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Date issued: Jan 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Ruiz-Arranz, Marta;Martin, Lucia;Lotti, Giulia;Peña, Werner;Bolaños, Francisco

HUELLA, una metodología innovadora desarrollada por el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID), representa un cambio de paradigma en la evaluación del impacto de los proyectos de desarrollo. Al…

Date issued: Jan 2025
Author(s): Busso, Matías;Carrillo, Paul E.;Chauvin, Juan Pablo

Urban migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean generally perform well in destination labor markets. However, female migrants and those displaced by violence or extreme weather events tend to face…

Date issued: Jan 2025
Author(s): Busso, Matías;Carrillo, Paul E.;Chauvin, Juan Pablo

Los migrantes urbanos en América Latina y el Caribe generalmente tienen buenos resultados en los mercados laborales de destino. Sin embargo, las migrantes mujeres y las personas desplazadas por la…

Date issued: Jan 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Elacqua, Gregory;Pérez-Nuñez, Graciela;Cubillos, Pedro P.;Iglesias Velasco, Juliana

In Colombia, women represent 65% of the teacher workforce but only 34% of school principals, reflecting a significant gender gap in leadership. This study examines two centralized principal selection…

Date issued: Jan 2025
Author(s): Galinsky, Damian;Corrales, Luis Fernando;Infanzón, Michelle;Legarreta, Regina;Marneau Acevedo, Ari Rene;Rivas Berrios, Gustavo Edgardo;Teran Orsini, Nancy Alejandra;Wong, Melisa;Vaessen, Jozef Leonardus;Soriano, Alejandro

Extended Country Program Evaluations (XCPEs) evaluate the relevance, effectiveness, and sustainability of the IDB Groups support in a country. The IDB Group Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE)…

Date issued: Jan 2025
Author(s): Galinsky, Damian;Corrales, Luis Fernando;Infanzón, Michelle;Legarreta, Regina;Marneau Acevedo, Ari Rene;Rivas Berrios, Gustavo Edgardo;Teran Orsini, Nancy Alejandra;Wong, Melisa;Vaessen, Jozef Leonardus;Soriano, Alejandro

Las Evaluaciones Extendidas de País (XCPE) evalúan la relevancia, efectividad y sostenibilidad del apoyo del Grupo del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (Grupo BID) en un país. La Oficina de…

Date issued: Jan 2025
Author(s): De Salvo, Carmine Paolo;Salazar, Lina;González, Mario;Schling, Maja;Muñoz, Gonzalo;Rondinone, Gonzalo;Le Pommellec, Marion

Este documento examina los desafíos y las oportunidades significativas para el sector agrícola en América Latina y el Caribe (LAC). Destaca el papel central del sector para abordar tres prioridades…

Date issued: Jan 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Ruiz-Arranz, Marta;Martin, Lucia;Barrios, Juan José;Contreras, Diana;Peña, Werner

Recent improvements in security, reduced migration, and stronger economic indicators, such as growth and investment, have created favorable conditions for El Salvador's development. With a young…

Date issued: Jan 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Ruiz-Arranz, Marta;López, Arnoldo;Galdámez Vanegas, Carla Catalina;Serrano, Jeffrey;Pérez, Gabriela;Sosa, Luis;Jiménez, Melanie;Bastién-Olvera, Bernardo;Deza, María Cecilia;Escobar, Julia

América en el Centro es un programa de desarrollo regional para la región de Centroamérica, Panamá y Republica Dominicana que aborda desafíos compartidos. El presente informe contribuye a dar a…

Date issued: Jan 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Ruiz-Arranz, Marta;López, Arnoldo;Galdámez Vanegas, Carla Catalina;Serrano, Jeffrey;Pérez, Gabriela;Sosa, Luis;Jiménez, Melanie;Bastién-Olvera, Bernardo;Deza, María Cecilia;Escobar, Julia

América en el Centro is a regional development program for the region comprising Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic, a program that addresses common challenges among these countries…

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

This paper examines the effects of the introduction of mobile number portability (MNP) using data from Uruguay. MNP allows customers to switch mobile providers while retaining their phone number,…

Date issued: Jan 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Larrahondo, Cristhian;Chávez, Augusto;Giles Álvarez, Laura;Andrian, Leandro Gaston

This paper calculates the exchange rate pass through (ERPT) with time constant and time varying coefficients for Colombia between 2006 and 2023. It then estimates the ERPT during four specific…

Date issued: Jan 2025
Author(s): Llempén, Zoila;Frenk, Pamela;Guardia, Andrea

Los estados del mundo han sido llamados a impulsar una agenda climática que desarrolle economías bajas en carbono y fortalezca la resiliencia ante los daños generados por eventos climáticos. La…

Date issued: Jan 2025
Author(s): Vargas, Fernando;Muente, Arturo

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to become a transformative general-purpose technology, reshaping economic, social, and institutional frameworks globally. The Inter-American Development…

Date issued: Jan 2025
Author(s): Gómez-Lobo, Andrés

The Latin American and Caribbean region offers a rich history of innovative policies and investments in urban mobility. We review some of these experiences with the aim of extracting lessons that can…

Date issued: Jan 2025
Author(s): Angarita, Héctor;Tramón, Jaime;Saavedra, Valentina;Pasten, Roberto;De la Vega, Xaviera;Del Rio Arteaga, Mariana Teresita Carmen

El proyecto piloto en la cuenca del Río Bueno, liderado por el Ministerio de Hacienda en su rol de Secretaría Técnica del Comité de Capital Natural de Chile, con el apoyo del Banco Interamericano de…

Date issued: Jan 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Merino, José;Muñoz del Olmo, Mariano

Este trabajo analiza la trayectoria transformadora de la Agencia Digital de Innovación Pública (ADIP) de la Ciudad de México, resaltando su enfoque innovador para integrar la tecnología en la…

Date issued: Jan 2025
Author(s): De Anca, Celia;Campos, Newton M;Galdón, Concepción;Gutiérrez, Eugenia

El sector de los cuidados de larga duración es una parte importante de la economía plateada. En este sector, frente al rápido envejecimiento de la población, se generan importantes oportunidades de…

Date issued: Jan 2025
Author(s): De Anca, Celia;Campos, Newton M;Galdón, Concepción;Gutiérrez, Eugenia

The long-term care sector is an important part of the silver economy. In this sector, given the rapid aging of the population, significant business opportunities are generated. Likewise, there are…

Date issued: Jan 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Elacqua, Gregory;Rodrigues, Mateus;Rosa, Leonardo

Teacher turnover is a major challenge for human resource management in schools, adversely affecting student learning. We examine the impact of a monetary incentive program introduced in 2022 in the…

Date issued: Jan 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Elacqua, Gregory;Rodrigues, Mateus;Rosa, Leonardo

Este estudo examina o impacto de um programa de incentivo monetário introduzido em 2022 na cidade de São Paulo, cujo objetivo é reduzir a rotatividade de professores por meio da alocação de…

Date issued: Jan 2025
Author(s): Giordano, Paolo;Michalczewsky, Kathia

This report provides estimates of Latin America and the Caribbeans international trade flows for 2024. It was prepared by the Productivity, Trade, and Innovation Sector (PTI) at the Inter-American…

Date issued: Jan 2025
Author(s): Giordano, Paolo;Michalczewsky, Kathia

Esta nota presenta las estimaciones de los flujos comerciales internacionales de América Latina para el año 2024. Las cifras fueron elaboradas por el Sector de Productividad, Comercio e Innovación (…

Date issued: Jan 2025
Author(s): Navarro, Daniel;Suárez, Flor;Navajas, Sergio

Este estudio analiza cómo las instituciones financieras de inclusión en América Latina y el Caribe están adoptando tecnologías digitales para mejorar su eficiencia y ampliar su impacto. Explora la…

Date issued: Jan 2025
Author(s): Arceo, Eva;López, Arnoldo;Ventosa-Santaulària, Daniel;Roque, Brian

Emigration in Mexico predominantly involves young men, with millions of individuals crossing borders, while female labor force participation (FLFP) remains significantly below international levels.…