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Apr 2025
This study presents the results of a development gap analysis for the Amazon Region in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela, using geospatial data and a data-…
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Apr 2025
Este estudio presenta los resultados de un análisis de brechas de desarrollo para la Región Amazónica en Bolivia, Brasil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Perú, Surinam y Venezuela, utilizando datos…
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Apr 2025
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We examine hedging as a macroprudential tool in a Sudden Stops model of an economy exposed to commodity price fluctuations. We find that hedging commodity revenues yields significant welfare gains by…
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Apr 2025
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I provide estimates of intergenerational mobility (IGM) in education at a disaggregated geographic level for Chile, a country with high school-level stratification by socioeconomic status and a…
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Apr 2025
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This paper reports socioeconomic and health outcomes for individuals born with sex variations (i.e., intersex individuals) in Mexico based on large nationally representative survey data collected…
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Apr 2025
This report describes effective practices for educational inclusion in Latin America, focusing on key case studies from Costa Rica, Chile, Uruguay, and the state of Sergipe in Brazil. It highlights…
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Apr 2025
Este informe describe prácticas efectivas para la inclusión educativa en América Latina, centrándose en los estudios de caso clave de Costa Rica, Chile, Uruguay y el estado de Sergipe en Brasil.…
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Apr 2025
Este relatório descreve práticas eficazes para a inclusão educacional na América Latina, focando em estudos de caso chave da Costa Rica, Chile, Uruguai e do estado de Sergipe no Brasil. Destaca a…
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Apr 2025
Climate change poses significant well-known risks to fiscal sustainability in Latin America and the Caribbean, such as annual losses of up to 1.7 percent of GDP due to extreme weather events, the…
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Apr 2025
Durante décadas, la tecnología ha sido promovida como una solución para los desafíos educativos en América Latina y el Caribe. El entusiasmo inicial sugería que las herramientas digitales podrían…
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Apr 2025
For decades, technology has been promoted as a solution to educational challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean, with early enthusiasm suggesting that digital tools could revolutionize access…
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Apr 2025
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This paper examines the fiscal and extra-fiscal effects of decentralizing the collection of Brazil's rural land tax from the federal level to local governments. Using a difference-in-differences…
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Apr 2025
Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is a privileged region in terms of water, accounting for 30 percent of the worlds freshwater resources (The World Bank, 2013). Water plays a pivotal role in the…
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Apr 2025
The Sixth Bahamas Conference on Financial Crime, co-hosted by the Central Bank of The Bahamas and the Inter-American Development Bank in January 2025, brought together over 390 participants, both in-…
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Apr 2025
In this Technical Note, we document the unique experience of the state of Pernambuco in restructuring its School Management Training Program (Progepe), adopting the Certificate in Education Finance (…
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Apr 2025
En esta Nota Técnica, documentamos la experiencia singular del estado de Pernambuco en la reestructuración de su Programa de Formación de Gestores Escolares (Progepe), adoptando como referencia…
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Apr 2025
Nesta Nota Técnica, documentamos a experiência singular do estado de Pernambuco na reestruturação do seu Programa de Formação de Gestores Escolares (Progepe), adotando como referencial metodológico o…
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Apr 2025
This research deck aims to map the landscape of tokenization for development, highlight its impact, and propose a way forward by:
- Providing an overview of the current state of tokenization,…
- Providing an overview of the current state of tokenization,…
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Apr 2025
El rol de América Latina y el Caribe en la oferta mundial de litio es determinante para la transición energética visto que la región concentra dos tercios de los recursos minerales conocidos de litio…
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Apr 2025
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We explore the implications of heterogeneous, history-dependent inflation expectations in a general equilibrium setting. We propose an experience-based expectations-augmented Kalman filter to…
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Apr 2025
This publication is an update of the technical note on Meaningful Consultation, which described principles and content that should be present for a consultation process to be considered meaningful.…
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Apr 2025
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Trade flows are the result of the interaction between buyers and sellers. Understanding how these firm-to-firm relationships form, survive, and evolve over time helps identify how countries can…
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Apr 2025
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This paper examines the impact of safeguard import tariffs on market diversity in Ecuador from 2015 to 2017. Using firm-level data, we estimate the effects of tariffs on revenue and market shares in…
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Apr 2025
We propose a novel mechanism to explain the incomplete pass-through of exchange rates to exporter prices and quantities, based on the relationship between exporters' dynamic pricing strategies…
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Apr 2025
In today's digital age, technology profoundly influences our daily decisions, from what we buy to where we work. This report raises awareness about digital ethics, which is crucial for both…