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Long-run Effects of Universal Pre-primary Education Expansion: Evidence from Argentina
Long-run Effects of Universal Pre-primary Education Expansion: Evidence from Argentina

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…
How to Design and Implement Rules-based Fiscal Frameworks Based on Debt Anchors?: A Step-by-step Methodology and Application
How to Design and Implement Rules-based Fiscal Frameworks Based on Debt Anchors?: A Step-by-step Methodology and Application

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…
Mobile-assisted Indigenous Language Learning: RCT Evidence from a School-based Intervention in Peru
Mobile-assisted Indigenous Language Learning: RCT Evidence from a School-based Intervention in Peru

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…
Aprendizaje móvil de lenguas indígenas: evidencia experimental de una intervención escolar en Perú
Aprendizaje móvil de lenguas indígenas: evidencia experimental de una intervención escolar en Perú

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…
Norms Behind Closed Doors: A Field Experiment on Gender Norm Misperceptions and Maternal Employment Decisions in Couples
Norms Behind Closed Doors: A Field Experiment on Gender Norm Misperceptions and Maternal Employment Decisions in Couples

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…
Measuring the Sources of Taste-Based Discrimination Using List Experiments
Measuring the Sources of Taste-Based Discrimination Using List Experiments

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…
Network Transmission of Fiscal Demand Shocks in Commodity-Dependent Economies
Network Transmission of Fiscal Demand Shocks in Commodity-Dependent Economies

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,…
Participation of Women in Public Procurement: Experiences and Lessons from Latin America and the Caribbean
Participation of Women in Public Procurement: Experiences and Lessons from Latin America and the Caribbean

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…
Participación de mujeres en las compras públicas: experiencias y lecciones de América Latina y el Caribe
Participación de mujeres en las compras públicas: experiencias y lecciones de América Latina y el Caribe

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…
Improving Officials’ Use of Evidence in the Design and Implementation of Public Policy
Improving Officials’ Use of Evidence in the Design and Implementation of Public Policy

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…