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Date issued: 8월 2023
Author(s): Atal, Juan Pablo;Giedion, Úrsula;Gutiérrez, Catalina;Jorgensen, Natalia

Estamos en una situación afortunada de tener a nuestra disposición más tecnologías beneficiosas que las que podemos financiar. Sin embargo, esta mayor disponibilidad junto con el envejecimiento de la…

Date issued: 8월 2023 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Salazar, Lina;Agurto Adrianzen, Marcos;Alvarez, Luis

This analysis applies a regression discontinuity approach combined with remote sensing data to measure the productivity impacts linked to a fruit-fly eradication program, implemented in Peru. For…

Date issued: 8월 2023 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Cazzuffi, Chiara;Pereira-López, Mariana;Rosales, Irving;Soloaga, Isidro

We examine the impact of changes in local labor market concentration on two components of income inequality in Mexico: local wage shares and labor income inequal-ty. Combining data from the Economic…

Date issued: 8월 2023
Author(s): Hallerberg, Mark;Scartascini, Carlos

The probability of tax reform is higher during banking crises. Tax reform is unlikely to occur during election periodseven if the government is facing financing problemsso reforms that seek to raise…

Date issued: 8월 2023
Author(s): Hallerberg, Mark;Scartascini, Carlos

La probabilidad de una reforma tributaria aumenta durante las crisis bancarias. Es poco probable que una reforma tributaria se produzca durante períodos electorales, aun cuando el gobierno se…

Date issued: 8월 2023
Author(s): Aguilera, Antonia;Elacqua, Gregory;Lavin, Josefina;Margitic, Juan Francisco;Neilson, Christopher

Teachers are the most important and expensive input when it comes to improving the quality of education. In many Latin American countries, the decentralized way in which teachers are assigned is…

Date issued: 8월 2023
Author(s): Aguilera, Antonia;Elacqua, Gregory;Lavin, Josefina;Margitic, Juan Francisco;Neilson, Christopher

Los maestros son el factor más importante y caro, al momento de mejorar la calidad de la educación. En muchos países de Latinoamérica, la forma descentralizada en la que se asignan los docentes es…

Date issued: 8월 2023
Author(s): Aguilera, Antonia;Elacqua, Gregory;Lavin, Josefina;Margitic, Juan Francisco;Neilson, Christopher

Os professores são o fator mais importante e caro para melhorar a qualidade da educação. Em muitos países da América Latina, a forma descentralizada através da qual os docentes são alocados é…

Date issued: 8월 2023
Author(s): Juarez, Leticia

This paper studies the role of buyer market power in determining the response of international prices to exchange rate changes (i.e., exchange rate pass-through). Using a novel dataset of the…

Date issued: 8월 2023
Author(s): Pieterson, Willem;Baptista, Dulce;Rosas-Shady, David;Franco, Andrés

Public employment services have a crucial role in the search for quality jobs, worker placement, labor market adaptation, and mitigating impacts during economic transitions. Globally, these services…

Date issued: 8월 2023
Author(s): Pieterson, Willem;Baptista, Dulce;Rosas-Shady, David;Franco, Andrés

Los Servicios Públicos de Empleo desempeñan un papel crucial en la búsqueda de empleos de calidad, la colocación de trabajadores, la adaptación al mercado laboral y la mitigación de impactos durante…

Date issued: 8월 2023 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Cruces, Guillermo

Cash transfer and other social protection programs in developing countries have often been accompanied by measures to foster financial inclusion, such as the adoption and use of bank accounts and…

Date issued: 8월 2023
Author(s): Cavallo, Eduardo A.;Fernández-Arias, Eduardo

Quantifying risk tradeoffs between different external balance sheet exposures, macroeconomic fundamentals, and global shocks is key to gauging the risk of external crises. This study highlights the…

Date issued: 8월 2023
Author(s): Cavallo, Eduardo A.;Fernández-Arias, Eduardo

La cuantificación de riesgo entre diferentes componentes de la balanza externa de un país, el estado de los fundamentales macroeconómicos y los shocks globales son elementos claves para medir el…

Date issued: 8월 2023
Author(s): Irigoyen, José;Cárdenas Valero, Juan Carlos;Brichetti, Juan Pablo

The COVID-19 pandemic eruption and the associated containment measures posed a major challenge for the global economy and for the sectors associated with providing public services. This made it clear…

Date issued: 8월 2023
Author(s): Irigoyen, José;Cárdenas Valero, Juan Carlos;Brichetti, Juan Pablo

La irrupción de la pandemia con el COVID-19 y las medidas de confinamiento asociadas supusieron un importante desafío para la economía global y en particular para los sectores asociados a la…

Date issued: 8월 2023
Author(s): Sinde Cantorna, Sandra

La compra pública de innovación (CPI) es un instrumento de política de innovación desde la demanda, que en las últimas décadas ha incrementado su implementación en Iberoamérica. La CPI ofrece un…

Date issued: 8월 2023 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Del Valle, Juan;González, Felipe

Este documento presenta una guía de políticas públicas y herramientas para gobiernos locales que permita abordar de manera integral los desafíos de seguridad vial urbana. La guía incluye las…

Date issued: 8월 2023
Author(s): Butcher, Neil;Zimmermann, Alison

This report aims to identify relative strengths and weaknesses in Education Management Information Systems (EMIS) across the Caribbean region, as well as recommendations for improvement, by collating…

Date issued: 8월 2023
Author(s): Groom-Thomas, Leiah;Leung, Chung;Loeb, Susanna;Pollard, Cynthia;Waymack, Nancy;White, Sarah

The authors partnered with school districts, tutoring providers, and quarterback organizations that support implementation of high-impact tutoring across districts in the United States to learn from…

Date issued: 8월 2023
Author(s): Gironza, David

En los últimos 10 años se han incrementado el número de programas de tutorías liderados por el sector público y por algunas organizaciones de la sociedad civil. Algunos de estos programas de tutoría…

Date issued: 8월 2023
Author(s): Näslund-Hadley, Emma

In Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), significant proportions of students struggle to attain basic competencies in reading and mathematics. To address this issue, traditional practices like grade…

Date issued: 8월 2023
Author(s): Olivo, Víctor

El documento busca distinguir los elementos más importantes para explicar el colapso de la economía venezolana a partir de 2015. Se analizan las cifras macroeconómicas más relevantes para describir…

Date issued: 8월 2023
Author(s): Jenkins, Glenn P.;Hesami, Siamand;Alshamleh, Osaid;Yarygina, Anastasiya;Pessino, Carola

Tax administrations (TAs) worldwide have increasingly been moving toward digitalization to increase process efficiency and service delivery. This technical note presents a methodology, and its…

Date issued: 8월 2023
Author(s): Ayres, João;Bertolai, Jefferson;Burkowski, Érika;Rossi, José Luiz

Nós desenvolvemos um modelo multissetorial de equilíbrio geral aplicado para a análise de reformas tributárias no Brasil. Além de trabalho e capital, as firmas representativas de cada setor utilizam…