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Infrastructure and Poverty Reduction: Innovative Policies for Effective Access
Infrastructure and Poverty Reduction: Innovative Policies for Effective Access

Date issued: Mar 2025
Author(s): Straub, Stéphane;Serebrisky, Tomás;Bagnoli, Lisa Serena;Rojas, Claudio

Infrastructure services - transport, energy, water and sanitation, and digital infrastructure - are central to the fight against global poverty. Yet, their ability to improve lives hinges on…
Unequal Youth: A Challenge for the Development of the Southern Cone: Executive summary
Unequal Youth: A Challenge for the Development of the Southern Cone: Executive summary

Date issued: Mar 2025
Author(s): Queijo Von Heideken, Virginia;Rodríguez Chatruc, Marisol;Sotto Alonso, Belén

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…
Building Effective Beneficial Ownership Frameworks: A Joint Global Forum and IDB Toolkit. Second Edition
Building Effective Beneficial Ownership Frameworks: A Joint Global Forum and IDB Toolkit. Second Edition

Date issued: Mar 2025
Author(s): Perraud, Gaël;Manatta, Zayda;Pineda, Emilio;Arisi, Diego

The availability of beneficial ownership information on legal persons and arrangements (legal entities) is a key requirement of tax transparency and a key instrument in the fight against tax evasion…
Competition in the Colombian Banking Sector
Competition in the Colombian Banking Sector

Date issued: Mar 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Perez-Reyna, David;Rodríguez Barraquer, Tomás;Tovar, Jorge

In this paper, we analyze the competition in the Colombian banking sector using bank-level monthly balance sheet information. We estimate the changes in measures of market power due to the exogenous…
Peril and Promise: Tackling Climate Change in Latin America and the Caribbean
Peril and Promise: Tackling Climate Change in Latin America and the Caribbean

Date issued: Mar 2025 Generative AI enabled
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Climate change presents both a critical threat and a unique opportunity for progress in Latin America and the Caribbean. This book delves into this dual reality, showing that climate action is…
Peligro y promesa: enfrentar el cambio climático en América Latina y el Caribe
Peligro y promesa: enfrentar el cambio climático en América Latina y el Caribe

Date issued: Mar 2025 Generative AI enabled
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El cambio climático representa a la vez una amenaza decisiva y una oportunidad única para el progreso en América Latina y el Caribe. Este libro aborda esta realidad dual, y muestra que la acción…
Perigo e promessa: enfrentando as mudanças climáticas na América Latina e no Caribe
Perigo e promessa: enfrentando as mudanças climáticas na América Latina e no Caribe

Date issued: Mar 2025 Generative AI enabled
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As mudanças climáticas representam tanto uma ameaça crítica quanto uma oportunidade única de progresso na América Latina e no Caribe. Este livro se aprofunda nessa dupla realidade, mostrando que a…
Chile’s Techno-Creative Landscape: Art Exhibition
Chile’s Techno-Creative Landscape: Art Exhibition

Date issued: Feb 2025
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank;Center for the Technological Revolution in Creative Industries

This document presents "Chiles Techno-Creative Landscape", an art exhibition that celebrates Chilean innovation and creativity, highlighting the country's contributions at the…
Nota CIMA #29: ¿qué tan lejos están las oportunidades educativas en la Amazonía?
Nota CIMA #29: ¿qué tan lejos están las oportunidades educativas en la Amazonía?

Date issued: Feb 2025
Author(s): Giambruno, Cecilia;Castro Vergara, Nicolás;Ortega Ariza, Claudio Paul

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…
The Giving Advice Effect: Reducing Teacher Sorting Through Self-Persuasion
The Giving Advice Effect: Reducing Teacher Sorting Through Self-Persuasion

Date issued: Feb 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Ajzenman, Nicolás;Elacqua, Gregory;Kutscher, Macarena;Méndez, Carolina;Suarez Enciso, Sonia

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,…