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Date issued: Aug 2026
Author(s): Jeon, In Hwa;Garcia Bohorquez, Nidia;Martínez Álvarez, Juan

This study examines the role of the Guarantee Insurance System (GIS) in promoting economic development and financial inclusion, drawing on Koreas experience and assessing its applicability to Latin…

Date issued: Aug 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Aranco, Natalia;Stampini, Marco;Ibarrarán, Pablo;Rivas Herrera, Carolina

We estimate and analyze unpaid care for children, persons with disabilities, and older people in Latin America and the Caribbean using information from ten time-use surveys and imputation and…

Date issued: Aug 2026
Author(s): Arias Ortiz, Elena;Giambruno, Cecilia;Prieto Espinoza, Guillermo Jr;Suarez Enciso, Sonia

El Programa para la Evaluación Internacional de los Estudiantes de la OCDE - PISA por sus siglas en inglés - evalúa cada tres años lo que los estudiantes de 15 años saben y pueden hacer en ciencia,…

Date issued: Aug 2026
Author(s): Poy, Santiago;Rondinone, Gonzalo;De Salvo, Carmine Paolo

Este estudio analiza la relación entre las políticas agropecuarias y las capacidades de consumo de los hogares en ocho países de América Latina. Integrando información de la base de datos de…

Date issued: Aug 2026
Author(s): Arráiz, Irani;Vlaicu, Razvan;Yáñez-Pagans, Patricia

This paper reviews the impact evaluation evidence on how expanding formal credit affects small and medium enterprise (SME) performance, focusing on developing countries, particularly Latin America,…

Date issued: Aug 2026
Author(s): Valencia Maya, Paula Andrea;Mora Nunez, Mauro Camilo;Ferguson, Lisa;Jaramillo, Gabriela;Licht Tellez, Vanessa ;Hansmann, Johanna Paola

This guide provides the practical frameworks needed to realize that potential. Financial institutions, including IDB Invest, can use it to evaluate investments against socio-bioeconomy principles and…

Date issued: Aug 2026
Author(s): Valencia Maya, Paula Andrea;Mora Nunez, Mauro Camilo;Ferguson, Lisa;Jaramillo, Gabriela;Licht Tellez, Vanessa ;Hansmann, Johanna Paola

Esta guía proporciona los marcos prácticos necesarios para materializar dicho potencial. Las instituciones financieras, incluida IDB Invest, pueden utilizarla para evaluar inversiones en función de…

Date issued: Aug 2026
Author(s): Valencia Maya, Paula Andrea;Mora Nunez, Mauro Camilo;Ferguson, Lisa;Jaramillo, Gabriela;Licht Tellez, Vanessa ;Hansmann, Johanna Paola

Este guia fornece as estruturas práticas necessárias para concretizar esse potencial. Instituições financeiras, incluindo o BID Invest, podem utilizá-lo para avaliar investimentos com base nos…

Date issued: Aug 2026
Author(s): Valencia Maya, Paula Andrea;Mora Nunez, Mauro Camilo;Ferguson, Lisa;Jaramillo, Gabriela;Licht Tellez, Vanessa ;Hansmann, Johanna Paola

This guide provides the practical frameworks needed to realize that potential. Financial institutions, including IDB Invest, can use it to evaluate investments against socio-bioeconomy principles and…

Date issued: Aug 2026
Author(s): Valencia Maya, Paula Andrea;Mora Nunez, Mauro Camilo;Ferguson, Lisa;Jaramillo, Gabriela;Licht Tellez, Vanessa ;Hansmann, Johanna Paola

Esta guía proporciona los marcos prácticos necesarios para materializar dicho potencial. Las instituciones financieras, incluida IDB Invest, pueden utilizarla para evaluar inversiones a la luz de los…

Date issued: Aug 2026
Author(s): Valencia Maya, Paula Andrea;Mora Nunez, Mauro Camilo;Ferguson, Lisa;Jaramillo, Gabriela;Licht Tellez, Vanessa ;Hansmann, Johanna Paola

Este guia fornece as estruturas práticas necessárias para concretizar esse potencial. Instituições financeiras, incluindo o IDB Invest, podem utilizá-lo para avaliar investimentos com base em…

Date issued: Aug 2026
Author(s): Valencia Maya, Paula Andrea;Mora Nunez, Mauro Camilo;Ferguson, Lisa;Jaramillo, Gabriela;Licht Tellez, Vanessa ;Hansmann, Johanna Paola

This guide provides the practical frameworks needed to realize that potential. Financial institutions, including IDB Invest, can use it to evaluate investments against socio-bioeconomy principles and…

Date issued: Aug 2026
Author(s): Valencia Maya, Paula Andrea;Mora Nunez, Mauro Camilo;Ferguson, Lisa;Jaramillo, Gabriela;Licht Tellez, Vanessa ;Hansmann, Johanna Paola

Esta guía proporciona los marcos prácticos necesarios para materializar dicho potencial. Las instituciones financieras, incluido BID Invest, pueden utilizarla para evaluar inversiones a la luz de los…

Date issued: Aug 2026
Author(s): Valencia Maya, Paula Andrea;Mora Nunez, Mauro Camilo;Ferguson, Lisa;Jaramillo, Gabriela;Licht Tellez, Vanessa ;Hansmann, Johanna Paola

Este guia fornece as estruturas práticas necessárias para concretizar esse potencial. Instituições financeiras, incluindo o IDB Invest, podem utilizá-lo para avaliar investimentos com base em…

Date issued: Aug 2026
Author(s): Huneeus, Federico;Del Valle, Miguel

To understand the geographic and sectoral impact of productivity, we build the first input-output matrix disaggregated at the geographic level within a country using unique administrative data…

Date issued: Aug 2026
Author(s): Berniell, Inés;Gasparini, Leonardo;Marchionni, Mariana;Ramírez-Leira, Lucía

This paper studies the dynamics of vulnerable non-poor households in Latin America, focusing on how they compare with the poor and how both groups respond to macroeconomic fluctuations. Using…

Date issued: Aug 2026
Author(s): Garcia Santamaria, Cathalina;Solano Esquivel, Rebeca;Jara Maleš, Patricia

Esta nota técnica analiza el impacto económico de la discapacidad y la dependencia en la pobreza de Costa Rica. El estudio propone un modelo metodológico desarrollado para el IMAS que integra…

Date issued: Aug 2026
Author(s): Shepherd, Ben;Scattolo, Gabriel;Zulli, Maria Agostina;Pavajeau Fuentes, Juan Bautista

This report was prepared for the Japan-LAC Business Summit, held in Tokyo, Japan, on August 24-25, 2026. Since Japan became a member of the Inter-American Development Bank Group, the partnership has…

Date issued: Aug 2026
Author(s): Pierri, Gastón;Fontenele, Marcelo;Nunes, Jose Luiz

This paper presents preliminary results from a pilot study conducted in the courts of Ceará, Brazil. The study evaluates the impact of introducing a tool that uses natural language processing and…

Date issued: Aug 2026
Author(s): Pierri, Gastón;Fontenele, Marcelo;Nunes, Jose Luiz

Este trabajo presenta resultados preliminares de un estudio piloto realizado en las cortes de Ceará, Brasil. El estudio evalúa el impacto de introducir una herramienta que utiliza técnicas de…

Date issued: Aug 2026
Author(s): Pierri, Gastón;Fontenele, Marcelo;Nunes, Jose Luiz

Este trabalho apresenta os resultados preliminares de um estudo piloto realizado nos tribunais do Ceará, Brasil. O estudo avalia o impacto da introdução de uma ferramenta que utiliza técnicas de…

Date issued: Aug 2026
Author(s): Näslund-Hadley, Emma;Rivera Olvera, Angelica Verenice

In many Latin American classrooms, students learn in a language different from the one spoken at home, including Indigenous, Afro-descendant, and migrant students. Supporting these learners requires…

Date issued: Aug 2026
Author(s): Näslund-Hadley, Emma;Rivera Olvera, Angelica Verenice

As teachers receive more training on supporting students with special education needs (SEN), these students are becoming more visible in classrooms. Data from the OECD Teaching and Learning…

Date issued: Aug 2026
Author(s): Navarro, Juan Carlos;Lopez Fonseca, Lady Laura;Vargas, Fernando

Esta publicación recopila una serie de estudios de caso sobre la digitalización de pequeñas y medianas empresas (pymes) en América Latina, como resultado de una cooperación técnica regional liderada…

Date issued: Aug 2026
Author(s): Castilleja Vargas, Liliana;Suliman, Naiema

This study analyzes the determinants and distribution of financial inclusion in Suriname using household-level data from the 2022 Suriname Survey of Living Conditions (SSLC). Financial inclusion is…