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Date issued: feb 2021 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Martínez Villarreal, Déborah;Parilli, Cristina;Scartascini, Carlos;Simpser, Alberto

While effective preventive measures against COVID-19 are now widely known, many individuals fail to adopt them. This paper provides experimental evidence about one potentially important driver of…

Date issued: feb 2021 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): We Team;Consumer Goods Forum;GS1 Argentina

El objetivo de este estudio fue cuantificar el impacto de las pérdidas y desperdicios de alimentos en el canal de supermercados y autoservicios de Argentina. El estudio identificó que en 2019, el…

Date issued: feb 2021
Author(s): Carlsson, Mikael;Messina, Julián;Skans, Oskar Nordström

Permanent demand shocks are the main driver of labor adjustments. A one standard deviation demand shock increases the net employment rate by 6 percentage points in the long run, while a technology…

Date issued: feb 2021
Author(s): Carlsson, Mikael;Messina, Julián;Skans, Oskar Nordström

Los shocks permanentes de la demanda son el principal motor de los ajustes laborales. Un shock de la demanda de una desviación estándar aumenta la tasa neta de empleo en 6 puntos porcentuales a largo…

Date issued: feb 2021
Author(s): Abuelafia, Emmanuel;Saboin, José Luis

El colapso en que se encuentra la economía venezolana no tiene precedentes. La economía se contrajo un 70% entre 2013 y 2019, a lo que se sumaría una reducción esperada del 30% en 2020, lo que la…

Date issued: feb 2021
Author(s): Buttazzoni, Marco;Leal, Roberto

This manual is intended as a entry-point for IDB personnel, executing agencies and external consultants who want to estimate GHG emissions for IDB projects. After discussing the rationale and…

Date issued: feb 2021
Author(s): Lempert, Robert J.;Miro, Michelle;Prosdocimi, Diogo

The effects of climate-related natural hazards pose a significant threat to sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region and in particular its transportation sector. Risk…

Date issued: feb 2021
Author(s): Lempert, Robert J.;Miro, Michelle;Prosdocimi, Diogo

Los efectos de los peligros naturales relacionados con el clima representan una amenaza significativa para el desarrollo sostenible en la región de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) y, en particular,…

Date issued: feb 2021
Author(s): Rose, Jonathan;Arévalo, Josette;Soares, Thaís;Barcellos, Andreia

This approach paper defines the objectives, scope, and methodology for the Office of Evaluation and Oversight's (OVE) evaluation of the governance of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).…

Date issued: feb 2021
Author(s): Rose, Jonathan;Arévalo, Josette;Soares, Thaís;Barcellos, Andreia

El presente documento de enfoque define los objetivos, el alcance y la metodología de la evaluación a cargo de la Oficina de Evaluación y Supervisión (OVE) sobre la gobernanza del Banco…