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5월 2022
Los grandes cambios exigen esfuerzos de la imaginación. Costa Rica se plantea grandes desafíos en su Contribución Nacionalmente Determinada presentada en 2020 (NDC 2020), el Plan Nacional de…
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5월 2022
Between the first and second quarters of 2020, e-commerce website traffic from five of the regions major markets increased by over 150%. The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed and pulled tens of thousands…
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5월 2022
Entre el primer y el segundo trimestre de 2020, el tráfico de los sitios web de comercio electrónico de cinco de los principales mercados de la región creció más de un 150%. La pandemia de COVID-19…
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5월 2022
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To study the causal impact of oil royalties on human capital, we exploit quasi-experimental variation arising from a law in Ecuador that transfers resources to municipalities regardless of their oil-…
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5월 2022
This paper provides evidence of a positive effect of institutions and reforms in initiating investment booms. We constructed an unbalanced panel of 178 countries for the period 19502019 that…
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5월 2022
Several countries have implemented payment-for-ecosystem-services (PES) programs, buoyed by the promise of these programs as a win-win strategy that would allow both the conservation of natural…
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5월 2022
Esta publicación incluye los principales resultados de la evaluación del desempeño de 32 empresas prestadoras de los servicios de acueducto y alcantarillado en Colombia, con base en la aplicación del…
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5월 2022
The rapid aging of the population will cause a sharp increase in the demand for dependency care services in Latin America and the Caribbean. In order to inform policy-making, in this study we present…
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5월 2022
El rápido envejecimiento de la población provocará un fuerte aumento de la demanda de servicios de atención a la dependencia en América Latina y el Caribe. Con el fin de informar la elaboración de…
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5월 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic produced a shock to public finances throughout the world. In the case of Colombia, the public debt to GDP ratio increased from 39.8% to 65.0%. We use a two-country neoclassical…
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5월 2022
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Cities are important drivers of productivity, innovation, and economic growth. To achieve their full economic potential, cities must deliver high-quality public services to their residents and…
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5월 2022
This paper reviews the empirical evidence on the effects of tax incentives on R&D, innovation, and productivity and on the effects of the tax burden on the relocation of R&D facilities. It…
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5월 2022
Gaps in accessibility to public services depends on cultural, economic, social, and geographical contexts, among others, as well as the type of disability that a person may have. Depending on these…
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5월 2022
La falta de accesibilidad en servicios públicos depende de contextos culturales, económicos, sociales y geográficos, entre otros, así como del tipo de discapacidad que una persona pueda tener.…
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5월 2022
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Entre 2017 y 2020, el total de apoyos anuales debidos a políticas públicas que recibió el sector agropecuario de Uruguay promedió casi USD 430 millones, lo que equivale al 0,76% del PIB de la…
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5월 2022
Este artigo analisa o impacto do Projeto de Modernização da Gestão Fiscal dos Estados (Profisco I), financiado pelo Banco Interamericano de Desenvolvimento, na arrecadação estadual, número de…
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5월 2022
This technical note describes how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected Latin America and the Caribbean, and considers the implications for future population health, health spending, healthcare service…
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5월 2022
Esta nota técnica describe cómo la pandemia del COVID-19 ha afectado a América Latina y el Caribe, y analiza las implicaciones en la salud de la población, el gasto en salud, y las reformas e…
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5월 2022
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The objectives of this study are to report demographic and substanceuse characteristics and risk of road traffic injury from alcohol use, cannabis use, and combined use in a sample of emergency…
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5월 2022
This paper presents a protocol to manage decentralized access and use of Permissioned Public Blockchain Networks using Ethereum technology as the underlying protocol. It proposes a solution to avoid…
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5월 2022
En los últimos años, el uso de sistemas biométricos se ha expandido de manera significativa en los escenarios más variados en todo el mundo. Noticieros y diarios a menudo incluyen noticias sobre sus…
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5월 2022
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, 165 million students in Latin America and the Caribbean were abruptly disconnected from education. By the end of 2021, schools had been closed for an average of 237 days…
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5월 2022
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Durante la pandemia de COVID-19, 165 millones de estudiantes de América Latina y el Caribe se vieron abruptamente desconectados de la educación. A finales de 2021, las escuelas habían estado cerradas…
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5월 2022
Este documento complementa los hallazgos de Rivas et al. (2019) acerca de “Hechos estilizados de transporte urbano en América Latina y el Caribe”, con especial atención a la movilidad privada. En…
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5월 2022
Since the turn of the century, emerging market economies have begun to develop markets for bonds denominated in their local currencies, thus trying to avoid the “original sin” that resulted in many…
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5월 2022
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An issue that affects the effectiveness of water pricing policies is consumers misperception, which implies that households decide their water consumption based on poor/inaccurate information about…
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5월 2022
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By 2017, one-quarter of people born in El Salvador were estimated to live in the U.S. We show that extreme temperatures negatively impact agricultural production and increase international migration…
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5월 2022
IDB Group's Laboratory of Digital Social Security and DiDi Mexico partnered to profile DiDi drivers and DiDI Food couriers. This alliance began in 2021 with a survey of 583 driver users and 1,…
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5월 2022
El Laboratorio de Seguridad Social Digital del Grupo BID y DiDi México se asociaron para conocer el perfil de los conductores de DiDi y repartidores usuarios de DiDi Food. Esta alianza inició en 2021…
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5월 2022
Climate change is expected to impact electricity generation and demand in Suriname significantly. Of all the generation technologies, hydroelectric energy will be the most affected. Research in this…
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5월 2022
San Salvador island in the Bahamas is highly vulnerable to climate change impacts due to its limited land space, fragile ecosystems, population and assets exposure, limited human and technological…
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5월 2022
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Este estudio cuantifica el estado de la transformación digital del transporte en los países de América Latina y el Caribe, y analiza los beneficios y los desafíos de la misma. Sobre la base de buenas…
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5월 2022
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Este estudio cuantifica el estado de la transformación digital del transporte en los países de América Latina y el Caribe, y analiza los beneficios y los desafíos de la misma. Sobre la base de buenas…
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5월 2022
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The effect of market competition on firm innovation remains controversial, especially in the context of developing countries. This paper presents new empirical evidence about the causal impact of…
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5월 2022
Hurricanes Joaquin, Matthew, Irma, and Dorian have left indelible marks on the Bahamian landscape. The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), in cooperation with ECLAC, has conducted Damage and Loss…
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5월 2022
La reducción de la brecha de infraestructura se ha convertido en una prioridad debido al impacto que tendría en términos de la continuidad de los servicios públicos y la mejora de la productividad…
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5월 2022
La estrategia de transformación digital del sector de Infraestructura y Energía presenta las implicancias de la Visión 2025 y el Marco de Acción de Transformación Digital del BID, en las tácticas y…
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5월 2022
Este estudio analiza en primer lugar el contexto histórico de los avances tecnológicos, se proporcionan definiciones que ayudan a comprender dichos avances, así como una explicación detallada de los…
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5월 2022
O Dossier de Energia 2022 do Brasil tem por objetivo abordar as principais informações sobre o panorama nacional de energia elétrica do Brasil, abordando o histórico, a geração, a capacidade…
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5월 2022
Versión abreviada de la revisión de literatura sobre los efectos de las tutorías remotas como solución costo-efectiva para la aceleración de aprendizajes. Recupera experiencias de tutorías relevantes…
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5월 2022
This document is part of the series called AquaRating Focused Analyses, which addresses, in a detailed way, relevant issues within the provision of water and sanitation services. The Focused Analyses…
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5월 2022
Este documento se integra en la colección denominada Análisis Focalizados Aquarating, que aborda, de forma particularizada, temas relevantes dentro de la prestación de servicios de agua y saneamiento…
Date issued:
4월 2022
Recent estimates show that almost 15% of the Jamaican population is 60 years old or more. About 7% of this population need help with at least one activity of daily living. The demand for long-term…
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4월 2022
This study assesses whether the deployment of Technical Cooperation operations (TCs) of the Inter-American Development Bank is related to business development and which alert indicators predict…
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4월 2022
Debntures Incentivadas or incentivized bonds are securities first issued in 2012 whose interest and capital gains enjoy income tax exemption conditional on using funds to finance infrastructure…
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4월 2022
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We study how policies that facilitate firm digital adoption shape the labor market and economic recovery from COVID-19 in a search and matching framework with firm entry and exit where salaried firms…
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4월 2022
La inclusión financiera ha venido adquiriendo un interés creciente, tanto a nivel académico, como por parte de las autoridades, el sector privado y la sociedad civil. Es así porque la inclusión…
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4월 2022
Public-private partnerships (PPPs) often follow long and complex design and implementation processes. During their execution, PPPs face problems relating to transparency and allocation of…
Contratos inteligentes: un análisis de su potencial en los procesos de asociaciones público-privadas
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4월 2022
Las asociaciones público-privadas (APP) siguen largos y complejos procesos de diseño e implementación, y durante su ejecución, enfrentan problemas de transparencia y de atribución de…
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4월 2022
Health spending has been growing at a much higher rate than the income of countries practically all over the world. This increase is due to many factors such as the demographic and epidemiological…