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Date issued: 2月 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Díaz, Lina M.;Martínez Villarreal, Déborah;Márquez, Karina;Scartascini, Carlos

Cervical cancer, primarily caused by persistent Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection, remains one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths among women in developing countries. Although HPV…

Date issued: 2月 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Martínez, Claudia;Smith, Raimundo ;Perticará, Marcela

This study employs an event study methodology to analyze the overall impact of childbirth, as well as the birth of a child with a disability, on the labor market outcomes of mothers and fathers. We…

Date issued: 2月 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Córdoba Solano, Daniela;Gomez-Trejos, Felipe;Vindas Quesada, Alberto

Research about trade liberalization's impact on markups has focused on manufacturing due to data availability considerations. How do these effects vary across sectors? Which industries become…

Date issued: 2月 2025
Author(s): Beuermann, Diether;Cristia, Julian P.;Malamud, Ofer;Pardo, Francisco

The OLPC program, designed by a team at the MIT Media Lab, aimed to improve educational outcomes among low-income primary students around the world by providing affordable personal laptops. The…

Date issued: 2月 2025
Author(s): Beuermann, Diether;Cristia, Julian P.;Malamud, Ofer;Pardo, Francisco

El programa Una Laptop por Niño (OLPC, por sus siglas en inglés), implementado en Perú, no logró mejorar el rendimiento académico ni la trayectoria educativa de los estudiantes. En particular, se…

Date issued: 2月 2025
Author(s): Juarez, Leticia;Bernini, Federico;García-Lembergman, Ezequiel

Non-Automatic Import Licenses (NAILs) significantly reduce firm imports, leading firms reliant on these imported inputs to decrease exports and employment. In markets where a firm is relatively large…

Date issued: 2月 2025
Author(s): Juarez, Leticia;Bernini, Federico;García-Lembergman, Ezequiel

Las licencias de importación no automáticas (LNA) reducen significativamente las importaciones de las empresas, lo que hace que las empresas que dependen de estos insumos importados reduzcan tanto…

Date issued: 2月 2025
Author(s): Carrasco, Rafael;Fontecilla, Marcelo ;De Padua, Elisa ;Flores, Magdalena

Latin America and the Caribbean are several years behind the learning results of the OECD countries evaluated by PISA. A closer look at educational processes shows an long road ahead towards a…

Date issued: 2月 2025
Author(s): Carrasco, Rafael;Fontecilla, Marcelo ;De Padua, Elisa ;Flores, Magdalena

América Latina y el Caribe están varios años por detrás de los resultados de aprendizaje de los países de la OCDE evaluados por PISA. Una mirada más cercana a los procesos educativos muestra un…

Date issued: 2月 2025
Author(s): Pinto Bernal, Marisol ;Salazar Cota, Adriana;Emendabili, Julia Vieira De Andrade Dias;Rodriguez Paredes, Elizabeth Jesenia;Sanchez Romero, Luis Antonio;Gutierrez, Mariana;Urquijo Vanegas, Lee Harvey;Casco, Mario

This technical note covers the critical aspects of open-source software (OSS) procurement, including general procurement principles and best practices aligned with the policies for the procurement of…