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Date issued: Feb 2022
Author(s): Conte Grand, Mariana;Rasteletti, Alejandro;Muñoz, Jesús David

Si bien muchos países cuentan con algún tipo de impuesto sobre los combustibles fósiles, las tasas efectivas de imposición observadas suelen ser bajas en comparación con los niveles considerados…

Date issued: Feb 2022
Author(s): Lichand, Guilherme;Dória, Carlos Alberto;Cossi, João;Neto, Onicio Leal

Question: Does reopening schools in the pandemic increase COVID-19 incidence and mortality?
Findings: On average, there was no systematic association between school reopening and COVID-19…

Date issued: Jan 2022
Author(s): Corral, Leonardo;Lotti, Giulia;Martinez-Carrasco, José;Pecha, Camilo

The objectives of this analysis are twofold: (i) First, it aims to enhance our understanding of the role design and execution characteristics of IDB financed projects play in project success and…

Date issued: Jan 2022
Author(s): Villacis, Alexis;Barrera, Victor;Alwang, Jeffrey;Caicedo Vargas, Carlos;Quiroz, James;IDB Invest

Since the early nineteenth century, cacao has been an important export earner for Ecuador. Today the importance of this sector remains, as Ecuador is the main producer and exporter of Fine and Flavor…

Date issued: Jan 2022
Author(s): Blackman, Allen;Hoffmann, Bridget

La capacitación de alumnos universitarios en el uso de una aplicación para teléfonos que muestra información en tiempo real sobre la calidad del aire aumentó la adquisición de información sobre la…

Date issued: Jan 2022
Author(s): Blackman, Allen;Hoffmann, Bridget

La capacitación de alumnos universitarios en el uso de una aplicación para teléfonos que muestra información en tiempo real sobre la calidad del aire aumentó la adquisición de información sobre la…

Date issued: Jan 2022
Author(s): Alwang, Jeffrey;Villacis, Alexis;Barrera, Victor;IDB Invest

The value of yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) exports from Paraguay has recently increased dramatically. Much of this growth is due to positioning of the good within the universe of products where…

Date issued: Jan 2022
Author(s): Barrera, Victor;Villacis, Alexis;Alwang, Jeffrey;Escudero, Luis;IDB Invest

Expanding incomes in Asian countries and changes in fresh-fruit value chains have created an important niche for producers of dragon fruit. Ecuadorean producers have responded and taken advantage of…

Date issued: Jan 2022
Author(s): Barrera, Victor;Villacis, Alexis;Alwang, Jeffrey;Zapata, Angélica;IDB Invest

Blackberry production has been common for decades in Ecuador''s inter-Andean valleys, but a fresh or processed export industry has not emerged despite export successes experienced in…

Date issued: Jan 2022 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Acevedo, Ivonne;Castellani, Francesca;Cota, María José;Lotti, Giulia;Székely, Miguel

This study explores the evolution of inequality in Latin America during the COVID-19 pandemic using primary data available from household and employment surveys collected in 2020. Inequality…