Aug 2023
Cash transfer and other social protection programs in developing countries have often been accompanied by measures to foster financial inclusion, such as the adoption and use of bank accounts and…
Aug 2023
Quantifying risk tradeoffs between different external balance sheet exposures, macroeconomic fundamentals, and global shocks is key to gauging the risk of external crises. This study highlights the…
Aug 2023
La cuantificación de riesgo entre diferentes componentes de la balanza externa de un país, el estado de los fundamentales macroeconómicos y los shocks globales son elementos claves para medir el…
Aug 2023
En los últimos 10 años se han incrementado el número de programas de tutorías liderados por el sector público y por algunas organizaciones de la sociedad civil. Algunos de estos programas de tutoría…
Aug 2023
This report aims to identify relative strengths and weaknesses in Education Management Information Systems (EMIS) across the Caribbean region, as well as recommendations for improvement, by collating…
Aug 2023
The authors partnered with school districts, tutoring providers, and quarterback organizations that support implementation of high-impact tutoring across districts in the United States to learn from…
Aug 2023
In Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), significant proportions of students struggle to attain basic competencies in reading and mathematics. To address this issue, traditional practices like grade…
Aug 2023
Tax administrations (TAs) worldwide have increasingly been moving toward digitalization to increase process efficiency and service delivery. This technical note presents a methodology, and its…
Aug 2023
El documento busca distinguir los elementos más importantes para explicar el colapso de la economía venezolana a partir de 2015. Se analizan las cifras macroeconómicas más relevantes para describir…
Aug 2023
Hundreds of millions of microenterprises in emerging economies face increased competition from the entry and expansion of large firms that offer similar products. This paper studies how one of the…
Aug 2023
How can policymakers promote women-led exporting firms? In this paper, we study the role of online business platforms to reduce informational barriers to exporting for women entrepreneurs. We…
Aug 2023
El presente documento resume el trabajo realizado por el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo en el ámbito de la creatividad y la cultura en los últimos 10 años, y propone desafíos, oportunidades y…
Aug 2023
Nós desenvolvemos um modelo multissetorial de equilíbrio geral aplicado para a análise de reformas tributárias no Brasil. Além de trabalho e capital, as firmas representativas de cada setor utilizam…
Aug 2023
El acelerado proceso de envejecimiento poblacional en América Latina y el Caribe conlleva un aumento en el número de personas mayores y, en particular, de aquellas que se encuentran en situación de…
Aug 2023
The results of a field experiment in Argentina indicate that taxpayers who received a deterrent message (describing the penalties for non-compliance) are more likely to comply with payment of taxes…
Aug 2023
Los resultados de un experimento de campo en Argentina indican que los contribuyentes que recibieron un mensaje de disuasión (que describía las sanciones por incumplimiento) tenían más probabilidades…
Aug 2023
This paper examines how rural households cope with climate change related rainfall shocks by re-allocating childrens time between domestic activities and school attendance. Households affected by an…
Aug 2023
A Port Community System (PCS) is a digital platform which facilitates information exchange and collaboration among all stakeholders within a port ecosystem. In this Technical Note, the authors…
Aug 2023
In Chile, students with disabilities experienced greater difficulties in accessing well-established post-secondary institutions during the pandemic than did their peers without disabilities. For…
Aug 2023
En Chile, los alumnos con discapacidades experimentaron más dificultades durante la pandemia para tener acceso a instituciones postsecundarias de alta calidad. En el caso de los alumnos con…