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Date issued: 6月 2026
Author(s): Eguino, Huáscar;Delgado, Raúl;Arioua, Eugenia

Esta publicación analiza cómo los incentivos fiscales pueden desempeñar un rol importante como herramientas para acelerar la adopción de vehículos eléctricos en América Latina y el Caribe y fomentar…

Date issued: 6月 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Andrian, Leandro Gaston;Galindo, Arturo;Sánchez, Gustavo;Valencia, Oscar

This paper examines how climate-related natural disasters influence the cyclical stance of fiscal policy across 148 countries between 1980 and 2023. Using a dynamic panel System-GMM framework, we…

Date issued: 5月 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Berlinski, Samuel;Giannola, Michele;Toppeta, Alessandro

We study the relative effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and interaction of family- and school-based learning interventions using a randomized controlled trial in Colombia that assigns children to a…

Date issued: 5月 2026
Author(s): Ortega Cisneros, Luis Javier;Lopez Azumendi Caliri, Sebastian;Lagarda, Guillermo

Este documento analiza los fundamentos institucionales, regulatorios y tecnológicos de la transformación del gobierno digital en Sonora. A partir de la experiencia reciente estatal, documenta cómo un…

Date issued: 5月 2026
Author(s): Bello, Omar;Hori, Tsuneki;Johnson, Monique Therese Marie;Suarez, Ginés

Hurricane Melissa caused unprecedented devastation in Jamaica, with total estimated costs exceeding JMD 1,451,577 millionover three times the expense of Hurricane Gilbert, the country's previous…

Date issued: 5月 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Alfaro, Laura;Chen, Maggie;Javorcik, Beata S.

Multinational corporations (MNCs) are the dominant institutions for creating and distributing knowledge across borders. Their activities generate geopolitical externalities when cross-border…

Date issued: 5月 2026
Author(s): Mercer-Blackman, Valerie;Mooney, Henry;Aiello, Roberto Gabriel;Graham, Monique;Saboin, José Luis;Mazzocca, Angelo;Hernaiz, Daniel;Mitchell, Travis Klaus;Hussain, Lisa;Gauto, Victor;Ivey, Wendel Garfield;Castilleja Vargas, Liliana;Suliman, Naiema;Okey, Onoh-Obasi;Satnarine-Singh, Nirvana

For countries around the world, regardless of size or income level, access to reliable, low-cost electricity is among the most important drivers of growth and prosperity. This edition of the…

Date issued: 5月 2026
Author(s): Fernández-Coto, Raquel;Karsaclian, Sofia

El sistema educativo mexicano enfrenta importantes retos en eficiencia, equidad y calidad. En cuanto a eficiencia, el 98% del gasto se concentra en gastos corrientes como salarios y gastos operativos…

Date issued: 5月 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Farca, Alberto;Jalife Villalón, Salma;Martínezgarza, Ricardo;Puig Gabarró, Pau;Iglesias Rodriguez, Enrique

This report presents findings from a regional study on the infrastructure required to enable the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), with…

Date issued: 5月 2026
Author(s): Algarra, Paula;Fernandez Torres, Yeiner;Pombo, Cristina;Rivas, Carolina ;Rodriguez Gonzalez, David;Roseth, Benjamin;Santamaria, Julieth;Vásquez, Mateo

Este documento analiza la experiencia de la ciudadanía chilena con los trámites gubernamentales, con énfasis en su heterogeneidad entre grupos poblacionales. Si bien Chile ha registrado avances en la…