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Date issued:
Sep 2025
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Uno de los desafíos más importantes de America Latina y el Caribe es la integración urbana de las urbanizaciones informales y precarias. Desde 2017 el BID ha estado colaborando con la Ciudad Autónoma…
Date issued:
Sep 2025
The Laboratory of Policies for Fiscal Equity (LAPEF) aims to help Latin American and Caribbean governments design and implement more equitable fiscal policies. Traditionally focused on efficiency and…
Date issued:
Sep 2025
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Cómo prevenir el inicio de comportamientos criminales en contextos de alta vulnerabilidad y de manera costo efectiva es una preocupación compartida por todos los países de América Latina. Sin embargo…
Non-Linear Effects of Air Pollution on Health Outcomes: Evidence from Mexico City (Discussion Paper)
Date issued:
Sep 2025
This paper uses high-frequency data on fine particulate matter air pollution (PM 2.5) to study the effects of high pollution on health outcomes in Mexico City. We combine hourly monitoring station…
Date issued:
Sep 2025
Este documento presenta una síntesis de nueve estudios realizados a partir de encuestas penitenciarias en países de América Latina y el Caribe. Los análisis permiten identificar desafíos persistentes…
Date issued:
Sep 2025
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This paper examines the impact of racial concordance between mothers and healthcare providers on childbirth practices and health outcomes in Brazilian public hospitals. Using a novel dataset linking…
Date issued:
Sep 2025
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Este artigo avalia o impacto da concordância racial entre pacientes e profissionais de saúde nas práticas médicas durante o parto nos resultados de saúde ao nascer. Com base em um novo conjunto de…
Date issued:
Aug 2025
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Microtransit, or app-based collective transport, is a passenger transport service typically offered in medium-capacity vehicles using mobile phone apps. This service provides the advantages of public…
Date issued:
Aug 2025
Consumers do not adjust their water usage to stay just under the limits where the marginal price goes up in their water bills, suggesting they are not actively watching those thresholds to save money…
Date issued:
Aug 2025
Los consumidores no ajustan su consumo de agua para mantenerse justo por debajo de los límites donde el precio marginal aumenta en sus facturas de agua, lo que sugiere que no observan esos umbrales…