Publications

The Future of Work in Latin America and the Caribbean: How Can Technology Facilitate Job Recovery after COVID-19? (Interactive version)

COVID-19 has been a catalyst for three technologies: teleworking, on-demand digital labor platforms, and online training. In this interactive note, we highlight the main opportunities and challenges to further expand these forms of work and training in order to facilitate labor markets' reconstruction.

Learning about Oneself: The Effects of Performance Feedback on School Choice

Nov 2016

Author(s): Bobba, Matteo; Frisancho, Verónica

This paper designs and implements a field experiment that provides students from less advantaged backgrounds with individualized feedback on academicperformance during the transition from middle to…

The Effects of Financial Aid and Returns Information in Selective and Less Selective Schools: Experimental Evidence from Chile

Nov 2016

Author(s): Busso, Matías; Dinkelman, Taryn; Martínez, Claudia; Romero, Dario

Schools that provide higher education often belong to either a merit-based selective system or an open-access less selective system. This paper presents the results of a field experiment that…

Health Networks in Action: The experiences of Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico

The Future of Work in Latin America and the Caribbean: How Can Technology Facilitate Job Recovery after COVID-19? (Interactive version)

Climate Resilient Biodiverse Cities in Latin America and the Caribbean

Tax Increment Financing for Urban Projects: An Alternative to Fund Infrastructure in Latin American Cities?: The Case of Medellin's Carrera 80 Tram Project

2020 Cybersecurity Report: Risks, Progress, and the Way Forward in Latin America and the Caribbean

From Structures to Services: The Path to Better Infrastructure in Latin America and the Caribbean

Bairro: Ten Years Later