The Effect of a Crisis on Trust and Willingness to Reform: Evidence from Survey Panels in Argentina and Uruguay
Jul 2022
Author(s): Bonvecchi, Alejandro;Calvo, Ernesto;Otálvaro-Ramírez, Susana;Scartascini, Carlos
Does exposure to crises reduce the citizens trust in a countrys president? Are individuals willing to accept fiscal reforms and make personal economic sacrifices if it would help the country to leave…
Independent Country Program Review Guyana 2017-2021
Jul 2022
Author(s): Arévalo, Josette;Vera, Priscila;De Santis, Stefania;IDB Invest
This Independent Country Program Review (ICPR) covers the Bank's Country Strategy (EBP) of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group and the program in Guyana during the period 2017-2021.…
Revisión Independiente del Programa de País Guyana 2017-2021
Jul 2022
Author(s): Arévalo, Josette;Vera, Priscila;De Santis, Stefania;BID Invest
Esta Revisión Independiente del Programa de País (ICPR) cubre la Estrategia del Banco con el País (EBP) del Grupo del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) y el programa en Guyana durante
el…
Independent Country Program Review Chile 2019-2022
Jul 2022
Author(s): Gonzalez Diez, Verónica M.;Cuestas, Ernesto;Rojas, Andrea;Vera, Priscila;Vargas, Lucero;De Santis, Stefania;IDB Invest
This Independent Country Program Review (ICPR) analyzes the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group's strategy and program in Chile during the 2019-2022 period. ICPRs assess the relevance of…
Revisión Independiente del Programa de País Chile 2019-2022
Jul 2022
Author(s): Gonzalez Diez, Verónica M.;Cuestas, Ernesto;Rojas, Andrea;Vera, Priscila;Vargas, Lucero;De Santis, Stefania;BID Invest
La Revisión Independiente del Programa de País (ICPR) analiza la estrategia y el programa de país del Grupo Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) en Chile durante el periodo 2019-2022. Las ICPR…
The Role of Subnational Governments in the Covid-19 Pandemic Response: Are There Opportunities for Intergovernmental Fiscal Reform in the Post-Pandemic World?
Jul 2022
Author(s): Smoke, Paul;Gómez-Álvarez, David;Muñoz Miranda, Andrés;Radics, Axel
In early 2020, once the severity was recognized on a global scale, the COVID-19 pandemic quickly became the most immediately pressing crisis. In addition to the general demands the pandemic created…
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Report 2021
Jul 2022
Author(s): Inter American Development Bank
In the IDB Group, diversity is in the cornerstone of everything we do in Latin America and the Caribbean. We strongly believe that an active investment in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)…
Diversidad, Equidad e Inclusión Informe 2021
Jul 2022
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
En el Grupo BID, la diversidad es uno de los pilares del trabajo que hacemos en América Latina y el Caribe. Creemos firmemente que una inversión activa en Diversidad, Equidad e Inclusión (DEI)…
Caribbean Economics Quarterly: Volume 11, Issue 2: Finance for Firms: Options for Improving Access and Inclusion
Jul 2022
Author(s): Mooney, Henry;Rosenblatt, David;Graham, Monique;Richardson, Natasha;Acevedo, María Cecilia;Pereira, Stefano;Clayton, Khamal;Ortiz de Mendívil, Cloe;Gauto, Victor
This edition of the Caribbean Economics Quarterly (Q2-2022) is a collaboration between the IDBs Caribbean Country Department and IDB Invest, which focuses on firms access to finance. The report…
Evaluación de impacto de corto y mediano plazo del Programa Ingreso Solidario
Jul 2022
Author(s): Álvarez, Esteban;Gallego, Jorge;Hoffmann, Bridget;Medina, María Paula;Pecha, Camilo;Stampini, Marco;Vargas, David;Vera-Cossio, Diego A.
Este estudio presenta evidencia de corto y mediano plazo sobre los impactos del programa de transferencias no condicionadas Ingreso Solidario en Colombia. Utilizando un diseño de regresión…
Ecological Design: Strategies for the Vulnerable City: Urban Green Infrastructures and Public Space in Latin America and the Caribbean
Jul 2022
Author(s): Vera, Felipe;Doherty-Bigara, Jennifer;Patiño, Soledad;Sordi, Jeannette
The second volume of the series Ecological Design: Strategies for the Vulnerable City, presents a report on urban and national policies, strategies and case studies to enhance public space and…
Diseño ecológico: estrategias para la ciudad vulnerable. Infraestructuras verdes urbanas y espacio público en América Latina y Caribe
Jul 2022
Author(s): Vera, Felipe;Doherty-Bigara, Jennifer;Patiño, Soledad;Sordi, Jeannette
El segundo tomo de la serie Diseño Ecológico: Estrategias para la Ciudad Vulnerable, presenta un reporte de políticas urbanas y nacionales, estrategias y casos de estudio para potenciar el espacio…
Women and Men at Work: Fertility, Occupational Choice and Development
Jul 2022
Author(s): Cavalcanti, Tiago;Fernandes, Leticia;Rachter, Laísa;Santos, Cezar
We investigate how changes in barriers to female labor force participation and in the child penalty affect occupational decisions, fertility and income. We build a general equilibrium model of…
Implementing Innovation Policies: Capabilities of National Development Banks for Innovation Financing
Jul 2022
Author(s): Carreras, Marco;Griffith-Jones, Stephany;Ocampo, José Antonio;Xu, Jiajun;Henow, Anne
This comparative note describes common and distinct practices on capabilities to support the innovation activities of seven national development banks (NDB): BNDES (Brazil), CORFO (Chile), China…
Estruturação de Propostas de Investimento em Infraestrutura: Modelo de 5 Dimensões: Adaptação do "Five Case Model" para o Contexto Brasileiro
Jul 2022
Author(s): Fioravanti, Reinaldo;Yitani, José;Haro González, Ana;Gomes Benevenuto, Rodolfo;Ribeiro Silveira, Rafael;Camargo Botassio, Diego;Alves Morato, Renato
Um dos maiores desafios para a economia brasileira é se consolidar em uma rota de prosperidade e bem-estar sustentável no médio e longo prazo. No entanto, superar a restriço orçamentária imposta pela…
Propagation and Insurance in Village Networks
Jul 2022
Author(s): Kinnan, Cynthia;Samphantharak, Krislert;Townsend, Robert;Vera-Cossio, Diego A.
In village economies, small firm owners facing idiosyncratic shocks adjust production by cutting spending and reducing employment. Households with whom they trade inputs and labor scale back their…
Standardized Sovereign Debt Statistics for Latin America and the Caribbean: Analysis of Regional and Country Trends and Cross-Country Comparisons
Jul 2022
Author(s): Prats Cabrera, Joan Oriol;Pereira, María Eugenia
This document analyzes gross and net public debt data for countries in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region up to December 2020. It provides a unique overview of the main characteristics of…
TELEA: plataforma electrónica de asistencia sanitaria domiciliaria: fortalecimiento de las capacidades de los países de la región para la implementación de metodologías de compra pública de innovación
Jul 2022
Author(s): Lovera Viloria, Victor Alfonzo;Quiles del Río, Javier;Sinde Cantorna, Sandra
Este documento introduce la Compra Pública de Innovación (CPI), una herramienta para promover la innovación desde la demanda pública, y analiza la experiencia con la CPI de la Comunidad de Galicia,…
Informe anual del Indice de Desarrollo de la Banda Ancha: brecha digital en América Latina y el Caribe: IDBA 2021
Jul 2022
Author(s): García Zaballos, Antonio;Iglesias Rodriguez, Enrique;Puig Gabarró, Pau
Este informe describe y presenta los resultados del Indice de Desarrollo de la Banda Ancha (IDBA) en América Latina y el Caribe (ALC). El principal objetivo del IDBA es medir la brecha digital en ALC…
Telecare: Technological Innovations for Remote Care
Jul 2022
Author(s): Benedetti, Fiorella;Acuña, José;Fabiani, Beatrice
Telecare is a remote care service that has flourished in recent years because of the many benefits it offers to users, their caregivers, and the health and social services system as a whole. In…