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.

Estimating the Impacts of a Fruit Fly Eradication Program in Peru: A Geographical Regression Discontinuity Approach

Mar 2016

Author(s): Salazar, Lina; Maffioli, Alessandro; Aramburu, Julián; Agurto Adrianzen, Marcos

In this paper, we evaluate the short term impact of a Fruit Fly Eradication Program in the coastal areas of Peru. Exploiting arbitrary variation in the program's intervention borders, as well as…

Estimando los impactos de un programa de erradicación de la mosca de la fruta en Perú: Un enfoque de Regresión Discontinua Geográfica

Mar 2016

Author(s): Salazar, Lina; Maffioli, Alessandro; Aramburu, Julián; Agurto Adrianzen, Marcos

Este documento presenta la evaluación de impacto de corto plazo de un programa de erradicación de la mosca de la fruta en las áreas costeras de Perú. Aprovechando la variación arbitraria en las…

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