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Medidas de eficiencia y calidad hospitalaria
Medidas de eficiencia y calidad hospitalaria

Date issued: Jan 2025
Author(s): Barraza-Lloréns, Mariana;Arceo-Schravesande, Adrian;Campos-Hernández, Ángel;Bauhoff, Sebastian;Bernal, Pedro

Los hospitales son un componente crítico de los sistemas de salud. Esta nota técnica propone un marco orientado a las políticas para medir el desempeño de los hospitales y presenta una lista corta de…
Job Quality, Search, and Optimal Unemployment Contracts
Job Quality, Search, and Optimal Unemployment Contracts

Date issued: Jan 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Da Costa, Carlos;Maestri, Lucas;Santos, Cezar

When searching for employment, workers consider non-wage job characteristics, such as effort requirements or amenities. We study an environment where unemployed workers search for jobs of different…
Evaluación de una adaptación del Programa HM en Uruguay
Evaluación de una adaptación del Programa HM en Uruguay

Date issued: Jan 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): De Los Santos, Gabriela ;Erhardt, Cecilia ;Marroig, María ;Flores, Iván;Rasso-Masías, Paulina ;Székely, Miguel;Abizanda, Beatriz

Este documento presenta los resultados de evaluar el impacto de un programa de promoción de actitudes de género equitativas (Programa HM), aplicado a 326 estudiantes de secundaria de las áreas de…
The Impact of Multi-acquiring in the Payment System: Evidence from Uruguayan Financial Inclusion Program
The Impact of Multi-acquiring in the Payment System: Evidence from Uruguayan Financial Inclusion Program

Date issued: Jan 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Gandelman, Néstor;Roldán, Flavia;Viera, Sofía

This paper examines the transition from exclusive card network-acquirer relationships to a multi-acquiring model. Using the case of Uruguay's adoption of multi-acquiring in 2022, as part of a…
Los bootcamps en acción: abriendo la caja negra
Los bootcamps en acción: abriendo la caja negra

Date issued: Jan 2025
Author(s): Henriquez, Pauline;Navarro, Juan Carlos;Vicentini, Isabel Cristina

Los bootcamps de programación son programas intensivos y de corta duración diseñados para desarrollar competencias digitales avanzadas. Esta publicación presenta los resultados de un análisis…
Regulation, Competition, and Market Power in Telecommunications across Latin America
Regulation, Competition, and Market Power in Telecommunications across Latin America

Date issued: Jan 2025
Author(s): Clavijo, Renzo

This study examines the regulatory landscape and competitive dynamics in the telecommunications industry of five key Latin American countries: Colombia, Peru, Mexico, Brazil, and Chile. Focusing on…
Assessing the Role of Tax-benefit Systems in Reducing the Gender Income Gap in Latin America
Assessing the Role of Tax-benefit Systems in Reducing the Gender Income Gap in Latin America

Date issued: Jan 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Deza, María Cecilia;Dondo, Mariana;Jara, H. Xavier;Rodríguez Guerrero, David Arturo;Torres, Javier

This paper aims to assess the extent to which cash transfers, direct taxes, and social contributions help to reduce gender income inequalities in seven Latin American countries: Argentina, Bolivia,…
Employment dynamics during COVID-19 in Uruguay
Employment dynamics during COVID-19 in Uruguay

Date issued: Jan 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Amarante, Verónica;Galván, Estefanía;Yapor, Mijail

This paper provides novel insights into labor market dynamics during the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent recovery period in Uruguay. Using social security administrative records, we focus on the…
Sustainable Debt Framework
Sustainable Debt Framework

Date issued: Dec 2024
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

The Sustainable Debt Framework supports the issuance of green, social, and sustainability bonds, aiming to finance projects that generate positive environmental and social impact Latin America and…
Heterogeneous Returns to ICT Capital: Insights from Colombian Manufacturing Firms
Heterogeneous Returns to ICT Capital: Insights from Colombian Manufacturing Firms

Date issued: Dec 2024
Author(s): Gallego, Juan Miguel;Nieves, Alejandro;Vargas, Fernando;Díaz, Lina M.;Saboin, José Luis

The persistent productivity gap between Latin America and the Caribbean and high-income countries is partially attributed to low levels of innovation and limited adoption of technologies, such as…