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Date issued: 1月 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Näslund-Hadley, Emma;Hernández Agramonte, Juan Manuel;Santos Morales, Humberto;Us, Hugo

Este estudio presenta los resultados de una evaluación experimental de una intervención pedagógica basada en la aplicación móvil Quechua Collao, diseñada para fortalecer las habilidades lingüísticas…

Date issued: 1月 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Boltz, Marie;Bustelo, Monserrat;Díaz, Ana M.;Suaya, Agustina

This paper studies whether gender gaps in womens labor-market outcomes are sustained by systematic misperceptions about social and spousal support for maternal employment. Using a representative…

Date issued: 1月 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Listo, Ariel;Muñoz, Ercio;Sansone, Dario

This paper examines how attitudes among supervisors, co-workers, and customers contribute to discrimination against sexual minorities in the workplace. A large, nationally representative sample in…

Date issued: 1月 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Uribe-Terán, Carlos;Zanoni, Wladimir;Grijalva, Diego F.;Brborich, Sara;Manzano, Osmel

We study how procurement-driven fiscal contractions propagate through firm-to-firm pro- duction networks. The 2014 collapse in oil prices triggered a sharp fall in public procure- ment in Ecuador,…

Date issued: 1月 2026
Author(s): Comotto, Sabrina;Harper, Leslie;Inostroza Castro, Maria Trinidad

This study addresses the low participation of women in public procurement markets in Latin America and the Caribbean, where significant gender gaps in access to economic opportunities persist. The…

Date issued: 1月 2026
Author(s): Comotto, Sabrina;Harper, Leslie;Inostroza Castro, Maria Trinidad

Este estudio aborda el problema de la baja participación de las mujeres en los mercados de compras públicas en América Latina y el Caribe, donde persisten significativas brechas de género en el…

Date issued: 1月 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Hoyos, Manuela;Perez-Vincent, Santiago M.;Tobón, Santiago;Souza, Pedro CL;Vanegas-Arias, Martín

We study whether structured, evidence-based information can shape local policymakers beliefs and stated intentions to adopt violence prevention interventions. Using a randomized experiment embedded…

Date issued: 1月 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Anauati, María Victoria;Romero, María Noelia;Baraldi, Lucia;Sosa Escudero, Walter;Tommasi, Mariano

Recidivism is a persistent challenge for criminal justice systems worldwide, yet evidence from Latin America remains scarce. This study addresses that gap through three contributions. First, it…

Date issued: 1月 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Hirs, Jorge;Andrian, Leandro Gaston;Valencia, Oscar

This paper examines how firm perceptions influence the transmission of fiscal policy. Using natural language processing on corporate earnings calls from 51 countries over two decades, we construct…

Date issued: 1月 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Ome, Alejandro;Giles Álvarez, Laura;Larrahondo, Cristhian;Pérez, Jorge

This study analyzes the impact of natural resource funds (NRF) on municipal fiscal results in Colombia, using an instrumental variable approach. It specifically analyzed the case of the Colombian…