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Date issued: fév 2026
Author(s): Alaimo, Veronica;Altamirano Montoya, Álvaro;Minaya, Auri Melissa

The tension between productivity and labor costs in Latin America and the Caribbean remains one of the greatest challenges to creating formal employment. This note estimates the cost of salaried…

Date issued: fév 2026
Author(s): Gayá, Romina;Rozemberg, Ricardo;Svarzman, Gustavo

Los servicios basados en el conocimiento (SBC) son un componente central de la diversificación productiva, el empleo calificado y la inserción internacional de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC). Sin…

Date issued: fév 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Castro, Edgar;Yarygina, Anastasiya;Villalba Ortega, Matias Gabriel

This paper examines the effects of increased bureaucratic discretion in public procurement during the COVID-19 pandemic, when the Chilean government relaxed restrictions on direct deals and expanded…

Date issued: fév 2026
Author(s): Azuara Herrera, Oliver;Jaramillo Vasconez, Oscar Eduardo

This document contains an analysis of more than 6.2 million digital job vacancies across 15 Latin American countries between 2022 and 2025. It shows a slowdown in job postings, along with demand…

Date issued: fév 2026
Author(s): Azuara Herrera, Oliver;Jaramillo Vasconez, Oscar Eduardo

Este documento contiene el análisis de más de 6.2 millones de vacantes digitales en 15 países de América Latina entre 2022 y 2025. Se muestra una desaceleración en la publicación de empleos, junto…

Date issued: fév 2026
Author(s): Fernández, María Inés;Heredia, Ramón

Esta nota técnica propone iniciativas concretas para guiar a las instituciones financieras de desarrollo en América Latina y el Caribe en la implementación de hojas de ruta y abordar las estrategias…

Date issued: jan 2026
Author(s): Maciel, Odette;Anderson Alonso, Anais Maria;King, Dana Michael;Legarreta, Regina;Corrales, Luis Fernando;Barcellos, Andreia;González, Jorge;Molina Fernández, Miguel;Usher, Nicole Marie;Romero, Carolina;Fraga, Federico;King, Julie;Motta, Marialisa;Bouillon, César P.;Vaessen, Jozef Leonardus

This document defines the approach that the Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE) will use to evaluate the IDB Group's support to its client Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in Latin…

Date issued: jan 2026
Author(s): Maciel, Odette;Anderson Alonso, Anais Maria;King, Dana Michael;Legarreta, Regina;Corrales, Luis Fernando;Barcellos, Andreia;González, Jorge;Molina Fernández, Miguel;Usher, Nicole Marie;Romero, Carolina;Fraga, Federico;King, Julie;Motta, Marialisa;Bouillon, César P.;Vaessen, Jozef Leonardus

Este documento define el enfoque que la Oficina de Evaluación y Supervisión (OVE) utilizará para evaluar el apoyo del Grupo BID a sus clientes, los Pequeños Estados Insulares en Desarrollo (PEID) en…

Date issued: jan 2026
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank;World Food Programme

Guatemala faces a severe triple burden of malnutrition under nutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, and rising overweight and obesity impacting all age groups and generating an annual economic loss…

Date issued: jan 2026
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo;Programa Mundial de Alimentos

La Secretaría de Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional (SESAN) de la Presidencia de la República de Guatemala, en cumplimiento de su mandato de promover la coordinación e integración entre las…

Date issued: jan 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Berlinski, Samuel;Cruces, Guillermo;Galiani, Sebastián;Gertler, Paul;Gonzalez, Fabian Enrique

We study the long-run effects of a large public expansion of pre-primary education in Argentina. Between 1993 and 1999, the federal government financed the construction of new preschool classrooms…

Date issued: jan 2026
Author(s): Ardanaz, Martín;Arellano, Matheo;Ter-Minassian, Teresa;Valencia, Oscar

This paper develops a step-by-step guide for the design and implementation of fiscal rules based on prudent public debt levels aimed at reconciling two critical fiscal policy objectives: ensuring…

Date issued: jan 2026
Author(s): Khamis, Marion;Osorio, Claudio;Farias Candia, Ivan Manuel;Nogueira, Henrique

El documento analiza cinco experiencias recientes de ayuda mutua internacional para el combate de incendios forestales en América Latina y el Caribe (Brasil, Paraguay, Canadá, Chile y Colombia),…

Date issued: jan 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Näslund-Hadley, Emma;Hernández Agramonte, Juan Manuel;Santos Morales, Humberto;Us, Hugo

This study presents the results of an experimental evaluation of a pedagogical intervention based on the mobile application Quechua Collao, designed to strengthen Quechua language skills as a second…

Date issued: jan 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Näslund-Hadley, Emma;Hernández Agramonte, Juan Manuel;Santos Morales, Humberto;Us, Hugo

Este estudio presenta los resultados de una evaluación experimental de una intervención pedagógica basada en la aplicación móvil Quechua Collao, diseñada para fortalecer las habilidades lingüísticas…

Date issued: jan 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Boltz, Marie;Bustelo, Monserrat;Díaz, Ana M.;Suaya, Agustina

This paper studies whether gender gaps in womens labor-market outcomes are sustained by systematic misperceptions about social and spousal support for maternal employment. Using a representative…

Date issued: jan 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Listo, Ariel;Muñoz, Ercio;Sansone, Dario

This paper examines how attitudes among supervisors, co-workers, and customers contribute to discrimination against sexual minorities in the workplace. A large, nationally representative sample in…

Date issued: jan 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Uribe-Terán, Carlos;Zanoni, Wladimir;Grijalva, Diego F.;Brborich, Sara;Manzano, Osmel

We study how procurement-driven fiscal contractions propagate through firm-to-firm pro- duction networks. The 2014 collapse in oil prices triggered a sharp fall in public procure- ment in Ecuador,…

Date issued: jan 2026
Author(s): Comotto, Sabrina;Harper, Leslie;Inostroza Castro, Maria Trinidad

This study addresses the low participation of women in public procurement markets in Latin America and the Caribbean, where significant gender gaps in access to economic opportunities persist. The…

Date issued: jan 2026
Author(s): Comotto, Sabrina;Harper, Leslie;Inostroza Castro, Maria Trinidad

Este estudio aborda el problema de la baja participación de las mujeres en los mercados de compras públicas en América Latina y el Caribe, donde persisten significativas brechas de género en el…

Date issued: jan 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Hoyos, Manuela;Perez-Vincent, Santiago M.;Tobón, Santiago;Souza, Pedro CL;Vanegas-Arias, Martín

We study whether structured, evidence-based information can shape local policymakers beliefs and stated intentions to adopt violence prevention interventions. Using a randomized experiment embedded…

Date issued: jan 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Anauati, María Victoria;Romero, María Noelia;Baraldi, Lucia;Sosa Escudero, Walter;Tommasi, Mariano

Recidivism is a persistent challenge for criminal justice systems worldwide, yet evidence from Latin America remains scarce. This study addresses that gap through three contributions. First, it…

Date issued: jan 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Hirs, Jorge;Andrian, Leandro Gaston;Valencia, Oscar

This paper examines how firm perceptions influence the transmission of fiscal policy. Using natural language processing on corporate earnings calls from 51 countries over two decades, we construct…

Date issued: jan 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Ome, Alejandro;Giles Álvarez, Laura;Larrahondo, Cristhian;Pérez, Jorge

This study analyzes the impact of natural resource funds (NRF) on municipal fiscal results in Colombia, using an instrumental variable approach. It specifically analyzed the case of the Colombian…

Date issued: jan 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Keefer, Philip;Ronconi, Lucas

Why are inefficient policies popular? One explanation is incomplete voter information. Evidence from survey experiments in Argentina points instead to inattention. The experiments explore voter…