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Date issued:
Aug 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly accelerated the digitalization of micro, small, and medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Latin America. The shift from in-person to online banking transactions has…
Date issued:
Aug 2023
La pandemia del COVID-19 ha acelerado considerablemente la digitalización de las micro, pequeñas y medianas empresas (MPyMEs) en América Latina. El cambio de las transacciones bancarias presenciales…
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Aug 2023
The 2023 second quarter edition of the Quarterly Business Review (QBR) provides management with a status of the Bank's performance. The QBR reports on outputs, lending program priorities and…
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Aug 2023
The availability of numerous beneficial healthcare technologies presents both an opportunity and a challenge: while they have the potential to improve health outcomes, financial constraints limit…
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Aug 2023
Estamos en una situación afortunada de tener a nuestra disposición más tecnologías beneficiosas que las que podemos financiar. Sin embargo, esta mayor disponibilidad junto con el envejecimiento de la…
Date issued:
Aug 2023
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This analysis applies a regression discontinuity approach combined with remote sensing data to measure the productivity impacts linked to a fruit-fly eradication program, implemented in Peru. For…
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Aug 2023
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We examine the impact of changes in local labor market concentration on two components of income inequality in Mexico: local wage shares and labor income inequal-ty. Combining data from the Economic…
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Aug 2023
The probability of tax reform is higher during banking crises. Tax reform is unlikely to occur during election periodseven if the government is facing financing problemsso reforms that seek to raise…
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Aug 2023
La probabilidad de una reforma tributaria aumenta durante las crisis bancarias. Es poco probable que una reforma tributaria se produzca durante períodos electorales, aun cuando el gobierno se…
Date issued:
Aug 2023
Teachers are the most important and expensive input when it comes to improving the quality of education. In many Latin American countries, the decentralized way in which teachers are assigned is…