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Date issued: 7月 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): González-Velosa, Carolina;Kaplan, David S.;Minaya, Auri Melissa;Silva Porto, María Teresa

Hacer que los mercados laborales funcionen, tanto para la productividad como para el bienestar de los trabajadores, es de las palancas más importantes y más desatendidas de las que dispone América…

Date issued: 7月 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Mejía-Tejada, Daniela;Muñoz-Mora, Juan Carlos;Rodríguez Arbeláez, Daniel Alberto;Valbuena, Nicolás;González, Karen;Lopez, Stefany;Salazar, Lina;Rondinone, Gonzalo;Parra-Pena Somoza, Rafael Isidro;De Salvo, Carmine Paolo

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…

Date issued: 7月 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Cabrera Hernandez, Francisco Javier;López, Arnoldo;Ventosa-Santaulària, Daniel

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…

Date issued: 7月 2026
Author(s): Mercer-Blackman, Valerie;Mooney, Henry;Graham, Monique;Saboin, José Luis;Mazzocca, Angelo;Hernaiz, Daniel;Ortiz de Mendívil, Cloe;Mitchell, Travis Klaus;Hussain, Lisa;Gauto, Victor;Ivey, Wendel Garfield;Castilleja Vargas, Liliana;Suliman, Naiema;Okey, Onoh-Obasi;Satnarine-Singh, Nirvana

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…

Date issued: 7月 2026
Author(s): Azuara, Oliver;Lugo Ibarra, Mariana;Jaramillo Vasconez, Oscar Eduardo

The IDB's Better Jobs Index 2026 tracks labor market quantity (participation and employment rates) and quality (formality and living-wage adequacy) across 18 Latin American and Caribbean…

Date issued: 7月 2026
Author(s): Azuara, Oliver;Lugo Ibarra, Mariana;Jaramillo Vasconez, Oscar Eduardo

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…

Date issued: 7月 2026
Author(s): Azuara, Oliver;Lugo Ibarra, Mariana;Jaramillo Vasconez, Oscar Eduardo

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…

Date issued: 7月 2026
Author(s): Martinez, Sebastian;Mecerreyes, Cristina;Sanchez-Decotto, Manuela;Vidal, Cecilia

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…

Date issued: 7月 2026
Author(s): Alexeeva, Victoria;Zhang, Hongrui;Banco Mundial;Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

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…

Date issued: 7月 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Armijos, Jean Pol;Riveros, Jorge Luis;Torregroza Vargas, Nathaly Milena

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…

Date issued: 7月 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Armijos, Jean Pol;Riveros, Jorge Luis;Torregroza Vargas, Nathaly Milena

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…

Date issued: 7月 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Tovar Jalles, João;Andrian, Leandro Gaston

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…

Date issued: 7月 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Schling, Maja;Salazar, Lina;Perez Massard, Renee Gabriela;Barbosa, Daniel;Chang Huaita, Rodrigo Ysaac;Lee, Dasun

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:…

Date issued: 7月 2026
Author(s): Mercadante, Jared Phillip;Zhang, Hongrui;World Bank;Inter-American Development Bank

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…

Date issued: 7月 2026
Author(s): Suasnábar, Juan;Vinacur, Tamara;Alegre, Silvina Cecilia

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…

Date issued: 7月 2026
Author(s): Crespi, Gustavo;Filippo, Agustín;Gonzales, Alessandra;Guaipatín, Carlos;Navarro, Lucas;Willington, Ignacio;Wyss, Federico

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…

Date issued: 7月 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Serrate, Liliana;Serrudo, Luis Fernando

Bolivia enfrenta un momento determinante: el de superar una serie de vulnerabilidades macroeconómicas, institucionales y productivas que restringen significativamente su potencial de desarrollo. El…

Date issued: 7月 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Riera, Félix Sebastián;Amín Yoma, Fernando;Kuschnaroff, Valentin Sacha;Buchter, Edgar Juan;De Salvo, Carmine Paolo;Rondinone, Gonzalo;Jacquet, Bruno

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…

Date issued: 7月 2026
Author(s): Torres Pelaez, Daniela;Llempén, Zoila;Guardia, Andrea

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…

Date issued: 7月 2026
Author(s): Schwarz, Natalie Vanessa;Marer, Ofir;Williams, Dylan

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…

Date issued: 7月 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): García-Díaz, Rocío;Talamas Marcos, Miguel Ángel;Serván-Mori, Edson;Miraldo, Marisa;Castillo, Ernesto del

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…

Date issued: 7月 2026
Author(s): Alves Soares, Bruna;Couthino de Miranda, Cecília;Martins Faria, Ernesto;Rodrigues, Gustavo;Bourroul Gonsalves, Marcela;Pérez Alfaro, Marcelo;Paseto, Carolina;Aguiar, Martim Ancona de F. B.

O ensino presencial mediado por tecnologia tem se consolidado como uma estratégia essencial para ampliar o acesso à educação de qualidade em regiões remotas, como a Amazônia Legal, onde desafios…

Date issued: 7月 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Campante-Vale, Ricardo;Fontes, Luiz Felipe;Roost, Stefanie;Tebaldi, Raquel

We study the labor market effects of a major flood disaster in Brazil and whether a temporary labor-retention schemePrograma Emergencial de Apoio Financeiro (PEAF)mitigated these effects by providing…

Date issued: 7月 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Busso, Matías;Messina, Julián;Quigua, Juliana

This study examines whether information about corruption and tax evasion changes perceived unfairness in the income distribution, perceived inequality of opportunity, and support for specific…

Date issued: 7月 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Bérgolo, Marcelo;Ferrando, Mery;Giaccobasso, Matias;Vilá, Joan

Job displacement generates large and persistent income losses. This paper examines how alternative social protection mechanisms mitigate the consequences of job loss in Uruguay, a middle-income…