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Sep 2023
Una expansión de cero al número promedio de tiendas de conveniencia en un barrio mexicano (6,7) reduce el número de tienditas de barrio en un 15%. Esta reducción no se debe a que cierren las…
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Sep 2023
Paid care work will represent an important source of employment in coming decades, as care dependence becomes more prevalent, care needs evolve, and the structure of households changes. But there is…
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Sep 2023
El trabajo remunerado de cuidados representará una fuente importante de empleo en las próximas décadas ya que la dependencia de cuidados es cada vez más extendida, las necesidades de cuidados…
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Sep 2023
Esta publicación analiza la situación de las empresas en América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) en cuanto a los compromisos ambientales vinculados a la neutralidad de carbono y algunos avances realizados…
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Sep 2023
Uno de los mayores retos que enfrentan los sistemas de salud en el mundo es el de proveer servicios y tecnologías en salud de manera sostenible y eficiente. En este estudio se presenta evidencia de…
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Sep 2023
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The impacts of climate change are already being felt by our communities. Rising temperatures and extreme weather events not only affect the environment, they also affect our daily lives and how…
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Sep 2023
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El cambio climático ya lo están experimentando las comunidades. El aumento de las temperaturas y los eventos climáticos extremos no sólo afectan el medio ambiente; también afecta nuestra vida…
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Sep 2023
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Los acuerdos mundiales para reducir las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero (GEI) están generando un replanteo de los procesos de producción de los bienes y servicios a nivel global. Esto…
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Sep 2023
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This report explores pathways to achieve carbon-neutral industrial production in three major Andean economies: Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. It examines options for achieving net-zero emissions in…
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Sep 2023
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Este informe explora las vías para lograr una producción industrial neutra en carbono en tres grandes economías andinas: Colombia, Ecuador y Perú. Examina las opciones para lograr cero…
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Sep 2023
This document provides an overview of the current landscape of app-based collective transportation in Latin America and the Caribbean from the perspective of its contributions to social inclusion and…
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Sep 2023
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How to keep water and land stress within planetary boundaries is a major challenge for sustainable development in Latin American countries. Using a global multi-regional input-output analysis (GMRIO…
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Sep 2023
The paper analyzes the impact of exchange rate movements on economic activity for a panel of countries from 2002 to 2021. By introducing a novel approach of considering the asset side of banks…
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Sep 2023
This paper investigates the exchange rate pass through considering the source of the shocks that hit the economy. With a Bayesian Global VAR model, the exchange rate pass-through is analyzed for 5…
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Sep 2023
Conflict and poverty have forced millions of people in Latin America and the Caribbean to leave their homes and migrate to other countries without legal protection. This study identifies the…
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Sep 2023
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The extractive sector in the Andean Region stands out for its historical and economic significance. However, it faces emerging challenges due to the commitments of the Paris Agreement to address…
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Sep 2023
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El sector extractivo se destaca por su relevancia histórica y económica en la Región Andina. No obstante, enfrenta desafíos emergentes en virtud de los compromisos del Acuerdo de París para abordar…
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Sep 2023
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In this paper we discuss the importance of families for understanding economic inequality. Family structure can in principle be an amplifier or mitigator of economic inequality. We describe three…
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Sep 2023
Tomar decisiones en un contexto de incertidumbre representa un desafío constante para los reguladores que trabajan en innovación. A fin de reducir la incertidumbre y mejorar la toma de decisiones…
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Sep 2023
A tomada de decisões em meio a incertezas representa um desafio constante para os órgãos reguladores que trabalham com inovação. Para reduzir as incertezas e melhorar a tomada de decisões…
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Sep 2023
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Eastern Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have a high dependence on international trade for income, employment and poverty reduction given their extreme openness, small market size,…
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Sep 2023
Evidence about the effectiveness of entrepreneurship public programs in Latin America on beneficiary startups across the region has shown average positive impacts on survival rates, attraction of…
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Sep 2023
Despite the regularity with which governments confront the need to make fiscal adjustments, voter attitudes toward competing consolidation strategies are still not well understood. For example, an…
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Sep 2023
Low trust in state actors constrains state capacity, hindering growth and development. This paper studies how state actors can build public trust by improving the quality of their interactions with…
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Sep 2023
Este documento examina los impactos de la pandemia de COVID-19 en el mercado laboral de la Comunidad Andina (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador y Perú), utilizando la armonización de encuestas de hogares en…