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Date issued: sep 2022
Author(s): Vlaicu, Razvan;Keefer, Philip

Theory suggests that employee trust is key to productivity in organizations, but empirical evidence documenting links between trust and constraints on performance is scarce. This paper analyzes self-…

Date issued: sep 2022
Author(s): Urquidi, Manuel;Chalup, Miguel;Durand, Guillaume

In Paraguay, the earning gap between men and women is widest in the informal sector, especially among groups with less education and from rural areas. But there is a heterogeneous income gap that…

Date issued: sep 2022
Author(s): Urquidi, Manuel;Chalup, Miguel;Durand, Guillaume

En Paraguay se puede apreciar que la brecha de ingresos laborales entre hombres y mujeres está concentrada principalmente en el sector informal, específicamente en grupos con menores niveles…

Date issued: sep 2022 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Libertun de Duren, Nora Ruth;López Benítez, Benigno;Bonilla, Juan Pablo;Regalia, Ferdinando;Bilal, Usama;Ibáñez, Ana María;Schady, Norbert;Chauvin, Juan Pablo;Pinillos, Juliana;Hoffmann, Bridget;Medina, María Paula;Blackman, Allen;Savedoff, William D.;Slesinski, Claire;Cortínez-O’Ryan, Andrea;Indvik, Katherine;Mazariego, Mónica;Morais, Lídia Maria de Oliveira;Vidaña-Pérez, Dèsirée;Rubinstein, Adolfo;Cejas, Cintia ;Corburn, Jason;Pérez-Jaramillo, Jorge;Martinez-Herrera, Eliana

This publication reports on some of the health challenges facing cities. It aims to serve as a guide for public managers and decision makers optimize the great potential of cities to improve the well…

Date issued: sep 2022
Author(s): Calvo, Ricardo;Arispe, Susana;García, Javier;Siroit, Gastón;Ramírez, Michelle;Gaviano, Andrea;Larreamendy, Pilar;Bornholdt, Luciano;Goldenberg, Federico;Gischler, Christiaan

Este reporte presenta los beneficios y la gestión socioambiental efectiva de proyectos geotérmicos en América Latina y el Caribe. La región de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) cuenta con un gran…

Date issued: sep 2022
Author(s): Garcimartín, Carlos;Astudillo, Jhonatan A.;Rodríguez, Rubilú

El primer objetivo de este trabajo ha sido actualizar para 2021 la estimación que hicimos del impacto de la crisis del COVID en la pobreza y desigualdad que existe en Panamá. Los resultados muestran…

Date issued: sep 2022
Author(s): Frisancho, Verónica;Herrera, Alejandro;Nakasone, Eduardo

This paper analyzes the relationship between the presence of LGBTQI students in the class-room and the prevalence of violence in the school setting. We rely on a representative sample of secondary…

Date issued: sep 2022 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Chauvin, Juan Pablo;Tricaud, Clemence

While there is evidence of gender differences in leaders behavior, less is known about what drives these gaps. This paper uncovers the role of electoral incentives. Using a close election regression…

Date issued: sep 2022
Author(s): Arias, Karla;Lopez, David;Camino-Mogro, Segundo;Weiss, Mariana;Walsh, Dylan;Gouvea, Livia;Carvalho Metanias Hallack, Michelle

This study analyzes how the energy transition might change gender bias in power-generating industries. To this end, this paper employs a sample of 102 renewable energy generation companies from six…

Date issued: sep 2022
Author(s): Arias, Karla;Lopez, David;Camino-Mogro, Segundo;Weiss, Mariana;Walsh, Dylan;Gouvea, Livia;Carvalho Metanias Hallack, Michelle

Este estudio analiza cómo la transición energética podría cambiar el sesgo de género en las industrias generadoras de energía. Para ello, este trabajo emplea una muestra de 102 empresas generadoras…