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Date issued:
Feb 2020
A República do Equador emitiu seu primeiro título social com o objetivo de diversificar suas fontes de recursos para o financiamento de moradia acessível e digna e, assim, reduzir o déficit...
Date issued:
Feb 2020
En América Latina alrededor de 66 millones de personas tienen considerables dificultades en su movilidad debido a que viven con algún tipo de discapacidad. La discapacidad está asociada a múltiples...
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Feb 2020
While 12% of the world’s freshwater is located in Brazil, its unevenly distributed across the country. As a result, water scarcity is a real and present challenge in many areas across Brazil....
Date issued:
Feb 2020
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Electricity tariff reforms will be an essential part of the clean energy transition. Existing tariffs rely on average cost pricing and often set a price per unit that exceeds marginal cost. The...
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Feb 2020
Las tecnologías inteligentes están redefiniendo las habilidades requeridas en los trabajos del futuro. Las más valoradas hoy incluyen las habilidades no cognitivas o socioemocionales, como la...
Date issued:
Feb 2020
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Los megaproyectos se caracterizan por ser fenómenos orgánicos que co-evolucionan con su contexto, y sufren así una transformación continua en términos de metas y objetivos.
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Date issued:
Feb 2020
Coastal zones are among the most economically productive areas of the world. However, they are also among the most vulnerable regions to disasters triggered by natural hazards. Recent recognition of...
Date issued:
Feb 2020
This paper analyzes the effect on the level and volatility of the Central American countries' exchange rates of transferring remittances through central banks. Given the importance of...
Date issued:
Feb 2020
Digital technologies are changing the way people, businesses, and governments interact, but what is their impact on international trade? Although some of the effects of digital technologies on trade...
Date issued:
Feb 2020
El objetivo de esta nota técnica es mostrar la variedad y riqueza nutricional de las plantas nativas de Guatemala para que desde su cultivo, promoción y consumo se combata la malnutrición que padece...
Date issued:
Feb 2020
Las pequeñas y medianas empresas (PyME) de la región de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) enfrentan el gran reto de no quedarse rezagadas en la participación activa en el comercio electrónico, lo cuál...
Date issued:
Ene 2020
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This paper investigates the co-movement of sovereign lending from multilateral development banks (MDBs) and private creditors with government expenditure. The paper finds that multilateral sovereign...
Date issued:
Ene 2020
El riesgo de los desastres no sólo depende de la posibilidad que se presenten eventos o fenómenos naturales intensos, sino también de las condiciones de vulnerabilidad que favorecen o facilitan que...
Date issued:
Ene 2020
Using the multisector, heterogeneous-firm general equilibrium trade model of Caliendo et al. (2017), this paper carries out five exercises to understand the trade and welfare effect of trade...
Date issued:
Ene 2020
Los Consejos Sectoriales de Competencias forman parte del sistema de cualificaciones del país y se encargan de mejorar el sistema educativo y la formación para el trabajo a través de la reducción de...
Date issued:
Ene 2020
This article reviews some of the literature on technological disruption and infrastructure investment over the long run, looking at how service provision was affected by that interaction. Although...
Date issued:
Ene 2020
¿Qué se puede hacer para acelerar la creación de emprendimientos de base científico-tecnológica (ECT) en América Latina y el Caribe? Su creación es fundamental para evitar que la región no se quede...
Date issued:
Ene 2020
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Multinational production has become increasingly important in recent decades. Countries resort to different industrial policies to influence the geography of this production. In this paper, we focus...
Date issued:
Ene 2020
Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents a unique occasion to promote equality of opportunities and improve the quality of life of all people of Latin America and the Caribbean. Beyond its techno-...
Date issued:
Ene 2020
La inteligencia artificial (IA) ofrece oportunidades únicas para promover la igualdad de oportunidades y mejorar la calidad de vida de todas las personas de la región. Más allá de las posibilidades...
Date issued:
Ene 2020
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A growing body of evidence suggests that people exhibit large biases when processing information about themselves, but less is known about the underlying inference process. This paper studies belief...
Date issued:
Ene 2020
This Annual Report reflects the work of the Office of Institutional Integrity (OII), the Sanctions Officer (SO) and the Sanctions Committee (SNC), which together are responsible for overseeing the...
Date issued:
Ene 2020
El presente Informe Anual refleja la labor de la Oficina de Integridad Institucional (OII), el Oficial de Sanciones y el Comité de Sanciones, que conjuntamente se encargan de supervisar la gestión...
Date issued:
Ene 2020
Driven by declining global investment yields, investors have been and will likely continue to increase their allocation to real assets especially infrastructure. At the same time, investors are also...
Date issued:
Ene 2020
Hurricane Dorian has been among the most devastating natural disasters ever to hit The Bahamas. The estimated damages and losses from it amount to US$3.4 billion (IDB, 2019), a number equivalent to a...
Date issued:
Ene 2020
Coastal ecosystems provide a wide variety of goods and services in countries across the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries. To maintain the value that coastal ecosystems provide in a...
Date issued:
Ene 2020
In this paper we present evidence on the impact of investment promotion activities on multinational firms location decisions using -for the first time to our knowledge- firmlevel data. In particular...
Date issued:
Ene 2020
The objective of this discussion paper is to propose a Results Based Framework for programs which aim to increase tax compliance. We pose setting state capacity as a specific project result, as...
Date issued:
Ene 2020
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This paper examines the effects of skill advantages at age six on different types of parental investments, and long-run outcomes up to age 27. We exploit exogenous variation in skills due to school...
Date issued:
Ene 2020
Participation in global value chains (GVCs) is lower in Latin America and the Caribbean than in other regions. This technical note uses measures of forward and backward linkages to examine Latin...
Date issued:
Ene 2020
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In this paper, I use Colombian data from 1996-2013 to construct two datasets that are used to assess whether the China Shock has affected the future growth rates of productivity, employment level,...
Date issued:
Ene 2020
This paper argues that, while most countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have managed to significantly improve the short-term efficiency of their infrastructure services since the widespread...
Date issued:
Ene 2020
El estudio incluye la elaboración de: (i) un diagnóstico integral de la movilidad con una toma intensiva de datos; (ii) un modelo de simulación; (iii) la evaluación de escenarios de peatonalización;...
Date issued:
Ene 2020
This report summarizes the profiles, needs and challenges of women entrepreneurs in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region. Since the...
Date issued:
Ene 2020
Este informe esume los perfiles, necesidades y desafíos de las mujeres emprendedoras en STEM (Ciencia, Tecnología, Ingeniería y Matemáticas, por sus siglas en inglés) de América Latina y el Caribe (...
Date issued:
Ene 2020
This infographics contains visualized main findings of the research report wX Insights 2020: The Rise of Women STEMpreneurs
Date issued:
Ene 2020
Esta infografía contiene los principales hallazgos visualizados del informe del reporte wX Insights 2020: el ascenso de las mujeres STEMpreneurs.
Date issued:
Ene 2020
Se argumenta que la política comercial externa de un país es fundamentalmente un proceso político en el que se toman decisiones entre valores, prioridades e intereses enfrentados. La manera en que se...
Date issued:
Ene 2020
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We analyze how local labor markets in Mexico adjusted in response to an increase in Chinese import competition between 1998 and 2013. We exploit the spatial variation in import exposure arising from...
Date issued:
Ene 2020
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IA generativa habilitada
The new surge in electric vehicle (EV) charging in Texas can be served efficiently during the early morning hours with large wind generation, low electricity demand, low prices, and low environmental...
Date issued:
Ene 2020
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IA generativa habilitada
This paper examines the allocation of resources of poverty rates within households in Suriname. To this end we employ a bargaining model estimation framework that allows one to identify the...
Date issued:
Ene 2020
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IA generativa habilitada
Teacher evaluation is a key instrument to support the professional development of teachers and improve teacher effectiveness. This study analyzes teacher evaluation systems in Latin America and the...
Date issued:
Ene 2020
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IA generativa habilitada
La evaluación docente es un instrumento fundamental para apoyar el desarrollo profesional de los maestros y mejorar la efectividad de la enseñanza. Este estudio analiza las evaluaciones docentes en...
Date issued:
Ene 2020
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IA generativa habilitada
El Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo BID ejecutó varios Programas de Mejoramiento Integral de Barrios PMIB en ciudades de Latinoamérica y el Caribe. Estos programas incluyen estrategias para mejorar...
Date issued:
Ene 2020
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IA generativa habilitada
As Latin America and the Caribbeans “Great Liberalization” reaches its 30th anniversary, we revisit the trade and growth debate by updating and expanding Estevadeordal and Taylors 2013 paper. To...
Date issued:
Ene 2020
Esta nota técnica corresponde al apéndice en línea de “Profesores a Prueba: Claves para una Evaluación Docente Exitosa”', y contiene gráficos y cuadros adicionales. La evaluación docente es un...
Date issued:
Ene 2020
El Plan Maestro de Infraestructura de El Salvador (PMI) para el periodo 2019 -2030 es una herramienta para la planificación de infraestructura multisectorial con visión de largo plazo que ha sido...
Date issued:
Ene 2020
This study yields new insights on the changing landscape of Belize's economy and the challenges of equipping students and workers with the skills they need to thrive in an evolving labor market...
Date issued:
Ene 2020
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IA generativa habilitada
América Latina y el Caribe requiere invertir en mantenimiento para aprovechar al máximo sus activos de infraestructura. En un contexto de cada vez mayores restricciones fiscales, pero al mismo tiempo...
Date issued:
Ene 2020
This article discusses the possibilities of using big data and machine learning strategies to improve the provision of public services along many dimensions, including better access or quality and...