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Atlas de infraestructuras de integración de América Latina y el Caribe: mapeando infraestructuras de transporte y logística de alto impacto en las cadenas de valor regionales
Atlas de infraestructuras de integración de América Latina y el Caribe: mapeando infraestructuras de transporte y logística de alto impacto en las cadenas de valor regionales

Date issued: Nov 2022 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Granada, Isabel;Landaverde, Osvaldo;Pinto Ayala, Ana María;Peña, Mariam

En los últimos 30 años, la integración regional de América Latina y el Caribe ha sido un tema fundamental en la agenda de desarrollo y una prioridad para el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo y sus…
Electrorating Handbook: A brief introduction to the database of Electric Power Distribution Companies in Latin America and the Caribbean
Electrorating Handbook: A brief introduction to the database of Electric Power Distribution Companies in Latin America and the Caribbean

Date issued: Nov 2022
Author(s): Weiss, Mariana;Daltro, Yuri;Campo, Evelyn;Matías, David;Arias, Karla;Carvalho Metanias Hallack, Michelle

This manual gives a brief Introduction to the Electrorating database and its methodology. Electrorating is an initiative led by the Knowledge Team of the IDBs Energy Division to raise, build,
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Manual de uso de la plataforma Electrorating
Manual de uso de la plataforma Electrorating

Date issued: Nov 2022
Author(s): Weiss, Mariana;Daltro, Yuri;Campo, Evelyn;Matías, David;Arias, Karla;Carvalho Metanias Hallack, Michelle

Este manual es una breve introducción a la base de datos Electrorating y su metodología. Electrorating es una iniciativa liderada por el Equipo de Conocimiento de la División de Energía del BID que…
Manual de Electrorating: una breve introduço à base de dados de empresas distribuidoras de energia elétrica em América Latina e Caribe
Manual de Electrorating: una breve introduço à base de dados de empresas distribuidoras de energia elétrica em América Latina e Caribe

Date issued: Nov 2022
Author(s): Weiss, Mariana;Daltro, Yuri;Campo, Evelyn;Matías, David;Arias, Karla;Carvalho Metanias Hallack, Michelle

Este manual apresenta uma breve introduço ao Banco de Dados Electrorating e sua metodologia. A Electrorating é uma iniciativa liderada pela Equipe de Conhecimento da Diviso de Energia do BID que visa…
Does an Education Major Matter for Teaching?: The Relationship between Teachers Degree and Student Achievement
Does an Education Major Matter for Teaching?: The Relationship between Teachers Degree and Student Achievement

Date issued: Nov 2022 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Drouet Arias, Marcelo;Elacqua, Gregory;Marotta, Luana;Rosa, Leonardo

It is unclear whether teachers with a degree in education are more effective than those who are not trained in an education-related field. To further examine this issue, we analyze the rela- tionship…
When can lotteries improve public procurement processes?
When can lotteries improve public procurement processes?

Date issued: Oct 2022 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Estache, Antonio;Foucart, Renaud;Serebrisky, Tomás

We study the potential benefits of adding a lottery component to cut the main risks associated with standard negotiated and rule-based auction procurement procedures. We show that adopting a two…
Willingness to pay for crime reduction: evidence from six countries in the Americas
Willingness to pay for crime reduction: evidence from six countries in the Americas

Date issued: Oct 2022 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Domínguez, Patricio;Scartascini, Carlos

Crime levels are a perennial development problem in Latin America and a renewed concern in the United States. At the same time, trust in the police has been falling, and questions abound about…
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Future Pensions of the Peruvian Pension System
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Future Pensions of the Peruvian Pension System

Date issued: Oct 2022 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Olivera, Javier;Valderrama, José A.

We study the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the pension policy response on the private and public pension systems of Peru. We find that the policies allowing early withdrawals from the private…
Desempeño de las empresas de distribución eléctrica en América Latina y el Caribe: el rol de la gobernanza y la gestión
Desempeño de las empresas de distribución eléctrica en América Latina y el Caribe: el rol de la gobernanza y la gestión

Date issued: Oct 2022
Author(s): Weiss, Mariana;Eguiguren-Cosmelli, José;Matías, David;Daltro, Yuri;Arias, Karla;Carvalho Metanias Hallack, Michelle

Dada la heterogeneidad de las empresas de distribución eléctrica en América Latina y el Caribe no es trivial diseñar incentivos para garantir decisiones eficientes. Una buena gobernanza es una…
Means-tested transit subsidies in Latin America
Means-tested transit subsidies in Latin America

Date issued: Oct 2022 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Gómez-Lobo, Andrés;Sánchez González, Santiago;González Mejia, Vileydy

This paper reviews three targeted transit subsidies applied in Latin America. The Vale Transporte scheme in Brazil is the oldest, having been introduced in 1985. Household survey data for 26…