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Date issued: Apr 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Andrian, Leandro Gaston;Leon-Diaz, John;Rojas, Eugenio

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…

Date issued: Apr 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Muñoz, Ercio

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…

Date issued: Apr 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Muñoz, Ercio;Saavedra, Melanie;Sansone, Dario

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…

Date issued: Apr 2025
Author(s): Almeyda, Gonzalo;Amenabar Gonzalez, Catalina ;Giambruno, Cecilia;Jaimovich, Analia;Oubiña, Victoria;Pérez Alfaro, Marcelo;Schwartz, Liora;Zoido, Pablo

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…

Date issued: Apr 2025
Author(s): Almeyda, Gonzalo;Amenabar Gonzalez, Catalina ;Giambruno, Cecilia;Jaimovich, Analia;Oubiña, Victoria;Pérez Alfaro, Marcelo;Schwartz, Liora;Zoido, Pablo

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.…

Date issued: Apr 2025
Author(s): Almeyda, Gonzalo;Amenabar Gonzalez, Catalina ;Giambruno, Cecilia;Jaimovich, Analia;Oubiña, Victoria;Pérez Alfaro, Marcelo;Schwartz, Liora;Zoido, Pablo

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…

Date issued: Apr 2025
Author(s): Valencia, Oscar;Martínez, André

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…

Date issued: Apr 2025
Author(s): Arias Ortiz, Elena;Castro Vergara, Nicolás;Forero Pabón, Tatiana;Della Nina Gambi, Gabriela;Giambruno, Cecilia;Pérez Alfaro, Marcelo;Rodríguez Segura, Daniel

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…

Date issued: Apr 2025
Author(s): Arias Ortiz, Elena;Castro Vergara, Nicolás;Forero Pabón, Tatiana;Della Nina Gambi, Gabriela;Giambruno, Cecilia;Pérez Alfaro, Marcelo;Rodríguez Segura, Daniel

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…

Date issued: Apr 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Cavalcanti, Pedro Henrique;Motta Café, Renata

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…

Date issued: Apr 2025
Author(s): Trejo, Denea Larissa

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…

Date issued: Apr 2025
Author(s): Sharman, Jason

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-…

Date issued: Apr 2025
Author(s): Elacqua, Gregory;Nascimento, Danielle;Cruz, Tássia;Princiotti, Vinicius;Callegari, Caio

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 (…

Date issued: Apr 2025
Author(s): Elacqua, Gregory;Nascimento, Danielle;Cruz, Tássia;Princiotti, Vinicius;Callegari, Caio

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…

Date issued: Apr 2025
Author(s): Elacqua, Gregory;Nascimento, Danielle;Cruz, Tássia;Princiotti, Vinicius;Callegari, Caio

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…

Date issued: Apr 2025
Author(s): Arenaza, Sonia;Navajas, Sergio

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,…

Date issued: Apr 2025
Author(s): Gutiérrez, Marta;Walter, Martin;Sucre, Carlos

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…

Date issued: Apr 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Pedemonte, Mathieu;Toma, Hiroshi;Verdugo, Esteban

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…

Date issued: Apr 2025
Author(s): Wood, Susan;Van Zyl, Elizabeth;Senosier, Soraya;Kvam, Reidar

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.…

Date issued: Apr 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Alviarez, Vanessa;Blyde, Juan S.

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…

Date issued: Apr 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Uribe-Terán, Carlos;Grijalva, Diego F.;Gachet, Iván

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…

Date issued: Apr 2025
Author(s): Juvenal, Luciana ;Santos Monteiro, Paulo

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…

Date issued: Apr 2025
Author(s): Latorre, Lucia;De Leo, Lorenzo;Rego, Eduardo

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…

Date issued: Apr 2025
Author(s): Latorre, Lucia;De Leo, Lorenzo;Rego, Eduardo

En la era digital actual, la tecnología influye profundamente en nuestras decisiones diarias, desde qué compramos hasta dónde trabajamos. Este reporte eleva la conciencia sobre la ética digital,…

Date issued: Apr 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Lembo, Carolina;Suárez-Alemán, Ancor;Hincapié Salazar, Daniel;Saraiva, Bruno;Chirinos Herrera, Alejandro ;Veprinsky Mehl, Adam;Ugaz, Rafael;Carrillo, Camilo;Oliva, Mariona

El objetivo de este estudio es identificar lla capacidad de Brasil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Perú y Surinam, países de la Cuenca Amazónica para el desarrollo de sinergias público-privadas en…

Date issued: Apr 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Galindo da Fonseca, João;Santarrosa, Rogerio

We test whether firms react to changes in the wages and size of their competitors. We use a unique institutional feature of public procurement auctions in Brazil: the moment in which the auction ends…

Date issued: Mar 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Ayres, João;Izquierdo, Alejandro;Parrado, Eric

Latin America and the Caribbean has achieved a series of milestones in the past years. Growth rates have returned to long-term averages, inflation has largely been contained, countries have taken…

Date issued: Mar 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Ayres, João;Izquierdo, Alejandro;Parrado, Eric

América Latina y el Caribe ha logrado una serie de hitos en los últimos años. Las tasas de crecimiento han retornado a sus promedios de largo plazo, la inflación se ha contenido en gran medida, los…

Date issued: Mar 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Ayres, João;Izquierdo, Alejandro;Parrado, Eric

A América Latina e o Caribe atingiram uma série de conquistas nos últimos anos. As taxas de crescimento voltaram às médias de longo prazo, grande parte da inflação foi contida, os países tomaram…

Date issued: Mar 2025
Author(s): Inter American Development Bank

The Annual Report contains a review of the Bank's operations in 2024 (loans, guarantees and grants). The second volume contains the full set of the financial statements of the Bank's…

Date issued: Mar 2025
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

El Informe anual contiene un examen de las operaciones del Banco en 2024 (préstamos, garantías y financiamiento no reembolsable). El segundo volumen contiene el conjunto completo de los estados…

Date issued: Mar 2025
Author(s): Banque Interaméricaine de Développement

Le Rapport annuel contiens une analyse des opérations de la Banque en 2024 (prts, garanties et dons). Le second volume contiens les états financiers complets de la Banque.

Date issued: Mar 2025
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desenvolvimento

Relatório Anual contém uma análise das operaçes do Banco em 2024 (empréstimos, garantias e concesses). O segundo volume contém também o conjunto completo de declaraçes financeiras sobre os recursos…

Date issued: Mar 2025
Author(s): Figueroa, Claudia;Huppi, Monika;Riveros, Luisa;Vargas, Lucero;Garay, Ingrid;Wong, Melisa;Laakso, Aarre;Vaessen, Jozef Leonardus;Sembler, Jose Ignacio;Motta, Marialisa

This report from the Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE) of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) compares the project development effectiveness management instruments for sovereign…

Date issued: Mar 2025
Author(s): Figueroa, Claudia;Huppi, Monika;Riveros, Luisa;Vargas, Lucero;Garay, Ingrid;Wong, Melisa;Laakso, Aarre;Vaessen, Jozef Leonardus;Sembler, Jose Ignacio;Motta, Marialisa

Este informe de la Oficina de Evaluación y Supervisión (OVE) del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) compara los instrumentos de gestión de la efectividad en el desarrollo de proyectos para…

Date issued: Mar 2025
Author(s): Inter American Development Bank

This Executive Summary provides an overview of IDB financing offerings for the public sector. These offerings include a variety of lending instruments and guarantees that support countries in…

Date issued: Mar 2025
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Este Resumen Ejecutivo proporciona una visión general de la oferta de financiamiento del BID para el sector público. Esta oferta incluye una variedad de instrumentos de préstamo y garantías que…

Date issued: Mar 2025
Author(s): Banque Interaméricaine de Développement

Ce Résumé Exécutif offre une vue d'ensemble de l'offre de financement de la BID pour le secteur public. Cette offre comprend une variété d'instruments de prêt et de garanties qui…

Date issued: Mar 2025
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desenvolvimento

Esse Resumo Executivo oferece uma visão geral da oferta de financiamento do BID para o setor público. Essa oferta inclui uma variedade de instrumentos de empréstimo e garantias que ajudam os países a…

Date issued: Mar 2025
Author(s): Inter American Development Bank

This Infoguide provides an overview of IDB financing offerings for the public sector. These offerings include a variety of lending instruments and guarantees that support countries in overcoming…

Date issued: Mar 2025
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Esta infoguía proporciona una visión general de la oferta de financiamiento del BID para el sector público. Esta oferta incluye una variedad de instrumentos de préstamo y garantías que apoyan a los…

Date issued: Mar 2025
Author(s): Banque Interaméricaine de Développement

Ce Guide d'information offre une vue d'ensemble de l'offre de financement de la BID pour le secteur public. Cette offre comprend une variété d'instruments de prêt et de garanties…

Date issued: Mar 2025
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desenvolvimento

Essa Guia de Informação oferece uma visão geral da oferta de financiamento do BID para o setor público. Essa oferta inclui uma variedade de instrumentos de empréstimo e garantias que ajudam os países…

Date issued: Mar 2025
Author(s): Inter American Development Bank

In 2024, the IDB launched a transformation centered on three major reforms: a new institutional strategy, a redesigned business model for IDB Invest, and a more scalable and catalytic approach for…

Date issued: Mar 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Rodríguez Chatruc, Marisol;Sotto Alonso, Belén

Uruguay es un ejemplo para América Latina y el Caribe, por su estabilidad democrática, sus indicadores sociales y sus avances en materia ambiental. Hoy, el país cuenta con las bases necesarias para…

Date issued: Mar 2025
Author(s): Arratia, Camilo;Larrea, Eloisa;Mendez, Lu An;Perez, Carolina;Perez, Zenaida;Rivera, Narayani;Torrez, Alejandra

Cultivando Conexiones Seguras es un material didáctico diseñado para su uso en escuelas, orientado a la prevención y atención de la violencia de género facilitada por la tecnología. Los manuales…

Date issued: Mar 2025
Author(s): Lembo, Carolina;Mejdalani, Alexandre Novaes;Suárez-Alemán, Ancor;Pacheco, Eduardo;Bertolin Schetinger, Isadora ;Banda Méndez, Miryam;Chirinos Herrera, Alejandro ;Castillo Martínez, Paula;Dentons Cardenas & Cardenas

El presente documento forma parte de los materiales desarrollados en el contexto del PPP Américas 2025, encuentro clave para el progreso económico y social de América Latina y el Caribe y que aborda…

Date issued: Mar 2025
Author(s): Gómez Aliaga, Guillermo Alejandro;Serrate, Liliana;Sardán, Solange;Urquidi, Manuel

In the labor market, there are issues that need to be addressed and resolved, such as lack of skills or low productivity, barriers to employment, low wages, mismatch between job vacancies and job…

Date issued: Mar 2025
Author(s): Gómez Aliaga, Guillermo Alejandro;Serrate, Liliana;Sardán, Solange;Urquidi, Manuel

En el mercado laboral existen problemas que necesitan ser abordados y resueltos, como la falta de habilidades o baja productividad, barreras para acceder a un empleo, remuneraciones bajas,…

Date issued: Mar 2025
Author(s): Campos, Nicolás;Jiménez Calderón, Mateo Ignacio;Sardán, Solange;Serrate, Liliana;Urquidi, Manuel

In Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), 51% of working-age adults live in working poverty and are affected by widespread informality and low productivity. Active labor market policies are essential…