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Date issued: 4月 2021
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

In 2020, the Inter-American Development Bank kicked off the new decade faced with a novel, unprecedented challenge: the COVID-19 pandemic. Fortunately, as the IDB Group sought to help the region…

Date issued: 4月 2021 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Busso, Matías;González, María P.;Scartascini, Carlos

Telemedicine can expand access to health care at relatively low cost. Historically, however, demand for telemedicine has remained low. Using administrative records and a difference-in-differences…

Date issued: 4月 2021
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Este documento incluye un diagnóstico sobre la adecuación de los protocolos de bioseguridad existentes en el sector turístico (con foco en alojamientos, restaurantes, transporte local, playas,…

Date issued: 4月 2021 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Blackman, Allen;Hoffmann, Bridget

Until a vaccine is widely available, face masks and other nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) will continue to be the frontline defense against Covid-19 in developing countries. But their…

Date issued: 4月 2021 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Acevedo, Ivonne;Castellani, Francesca;Lotti, Giulia;Székely, Miguel

Este documento analiza la dinámica del mercado laboral en América Latina durante la pandemia del COVID-19. Después de una década en un círculo virtuoso de crecimiento con creación de empleos formales…

Date issued: 4月 2021
Author(s): Yépez-García, Ariel;San Vicente Portes, Luis;Guerrero, Santiago

Within an industrial setting, what would ones conjecture be about the relation between Energy Intensity (EI) and productivity? Could higher Energy use be associated to more capital intensive…

Date issued: 4月 2021
Author(s): Madrigal Barquero, Diana;Pérez Monforte, Sergio

The Shit Flow Diagram (SFD) graphic is an advocacy tool that aims to assist technical and non-technical stakeholders to implement plans and programs related to urban sanitation. The SFD methodology…

Date issued: 4月 2021
Author(s): Biscan, Benjamin;Pérez Monforte, Sergio;Schöbitz, Lars;Kilbride, Anthony

The Shit Flow Diagram (SFD) graphic is an advocacy tool that aims to assist technical and non-technical stakeholders to implement plans and programs related to urban sanitation. The SFD methodology…

Date issued: 4月 2021
Author(s): Martínez Villarreal, Déborah;Parilli, Cristina;Rojas Méndez, Ana María;Scartascini, Carlos;Simpser, Alberto

Willingness to download health applications could be increased by addressing data privacy concerns indirectly. In Mexico, a survey experiment explored different priming prompts and their effect on…

Date issued: 4月 2021
Author(s): Martínez Villarreal, Déborah;Parilli, Cristina;Rojas Méndez, Ana María;Scartascini, Carlos;Simpser, Alberto

La disposición para descargar las aplicaciones de salud podría aumentar si las preocupaciones sobre la privacidad de los datos se abordan indirectamente. En México, una encuesta exploró diferentes…

Date issued: 4月 2021
Author(s): Pérez Urdiales, María;Yépez-García, Ariel;Tolmasquim, Mauricio;Alatorre, Claudio;Rasteletti, Alejandro;Stampini, Marco;Carvalho Metanias Hallack, Michelle

La transición energética es clave para la generación de empleos y para una recuperación económica sostenible en el período pospandemia. Las inversiones sostenibles para fomentar la transición…

Date issued: 4月 2021 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Rivas, María Eugenia;Serebrisky, Tomás

Active transport modes play a key role in developing sustainable transport systems by making cities accessible, safe, inclusive, and green. In Latin America and the Caribbean, walking and cycling…

Date issued: 4月 2021 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Rivas, María Eugenia;Serebrisky, Tomás

Los modos de transporte activo desempeñan un papel fundamental en el desarrollo de sistemas de transporte sostenibles, al hacer que las ciudades sean accesibles, seguras, inclusivas y verdes. En…

Date issued: 4月 2021
Author(s): Oliveri, María Laura

Ecuador case study summary website "Panorama of Aging and Long-term Care".

Date issued: 4月 2021
Author(s): Oliveri, María Laura

Resumen del caso de estudio de Ecuador del sitio web "Panorama de envejecimiento y atención a la dependencia".

Date issued: 4月 2021 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Araujo, María Caridad;Rubio-Codina, Marta;Schady, Norbert

This document compares three versions of the same home visiting model, the well-known Jamaica model, which was gradually scaled-up from an efficacy trial (proof of concept) in Jamaica, to a pilot in…

Date issued: 4月 2021 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Araujo, María Caridad;Rubio-Codina, Marta;Schady, Norbert

Este documento compara tres versiones del mismo modelo de visitas domiciliarias, el conocido modelo de Jamaica, en su proceso de ser escalado de forma gradual desde un primer estudio de eficacia (…

Date issued: 4月 2021
Author(s): Arteaga Garavito, Maricruz;Beuermann, Diether;Khadan, Jeetendra

A nationally representative telephone survey on the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic in Suriname was conducted during the month of August in 2020. This paper presents a summary of the main…

Date issued: 4月 2021
Author(s): Alan, Sule

Social skills are essential to building empowered and cohesive communities in ethnic diversity. In a world with massive population movements and growing anti-immigrant sentiments, schools stand out…

Date issued: 4月 2021
Author(s): Cañigueral Bagó, Albert;Heredero, Elena;Okumura, Masato;Molina, Erika;Ripani, Laura

WorkerTech is defined as digital services that offer independent workers benefits to improve the social protection and the productivity. Today, thinking only in terms of full-time salaried work and…

Date issued: 4月 2021
Author(s): Cañigueral Bagó, Albert;Heredero, Elena;Okumura, Masato;Molina, Erika;Ripani, Laura

WorkerTech se define como los servicios digitales que ofrecen a los trabajadores independientes beneficios para mejorar las protecciones sociales y la productividad. Hoy en día, pensar solo en…

Date issued: 4月 2021
Author(s): Cañigueral Bagó, Albert;Heredero, Elena;Okumura, Masato;Molina, Erika;Ripani, Laura

WorkerTech é definido como o conjunto de serviços digitais que oferecem aos trabalhadores autonomos benefícios para melhorar a proteção social e a produtividade. Hoje em dia, pensar apenas em termos…

Date issued: 4月 2021 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): García Canales, Fernando;Guijarro de Vicente, Félix;Llorente Galán, Fernando;Calandria García, Luis

Con el apoyo de Gobiernos e instituciones de investigación de América Latina y el Caribe, desde el BID desarrollamos en 2020 la Red de Análisis y Buenas Prácticas en Asociaciones Público-Privadas (…

Date issued: 4月 2021
Author(s): Näslund-Hadley, Emma;Koussa, Michelle;Hernández Agramonte, Juan Manuel

Learning to cope with disappointments and overcoming obstacles is part of growing up. By conquering some challenges, children develop resilience. Such normal stressors may include initiating a new…

Date issued: 4月 2021
Author(s): Näslund-Hadley, Emma;Koussa, Michelle;Hernández Agramonte, Juan Manuel

Aprender a sobrellevar las decepciones y vencer los obstáculos es parte del crecimiento. Al superar algunos desafíos, los niños desarrollan la resiliencia. Dentro de esos factores de estrés normales…

Date issued: 4月 2021
Author(s): Almeida, Juliana;Yurivilca, Rossemary

Under the current IDBG Corporate Results Framework (CRF) 2020-2023 (https://crf.iadb.org/en), the IDB committed to reach 30% of the total amount approved (including all lending operations) of…

Date issued: 4月 2021
Author(s): Wallgren, Anders;Wallgren, Britt

This note describes how Latin American and Caribbean countries can join a revolution in statistical systems, moving from data collection based on geographic frames to one based on administrative…

Date issued: 4月 2021
Author(s): Wallgren, Anders;Wallgren, Britt

Esta publicación describe la forma en que los países de América Latina y el Caribe pueden unirse a la revolución en los sistemas estadísticos, al pasar de la recopilación de datos basada en marcos…

Date issued: 4月 2021 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Heresi, Rodrigo

I study the firm-level dynamic response of a commodity-exporting economy to global cycles in commodity prices. To do so, I develop a heterogeneous-firms model that endogenizes declines in aggregate…

Date issued: 4月 2021 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Bonomo, Marco;Frischtak, Claudio;Ribeiro, Paulo

We investigate the relation between existing fiscal rules and investments in the context of a fiscal crisis in Brazil. We analyze existing fiscal rules at national and subnational levels, their…

Date issued: 4月 2021 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Benages, Eva;Mas, Matilde

This paper presents the framework and methodology for the economic valuation of the knowledge-based economy in five Latin American (LA) countries, namely Costa Rica, El Salvador, Mexico, Peru and the…

Date issued: 4月 2021
Author(s): Muñoz Castillo, Raúl;Hearns, Glen;Trejo, Denea Larissa;Pabon Zamora, Luis

This discussion paper scopes out the IDBs initiative to engage in transboundary waters (TW) projects in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The document is organized into four sections: brief…

Date issued: 4月 2021
Author(s): Independent Consultation and Investigation Mechanism

2020 ha sido un año sin precedentes para todos, por los efectos de la pandemia del COVID-19. El MICI no quedó ajeno a esta realidad y se abocó a la tarea de asegurar que las nuevas circunstancias…

Date issued: 4月 2021
Author(s): Mecanismo Independiente de Consulta e Investigación

2020 ha sido un año sin precedentes para todos, por los efectos de la pandemia del COVID-19. El MICI no quedó ajeno a esta realidad y se abocó a la tarea de asegurar que las nuevas circunstancias…

Date issued: 4月 2021
Author(s): Mécanisme Indépendant de Consultation et d’Investigation

Pour tous, en raison des effets de la pandémie de COVID-19, 2020 a été une année sans précédent. Le MICI na pas été épargné par cet état de fait et, dès le début, l'équipe du MICI sest employée…

Date issued: 4月 2021
Author(s): Mecanismo Independente de Consulta e Investigação

Dois mil e vinte foi um ano sem precedentes para todos em funçao dos efeitos da pandemia de Covid-19. O MICI no ficou alheio a esta realidade e, desde o início, a equipe do MICI se comprometeu com a…

Date issued: 4月 2021 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Kohon, Jorge;Abad, Julieta

El reporte revisa el desempeño de las concesiones ferroviarias de la región durante los últimos 25 años, considerando aspectos institucionales, operativos y financieros.

Date issued: 4月 2021
Author(s): Arias Ortiz, Elena;Dutra, Ana;Dueñas, Ximena;Elacqua, Gregory;Hincapie, Diana;Soares, Sammara

Apesar de ainda enfrentar grandes desafios, a educação pública no Brasil vinha apresentando uma trajetória favorável na última década: entre 2007 e 2018, a lacuna socioeconômica da taxa de abandono…

Date issued: 4月 2021
Author(s): Ramos Martínez, Alejandro;Sarmiento, Álvaro

En el año 2020, la integración centroamericana cumplió 60 años. En este informe, además de analizar el desempeño económico reciente del bloque, se revisan los avances de la agenda interna, en…

Date issued: 4月 2021
Author(s): Bijkerk, Werner

Financial technology (fintech) creates a profound impact and structural change in the financial market in an unusually rapid way. Traditional regulatory tools, as well as the use of new regulatory…

Date issued: 4月 2021
Author(s): Bijkerk, Werner

La tecnología financiera genera en el mercado financiero un impacto profundo y un cambio estructural de una manera inusualmente veloz. Las herramientas tradicionales de regulación, así como el empleo…

Date issued: 4月 2021 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Balza, Lenin;De Los Rios, Camilo;Guerra, Alfredo;Herrera-Prada, Luis;Manzano, Osmel

This paper analyzes extractive industries in Colombia and their connections to other economic activities in the country. We use detailed social security data on all formal employees to create an…

Date issued: 4月 2021
Author(s): Allende López, Marcos;Leal Batista, Antonio

This document describes the proof-of-concept (PoC) developed by the Inter-American Development Bank, the IDB Lab, LACChain, Citi Innovation Labs, and ioBuilders to demonstrate cross-border payments…

Date issued: 4月 2021 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Suárez-Alemán, Ancor;Astorga, Ignacio;Astesiano, Gastón;Ponce de León, Oscar

Mientras que en Reino Unido y otros países con mercados de Asociaciones Público-Privadas (APP) más profundos, la implementación de este mecanismo en el sector salud llega a representar…

Date issued: 4月 2021
Author(s): Pollock, Wilson

Pivot is a movement of radical ideas for the Caribbean of the future. In 2020, the IDB and its partners (Caribbean Climate Smart-Accelerator (CCSA), Destination Experience (DE), and Singularity…

Date issued: 4月 2021
Author(s): Colina Unda, Vanessa

How many times have you heard the term "human-centered design"? How about "human-centered technology"? These terms are often used interchangeably in conversations involving…

Date issued: 4月 2021
Author(s): Colina Unda, Vanessa

¿Cuántas veces has escuchado el término "diseño centrado en personas"? ¿Qué tal "tecnología centrada en personas"? Estos términos se utilizan a menudo de manera intercambiable en…

Date issued: 4月 2021
Author(s): Villa-Mar, Karelia;Restrepo, Andrés;Cedillo, Bárbara

Este informe documenta las observaciones y conclusiones que surgieron del diálogo técnico, “Gestión penitenciaria en América Latina en tiempos de crisis sanitaria de COVID-19”. En noviembre de 2020…

Date issued: 4月 2021
Author(s): Arenas de Mesa, Alberto;Mosqueira, Edgardo

This work examines regulatory framework from two perspectives. In methodological terms, it analyzes the current state of the functions assigned through regulations to ministries of finance in the…

Date issued: 4月 2021
Author(s): Arenas de Mesa, Alberto;Mosqueira, Edgardo

Este estudio presenta un análisis principalmente normativo desde dos perspectivas. Metodológicamente, analiza el estado actual de las funciones asignadas normativamente a los Ministerios de Hacienda…