Apr 2023
En esta edición de Connexa se presentan las proyecciones para 2023, que confirman la desaceleración en el ritmo de expansión del comercio internacional en el marco del debilitamiento del crecimiento…
Apr 2023
We investigate how the presence of physical bank branches moderates financial technology diffusion. Our identification strategy uses services suspensions caused by criminal groups that perform hit-…
Apr 2023
Este documento destaca los principales desafíos al desarrollo económico y social de Paraguay y presenta las recomendaciones de política para lograr un crecimiento más inclusivo y sostenible.
Apr 2023
We investigate the unequal impact of environmental shocks on high-stakes test scores across income levels to document that climate change will exacerbate inequality. We show that low-income students…
Apr 2023
The objective of this report is to identify the current state of the deployment of smart metering in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region to make recommendations for LAC energy regulators…
Apr 2023
Esta publicación tiene por objetivo identificar el estado del arte en relación con el despliegue de la medición inteligente (MI) en la región de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC), con el fin de…
Apr 2023
We study the labor market and macroeconomic effects of introducing a carbon tax in the energy sector in emerging economies (EMEs) by building a framework with equilibrium unemployment and firm entry…
Apr 2023
Esta publicación es la traducción de Cooperative Compliance, publicado originalmente en septiembre de 2021, y que se ofrece ahora en español gracias a la Universidad de Viena y Wolters Kluwer…
Apr 2023
Os gastos tributários desempenham um papel importante nas pressões fiscais enfrentadas pelo Brasil e pela região da América Latina e o Caribe, mas há pouca informação sobre uma das mais importantes,…
Apr 2023
We conduct a meta-analysis of 44 studies and 68 different managerial skills training programs, with the aim of identifying program characteristics that can lead to more effective public policies…
Apr 2023
Cities that received more migrants observed faster growth in employment and a slower increase in wages. The wage effects are stronger in the service sector, likely due to its higher degree of labor…
Apr 2023
En las ciudades que recibieron más migrantes se observó un crecimiento más rápido del empleo y un aumento más lento de los salarios. Los efectos en los salarios son mayores en el sector de servicios…
Apr 2023
“Norms-nudging” consists of publicizing how others in society behave on average, hoping to encourage further adoption of a desired behavior. While numerous studies show that norms nudges can work in…
Apr 2023
Governments often pursue procyclical fiscal policies, even though they reduce voter welfare. Is this because voters actually prefer procyclical policies? The analysis in this paper exploits the first…
Apr 2023
This paper provides new evidence on the effect of debt on economic growth through two alternative methodological approaches. On the one hand, by using a panel error correction model with a sample of…
Apr 2023
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…
Apr 2023
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…
Apr 2023
Through their loans, Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) are key resource mobilizers. MDB lending to a sector in a country significantly increases inflows from other sources up to two years later.…
Apr 2023
A través de sus préstamos, los Bancos Multilaterales de Desarrollo (BMDs) son movilizadores clave de recursos. Los préstamos de los BMDs a un sector en un país aumentan significativamente los flujos…
Apr 2023
Weaknesses in public procurement in Latin America are responsible for a large share of waste and inefficiency in government spending. This document presents a tool developed by the IDB that…