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Date issued: 6月 2026
Author(s): Eguino, Huáscar;Delgado, Raúl;Arioua, Eugenia

Esta publicación analiza cómo los incentivos fiscales pueden desempeñar un rol importante como herramientas para acelerar la adopción de vehículos eléctricos en América Latina y el Caribe y fomentar…

Date issued: 6月 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Andrian, Leandro Gaston;Galindo, Arturo;Sánchez, Gustavo;Valencia, Oscar

This paper examines how climate-related natural disasters influence the cyclical stance of fiscal policy across 148 countries between 1980 and 2023. Using a dynamic panel System-GMM framework, we…

Date issued: 5月 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Berlinski, Samuel;Giannola, Michele;Toppeta, Alessandro

We study the relative effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and interaction of family- and school-based learning interventions using a randomized controlled trial in Colombia that assigns children to a…

Date issued: 5月 2026
Author(s): Ortega Cisneros, Luis Javier;Lopez Azumendi Caliri, Sebastian;Lagarda, Guillermo

Este documento analiza los fundamentos institucionales, regulatorios y tecnológicos de la transformación del gobierno digital en Sonora. A partir de la experiencia reciente estatal, documenta cómo un…

Date issued: 5月 2026
Author(s): Bello, Omar;Hori, Tsuneki;Johnson, Monique Therese Marie;Suarez, Ginés

Hurricane Melissa caused unprecedented devastation in Jamaica, with total estimated costs exceeding JMD 1,451,577 millionover three times the expense of Hurricane Gilbert, the country's previous…

Date issued: 5月 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Alfaro, Laura;Chen, Maggie;Javorcik, Beata S.

Multinational corporations (MNCs) are the dominant institutions for creating and distributing knowledge across borders. Their activities generate geopolitical externalities when cross-border…

Date issued: 5月 2026
Author(s): Mercer-Blackman, Valerie;Mooney, Henry;Aiello, Roberto Gabriel;Graham, Monique;Saboin, José Luis;Mazzocca, Angelo;Hernaiz, Daniel;Mitchell, Travis Klaus;Hussain, Lisa;Gauto, Victor;Ivey, Wendel Garfield;Castilleja Vargas, Liliana;Suliman, Naiema;Okey, Onoh-Obasi;Satnarine-Singh, Nirvana

For countries around the world, regardless of size or income level, access to reliable, low-cost electricity is among the most important drivers of growth and prosperity. This edition of the…

Date issued: 5月 2026
Author(s): Fernández-Coto, Raquel;Karsaclian, Sofia

El sistema educativo mexicano enfrenta importantes retos en eficiencia, equidad y calidad. En cuanto a eficiencia, el 98% del gasto se concentra en gastos corrientes como salarios y gastos operativos…

Date issued: 5月 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Farca, Alberto;Jalife Villalón, Salma;Martínezgarza, Ricardo;Puig Gabarró, Pau;Iglesias Rodriguez, Enrique

This report presents findings from a regional study on the infrastructure required to enable the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), with…

Date issued: 5月 2026
Author(s): Algarra, Paula;Fernandez Torres, Yeiner;Pombo, Cristina;Rivas, Carolina ;Rodriguez Gonzalez, David;Roseth, Benjamin;Santamaria, Julieth;Vásquez, Mateo

Este documento analiza la experiencia de la ciudadanía chilena con los trámites gubernamentales, con énfasis en su heterogeneidad entre grupos poblacionales. Si bien Chile ha registrado avances en la…

Date issued: 5月 2026
Author(s): Restrepo Duarte, Daniella

This publication brings together a collection of impact stories that demonstrate how the PSG, has catalyzed broader change across Latin America and the Caribbean. By strategically investing in…

Date issued: 5月 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Feal-Zubimendi, Soledad;Castro Diaz, Maria Jose

Chile ha demostrado tener bases fuertes sobre las cuales seguir avanzando hacia un desarrollo sostenible, inclusivo y resiliente. Prueba de ello son los progresos económicos, ambientales y sociales…

Date issued: 5月 2026
Author(s): Mosquera Arce, Paola Andrea;Pereira Libanio, Ana Tereza;Vásquez, Mateo

¿Buscas incorporar una perspectiva de género y diversidad en proyectos de desarrollo? Encuentra en esta ficha temática información valiosa sobre personas afrodescendientes y cómo se pueden diseñar…

Date issued: 5月 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Volpe Martincus, Christian;Sztajerowska, Monika

Public agencies that support firms operate today amid a difficult combination of challenges. Geopolitical realignment, supply-chain reconfiguration, and rising market volatility have raised the value…

Date issued: 5月 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Waldron, Anthony;Guiet, Jerome;Heneghan, Ryan;Watson, Gregory;Arriaga Cinta, Frida Beatriz

This study estimates the national-level costs of implementing Target 3 of the Kunming Montreal GBF (“30x30”) in 26 Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries. Using scenario-based modeling, it…

Date issued: 5月 2026
Author(s): Stubrin, Lilia;Asinsten, Julián;Zornada, Carlos;Castillo Leska, Ana

The technical note analyzes the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) by startups in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), within a global context where AI is consolidating as a general-purpose…

Date issued: 5月 2026
Author(s): Stubrin, Lilia;Asinsten, Julián;Zornada, Carlos;Castillo Leska, Ana

El estudio analiza la adopción de inteligencia artificial (IA) por parte de startups en América Latina y el Caribe (ALC), en un contexto global donde la IA se consolida como una tecnología de…

Date issued: 5月 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Huang, Hanwei;Manova, Kalina Bojidarova;Perello Perez, Oscar Ignacio;Pisch, Frank

How do global production networks and market structure interact to shape the welfare effects of trade and competition policy? We develop a model with two-sided firm heterogeneity, matching frictions…

Date issued: 5月 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Alfaro, Laura;Chen, Maggie;Chor, Davin

Amid public skepticism toward trade, we investigate whether evidence-based information - concise statements of research findings - can shape trade policy preferences. In survey experiments conducted…

Date issued: 5月 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Alfaro, Laura;Chor, Davin

This paper documents stylized facts about the “Great Reallocation” in US supply chain trade following the 20182019 tariff shocks and the April 2025 Liberation Day announce-ments. We find that: (i)…

Date issued: 5月 2026
Author(s): Maragall, Juan;Méndez, Carolina;Molinos Iragorri, Camila Del Pilar;Sanchez Cordova, Jadira

This report analyzes the experience of Bogota (Colombia) in modernizing the allocation of educational resources through the implementation of the Educational Resource Information System (SIDRE).…

Date issued: 5月 2026
Author(s): Maragall, Juan;Méndez, Carolina;Molinos Iragorri, Camila Del Pilar;Sanchez Cordova, Jadira

Este informe analiza la experiencia de Bogotá (Colombia) en la modernización de la asignación de recursos educativos mediante la implementación del Sistema de Información de Recursos Educativos (…

Date issued: 5月 2026
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

The infoguide highlights the key issues in Driving Impact: Foundations of Development Effectiveness Reforms at the IDB, a paper that presents the theoretical and empirical foundations of the IDB…

Date issued: 5月 2026
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

La infoguía destaca los principales temas abordados en la monografía “Driving Impact: Foundations of Development Effectiveness Reforms at the IDB”, un documento que presenta los fundamentos teóricos…

Date issued: 5月 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

The institutional strategy of the IDB, IDB Invest, and IDB Lab, known as IDBStrategy, centers on achieving scale and impact. This paper presents the theoretical and empirical foundations of the…