Análisis de políticas agropecuarias en Guatemala
Dec 2020 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Derlagen, Christian;Muñoz, Gonzalo;De Salvo, Carmine Paolo
En los últimos 15 años, el desempeño del sector agropecuario, en términos de crecimiento del PIB agropecuario, ha sido ligeramente inferior al crecimiento de la economía en general. No obstante, en…
Ecological Design: Strategies for the Vulnerable City: Adapting Precarious Areas in Latin America and the Caribbean to Climate Change
Dec 2020 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Vera, Felipe;Sordi, Jeannette
According to the United Nations, approximately three out of every five cities in the world with at least 500,000 inhabitants are at high risk of a natural disaster. If no better work is done on…
Diseño ecológico: Estrategias para la ciudad vulnerable: Adaptando las áreas precarias de América Latina y el Caribe al cambio climático
Dec 2020 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Vera, Felipe;Sordi, Jeannette
Según las Naciones Unidas, aproximadamente tres de cada cinco ciudades del mundo con -al menos- 500.000 habitantes corren un alto riesgo de padecer un desastre natural. Si no se trabaja mejor en…
Inteligencia artificial: Gran oportunidad del siglo XXI: Documento de reflexión y propuesta de actuación
Dec 2020 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Iglesias Rodriguez, Enrique;García Zaballos, Antonio;Puig Gabarró, Pau;Benzaquén, Isaac
La experiencia de las revoluciones industriales previas sugiere que los países que más rápido adoptan las nuevas tecnologías son los que a su vez obtienen más oportunidades de crecimiento. En este…
Do Immigrants Bring Fiscal Dividends?: The Case of Venezuelan Immigration in Colombia
Dec 2020 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Valencia, Oscar;Angarita, Matilde;Santaella, Juan;De Castro, Marcela
This paper analyzes the effects of recent Venezuelan immigration to Colombia on the fiscal balance, the labor market, and economic growth. For this purpose, we built a dynamic general equilibrium…
Análisis de políticas agropecuarias y estimación de apoyo a los productores para Nicaragua
Dec 2020 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Jiménez, Araceli;De Salvo, Carmine Paolo;Le Pommellec, Marion
Este estudio analiza la estructura de las políticas agropecuarias implementadas en Nicaragua durante el período 2011-2017, utilizando la metodología de Estimados de Apoyo al Productor. Además,…
Análisis de políticas agropecuarias en Centroamérica y República Dominicana
Dec 2020 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Flores, Rubén;Muñoz, Gonzalo;De Salvo, Carmine Paolo;Alcaraz Rivero, Andrea
La agricultura en los países de Centroamérica y República Dominicana es una actividad económica de gran relevancia. Aporta con cerca del 8,5% del PIB de la región y genera en promedio el 19,8% del…
The Value of Biodiversity in Economic Decision Making: Applying the IEEM ESM Approach to Conservation Strategies in Colombia
Dec 2020 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Banerjee, Onil;Cicowiez, Martin;Malek, Žiga;Verburg, Peter;Vargas, Renato;Goodwin, Sean
In this paper we evaluate the economic, natural capital and ecosystem services impacts of strategies for conserving Colombias rich natural capital endowment. Specifically, we consider Government…
Operating Subsidies in Urban Public Transit in Latin America: A Quick View
Dec 2020 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Rivas, María Eugenia;Brichetti, Juan Pablo;Serebrisky, Tomás
Operating subsidies to urban transit systems are ubiquitous in Latin America, and most systems lack transparency about them. In 2019, the level of subsidization ranged from 26 percent of transit…
Rural-Urban Migration at High Urbanization Levels
Dec 2020 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Busso, Matías;Chauvin, Juan Pablo;Herrera L., Nicolás
This study assesses the empirical relevance of the Harris-Todaro model at high levels of urbanization a feature that characterizes an increasing number of developing countries, which were largely…
Nudging Parents to Increase Preschool Attendance in Uruguay
Nov 2020 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Mateo-Berganza Díaz, María Mercedes;Becerra, Laura;Hernández Agramonte, Juan Manuel;Lopez Boo, Florencia;Pérez Alfaro, Marcelo;Vasquez Echeverria, Alejandro
Uruguay has increased it preschool enrollment, reaching almost universal coverage among four- and five-year-olds. However, more than a third of children enrolled in preschool programs have…
Validez predictiva de pruebas cortas comúnmente usadas para medir el desarrollo infantil en estudios a gran escala
Nov 2020 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Rubio-Codina, Marta;Grantham-McGregor, Sally
Existe un creciente compromiso a nivel mundial para llevar a cabo intervenciones en la primera infancia con el objetivo de promover el desarrollo de millones de niños en situación de desventaja en…
How Do Households Consume Energy?: Evidence from Latin American and Caribbean Countries
Nov 2020 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Jimenez Mori, Raul Alberto;Yépez-García, Ariel
How do households consume and spend on energy? What are the drivers of their spending and consumption patterns? How does energy consumption has evolved? What is to be expected as the region climbs…
¿Cómo consumen energía los hogares?: Evidencia en América Latina y el Caribe
Nov 2020 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Jimenez Mori, Raul Alberto;Yépez-García, Ariel
¿Cómo consumen y gastan los hogares en energía? ¿Qué impulsa sus patrones de gasto y consumo? ¿Cómo ha evolucionado el consumo de energía? ¿Qué se puede esperar a medida que la región asciende en la…
Como as famílias consomem energia?: evidencias da América Latina e Caribe
Nov 2020 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Jimenez Mori, Raul Alberto;Yépez-García, Ariel
Como as famílias consomem e gastam em energia? O que impulsiona seus padrões de gastos e consumo? Como o consumo de energia evoluiu? O que se pode esperar à medida que a região vai se desenvolvendo?…
Child Care Markets, Parental Labor Supply, and Child Development
Nov 2020 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Berlinski, Samuel;Ferreyra, María Marta;Flabbi, Luca;Martin, Juan David
We develop and estimate a model of child care markets that endogenizes both demand and supply. On the demand side, families with a child make consumption, labor supply, and child-care decisions…
Social Protection and Informality in Latin America during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Nov 2020 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Busso, Matías;Camacho, Juanita;Messina, Julián;Montenegro, Guadalupe
Latin American governments swiftly implemented income assistance programs to sustain families' livelihoods during COVID-19 stay-at-home orders. This paper analyzes the potential coverage and…
Trade and Integration Monitor 2020: The COVID-19 Shock: Building Trade Resilience for After the Pandemic
Nov 2020 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Giordano, Paolo;Campos, Rosario;Michalczewsky, Kathia
The Trade and Integration Monitor 2020 analyzes how trade has contracted during the COVID-19 pandemic and focuses on the reforms needed to enable the region to take part in the trade and investment…
Monitor de Comercio e Integración 2020: Shock COVID-19: Un impulso para reforzar la resiliencia comercial tras la pandemia
Nov 2020 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Giordano, Paolo;Campos, Rosario;Michalczewsky, Kathia
El Monitor de Comercio e Integración 2020 identifica los factores que determinaron la evolución reciente de los flujos comerciales de América Latina y el Caribe, examina los riesgos presentes en la…
Stepping Up During a Crisis: The Unintended Effects of a Noncontributory Pension Program during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Nov 2020 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Bottan, Nicolas L.;Hoffmann, Bridget;Vera-Cossio, Diego A.
This paper uses a regression discontinuity design to study the impacts of a noncontributory pension program covering one-third of Bolivian households during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the…