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Access to Loans and Local Development: Evidence from Brazilian Municipalities
Access to Loans and Local Development: Evidence from Brazilian Municipalities

Date issued: Nov 2024 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Motta Café, Renata

Limited access to credit has been identified as a major constraint to sustainable municipal development, but empirical evidence on the effectiveness of credit operations remains inconclusive. This…
Water Expenditure, Service Quality and Inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean
Water Expenditure, Service Quality and Inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean

Date issued: Nov 2024 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Pérez Urdiales, María;Tojal Ramos Dos Santos, Carolina

Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) countries have made notable progress in reducing income inequality; however, the extent to which water and sanitation may foster inequalities remains unclear. In…
The Costs of Crime and and Violence: Expansion and Update of Estimates for Latin America and the Caribbean
The Costs of Crime and and Violence: Expansion and Update of Estimates for Latin America and the Caribbean

Date issued: Nov 2024 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Perez-Vincent, Santiago M.;Puebla, David;Alvarado, Nathalie;Mejía, Luis Fernando;Cadena, Ximena;Higuera, Sebastián;Niño, José David

Crime and violence are an obstacle to development in Latin America and the Caribbean, affecting individuals, businesses, and governments. This paper updates previous studies, estimating the direct…
Los costos del crimen y la violencia: ampliación y actualización de las estimaciones para América Latina y el Caribe
Los costos del crimen y la violencia: ampliación y actualización de las estimaciones para América Latina y el Caribe

Date issued: Nov 2024 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Perez-Vincent, Santiago M.;Puebla, David;Alvarado, Nathalie;Mejía, Luis Fernando;Cadena, Ximena;Higuera, Sebastián;Niño, José David

El crimen y la violencia representan un obstáculo para el desarrollo en América Latina y el Caribe, afectando a individuos, empresas y gobiernos. Este documento actualiza estudios previos, estimando…
Challenging Inequalities: Our Early Childhood Development Sector Framework Document at a Glance
Challenging Inequalities: Our Early Childhood Development Sector Framework Document at a Glance

Date issued: Nov 2024
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

Investing in the first five years of life is essential for early childhood development (ECD) and contributes to increasing societal productivity, reducing poverty, and promoting equality.…
Desafiando desigualdades: una mirada a nuestro marco sectorial de desarrollo infantil
Desafiando desigualdades: una mirada a nuestro marco sectorial de desarrollo infantil

Date issued: Nov 2024
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Invertir en los primeros cinco años de vida es fundamental para el desarrollo infantil temprano (DIT) y contribuye a aumentar la productividad de las sociedades, reducir la pobreza y fomentar la…
Defiant les écarts: un coup dil à notre cadre sectoriel du développement de la petite enfance
Defiant les écarts: un coup dil à notre cadre sectoriel du développement de la petite enfance

Date issued: Nov 2024
Author(s): Banque Interaméricaine de Développement

Investir dans les cinq premières années de vie est fondamental pour le développement de la petite enfance (DPE) et contribue à accroître la productivité des sociétés, à réduire la pauvreté et à…
Desafiando as desigualdades: nosso documento do marco setorial de desenvolvimento da primeira infância em resumo
Desafiando as desigualdades: nosso documento do marco setorial de desenvolvimento da primeira infância em resumo

Date issued: Nov 2024
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desenvolvimento

Investir nos primeiros cinco anos de vida é fundamental para o desenvolvimento infantil precoce (DIP) e contribui para aumentar a produtividade das sociedades, reduzir a pobreza e promover a…
Credit Rationing: The Relative Importance of Internal and External Factors
Credit Rationing: The Relative Importance of Internal and External Factors

Date issued: Nov 2024
Author(s): Támola, Alejandro;Fernández Díez, María Carmen;Joachín, Arturo

Both internal and external factors can contribute to the informational frictions that drive credit rationing among firms. This study uses data from enterprise surveys and other sources to evaluate…
Impact Evaluation of Salud Mesoamerica Initiative on Adolescent Fertility in Costa Rica
Impact Evaluation of Salud Mesoamerica Initiative on Adolescent Fertility in Costa Rica

Date issued: Nov 2024
Author(s): Bernal, Pedro;Bancalari, Antonella;Muñoz, Matías;Zúñiga Brenes, Paola;Jara Maleš, Patricia

This study investigates the effect of a large-scale comprehensive intervention in Costa Rica aimed at reducing adolescent pregnancy among the poorest districts by integrating reproductive health…