Mar 2025
Countries often undertake structural reforms to boost productivity, reduce inequality, and improve public sector efficiency, yet there is limited data on the reform process to evaluate these efforts…
Mar 2025
This paper uses seven standard market power indicators (price-cost margin, and six drawn upon the production approach) to estimate the effect market power on the rate of change of total factor…
Mar 2025
We study inequality in monitoring and exposure to particulate matter air pollution in four metropolitan areas of Latin America, Bogota, Colombia, Mexico City, Mexico, Gran Santiago, Chile, and Sao…
Mar 2025
Haiti is a fragile country, with an economy that is largely informal and historically dependent on agriculture. With the majority of the population under 24 years old, an illiteracy rate of around 40…
Mar 2025
Haïti fait face à des défis économiques et sociaux majeurs, notamment une économie largement informelle, un chômage des jeunes élevé (37 %) et un faible taux d'alphabétisation (40 %). Malgré ces…
Mar 2025
We study how poorly-behaved children affect learning and other outcomes of their peers using data from a unique experiment in Ecuador. Within each school, students were randomly assigned to…
Mar 2025
Este estudio presenta una actualización y revisión del análisis de políticas públicas de apoyo al sector agropecuario de El Salvador en 2018-2022. Se emplea la metodología de Estimado de Apoyo al…
Mar 2025
The future development of the countries of the Southern Cone - Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay - depends largely on the interventions made today to improve the prospects of young…
Feb 2025
En la región amazónica, 1 de cada 3 niños, niñas y adolescentes vive a más de 2,5 km del centro educativo más cercano, lo que implica al menos una hora de caminata diaria. Los análisis muestran…
Feb 2025
This paper examines how the act of giving advice to others can serve as a tool for self-persuasion in high-stakes decisions. We tested this hypothesis in Perus nationwide teacher selection process,…
Feb 2025
This document presents "Chiles Techno-Creative Landscape", an art exhibition that celebrates Chilean innovation and creativity, highlighting the country's contributions at the…
Feb 2025
Ecuador's economic performance has lagged behind its potential and the broader Latin American region since 2010. Despite rising public debt and financial support from international institutions…
Feb 2025
En este estudio investigamos la relación entre el sobreendeudamiento y las condiciones de salud en Costa Rica y México. Para hacerlo se utilizan encuestas de ingresos y gastos a nivel de país y se…
Feb 2025
In a context of fiscal constraints, citizen distrust, and accelerating technological change, the third edition of the regional civil service study, Better Governments for Better Lives, assesses the…
Feb 2025
En un contexto de restricciones fiscales, desconfianza ciudadana y cambios tecnológicos acelerados, la tercera edición del estudio "Mejores gobiernos para mejores vidas” evalúa el estado del…
Feb 2025
Num contexto de restrições fiscais, desconfiança dos cidadãos e mudanças tecnológicas aceleradas, a terceira edição do estudo "Melhores Governos para Melhores Vidas" avalia o estado do…
Feb 2025
El objetivo general de este estudio es formular sugerencias para continuar fortaleciendo el marco fiscal de Uruguay e incorporar tanto las lecciones aprendidas en la etapa de implementación, como las…
Feb 2025
Accurate demographic data are essential for effective policy design, yet private costs may deter individuals from truthfully reporting sensitive information. We examine this market failure and its…
Feb 2025
Cervical cancer, primarily caused by persistent Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection, remains one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths among women in developing countries. Although HPV…
Feb 2025
This study employs an event study methodology to analyze the overall impact of childbirth, as well as the birth of a child with a disability, on the labor market outcomes of mothers and fathers. We…