May 2018
This policy brief presents a summary of the development challenges facing the country.
May 2018
This policy brief presents a summary of the development challenges facing the country
May 2018
This policy brief presents a summary of the development challenges facing the country.
May 2018
This policy brief presents a summary of the development challenges facing the country
Apr 2018
Guyana has experienced significant economic growth and several waves of reforms over the past two decades. Nevertheless, several constraints continue to affect Guyana’s private sector. This policy…
Apr 2018
Risks from climatic changes, advances in financial technology, de-risking activities by correspondent banks, and changing lifestyles and expectations of millennial customers are deemed to be macro-…
Mar 2018
Este informe analiza diversos intentos de convergencia realizados por los países latinoamericanos para profundizar su integración regional. También aborda algunos caminos para avanzar en la…
Jan 2018
El proceso de envejecimiento acelerado que están atravesando los países de América Latina y el Caribe impone presiones sin precedentes en el ámbito de los cuidados de largo plazo. En este sentido, el…
Dec 2017
Mejorar la productividad es uno de los principales retos para las economías dado que es un elemento fundamental para el desarrollo y crecimiento económico sostenible en el largo plazo. La literatura…
Dec 2017
Over the past decade, Guyana has recorded impressive economic growth. Many argue that the country’s economic future looks even brighter thanks to the recent massive oil discovery. But its development…
Nov 2017
En el presente estudio se realizan mediciones, a la tasa PPA, del PIB total y per cápita y la productividad de la economía cubana, y se comparan con 10 economías de similar tamaño en América Latina y…
Aug 2017
This policy brief summarizes a conference on recent developments in the analysis of current account sustainability held by Research Department of the Inter- American Development Bank (IDB) and Banco…
Aug 2017
Energy liberalization is commonly measured by the level of market competitiveness and price reductions. This review applies an alternative method, market power, to give a sense of firms’ pricing…
Jul 2017
Con el fin de colaborar con la utilización de Big Data y Data Science en el diseño e implementación de políticas públicas en Latinoamérica y el Caribe, se presentan tres estudios exploratorios…
Apr 2017
This policy brief answers three main questions with respect to the no-user-fee policy adopted across public health centres in Jamaica: (i) Has the policy improved health status among working age…
Feb 2017
De-risking has the potential to develop into a threat to Barbados posing a challenge to the country's continued development and economic stability if left unchecked. Early indications are that…
Jan 2017
What do we know about the effects of improved access to electricity? Does the research tell a unified story? To answer these questions, this brief examines 50 impact evaluation studies, focusing on…
Jan 2017
From productivity performance indicators derived from the World Bank, The Bahamas is underperforming relative to our Caribbean economies and even other small economies within Latin America and the…
Dec 2016
Jamaica entered the world economic downturn in 2008 from a position of ongoing weak economic performance and high, increasing debt levels. As a result, Jamaica's fiscal situation quickly became…
Dec 2016
This policy brief uses data from the 2014/2015 Latin American Public Opinion Project survey to examine attitudes toward intimate partner violence and child physical discipline in six Caribbean…