Nov 2023
The share of Latin American and Caribbean households led by women is rapidly increasing, at the same time as these households are overrepresented among those living in housing deficit. In this study…
Nov 2023
Age-based voting eligibility in Mexicos 2018 general election shows that the just-eligible score higher on several measures of low-cost political engagement compared to the just-ineligible. Exposure…
Nov 2023
La elegibilidad para votar en función de la edad en las elecciones generales de México en 2018 muestra que las personas recién elegibles para votar tienen resultados más altos en diversas medidas de…
Nov 2023
Credit markets in developing countries are characterized by large gaps between lending and deposit rates. Interest rate spreads in Brazil are high and vary significantly across similar firms. High…
Nov 2023
Los mercados de crédito en los países en vías de desarrollo se caracterizan por grandes diferencias entre las tasas de los préstamos y de los depósitos. Los diferenciales de la tasa de interés en…
Nov 2023
Using administrative data from the Empresa Pública de Agua y Saneamiento (EPMAPS) of Quito, Ecuador, it is found that water consumption decreases by approximately 8 percentage points (pp) after the…
Nov 2023
Fiscal adjustments, aimed at resolving imbalances that can lead to an economic crisis, have a high political cost in Latin America and the Caribbean. Fiscal consolidations in the region generally…
Nov 2023
The institutionalization of a legislature improves the quality of laws and public policies. The presidential system, the proportional representation election system, and fragmentation of the…
Nov 2023
Extreme rainfall induces rural households to choose immediate benefits over long-run investments in education by increasing the incidence of child labor and household chores at the expense of school…
Nov 2023
Las precipitaciones extremas inducen a los hogares rurales a elegir los beneficios inmediatos en lugar de las inversiones a largo plazo en educación, aumentando la incidencia del trabajo y las tareas…
Nov 2023
Job training programs for firm managers or entrepreneurs are effective at increasing firm productivity, profits, and firm survival rates. Training skills in human resources, soft skills, marketing,…
Nov 2023
Los programas de capacitación laboral de administradores o empresarios son efectivos para aumentar la productividad y los beneficios de las empresas y sus tasas de supervivencia. Es muy probable que…
Nov 2023
In Chile, 15.1% of adults under 65 have a disability, with higher prevalence among women and older individuals. Disability is associated with reduced levels of income and education. Even after…
Nov 2023
En Chile, el 15,1% de los adultos menores de 65 años tiene una discapacidad, con una mayor prevalencia entre las mujeres y las personas de mayor edad. La discapacidad se asocia con niveles más bajos…
Nov 2023
A fiscal rule that reacts strongly countercyclically to the domestic business cycle and mildly procyclically in response to exogenous and volatile commodity price cycles can effectively stabilize the…
Nov 2023
Fluctuations in bond spreads that are simply due to pessimistic market expectations are more prone to happen in countries that face the risk of long periods of economic stagnation. The quantitative…
Nov 2023
El presente documento aborda la necesidad de avanzar hacia cadenas de valor sustentables en los países de la Región Andina, centrándose en Colombia, Ecuador y Perú. La región enfrenta desafíos…
Nov 2023
Using Chile and Colombia as case studies, we conducted two randomized controlled trials to test how government-guaranteed loans during the COVID-19 pandemic impacted firms liquidity and earnings.…
Nov 2023
Utilizando Chile y Colombia como estudios de caso, llevamos a cabo dos ensayos controlados aleatorios para probar cómo los préstamos con garantía pública durante la pandemia del COVID-19 tuvieron un…
Nov 2023
Con el apoyo de Gobiernos e instituciones de investigación de América Latina y el Caribe, desde el BID desarrollamos en 2020 la Red de Análisis y Buenas Prácticas en Asociaciones Público-Privadas (…