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Date issued: dec 2025
Author(s): Eguino, Huáscar;Loo-Kung, Rudy;Buttazzoni, Marco;Delgado, Raúl;Torres, Amelí;Rodríguez Ochoa, Asier;Martínez, Yanín;Bequedano, Jairon;Hernández, Camila;Samaniego, Adriana

Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have made significant progress in estimating public climate spending. However, there are significant challenges to harmonizing the systems used to…

Date issued: dec 2025
Author(s): Eguino, Huáscar;Loo-Kung, Rudy;Buttazzoni, Marco;Delgado, Raúl;Torres, Amelí;Rodríguez Ochoa, Asier;Martínez, Yanín;Bequedano, Jairon;Hernández, Camila;Samaniego, Adriana

Los países de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) han registrado importantes avances en la estimación del gasto público climático. No obstante, existen retos significativos para alcanzar la armonización…

Date issued: dec 2025
Author(s): Desai, Amina ;Doherty-Bigara, Jennifer;Seminario Solano, Stefani Sofia

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has played a pivotal role in advancing climate finance across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), with Barbados emerging as a flagship case of innovation…

Date issued: dec 2025
Author(s): Alaimo, Veronica;Rucci, Graciana;Velardez, Miguel

The rapid transformation of labor markets in Latin America, driven by digitalization and productive transition, calls for innovative tools to anticipate and manage skills demand. This technical note…

Date issued: dec 2025
Author(s): Alaimo, Veronica;Rucci, Graciana;Velardez, Miguel

La acelerada transformación de los mercados laborales en América Latina, impulsada por la digitalización y la transición productiva, demanda herramientas innovadoras para anticipar y gestionar la…

Date issued: dec 2025
Author(s): Alviarez, Vanessa;Busso, Matías;Keefer, Philip;Santos, Cezar;Stucchi, Rodolfo

Latin America and the Caribbean has made major social and macroeconomic strides, yet growth and productivity remain weak. Markets for Development: Improving Lives through Competition argues that the…

Date issued: dec 2025
Author(s): Alviarez, Vanessa;Busso, Matías;Keefer, Philip;Santos, Cezar;Stucchi, Rodolfo

América Latina y el Caribe ha logrado importantes avances sociales y macroeconómicos, pero el crecimiento económico y de la productividad siguen siendo débiles. Mercados y desarrollo: Cómo la…

Date issued: dec 2025
Author(s): Alviarez, Vanessa;Busso, Matías;Keefer, Philip;Santos, Cezar;Stucchi, Rodolfo

A América Latina e o Caribe avançaram muito no campo social e macroeconômico, mas o crescimento e a produtividade continuam fracos. Mercados e Desenvolvimento: Melhorando Vidas por meio da Competição…

Date issued: dec 2025 Generative AI enabled
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Latin America and the Caribbean has made major social and macroeconomic strides, yet growth and productivity remain weak. Markets for Development: Improving Lives through Competition argues that the…

Date issued: dec 2025 Generative AI enabled
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América Latina y el Caribe ha logrado importantes avances sociales y macroeconómicos, pero el crecimiento económico y de la productividad siguen siendo débiles. Mercados y desarrollo: Cómo la…

Date issued: dec 2025 Generative AI enabled
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A América Latina e o Caribe avançaram muito no campo social e macroeconômico, mas o crescimento e a produtividade continuam fracos. Mercados e Desenvolvimento: Melhorando Vidas por meio da Competição…

Date issued: dec 2025
Author(s): Schuster, Christian;Naranjo Bautista, Sandra;Lipinski, Robert

Effective public pay and employment practices are vital to fiscal sustainability and a capable workforce. This technical note provides practical, replicable methodological guidance for analyzing a…

Date issued: dec 2025
Author(s): Schuster, Christian;Naranjo Bautista, Sandra;Lipinski, Robert

Las prácticas eficaces de remuneración y empleo públicos son fundamentales para la sostenibilidad fiscal y para contar con una fuerza laboral capacitada. Esta nota técnica ofrece orientación…

Date issued: dec 2025
Author(s): Schuster, Christian;Naranjo Bautista, Sandra;Lipinski, Robert

Práticas eficazes de remuneração e emprego no setor público são vitais para a sustentabilidade fiscal e para uma força de trabalho capaz. Esta nota técnica fornece orientação metodológica prática e…

Date issued: dec 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Bauhoff, Sebastian;Goyeneche, Laura

This study examines the characteristics of public sector 3,470 hospitals with high and low risk-adjusted intra-hospital mortality rates in Brazil, using administrative data for 2023 and 2013 from the…

Date issued: dec 2025
Author(s): Ruenes, Mariana;Andrade Baena, Gina Laura;Castillo, Cristián

Este producto es resultado de una serie de esfuerzos de investigación y desarrollo que desde el 20211 se propusieron para comprender la situación del sector turístico en México frente a la…

Date issued: dec 2025
Author(s): Baptista, Belén

Este documento presenta un estudio cualitativo que levantó nueva evidencia sobre los obstáculos y los factores de éxito relacionados con la adopción de tecnologías digitales por parte de las micro,…

Date issued: dec 2025
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

This Annual Report reflects the work of the Office of Institutional Integrity (OII), the Sanctions Officer (SO) and the Sanctions Committee (SNC), which together are responsible for overseeing the…

Date issued: dec 2025
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Este Informe Anual refleja el trabajo de la Oficina de Integridad Institucional (OII), el Oficial de Sanciones (SO) y el Comité de Sanciones (SNC), que en conjunto son responsables de supervisar la…

Date issued: dec 2025
Author(s): Azuara, Oliver;Lugo Ibarra, Mariana;Jaramillo Vasconez, Oscar Eduardo

The Uber-IPSOS 2024 study provides the most comprehensive assessment to date of Uber drivers in Latin America, capturing insights from more than 13,000 respondents across the region. It reveals that…

Date issued: dec 2025
Author(s): Azuara, Oliver;Lugo Ibarra, Mariana;Jaramillo Vasconez, Oscar Eduardo

El estudio **Uber-IPSOS 2024** ofrece la evaluación más completa hasta la fecha sobre los conductores de Uber en América Latina, recopilando información de más de 13.000 encuestados en toda la región…

Date issued: dec 2025
Author(s): Azuara, Oliver;Lugo Ibarra, Mariana;Jaramillo Vasconez, Oscar Eduardo

O estudo Uber-IPSOS 2024 oferece a avaliação mais abrangente até o momento sobre os motoristas da Uber na América Latina, reunindo percepções de mais de 13.000 respondentes em toda a região. O estudo…

Date issued: dec 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Bagnoli, Lisa Serena;Balza, Lenin;Belmar, José;Matías, David

Changing weather patterns pose a fundamental challenge to electricity systems reliant on water resources. Using two decades of plant-level generation and fuel input data matched to hydrological…

Date issued: dec 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Hoffmann, Bridget;Suárez, Nicolás;Rud, Juan Pablo

This paper uses high-frequency data on fine particulate matter air pollution (PM 2.5) to study the effects of high pollution on health outcomes in Mexico City. We combine hourly monitoring station…

Date issued: dec 2025
Author(s): Levy Yeyati, Eduardo;Robano, Virginia;Pereiro, Emiliano;Porto, Camila;Koleszar, Víctor

Generative AI (GenAI) is entering classrooms with both promise and uncertainty. This paper develops a framework that organizes instructional uses of GenAI into four functions: content preparation,…