Feb 2023
The development and expansion of platforms, as an opportunity to identify and connect labor demand and supply, has generated favorable expectations of job opportunities for less integrated groups…
Feb 2023
La inclusión financiera es una faceta del desarrollo financiero y sigue siendo un reto para América Latina. Esta nota sigue un camino novedoso al enfocarse en las condiciones asociadas a trabajadoras…
Feb 2023
We focus on gender and sexual diversity in the secondary school setting due to the important role that education systems play in reducing social distance between individuals. Adolescence is also a…
Feb 2023
El porcentaje de alumnos LGBT en una clase no está vinculado significativamente a la prevalencia de violencia en la escuela. Hay un efecto relacionado con el género del aumento del contacto con…
Feb 2023
We assess the extent of discrimination against gay and transgender individuals in the rental housing markets of four Latin American countries. We conducted a large-scale field experiment building on…
Feb 2023
We conducted two randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to evaluate the impact of government-guaranteed loans offered by the Chilean and Colombian governments. The public funds of these programs greatly…
Feb 2023
This publication includes contributions for the design of fiscal policies that are oriented towards decarbonization and resilience to climate change. It addresses the main areas of responsibility of…
Feb 2023
Esta publicación incluye aportes para el diseño de políticas scales que se orienten hacia la descarbonización y la resiliencia al cambio climático. El documento aborda las principales áreas de…
Feb 2023
We perform a principal component analysis of the inflation dynamics in Latin America and the Caribbean to assess the recent surge in inflation across the region. The principal component accounts for…
Feb 2023
The use of drone technology in capital projects is an emerging area that holds promise for growth. Drones are becoming more widely available, and regulatory bodies are gradually allowing their use on…
Feb 2023
El uso de la tecnología de drones en proyectos de capital es un área de crecimiento impresionante. A medida que los drones se vuelven más disponibles, los reguladores están permitiendo gradualmente…
Feb 2023
We contribute to understanding the challenges for estimating the size of the LGBTQ population and discriminatory sentiment against it by surveying 10,003 individuals, whom we randomize into a direct…
Feb 2023
Most studies of total factor productivity (TFP) and long-term production functions use capital stock time series obtained from ad hoc estimates of the rate of depreciation and the initial capital…
Feb 2023
Self-collected data on public sector employees from eighteen Latin American countries reveal that employees trust in each other affects individual constraints, organizational constraints, and mission…
Feb 2023
Los datos recopilados sobre los empleados del sector público en 18 países de América Latina revelan que la confianza mutua de los empleados influye en las limitaciones individuales, las limitaciones…
Feb 2023
We develop a quantitative theory of prices in firm-to-firm trade with bilateral negotiations and two-sided market power. Markups reflect oligopoly and oligopsony forces, with relative bargaining…
Feb 2023
In 2022, the Central American region and the Dominican Republic expected to continue its path towards economic recovery that it had begun in 2021. However, new external shocks interrupted these…
Feb 2023
En 2022 se esperaba continuar la senda de recuperación económica iniciada en 2021 para la región de Centroamérica y República Dominicana, pero nuevos choques externos deterioraron estas perspectivas…
Feb 2023
We measure the extent of discrimination against same-sex couples by schools in Colombia using a matched-pair correspondence study. We send requests to visit private schools from several couples of…
Feb 2023
Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is one of the regions most exposed and vulnerable to climate-related risks, with large shocks occurring regularly. Climate change is exacerbating the frequency…