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Aug 2026
Environmental disruptions are intensifying social inequalities, disproportionately affecting women, Indigenous Peoples, and Afro-descendant communities. This systematic review synthesizes causal…
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Aug 2026
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We study the eects of sectoral lending quotas in Bolivia, which required lenders to allocate a minimum share of their portfolios to priority sectors. Exploiting the timing of the reform and variation…
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Jul 2026
La crisis hídrica que afectó a las ciudades de La Paz y El Alto entre 2016 y 2017, impulsó a la Empresa Pública Social de Agua y Saneamiento (EPSAS) a transformar su enfoque de gestión de sequías,…
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Jul 2026
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Agricultural price stabilization policies are widely used to protect farmers from market volatility, yet their long-term consequences for production incentives and market efficiency remain poorly…
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Jul 2026
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We estimate the effect of a rise in female employment on municipal-level value added in Mexico. We combine economic census data with administrative records on the expansion of the Full-Time Schools…
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Jul 2026
How are Caribbean economies navigating a world of higher borrowing costs, volatile energy prices, climate risks, and rising development needs? This issue of the Caribbean Economics Quarterly examines…
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Jul 2026
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Esta publicación, elaborada por el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo y el Banco Mundial, analiza el marco de financiamiento del riesgo de desastres en la República Dominicana y propone una hoja de…
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Jul 2026
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Low levels of household sewerage connectivity constitute a pervasive challenge in low-income, peri-urban settings, limiting the potential benefits of sanitation systems. The situation calls for…
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Jul 2026
The IDB's Better Jobs Index 2026 tracks labor market quantity (participation and employment rates) and quality (formality and living-wage adequacy) across 17 Latin American and Caribbean…
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Jul 2026
El Índice de Mejores Empleos del BID 2026 analiza la cantidad (tasas de participación y empleo) y la calidad (formalidad y suficiencia salarial para alcanzar un salario digno) del mercado laboral en…
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Jul 2026
O Índice de Melhores Empregos do BID 2026 analisa a quantidade (taxas de participação e emprego) e a qualidade (formalidade e suficiência salarial para alcançar um salário digno) do mercado de…
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Jul 2026
This monograph systematizes the international evidence on public policy instruments that can encourage, regulate, limit, or condition private sector participation in the provision of childcare…
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Jul 2026
Esta monografía sistematiza la evidencia internacional sobre los instrumentos de política pública que pueden incentivar, ordenar, limitar o condicionar la participación del sector privado en la…
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Jul 2026
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Motorcyclists represent the primary challenge for road safety in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), where fatalities among this group have increased by 98% between 2010 and 2024, despite an…
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Jul 2026
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Los motociclistas representan el principal desafío para la seguridad vial en América Latina y el Caribe (ALC), donde las muertes de este grupo han aumentado un 98% entre 2010 y 2024, a pesar de una…
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Jul 2026
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This paper examines the relationship between fiscal- and monetary-policy shocks and private-sector outcomes, with a focus on private investment, private credit, and firm creation, by using an annual…
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Jul 2026
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This study reviews a decade of rigorously evaluated IDB-supported agricultural interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean. The evidence base encompasses five major intervention categories:…
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Jul 2026
This publication, developed jointly by the Inter-American Development Bank and the World Bank, evaluates Belize's disaster risk finance framework and provides a roadmap to strengthen its…
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Jul 2026
Esta publicación analiza la asistencia escolar como eje clave para proteger las trayectorias educativas y prevenir el abandono. Con base en evidencia nacional y regional, muestra que el ausentismo es…
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Jul 2026
This paper estimates the economy-wide economic value of expanding metrological services using the Centro Nacional de Metrología (CENAM) of Mexico as a case study. The analysis models and quantifies…
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Jul 2026
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Este estudio analiza las políticas públicas provinciales de apoyo al sector agropecuario en la provincia de Mendoza, Argentina, para el período 2018 a 2022. Utilizando la metodología de Estimado de…
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Jul 2026
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Bolivia enfrenta un momento determinante: el de superar una serie de vulnerabilidades macroeconómicas, institucionales y productivas que restringen significativamente su potencial de desarrollo. El…
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Jul 2026
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Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a major public health challenge in low- and middle-income countries, yet little is known about how treatment, behavior, adiposity, and glycemic control evolve after…
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Jul 2026
La movilización de recursos hacia inversiones resilientes y sostenibles es uno de los principales desafíos de desarrollo en América Latina y el Caribe (ALC). En este contexto, las taxonomías verdes y…
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Jul 2026
This report assesses the capacity of Belize's social protection system to anticipate, withstand, and respond to shocks using the Inter-American Development Bank's Adaptive Social Protection…