Apr 2023
Overconfidence leads to risky behavior, including when people are around guns. Does overconfidence also shape attitudes about gun ownership and use? We evaluate this possibility by conducting…
Apr 2023
La violencia contra las mujeres y los feminicidios son problemas graves en América Latina y el Caribe. Esta nota técnica explora los alcances y limitaciones de los datos de feminicidio en cinco…
Apr 2023
The Caribbean economies are well-ranked in terms of womens participation in the labor market, but less so in terms of innovation, suggesting the relevance of an analysis of gender diversitys impact…
Apr 2023
Gig economy platforms can contribute to improving the financial inclusion of women. This publication presents the results of a survey on socioeconomic and financial conditions carried out among…
Apr 2023
Las plataformas de la economía gig tienen el potencial de contribuir a mejorar la inclusión financiera de las mujeres. En esta publicación se presentan los resultados de una encuesta sobre las…
Apr 2023
Este guia oferece aos gestores públicos e privados diretrizes práticas para a concesso do serviço de manejo de resíduos sólidos urbanos no Brasil. Para tanto, disserta sobre tópicos relevantes a…
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
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
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
La región andina se enfrenta a múltiples desafíos productivos, como la dependencia de materias primas, el cambio climático y la descarbonización, así como una baja productividad. En este contexto, la…
Apr 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic brought school systems to a halt across the globe. In Belize, remote learning was challenging owing to limited access to educational technologies and lack of familiarity with…
Apr 2023
This case study aims to examine how Barbadian and Trinbagonian teachers experienced socio-emotional skill learning through a digital badge-driven learning process and what were teachers perceptions…
Mar 2023
En República Dominicana se puede apreciar que existe una brecha de ingresos laborales entre hombres y mujeres que se concentra en el sector informal, trabajadores por cuenta propia, y en regiones con…
Mar 2023
En este informe se comparten los resultados del Chequeo digital 2022 en Venezuela, una herramienta diseñada para que las pequeñas y medianas empresas obtengan un diagnóstico sobre su nivel de madurez…
Mar 2023
The increasing number of Venezuelan migrants in Colombia, which now exceeds 2.9 million, has raised concerns about their potential discrimination and socioeconomic integration. We propose a novel…
Mar 2023
Nearly 120 million people reside in urban slums in Latin America and the Caribbean, where precarious housing and socioeconomic circumstances testify to deep inequality. This paper investigates…
Mar 2023
This study analyzes gender earnings gap in 18 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. It finds a significant difference in hourly earnings between men and women in most of the region. It also…