a context of significant challenges in Central America, Mexico, Panama, the Dominican Republic, and Haiticharacterized by multiple social demands and limited fiscal spaceit is essential to ensure…
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Feb 2025
En un contexto de grandes desafíos en Centroamérica, México, Panamá, República Dominicana y Haití, múltiples demandas sociales y limitado espacio fiscal, es imperioso garantizar que cada dólar…
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Feb 2025
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This research employs a quadratic exponential model to examine the dynamics of fiscal adjustments in the context of oil shocks. The findings suggest significant state dependence, with past fiscal…
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Feb 2025
América Latina enfrenta un problema de bajo crecimiento de la productividad. Gran parte de las políticas destinadas a mejorar la productividad han apoyado al sector improductivo, principalmente a…
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Feb 2025
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Transparency initiatives are well-known tools to foster trust and empower citizens. To explain why some governments introduce them but others do not, we model these initiatives as a signal that…
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Feb 2025
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In recent years, tax administrations around the globe have leveraged digital transformation to enhance processes and services to improve tax compliance. Massive self-regularization platforms, which…