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Date issued:
aug 2026
This report was prepared for the Japan-LAC Business Summit, held in Tokyo, Japan, on August 24-25, 2026. Since Japan became a member of the Inter-American Development Bank Group, the partnership has…
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aug 2026
This study analyzes the determinants and distribution of financial inclusion in Suriname using household-level data from the 2022 Suriname Survey of Living Conditions (SSLC). Financial inclusion is…
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aug 2026
This document examines Uruguayan citizens' experiences with government services, with particular attention to differences by service channel and population group. Uruguay has become a regional…
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aug 2026
Este documento analiza la experiencia de la ciudadanía uruguaya con los trámites gubernamentales, con especial atención a las diferencias según el canal utilizado y entre distintos grupos…
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aug 2026
This document summarizes the outcomes of the technical workshop and policy dialogue on prevention of youth recruitment. It begins by examining the nature of youth recruitment into organized crime,…
Date issued:
aug 2026
Este documento analiza los patrones de uso en los trámites gubernamentales de la ciudadanía guatemalteca con énfasis en los canales de acceso, niveles de satisfacción y la disposición al cambio. Si…
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aug 2026
The Impact Report showcases how the IDB Group is working to achieve impact across Latin America and the Caribbean. Formerly known as the Development Effectiveness Overview (DEO), the report offers…
Date issued:
aug 2026
El Informe de Impacto muestra cómo el Grupo BID está generando impacto en América Latina y el Caribe. Conocido anteriormente como el Panorama de Efectividad en el Desarrollo (DEO), este informe…
Date issued:
aug 2026
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Ensuring safe drinking water depends not only on infrastructure but on effective regulatory compliance. This paper studies compliance with drinking water quality regulations through a three-layer…
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aug 2026
This document updates the estimates of Brichetti et al. (2021) regarding the investment needs that Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) must mobilize to achieve the infrastructure targets associated…
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aug 2026
Este documento actualiza las estimaciones de Brichetti et al. (2021) sobre las necesidades de inversión que América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) debe movilizar para avanzar hacia las metas de…
Date issued:
aug 2026
Este documento examina cómo los órganos de integridad pública en América Latina pueden interpretar y aplicar las normas sobre conflictos de interés en contextos en los que los marcos normativos…
Definir lo oculto: Métodos innovadores para la recolección de datos de poblaciones de difícil acceso
Date issued:
aug 2026
Este documento examina los desafíos que plantea la recolección de datos en poblaciones ocultas o de difícil acceso, caracterizadas por su limitada visibilidad estadística debido a barreras…
Date issued:
aug 2026
Environmental disruptions are intensifying social inequalities, disproportionately affecting women, Indigenous Peoples, and Afro-descendant communities. This systematic review synthesizes causal…
Date issued:
aug 2026
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We study the eects of sectoral lending quotas in Bolivia, which required lenders to allocate a minimum share of their portfolios to priority sectors. Exploiting the timing of the reform and variation…
Date issued:
jul 2026
The IDB's Better Jobs Index 2026 tracks labor market quantity (participation and employment rates) and quality (formality and living-wage adequacy) across 18 Latin American and Caribbean…
Date issued:
jul 2026
El Índice de Mejores Empleos del BID 2026 analiza la cantidad (tasas de participación y empleo) y la calidad (formalidad y suficiencia salarial para alcanzar un salario digno) del mercado laboral en…
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jul 2026
Este trabajo analiza el rol de la eficiencia en el multiplicador fiscal del gasto público en educación para un panel de países de América Latina y el Caribe, mediante proyecciones locales. La…
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jul 2026
La crisis hídrica que afectó a las ciudades de La Paz y El Alto entre 2016 y 2017, impulsó a la Empresa Pública Social de Agua y Saneamiento (EPSAS) a transformar su enfoque de gestión de sequías,…
Date issued:
jul 2026
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Making labor markets work, for both productivity and worker welfare, is among the most important and most neglected levers available to Latin America and the Caribbean. The region's labor market…
Date issued:
jul 2026
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Hacer que los mercados laborales funcionen, tanto para la productividad como para el bienestar de los trabajadores, es de las palancas más importantes y más desatendidas de las que dispone América…
Date issued:
jul 2026
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Agricultural price stabilization policies are widely used to protect farmers from market volatility, yet their long-term consequences for production incentives and market efficiency remain poorly…
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jul 2026
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We estimate the effect of a rise in female employment on municipal-level value added in Mexico. We combine economic census data with administrative records on the expansion of the Full-Time Schools…
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jul 2026
How are Caribbean economies navigating a world of higher borrowing costs, volatile energy prices, climate risks, and rising development needs? This issue of the Caribbean Economics Quarterly examines…
Date issued:
jul 2026
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Motorcyclists represent the primary challenge for road safety in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), where fatalities among this group have increased by 98% between 2010 and 2024, despite an…