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Date issued: May 2026
Author(s): Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económico;Centro Interamericano de Administraciones Tributarias;Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe;Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Este informe recopila estadísticas comparables de ingresos tributarios durante el periodo 1990-2024 para 29 economías de América Latina y el Caribe. A partir de la base de datos de estadísticas…

Date issued: May 2026
Author(s): Watson, Gregory;Prats Cabrera, Joan Oriol;Nill, Anna Catarine;Arriaga Cinta, Frida Beatriz;Llaguno, Duval

The present Guidance synthesizes strategic, technical, and operational lessons to support governments in the region that are exploring or implementing Debt-for-Nature Conversions (DFNC). The document…

Date issued: May 2026
Author(s): Doane, Daniel;Afoon Jones, Dominique Marie;Nelson, Jennifer;Kanjee, Ameera

ONE Caribbean Connect convened government leaders, technical experts from seven Caribbean countries, and regional partners including PAHO/WHO and IDB to advance regional collaboration on digital…

Date issued: Apr 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Levy Yeyati, Eduardo

We study how the speed of Artificial Intelligence (AI) adoption affects labor market outcomes during technological transitions. In a dynamic model where displaced routine workers enter a retraining…

Date issued: Apr 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Lagarda, Guillermo;Verastegui Lira, Paulina

Does Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey-listing disrupt cross-border financial flows? The answer is not obvious. Grey-listing imposes no formal transaction restrictions, yet it can trigger…

Date issued: Apr 2026
Author(s): Eyzaguirre Ducci, Raimundo;Freire, Carolina;Held Labbe, Pedro Samuel;Hojman, Andrés;Martinez, Sebastian

Este documento presenta los hallazgos de una evaluación de un programa público de educación inicial basada en centros (Early Childhood Education ECE) en Panamá. Utilizando la asignación aleatoria de…

Date issued: Apr 2026
Author(s): Alessandro, Martín;Reyes Bernal, Leonardo Javier

Este informe presenta una primera aproximación sistemática a un tema estratégico, aunque escasamente explorado: la economía política de la gestión de activos públicos no financieros, como tierras,…

Date issued: Apr 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Martínez, Claudia;Perticará, Marcela;Puentes, Esteban;Vásquez, Javier

This paper studies how disability onset and subsequent administrative registration affect labor market trajectories in Chile, a middle-income country with a large informal sector. Using panel survey…

Date issued: Apr 2026
Author(s): González-Velosa, Carolina;Villa, Juan Miguel;García-Huitrón, Manuel

This report analyzes the long-term pension branches of Caribbean National Insurance Schemes, focusing on old-age and survivors benefits. These systems, which are defined-benefit and therefore depend…

Date issued: Apr 2026
Author(s): Prado de Almeida, Ana Luiza;Gamberini, Carla;Della Nina Gambi, Gabriela;Silva Costa, Lilian Raquel da;Giambruno, Cecilia

This technical note presents the conceptual framework, parameters, and cost estimation methodology underpinning the Digital Learning Cost Calculator, a tool developed by the Inter-American…