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Date issued: May 2024
Author(s): Benedetti, Fiorella;Sancho, Mayte;Hernández, Marian

The accelerated process of population aging in Latin America and the Caribbean is leading to an increase in the number of elderly people in need of care. One of the region's challenges lies in…

Date issued: May 2024
Author(s): Benedetti, Fiorella;Sancho, Mayte;Hernández, Marian

El acelerado proceso de envejecimiento poblacional en América Latina y el Caribe conlleva un aumento en el número de personas mayores que necesitan cuidados. Uno de los desafíos de la región radica…

Date issued: May 2024
Author(s): Martínez Álvarez, Juan;Ortega Andrade, Adrián;Corbella, Montserrat

Subnational development banks (SDBs) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) provide financing to regional and local governments, subnational entities, and small and medium enterprises (SMEs), but…

Date issued: May 2024 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Cavallo, Eduardo A.;Cepeda, Ana;Panizza, Ugo

This paper studies the interplay between environmental performance and financial valuation of firms in Latin America and the Caribbean. We provide insights into how environmental considerations are…

Date issued: May 2024
Author(s): Monterrey, Javier Ramiro

El turismo es uno de los principales sectores con gran potencial de crecimiento en las economías andinas. Frente al desafío de llevar a cabo un proceso de transformación productiva, varios países de…

Date issued: May 2024
Author(s): Baptista, Belén;Bianchi, Carlos

La División de Competitividad, Tecnología e Innovación del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo investiga la respuesta de varios países del mundo a la crisis causada por la pandemia de COVID-19 desde…

Date issued: May 2024
Author(s): Bancalari, Antonella;Bernal, Pedro;García, María Fernanda;Ibarrarán, Pablo;Sánchez-Monin, Emmanuelle;Zúñiga Brenes, Paola

This paper investigates the effects of releasing remoteness constraints on the accessibility and quality of maternal and infant healthcare. Through a field experiment, we provided complementary…

Date issued: May 2024
Author(s): Bernal, Pedro;Ajzenman, Nicolás;Iriarte, Emma;Lopez Boo, Florencia;Sánchez, María Deni;García, María Fernanda

We investigate the impact of non-invasive anemia screening on treatment adherence in El Salvador. Anemia is a common childhood condition in low-income countries, due mainly to iron-deficiency, which…

Date issued: May 2024
Author(s): Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development;Inter American Center of Tax Administrations;Inter-American Development Bank

This report compiles comparable tax revenue statistics over the period 1990-2022 for 27 Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries. It provides harmonised data on the level and structure of tax…

Date issued: May 2024
Author(s): Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económico;Centro Interamericano de Administraciones Tributarias;Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Este informe recopila estadísticas comparables de ingresos tributarios durante el periodo 1990-2022 para 27 economías de América Latina y el Caribe. A partir de la base de datos de estadísticas…