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dc.titleKnowledge for Development: the IDB's Impact in the Region
dc.contributor.authorAvellán, Leopoldo
dc.contributor.authorCalderón, Claudia
dc.contributor.authorLotti, Giulia
dc.contributor.authorWanner, Z’leste
dc.contributor.orgunitOffice of Strategic Planning and Development Effectiveness
dc.contributor.orgunitKnowledge and Learning Sector
dc.coverageLatin America and the Caribbean
dc.date.available2021-07-14T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2021-07-14T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractBy analyzing a novel dataset on publications by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), we shed light on the extent to which the knowledge production of a multilateral development bank can reach its beneficiaries. We find that IDB publications are downloaded mostly in the American continent, with Colombia, Peru, Mexico and the United States leading the ranking. Moreover, during the COVID-19 pandemic downloads of IDB publications increased, both in the world and in Latin America and the Caribbean. Some characteristics of publications are significantly associated with higher numbers of downloads, such as the language of publications: documents in at least two languages or in Spanish only are downloaded more often than documents in English only, suggesting that it is important to disseminate research in the language of the targeted audience. As for the online discussion on the IDB, we find that mentions of the IDB touch different sectors important for development (especially modernization of the state, health, labor markets and financial markets), they increase when a document is published, and also when a loan is approved.
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dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0003387
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Knowledge-for-Development-the-IDBs-Impact-in-the-Region.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectSocial Media
dc.subjectKnowledge and Learning
dc.subjectKnowledge Creation
dc.subjectKnowledge Product
dc.subjectPublic Good
dc.subjectDevelopment Bank
dc.subjectDigital Technology
dc.subjectCoronavirus
dc.subjectKnowledge
dc.subject.jelcodeO19 - International Linkages to Development • Role of International Organizations
dc.subject.keywordsMultilateral Development Banks;Social media;Knowledge;Research Impact;Policymakers
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-WP-01223
idb.operationBK-C2031
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