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Date issued: 9月 2025
Author(s): Acevedo, Ivonne;Andrade Baena, Gina Laura;Székely, Miguel;Castillo, Cristián

Women remain underrepresented in the global labor market, and no country has yet achieved gender equality in the workplace. This article analyzes gender gaps in Mexicos labor market between 2010 and…

Date issued: 9月 2025
Author(s): Acevedo, Ivonne;Andrade Baena, Gina Laura;Székely, Miguel;Castillo, Cristián

Las mujeres siguen subrepresentadas en el mercado laboral global, y ningún país ha alcanzado aún la igualdad de género en el ámbito laboral. El artículo analiza las brechas de género en el mercado…

Date issued: 9月 2025
Author(s): Azevedo, Viviane;Garbay Flores, Sergio Andres;Vera-Cossio, Diego A.;Vlaicu, Razvan;Zárate Moreno, Ana María

This report explores the rapid and transformative shift from cash-based to digital payment systems across Latin America and the Caribbean. The report documents diverse national experiences,…

Date issued: 9月 2025
Author(s): Azevedo, Viviane;Garbay Flores, Sergio Andres;Vera-Cossio, Diego A.;Vlaicu, Razvan;Zárate Moreno, Ana María

Este informe analiza el rápido y transformador cambio de los sistemas de pago en efectivo a los digitales en América Latina y el Caribe. El informe documenta diversas experiencias nacionales y…

Date issued: 9月 2025
Author(s): Alfaro, Laura;Fadinger, Harald;Schymik, Jan S;Virananda, Gede

Trade and industrial policies, while primarily intended to support domestic industries, may unintentionally stimulate technological progress abroad. We document this mechanism in the case of rare…

Date issued: 9月 2025
Author(s): Israel National Cyber Directorate (INCD)

The purpose of this publication is to help organizations in the health sector reduce the attack surface by carrying out actions and controls to harden medical equipment based on the Internet of…

Date issued: 9月 2025
Author(s): Dirección Nacional de Ciberseguridad de Israel

El objetivo de esta publicación es ayudar a las organizaciones del sector de la salud a reducir la superficie de ataque, mediante la realización de endurecimiento y controles para fortalecer los…

Date issued: 9月 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Bellés-Obrero, Cristina;La Mattina, Giulia;Ye, Han

The prevalence and determinants of intimate partner violence (IPV) among older women are severely understudied. This paper documents that the incidence of IPV remains high at old ages and provides…

Date issued: 9月 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Bellés-Obrero, Cristina;La Mattina, Giulia;Ye, Han

La prevalencia y los determinantes de la violencia de género (VG) entre las mujeres mayores están poco estudiados. Este artículo documenta que la incidencia de la VG se mantiene elevada a edades…

Date issued: 9月 2025
Author(s): Bello, Omar;Suarez, Ginés

La Tormenta Tropical Sara afectó Honduras en noviembre de 2024, provocando inundaciones y desbordamientos de ríos que llevaron a la emisión de alertas rojas en varios departamentos. La COPECO…

Date issued: 9月 2025
Author(s): African Development Bank;Asian Development Bank;Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank;Council of Europe Development Bank;European Bank for Reconstruction and Development;European Investment Bank;Inter-American Development Bank;IDB Invest;Islamic Development Bank;New Development Bank;World Bank

This year, the multilateral development banks (MDBs) are advancing a digitalization project aimed at improving transparency and making their joint climate finance data more accessible and user-…

Date issued: 9月 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Vera, Felipe;Rojas, Francisca Maria Magdalena; Lince, Matías

Uno de los desafíos más importantes de America Latina y el Caribe es la integración urbana de las urbanizaciones informales y precarias. Desde 2017 el BID ha estado colaborando con la Ciudad Autónoma…

Date issued: 9月 2025
Author(s): Astudillo, Karen;Pessino, Carola

The Laboratory of Policies for Fiscal Equity (LAPEF) aims to help Latin American and Caribbean governments design and implement more equitable fiscal policies. Traditionally focused on efficiency and…

Date issued: 9月 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Pantoja, Rodrigo;Flores, Iván;Székely, Miguel;Abizanda, Beatriz;Trillo, Verónica

Cómo prevenir el inicio de comportamientos criminales en contextos de alta vulnerabilidad y de manera costo efectiva es una preocupación compartida por todos los países de América Latina. Sin embargo…

Date issued: 9月 2025
Author(s): Hoffmann, Bridget;Rud, Juan Pablo;Suárez, Nicolás

This paper uses high-frequency data on fine particulate matter air pollution (PM 2.5) to study the effects of high pollution on health outcomes in Mexico City. We combine hourly monitoring station…

Date issued: 9月 2025
Author(s): Pretel Meneses, Álvaro José;Barbieri, Daniela;Capellan, Joel A.;Peirce, Jennifer;Trajtenberg, Nicolás;Bacak, Valerio;Freemon, Kayla;Giacomello, Corina;Flores Zúñiga, Paula

Este documento presenta una síntesis de nueve estudios realizados a partir de encuestas penitenciarias en países de América Latina y el Caribe. Los análisis permiten identificar desafíos persistentes…

Date issued: 9月 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Carrillo, Bladimir;Branco, Danyelle;Ratcher, Laísa;Nunes, Leticia;Fontes, Luiz Felipe;Parfitt, Rafaela;Bauhoff, Sebastian;Duryea, Suzanne

This paper examines the impact of racial concordance between mothers and healthcare providers on childbirth practices and health outcomes in Brazilian public hospitals. Using a novel dataset linking…

Date issued: 9月 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Carrillo, Bladimir;Branco, Danyelle;Ratcher, Laísa;Nunes, Leticia;Fontes, Luiz Felipe;Parfitt, Rafaela;Bauhoff, Sebastian;Duryea, Suzanne

Este artigo avalia o impacto da concordância racial entre pacientes e profissionais de saúde nas práticas médicas durante o parto nos resultados de saúde ao nascer. Com base em um novo conjunto de…

Date issued: 8月 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Scholl, Lynn;Arellana, Julián;Cantillo, Víctor;Ojeda-Diaz, Alfredo J.;Oviedo, Daniel;Sabogal-Cardona, Orlando

Microtransit, or app-based collective transport, is a passenger transport service typically offered in medium-capacity vehicles using mobile phone apps. This service provides the advantages of public…

Date issued: 8月 2025
Author(s): Tojal Ramos Dos Santos, Carolina;Morais Guidetti, Bruna

Consumers do not adjust their water usage to stay just under the limits where the marginal price goes up in their water bills, suggesting they are not actively watching those thresholds to save money…

Date issued: 8月 2025
Author(s): Tojal Ramos Dos Santos, Carolina;Morais Guidetti, Bruna

Los consumidores no ajustan su consumo de agua para mantenerse justo por debajo de los límites donde el precio marginal aumenta en sus facturas de agua, lo que sugiere que no observan esos umbrales…

Date issued: 8月 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): García Sánchez, Vanesa;Duran-Fernandez, Roberto

Este estudio propone una Estrategia de Desarrollo Productivo para las regiones de frontera de la Amazonía, un territorio estratégico para América Latina y el Caribe por su valor ambiental, cultural y…

Date issued: 8月 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): García Sánchez, Vanesa;Duran-Fernandez, Roberto

This study presents a productive development strategy for Amazonia's border regions, areas of strategic importance for Latin America and the Caribbean due to their environmental, cultural, and…

Date issued: 8月 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): García Sánchez, Vanesa;Duran-Fernandez, Roberto

Este estudo propõe uma Estratégia de Desenvolvimento Produtivopara as regiões de fronteira da Amazônia, um território estratégico para a América Latina e o Caribe por seu valor ambiental, cultural e…

Date issued: 8月 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Ciaschi, Matias;Falcone, Guillermo;Garganta, Santiago;Gasparini, Leonardo;Bertín, Octavio;Ramírez-Leira, Lucía

This paper investigates the potential distributional consequences of artificial intelligence (AI) adoption in Latin American labor markets. Using harmonized household survey data from 14 countries,…