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Date issued: 12月 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Burga, Carlos;Cespedes, Jacelly;Parra, Carlos R;Cerón, Marcos;Quispe, Isaí

Instant payment systems have rapidly gained global traction by enhancing transaction efficiency, yet evidence remains limited on how their designparticularly interoperabilityshapes market structure.…

Date issued: 12月 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Freundt, Richard;Novella, Rafael;Rosas-Shady, David

Digital transformation is reshaping labor markets, increasing demand for advanced digital skills and creating new employment opportunities. This document provides a thematic review of robust impact…

Date issued: 12月 2025
Author(s): Dellasta, Heitor;Campos, Fernando

O estudo analisa o papel das Instituições Financeiras de Desenvolvimento (IFDs) no desenho, implementação e mobilização de recursos para esquemas de Pagamentos por Serviços Ambientais (PSA) na…

Date issued: 12月 2025
Author(s): Desai, Amina ;Doherty-Bigara, Jennifer;Seminario Solano, Stefani Sofia

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has played a pivotal role in advancing climate finance across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), with Barbados emerging as a flagship case of innovation…

Date issued: 12月 2025
Author(s): Alaimo, Veronica;Rucci, Graciana;Velardez, Miguel

The rapid transformation of labor markets in Latin America, driven by digitalization and productive transition, calls for innovative tools to anticipate and manage skills demand. This technical note…

Date issued: 12月 2025
Author(s): Alaimo, Veronica;Rucci, Graciana;Velardez, Miguel

La acelerada transformación de los mercados laborales en América Latina, impulsada por la digitalización y la transición productiva, demanda herramientas innovadoras para anticipar y gestionar la…

Date issued: 12月 2025
Author(s): Dellasta, Heitor;Campos, Fernando

This study analyzes the role of Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) in designing, implementing, and mobilizing resources for Payment for Environmental Services (PES) schemes in Brazils Legal…

Date issued: 12月 2025
Author(s): Dellasta, Heitor;Campos, Fernando

El estudio examina el papel de las Instituciones Financieras de Desarrollo (IFD) en el diseño, implementación y movilización de recursos para los esquemas de Pagos por Servicios Ambientales (PSA) en…

Date issued: 12月 2025
Author(s): Eguino, Huáscar;Loo-Kung, Rudy;Buttazzoni, Marco;Delgado, Raúl;Torres, Amelí;Rodríguez Ochoa, Asier;Martínez, Yanín;Bequedano, Jairon;Hernández, Camila;Samaniego, Adriana

Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have made significant progress in estimating public climate spending. However, there are significant challenges to harmonizing the systems used to…

Date issued: 12月 2025
Author(s): Eguino, Huáscar;Loo-Kung, Rudy;Buttazzoni, Marco;Delgado, Raúl;Torres, Amelí;Rodríguez Ochoa, Asier;Martínez, Yanín;Bequedano, Jairon;Hernández, Camila;Samaniego, Adriana

Los países de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) han registrado importantes avances en la estimación del gasto público climático. No obstante, existen retos significativos para alcanzar la armonización…

Date issued: 12月 2025
Author(s): Alviarez, Vanessa;Busso, Matías;Keefer, Philip;Santos, Cezar;Stucchi, Rodolfo

Latin America and the Caribbean has made major social and macroeconomic strides, yet growth and productivity remain weak. Markets for Development: Improving Lives through Competition argues that the…

Date issued: 12月 2025
Author(s): Alviarez, Vanessa;Busso, Matías;Keefer, Philip;Santos, Cezar;Stucchi, Rodolfo

América Latina y el Caribe ha logrado importantes avances sociales y macroeconómicos, pero el crecimiento económico y de la productividad siguen siendo débiles. Mercados y desarrollo: Cómo la…

Date issued: 12月 2025
Author(s): Alviarez, Vanessa;Busso, Matías;Keefer, Philip;Santos, Cezar;Stucchi, Rodolfo

A América Latina e o Caribe avançaram muito no campo social e macroeconômico, mas o crescimento e a produtividade continuam fracos. Mercados e Desenvolvimento: Melhorando Vidas por meio da Competição…

Date issued: 12月 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Bauhoff, Sebastian;Goyeneche, Laura

This study examines the characteristics of public sector 3,470 hospitals with high and low risk-adjusted intra-hospital mortality rates in Brazil, using administrative data for 2023 and 2013 from the…

Date issued: 12月 2025 Generative AI enabled
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Latin America and the Caribbean has made major social and macroeconomic strides, yet growth and productivity remain weak. Markets for Development: Improving Lives through Competition argues that the…

Date issued: 12月 2025 Generative AI enabled
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América Latina y el Caribe ha logrado importantes avances sociales y macroeconómicos, pero el crecimiento económico y de la productividad siguen siendo débiles. Mercados y desarrollo: Cómo la…

Date issued: 12月 2025 Generative AI enabled
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A América Latina e o Caribe avançaram muito no campo social e macroeconômico, mas o crescimento e a produtividade continuam fracos. Mercados e Desenvolvimento: Melhorando Vidas por meio da Competição…

Date issued: 12月 2025
Author(s): Schuster, Christian;Naranjo Bautista, Sandra;Lipinski, Robert

Effective public pay and employment practices are vital to fiscal sustainability and a capable workforce. This technical note provides practical, replicable methodological guidance for analyzing a…

Date issued: 12月 2025
Author(s): Schuster, Christian;Naranjo Bautista, Sandra;Lipinski, Robert

Las prácticas eficaces de remuneración y empleo públicos son fundamentales para la sostenibilidad fiscal y para contar con una fuerza laboral capacitada. Esta nota técnica ofrece orientación…

Date issued: 12月 2025
Author(s): Schuster, Christian;Naranjo Bautista, Sandra;Lipinski, Robert

Práticas eficazes de remuneração e emprego no setor público são vitais para a sustentabilidade fiscal e para uma força de trabalho capaz. Esta nota técnica fornece orientação metodológica prática e…

Date issued: 12月 2025
Author(s): Baptista, Belén

Este documento presenta un estudio cualitativo que levantó nueva evidencia sobre los obstáculos y los factores de éxito relacionados con la adopción de tecnologías digitales por parte de las micro,…

Date issued: 12月 2025
Author(s): Ruenes, Mariana;Andrade Baena, Gina Laura;Castillo, Cristián

Este producto es resultado de una serie de esfuerzos de investigación y desarrollo que desde el 20211 se propusieron para comprender la situación del sector turístico en México frente a la…

Date issued: 12月 2025
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

This Annual Report reflects the work of the Office of Institutional Integrity (OII), the Sanctions Officer (SO) and the Sanctions Committee (SNC), which together are responsible for overseeing the…

Date issued: 12月 2025
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Este Informe Anual refleja el trabajo de la Oficina de Integridad Institucional (OII), el Oficial de Sanciones (SO) y el Comité de Sanciones (SNC), que en conjunto son responsables de supervisar la…

Date issued: 12月 2025
Author(s): Azuara Herrera, Oliver;Lugo Ibarra, Mariana;Jaramillo Vasconez, Oscar Eduardo

The Uber-IPSOS 2024 study provides the most comprehensive assessment to date of Uber drivers in Latin America, capturing insights from more than 13,000 respondents across the region. It reveals that…

Date issued: 12月 2025
Author(s): Azuara Herrera, Oliver;Lugo Ibarra, Mariana;Jaramillo Vasconez, Oscar Eduardo

El estudio **Uber-IPSOS 2024** ofrece la evaluación más completa hasta la fecha sobre los conductores de Uber en América Latina, recopilando información de más de 13.000 encuestados en toda la región…

Date issued: 12月 2025
Author(s): Azuara Herrera, Oliver;Lugo Ibarra, Mariana;Jaramillo Vasconez, Oscar Eduardo

O estudo Uber-IPSOS 2024 oferece a avaliação mais abrangente até o momento sobre os motoristas da Uber na América Latina, reunindo percepções de mais de 13.000 respondentes em toda a região. O estudo…

Date issued: 12月 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Bagnoli, Lisa Serena;Balza, Lenin;Belmar, José;Matías, David

Changing weather patterns pose a fundamental challenge to electricity systems reliant on water resources. Using two decades of plant-level generation and fuel input data matched to hydrological…

Date issued: 12月 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Hoffmann, Bridget;Suárez, Nicolás;Rud, Juan Pablo

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: 12月 2025
Author(s): Levy Yeyati, Eduardo;Robano, Virginia;Pereiro, Emiliano;Porto, Camila;Koleszar, Víctor

Generative AI (GenAI) is entering classrooms with both promise and uncertainty. This paper develops a framework that organizes instructional uses of GenAI into four functions: content preparation,…

Date issued: 12月 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

Over the past decade, Latin America and the Caribbean have experienced a sharp rise in intraregional migration, accompanied by widespread situations of migrants residing without regular status. In…

Date issued: 12月 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

En la última década, América Latina y el Caribe han experimentado un marcado aumento de la migración intrarregional, acompañado de una gran cantidad de migrantes que residen sin estatus legal. En…

Date issued: 12月 2025
Author(s): Vlaicu, Razvan

Between 2021 and 2024, the share of consumers in Latin America and the Caribbean using digital wallets rose from 2% to 10% for receiving wages, and from 7% to 18% for making purchases. Consumers with…

Date issued: 12月 2025
Author(s): Vlaicu, Razvan

Entre 2021 y 2024 el porcentaje de consumidores en América Latina y el Caribe que utilizan billeteras digitales aumentó del 2% al 10% en el pago de salarios, y del 7% al 18% en las compras. Los…

Date issued: 12月 2025
Author(s): Santos Morales, Humberto;Marotta, Luana;Näslund-Hadley, Emma;Mansilla Bustamante, Sergio Alejandro

América Latina ha ampliado el acceso a la Educación Intercultural Bilingüe (EIB), pero enfrenta desafíos como la limitada capacitación docente en lenguas indígenas, el insuficiente enfoque en la…

Date issued: 12月 2025
Author(s): Santos Morales, Humberto;Marotta, Luana;Näslund-Hadley, Emma;Mansilla Bustamante, Sergio Alejandro

A América Latina ampliou o acesso à Educação Intercultural Bilíngue (EIB), mas enfrenta desafios como a capacitação limitada de docentes em línguas indígenas, o foco insuficiente na dimensão…

Date issued: 12月 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Elacqua, Gregory;Hermosilla, Catalina;Kutscher, Macarena;Del Toro Mijares, Ana Teresa

Human-intensive programs like teacher mentoring face a fundamental scaling problem: evidence shows their impact declines as they expand, and the personalized support that makes them effective becomes…

Date issued: 12月 2025
Author(s): Owens, Jeffrey;Piakarskaya, Anastasiya;Yarygina, Anastasiya;Barcarolo, Luciana;Bauer, Christian;Velasco Berrezueta, Luis Antonio;Kołodziej, Sabina;Piiskoppel, Kirsti;Sesma Moreno, Jaime

The Manual for the Evaluation of Costs and Benefits of Cooperative Compliance Programs provides a comprehensive methodology for assessing the performance and value of cooperative compliance programs…

Date issued: 12月 2025
Author(s): Owens, Jeffrey;Piakarskaya, Anastasiya;Yarygina, Anastasiya;Barcarolo, Luciana;Bauer, Christian;Velasco Berrezueta, Luis Antonio;Kołodziej, Sabina;Piiskoppel, Kirsti;Sesma Moreno, Jaime

El Manual para la evaluación de los costos y beneficios de los Programas de Cumplimiento Cooperativo proporciona una metodología integral para evaluar el desempeño y el valor de dichos programas. En…

Date issued: 12月 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Burga, Carlos;Cespedes, Jacelly;Parra, Carlos R;Ricca, Bernardo

A long-standing debate concerns whether technological change widens wage gaps by benefiting skilled labor. We show that financial technologiesspecifically, instant payment systemscan instead reduce…

Date issued: 12月 2025
Author(s): Näslund-Hadley, Emma;Peçanha de Miranda Coelho, Jorge Artur;Guimarães Almeida, Beatriz;Della Nina Gambi, Gabriela

The document series “Life Skills”, titled “The Hidden Numbers,” provides clear, data-driven snapshots of the prevalence of different disabilities and disorders among school-age children in Latin…

Date issued: 12月 2025
Author(s): Näslund-Hadley, Emma;Peçanha de Miranda Coelho, Jorge Artur;Guimarães Almeida, Beatriz;Della Nina Gambi, Gabriela

La serie de documentos “Habilidades para la Vida” titulada "Los números Ocultos” ofrece instantáneas claras y basadas en datos sobre la prevalencia de diferentes discapacidades y trastornos…

Date issued: 12月 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Amaro, César;Chumpitaz Torres, Annie;Dibós, María José;Prat, Jordi;Seinfeld, Janice

El presente estudio analiza la asignación, negociación y eficiencia del gasto público en salud y educación en el Perú, en un contexto de alta rigidez presupuestaria, fragmentación institucional y…

Date issued: 12月 2025
Author(s): Alzamora, Miguel;Ballesteros Quiroga, Henry Alexander;Cárdenas, Daniel;Chávez, Augusto;Díaz, Emily;Giles Álvarez, Laura;Larrahondo, Cristhian;León, Sany;Serrudo, Luis Fernando;Toapanta, Xavier;Valdivia, Daniela

This study analyzes the impact of natural disasters on subnational economic activity in the Andean Regions countries (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru). The main purpose of this analysis is to…

Date issued: 12月 2025
Author(s): Alzamora, Miguel;Ballesteros Quiroga, Henry Alexander;Cárdenas, Daniel;Chávez, Augusto;Díaz, Emily;Giles Álvarez, Laura;Larrahondo, Cristhian;León, Sany;Serrudo, Luis Fernando;Toapanta, Xavier;Valdivia, Daniela

Este estudio analiza el impacto de los desastres naturales en la actividad económica subnacional de los países de la Región Andina (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador y Perú). Para ello se utilizan datos de…

Date issued: 12月 2025
Author(s): Neftenov, Nikola;Collins, Lisa

This publication explores how Indigenous and rural communities across Latin America and the Caribbean are redefining water and sanitation management through ancestral knowledge, collective governance…

Date issued: 11月 2025
Author(s): Chudnovsky, Mariana;Martínez Medina, Diana;Filippo, Agustín;Andrade Baena, Gina Laura

Esta Nota Técnica presenta un toolkit para evaluar la capacidad organizacional y de gestión de los Mecanismos para el Adelanto de las Mujeres (MAM) responsables de implementar la transversalización…

Date issued: 11月 2025
Author(s): Bobić, Vida;Castillo Vera, Mirtha Paula;Del Campo, Victoria;Gerardino, María Paula;Rios, Ana R.;Arias Granada, Yurani

El Corredor Seco de Honduras alberga a aproximadamente 2,5 millones de personas cuya principal fuente de sustento es la agricultura. En esta región, las micro, pequeñas y medianas empresas (MiPyMEs)…

Date issued: 11月 2025
Author(s): Luzes, Marta;Pilatowsky, Eynel;Rivera Rivera, Alejandra

Este documento analiza el papel de las escuelas como espacios para promover la cohesión social en contextos de movilidad humana. Su objetivo es generar evidencia útil para el diseño de políticas…

Date issued: 11月 2025
Author(s): Escovar, María Alejandra;Corena Forero, Cesar Augusto;Jiménez Castro, Olman;Dalaison, Wilhelm

This guide provides a comprehensive framework for developing emergency plans in public buildings, with the aim of strengthening resilience and disaster risk management in Latin America and the…