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Date issued: 1월 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…

Date issued: 1월 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Keefer, Philip;Ronconi, Lucas

Why are inefficient policies popular? One explanation is incomplete voter information. Evidence from survey experiments in Argentina points instead to inattention. The experiments explore voter…

Date issued: 1월 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Alpízar, Francisco;Bejarano, Hernan;Blackman, Allen;Sandoval, Héctor;Del Pozo-Loayza, César E;Ferraro, Paul;Hancevic, Pedro;Hoffmann, Bridget;López-Rivas, José David;Mamani, Brenda;Morales, Sarahí D.;Sandoval, Luis A;Sant’Anna, Ana Cláudia

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are a major source of air, water and soil pollution in Latin America and the Caribbean. To address this problem, policy makers in the region often rely on…

Date issued: 1월 2026
Author(s): Giordano, Paolo;Michalczewsky, Kathia

This report provides estimates of Latin America and the Caribbeans international trade flows for 2025. The data it contains was prepared by the Productivity, Trade, and Innovation Sector of the Inter…

Date issued: 1월 2026
Author(s): Giordano, Paolo;Michalczewsky, Kathia

Esta nota presenta las estimaciones de los flujos comerciales internacionales de América Latina y el Caribe para el año 2025. Las cifras fueron elaboradas por el Sector de Productividad, Comercio e…

Date issued: 1월 2026
Author(s): Escobar Rangel, Lina Patricia;Gómez, José Ramon

Iquitos, la ciudad más grande de la Amazonía peruana, enfrenta desafíos en su suministro eléctrico debido a su aislamiento del Sistema Eléctrico Interconectado Nacional y su dependencia de…

Date issued: 1월 2026
Author(s): Ansoleaga, Antonio;Fretes, Santiago;Cortes Arce, Diego ;Quijada, José Alejandro

Esta nota técnica propone un enfoque analítico continuo para evaluar la efectividad de las operaciones del BID, utilizando la misma información de validación producida por la Oficina de Evaluación y…

Date issued: 1월 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Bejarano, Hernan;Busso, Matías;Santos, Juan Francisco

This paper studies trust, reciprocity, and bargaining using a large-scale online experiment conducted in six Latin American countries. Participants played trust and ultimatum games under randomly…

Date issued: 1월 2026
Author(s): Domínguez, Patricio;García, Lucas M

We examine the impact of mobile internet access on labor market outcomes through a comprehensive analysis combining literature review, regional trends, and empirical evidence. We begin by reviewing…

Date issued: 1월 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Bejarano, Hernan;Busso, Matías;Santos, Juan Francisco

We study how individuals in six Latin American countries value public versus private provision of education and healthcare using a survey experiment. Respondents were randomly assigned to vignettes…