Research Insights: Does Energy Consumption Respond to Price Shocks?
Apr 2023
Author(s): Bastos, Paulo;Castro, Lucio;Cristia, Julian P.;Scartascini, Carlos
Using unique features of a tariff schedule for natural gas in Buenos Aires, we find that a price increase causes a prompt and significant decline in residential consumption. The results also indicate…
Perspectivas de investigación: ¿Responde el consumo de energía al alza de los precios?
Apr 2023
Author(s): Bastos, Paulo;Castro, Lucio;Cristia, Julian P.;Scartascini, Carlos
Utilizando características únicas de un sistema de precios del gas natural en Buenos Aires, observamos que un aumento del precio provoca una disminución rápida y significativa del consumo residencial…
Digitalizing Public Services: Opportunities for Latin America and the Caribbean
Nov 2022
Author(s): Cristia, Julian P.;Vlaicu, Razvan
The COVID-19 pandemic has sped up digital transformation and brought within reach the possibility of dramatic improvements in public services for millions across Latin America and the Caribbean. How…
Digitalizar los servicios públicos: oportunidades para América Latina y el Caribe
Nov 2022
Author(s): Cristia, Julian P.;Vlaicu, Razvan
La pandemia de la COVID-19 ha acelerado la transformación digital y ha puesto a nuestro alcance la posibilidad de mejorar drásticamente los servicios públicos para millones de personas en América…
A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Selected Digital Projects in Latin America and the Caribbean
Nov 2022
Author(s): Cristia, Julian P.;Bernal, Pedro;Santamaria, Julieth;Algarra, Paula;Bernal, Carolina;Escalante, Lisseth;Gallegos, Andrés;Irazoque, Nicolás;Arias Ortiz, Elena;Della Nina Gambi, Gabriela;Nelson, Jennifer;Roseth, Benjamin;Vlaicu, Razvan
The increase in access to digital technologies is opening up opportunities for governments in Latin America and the Caribbean to offer digital public services. However, there is scarce evidence…
SkillsBank Methodology Note: Adult Training Methodology
Sep 2022
Author(s): Busso, Matías;Cristia, Julian P.;Messina, Julián
After determining the pool of studies to be analyzed from the search protocol, we dropped all those papers that appeared twice in the dataset. Then, we focused on the title, abstract and the whole…
SkillsBank Methodology Note: Primary Learning, Early Childhood and Secondary Enrollment, Completion and Learning Methodology
Aug 2022
Author(s): Barone, Victoria;Cristia, Julian P.;Yarygina, Anastasiya
This document describes the methodology used to select the evaluations, code the variables and generate the results presented in the SkillsBank.
The Effectiveness of Adult Retraining: Evidence from a Meta-Analytic Review
Aug 2022
Author(s): Busso, Matías;Cristia, Julian P.;Garofalo, Pablo;Messina, Julián
We report the results of a meta-analytic review of the effectiveness of programs designed to retrain workers. The review focuses on studies that rely on identification strategies designed to obtain…
Good Schools or Good Students?: Evidence on School Effects from Universal Random Assignment of Students to High Schools
Jul 2022
Author(s): Cristia, Julian P.;Bastos, Paulo;Beomsoo, Kim;Malamud, Ofer
How much do schools differ in their effectiveness? Recent studies that seek to answer this question account for student sorting using random assignment generated by central allocation mechanisms or…
Research Insights: How Much Did Mobility Change among High and Low-Income Individuals during the Pandemic?
Dec 2021
Author(s): Aromi, Daniel;Bonel, María Paula;Cristia, Julian P.;Llada, Martín;Palomino, Luis
Antes de la pandemia, el ingreso y la movilidad estaban correlacionados positivamente. Concretamente, el porcentaje de personas que se desplazaban más de 1 km al día era 15 puntos porcentuales más…
Perspectivas de investigación: ¿Cuánto cambió la movilidad de las personas de ingresos altos y bajos durante la pandemia?
Dec 2021
Author(s): Aromi, Daniel;Bonel, María Paula;Cristia, Julian P.;Llada, Martín;Palomino, Luis
Antes de la pandemia, el ingreso y la movilidad estaban correlacionados positivamente. Concretamente, el porcentaje de personas que se desplazaban más de 1 km al día era 15 puntos porcentuales más…
Socioeconomic Status and Mobility during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Analysis of Eight Large Latin American Cities
Jun 2021
Author(s): Aromi, Daniel;Bonel, María Paula;Cristia, Julian P.;Llada, Martín;Palomino, Luis
This study analyzes mobility patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic for eight large Latin American cities. Indicators of mobility by socioeconomic status (SES) are generated by combining georeferenced…
¿Cómo podemos promover el uso de plataformas de aprendizaje? Resultados de un estudio piloto en Chile
Jun 2021
Author(s): Arias Ortiz, Elena;Cristia, Julian P.;Palomino, Luis
Este trabajo presenta los resultados de un estudio piloto implementado para promover el uso de la plataforma de aprendizaje para Matemáticas ConectaIdeas desde el hogar. Utilizamos datos recolectados…
Research Insights: How Much Has Human Mobility Been Reduced by Social Distancing Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean?
Feb 2021
Author(s): Aromi, Daniel;Bonel, María Paula;Cristia, Julian P.;Llada, Martín;Pereira, Juan I.;Pulido, Xiomara;Santamaria, Julieth
The lockdowns implemented in Latin America and the Caribbean in March 2020 reduced the share of people who travel more than 1 km (about 0.6 miles) per day by 10 percentage points during the 15 days…
Perspectivas de Investigación: ¿Cuánto se ha reducido la movilidad de las personas debido a las políticas de distanciamiento social en América Latina y el Caribe?
Feb 2021
Author(s): Aromi, Daniel;Bonel, María Paula;Cristia, Julian P.;Llada, Martín;Pereira, Juan I.;Pulido, Xiomara;Santamaria, Julieth
Los confinamientos implantados en América Latina y el Caribe en marzo de 2020 redujeron el porcentaje de personas que viajan más de 1 kilómetro al día en 10 puntos porcentuales durante los quince…
#StayAtHome: Social Distancing Policies and Mobility in Latin America and the Caribbean
Sep 2020
Author(s): Aromi, Daniel;Bonel, María Paula;Cristia, Julian P.;Llada, Martín;Pereira, Juan I.;Pulido, Xiomara;Santamaria, Julieth
This study examines the impact on human mobility of the national social distancing policies implemented in 18 Latin American and Caribbean countries in March 2020. To do so, it uses georeferenced…
#QuedateEnCasa: Las políticas de distanciamiento social y la movilidad en América Latina y el Caribe
Sep 2020
Author(s): Aromi, Daniel;Bonel, María Paula;Cristia, Julian P.;Llada, Martín;Pereira, Juan I.;Pulido, Xiomara;Santamaria, Julieth
Este estudio analiza el impacto de las políticas nacionales de distanciamiento social implementadas en marzo del 2020 en 18 países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre la movilidad de las personas.…
Learning Mathematics in the 21st Century: Adding Technology to the Equation
Aug 2020
Author(s): Arias Ortiz, Elena;Cristia, Julian P.;Cueto, Santiago
The early twenty-first century has witnessed an explosion of technological changes that have revolutionized the way we travel, shop, interact and play. Technology can also transform education by…
Aprender matemática en el siglo XXI: A sumar con tecnología
Aug 2020
Author(s): Arias Ortiz, Elena;Cristia, Julian P.;Cueto, Santiago
El comienzo del siglo XXI ha sido testigo de una explosión de cambios tecnológicos que han revolucionado la forma en que viajamos, compramos, interactuamos y jugamos. La tecnología también puede…
Research Insights: Can Reminders Boost Vaccination Rates?
Oct 2019
Author(s): Busso, Matías;Cristia, Julian P.;Humpage, Sarah D.
While families in rural Guatemala recognize the value of vaccination and mostly vaccinate their children at early ages, they often fail to follow through with the course of treatment, drastically…