Start your advanced search in the IDB Publications Catalog.


Date issued: Sep 2026
Author(s): Bueno, Rodrigo De Losso Da Silveira;Rocha Cavalcante, Carlos Nathaniel

Pix represented one of the most profound transformations of Brazil's payment system by introducing a low-cost, interoperable, and public instant payment infrastructure available nationwide in…

Date issued: Sep 2026
Author(s): Bebczuk, Ricardo N.;Ferreira Berg, Nelson Marcelo;Galindo, Arturo;Teixeira, Gisele

Si bien existe amplia evidencia de que la profundización financiera puede fortalecer las condiciones económicas y sociales, sus efectos positivos serán posibles solo en el marco de un sistema…

Date issued: Sep 2026
Author(s): Bebczuk, Ricardo N.;Galindo, Arturo;Sánchez, Gabriel

As Argentina has been unable to embark on a sustainable GDP growth process for several decades now, the development of the banking system presents itself as a plausible policy goal to unleash the…

Date issued: Sep 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Bolivar, Carlos;Dueñas, Federico;Valencia, Oscar

This paper studies how sovereign default risk shapes public investment in climate adaptation. We build a sovereign default model in which governments invest in adaptation to reduce disaster damages.…

Date issued: Sep 2026
Author(s): Dovali Delgado, Leticia Milena;Tamagnan, Marie

School feeding programs in Latin America and the Caribbean are largely financed through domestic resources, yet their ability to maintain political priority and stable funding varies considerably…

Date issued: Sep 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Silva de Anzorena, María Paloma;Menezes Fajardo, Washington ;Castro Bedolla, Edith;Madera Arends, Roberto

El déficit habitacional en América Latina y el Caribe ha transitado de un problema cuantitativo a uno predominantemente cualitativo, representando cerca del 78% del total. Esta transformación refleja…

Date issued: Sep 2026
Author(s): Etcheverry, Luciana;Medellín, Nadin;Muñoz, Ercio;Gonzalez Lozano, Luis Eduardo;Ysique Neciosup, Mayte

Las estadísticas inclusivas sobre orientación sexual e identidad de género (OSIG) son esenciales para visibilizar la diversidad poblacional, comprender las brechas socioeconómicas y fortalecer la…

Date issued: Sep 2026
Author(s): Castillo Leska, Ana;Alayza Serra, Maria Desiree;Mosquera Mendoza, Carmen Cecilia;Minaya Fernandez, Hilda Elizabeth;Orillac Martinelli, Nicole Eugenia

El ecosistema de emprendimiento e inversión temprana del Perú ha avanzado significativamente en la última década, pero enfrenta el desafío de transformar más talento, conocimiento y oportunidades…

Date issued: Sep 2026
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

The Annual Business Review (ABR) provides an overview of the IDB's performance on sovereign-guaranteed outputs and lending program priorities. The ABR identifies trend deviations from IDB…

Date issued: Sep 2026
Author(s): Silva de Anzorena, María Paloma;Fernandez Fernandez, Martha Sofia;Castro Bedolla, Edith;Cervantes Bautista, Juan José;Guerrero, Jorge

The 4th Regional Housing Forum 2026 addresses the housing challenge in Latin America and the Caribbean, where 81.2% of the population is urban, and approximately 69.5 million homes face some form of…