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Can Conditional Cash Transfers Alter the Effectiveness of Other Human Capital Development Policies?
Can Conditional Cash Transfers Alter the Effectiveness of Other Human Capital Development Policies?

Date issued: Apr 2024 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Beuermann, Diether;Ramos Bonilla, Andrea ;Stampini, Marco

Covering the full population of applicants to the Jamaican Conditional Cash Transfer Program (PATH), we explore whether receiving PATH since childhood altered the academic gains from attending a more…
Unsolicited Proposals for Infrastructure Development: Evidence from Latin America and the Caribbean, and International Best Practices
Unsolicited Proposals for Infrastructure Development: Evidence from Latin America and the Caribbean, and International Best Practices

Date issued: Apr 2024 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Suárez-Alemán, Ancor;Dominguez, Enrique

The development of public infrastructure is one of the core responsibilities of any government, as it encompasses the physical foundations that provide access to essential public services such as…
Evidencia regional en el uso del mecanismo de iniciativas privadas para el desarrollo de infraestructura y mejores prácticas internacionales: una revisión de la experiencia de Brasil, Chile, Colombia y Perú, y recomendaciones de política
Evidencia regional en el uso del mecanismo de iniciativas privadas para el desarrollo de infraestructura y mejores prácticas internacionales: una revisión de la experiencia de Brasil, Chile, Colombia y Perú, y recomendaciones de política

Date issued: Apr 2024 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Suárez-Alemán, Ancor;Dominguez, Enrique

El desarrollo de infraestructura pública constituye una de las principales responsabilidades que tiene todo Gobierno, toda vez que congrega los fundamentos físicos que proveen acceso a servicios…
Does Income Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean Drive Disproportionate Energy Consumption?
Does Income Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean Drive Disproportionate Energy Consumption?

Date issued: Apr 2024
Author(s): Balza, Lenin;Castro Vargas, Sofía;Gómez Parra, Nicolás;Jimenez Mori, Raul Alberto;Manzano, Osmel;Serebrisky, Tomás

We examine the relationship between energy consumption and economic growth in Latin America and the Caribbean using panel data from 1971 to 2019. Employing both parametric and non-parametric methods…
Gender-Based Research and Interviewer Effects: Evidence for Latin America and the Caribbean
Gender-Based Research and Interviewer Effects: Evidence for Latin America and the Caribbean

Date issued: Apr 2024 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Guizzo Altube, Matías;Scartascini, Carlos

As the measurement of public opinion and attitudes toward gender issues has gained increasing attention in gender policy and research, the accurate design, implementation, and analysis of survey data…
Debiasing Policymakers: The Role of Behavioral Economics Training
Debiasing Policymakers: The Role of Behavioral Economics Training

Date issued: Apr 2024 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Rojas Méndez, Ana María;Scartascini, Carlos

Behavioral biases often lead to suboptimal decisions, a vulnerability that extends to policymakers who operate under conditions of fatigue, stress, and time constraints and with significant…
Labor Markets and Climate Change: How to Adapt Labor Market Policies and Improve Employment Opportunities?
Labor Markets and Climate Change: How to Adapt Labor Market Policies and Improve Employment Opportunities?

Date issued: Apr 2024
Author(s): Baptista, Dulce;Sandoval Ayala, Juan Manuel;Noh, Heewan;Novella, Rafael

In the wake of a robust economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021 and 2022, Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) now face a less promising growth outlook for 2024, with slowing employment…
Los mercados laborales y el cambio climático: ¿Cómo adaptar las políticas laborales y mejorar las oportunidades de empleo?
Los mercados laborales y el cambio climático: ¿Cómo adaptar las políticas laborales y mejorar las oportunidades de empleo?

Date issued: Apr 2024
Author(s): Baptista, Dulce;Sandoval Ayala, Juan Manuel;Noh, Heewan;Novella, Rafael

Luego de una sólida recuperación en 2021 y 2022 de la recesión económica causada por la pandemia de COVID-19, América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) enfrenta un escenario de crecimiento menos prometedor…
Nowcasting Poverty in Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic: A Micro-simulation Approach
Nowcasting Poverty in Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic: A Micro-simulation Approach

Date issued: Apr 2024
Author(s): Eggers Prieto, Carlos;Martin, Lucia;Muñoz, Laucel;Salamanca, Álvaro

Assessing the development of countries relies on poverty rates as a key indicator. However, official poverty rates are derived from household surveys that often have limited frequency, unexpected…
Assessing the Effect of Fiscal Policies on the Gender Income Gap in Central America, Panama and the Dominican Republic
Assessing the Effect of Fiscal Policies on the Gender Income Gap in Central America, Panama and the Dominican Republic

Date issued: Apr 2024
Author(s): Deza, María Cecilia;Gélvez Rubio, Tatiana Andrea;Gutiérrez Preciado, Diana;Jara, H. Xavier;Rodríguez Guerrero, David Arturo

Persistent gender economic differences have led to an extensive amount of literature devoted to the gender wage gap. However, wages are only one component of income for women and men, and self-…