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
We assess the quantitative relevance of expectations-driven sovereign debt crises, focusing on the Southern European crisis of the early 2010s and the Argentine default of 2001. The source of…
Feb 2023
The COVID-19 crisis generated a sudden need for businesses to start operating remotely, and for employees to work from home. In consequence, the use of telework increased rapidly in Latin America and…
Feb 2023
This paper studies whether school-based financial education has spillover effects from children to parents. Leveraging data from a large-scale experiment with public high schools in Peru and credit…
Feb 2023
The current economic climate of the region is characterized by the growth that is expected to be lower than the historical average and by rising food insecurity. This adverse environment for…
Feb 2023
El entorno económico actual en la región está caracterizado por un crecimiento que se prevé sea menor al promedio histórico y por un aumento de la inseguridad alimentaria. Este entorno desfavorable…
Feb 2023
This paper analyzes preferences for certain school attributes among in-service teachers. We explore a centralized matching process in the city of Sao Paulo that teachers must use when transferring…
Feb 2023
Este análisis del ecosistema de emprendimiento innovador en Renca, Chile desde la óptica Govtech se realizó con miras a identificar los diversos actores que, por su área de especialización (…
Feb 2023
Este análisis del ecosistema de emprendimiento innovador en Guayaquil, Ecuador desde la óptica GovTech se realizó con miras a identificar los diversos actores que, por su área de especialización (…
Feb 2023
Este análisis del ecosistema de emprendimiento innovador en Santo Domingo, República Dominicana desde la óptica GovTech se realizó con miras a identificar los diversos actores que, por su área de…
Feb 2023
"Ciudad para la niñez y la adolescencia" es una guía que busca facilitar a los gobiernos locales de América Latina y el Caribe la implementación de procesos participativos con foco en niñez…
Jan 2023
Total public debt in most emerging markets grew before and after the pandemic with a sizable share in foreign currency. Along this trend, interest payments increased even in the presence of active…
Jan 2023
This paper studies whether household surveys precisely identify the LGBT population and are suitable to measure labor market discrimination in Colombia. We first quantify the size of the LGBT…
Jan 2023
El número de migrantes forzados ha aumentado considerablemente desde principios de la década del 2000 y se ha duplicado en la última década. Para responder a las necesidades de la población…
Jan 2023
This article relies on a large-scale field experiment in Mexico to measure the effects of two ability-grouping models (tracking and heterogeneous/bimodal groups) on student learning outcomes during…
Jan 2023
This paper explores the effects of weather-induced rural-urban migration on urban labor and housing markets in Brazil. In order to identify causal effects, it uses weather shocks to the rural…
Jan 2023
By exploiting spatial variation in import exposure arising from initial differences in industry specialization, we analyze how local labor markets in Mexico adjusted to increased Chinese-import…
Jan 2023
El conocimiento que tengan los creativos y creativas sobre la propiedad intelectual es fundamental para poder aprovechar al máximo los beneficios de la economía creativa. Esta guía sobre propiedad…
Jan 2023
Una de las razones que suele justificar el uso de las políticas de innovación de demanda, en particular la compra pública, son los efectos que puede tener sobre el dinamismo del ecosistema…
Jan 2023
This study seeks to determine whether the Fruta del Norte project affected the main economic and social indicators of the Yantzaza canton, where the large-scale mining project is located. To do so,…