Covid-19 Pandemic and SMEs' Performance in Latin America
Jan 2023
Author(s): Cerda, Maikol;Cervantes, David;Gertler, Paul;Higgins, Sean;Montoya, Ana María;Parrado, Eric;Serrano, Carlos;Undurraga, Raimundo;Yáñez-Pagans, Patricia
The COVID-19 pandemic generated a large negative external shock to the global economy. Businesses worldwide were affected by economic, health, and mobility restrictions that impacted consumers…
Dealing with Debt: Less Risk for More Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean: Executive Summary
Jan 2023
Author(s): Powell, Andrew;Valencia, Oscar
Debt has risen around the world, and Latin America and the Caribbean is no exception. Total debt has grown to US$5.8 trillion, or 117 percent of GDP, for the region and as much as 140 percent of GDP…
Lidiar con la deuda: menos riesgo para más crecimiento en América Latina y el Caribe: resumen ejecutivo
Jan 2023
Author(s): Powell, Andrew;Valencia, Oscar
La deuda ha aumentado en todo el mundo y América Latina y el Caribe no es la excepción. La deuda total ha crecido hasta alcanzar unos US$5,8 billones o el 117% del producto interno bruto (PIB) de la…
Lidar com a dívida: menos riscos para mais crescimento na América Latina e Caribe
Jan 2023
Author(s): Powell, Andrew;Valencia, Oscar
O endividamento aumentou em todo o mundo, e a região da América Latina e Caribe no é exceção. A dívida total subiu para US$ 5,8 trilhes - ou 117% do PIB na região como um todo, chegando a 140% do PIB…
Dealing with Debt: Less Risk for More Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean
Jan 2023
Author(s): Powell, Andrew;Valencia, Oscar
Debt has risen around the world, and Latin America and the Caribbean is no exception. Total debt has grown to US$5.8 trillion, or 117 percent of GDP, for the region and as much as 140 percent of GDP…
Lidiar con la deuda: menos riesgo para más crecimiento en América Latina y el Caribe
Jan 2023
Author(s): Powell, Andrew;Valencia, Oscar
La deuda ha aumentado en todo el mundo y América Latina y el Caribe no es la excepción. La deuda total ha crecido hasta alcanzar unos US$5,8 billones o el 117% del producto interno bruto (PIB) de la…
Lidar com a dívida: menos riscos para mais crescimento na América Latina e Caribe: sumário executivo
Jan 2023
Author(s): Powell, Andrew;Valencia, Oscar
O endividamento aumentou em todo o mundo, e a regio da América Latina e Caribe no é exceço. A dívida total subiu para US$ 5,8 trilhes - ou 117% do PIB na regio como um todo, chegando a 140% do PIB no…
Long-term Effects of Weather-induced Migration on Urban Labor and Housing Markets
Jan 2023
Author(s): Busso, Matías;Chauvin, Juan Pablo
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…