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Date issued:
jun 2022
This report provides estimates of Latin America and the Caribbeans international trade flows for 2021 and the first quarter of 2022. The data in it was prepared by the Integration and Trade Sector (…
Date issued:
jun 2022
Esta nota presenta las estimaciones de los flujos comerciales internacionales de América Latina y el Caribe para el año 2021 y el primer trimestre de 2022. Las cifras fueron elaboradas por el Sector…
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jun 2022
El presente informe analiza la evolución reciente del comercio de la Comunidad Andina (CAN) y de las agendas internas y externas del proceso, considerando el contexto en el cual éstas se han venido…
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jun 2022
The IDB Group's Laboratory of Digital Social Security and Beat, the mobility platform, partnered to identify innovative solutions for individuals who use digital platforms as an occupational…
Date issued:
jun 2022
El Laboratorio de Seguridad Social Digital del Grupo BID y la plataforma de movilidad Beat se asociaron para identificar soluciones innovadoras para los trabajadores que utilizan plataformas…
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jun 2022
In this volume, we study gender gaps in the Southern Cone countries which include Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. We assess the importance of gender inequalities and present evidence…
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jun 2022
Esta publicación estudia las brechas de género en los países del Cono Sur (Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Paraguay y Uruguay) y presenta evidencia sobre las consecuencias económicas de las desigualdades…
Date issued:
jun 2022
Este livro estuda as desigualdades de gênero nos países do Cone Sul e apresenta evidências das consequências econômicas das desigualdades de gênero, suas causas e as políticas que podem contribuir…
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mei 2022
The 2022 first quarter edition of the Quarterly Business Review (QBR) provides management with a status of the Bank's performance. The QBR reports on outputs, lending program priorities and…
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mei 2022
Los subsidios energéticos no focalizados generan una serie de distorsiones y consecuencias ambientales y sociales negativas. Sin embargo, los ciudadanos son muy adversos a las reformas que buscan…
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mei 2022
Los subsidios energéticos no focalizados generan una serie de distorsiones y consecuencias ambientales y sociales negativas. Sin embargo, los ciudadanos son muy adversos a las reformas que buscan…
Date issued:
mei 2022
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We exploit the randomized evaluation of a remedying education intervention that improved the reading skills of low-performing third grade students in Colombia, to study whether providing educational…
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mei 2022
The Health Information Exchange (HIE) is one of the main national digital health infrastructures of Israel's digital health strategy, which is led by the Ministry of Health. This document…
Date issued:
mei 2022
El Intercambio de Información de Salud (HIE) es una de las principales infraestructuras nacionales de salud digital de la estrategia de salud digital de Israel, que está dirigida por el Ministerio de…
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mei 2022
In November 2021, the Inter-American Development Banks (IDB) new Environmental and Social Policy Framework (ESPF) became effective. The IDB recognizes that human rights are central to its mission of…
Date issued:
mei 2022
Este documento discute cómo la transformación digital de la gestión fiscal puede contribuir para fortalecer la sostenibilidad de las finanzas públicas, impulsar el crecimiento, económico y fomentar…
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mei 2022
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A finales de 2021, 137 países llegaron a un acuerdo para reformar aspectos internacionales del impuesto a la renta de sociedades (IS) y prevenir la erosión de la base imponible que permite la…
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mei 2022
Las regiones tropicales de alta montaña, como las que se encuentran en el Corredor Chingaza-Sumapaz-Guerrero (corredor CSG), y particularmente los páramos, se caracterizan por su excelente capacidad…
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mei 2022
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Este documento trata la dinámica y los determinantes del crecimiento de las unidades productivas de menor tamaño (MYPE) utilizando el marco conceptual de la “valla de la calidad”, el cual pone…
Date issued:
mei 2022
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We use matched employer-employee data together with data on the ownership networks of Chilean firms to document a novel relationship between inequality in labor income and ownership structures.…
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mei 2022
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This paper studies the effect of fiscal rules on debt affordability in a large set of developed and emerging market economies, using a panel data model which allows the inclusion of weakly exogenous…
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mei 2022
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This paper studies volatility spillovers in credit default swaps (CDS) between the corporate sectors and Latin American countries. Daily data from October 14, 2006, to August 23, 2021, are employed.…
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mei 2022
The availability of beneficial ownership information on legal persons and arrangements is a key requirement of tax transparency and a key instrument in the fight against tax evasion and other…
Date issued:
mei 2022
La disponibilidad de información sobre el beneficiario final de las personas e instrumentos jurídicos es un requisito fundamental de la transparencia fiscal y un instrumento clave en la lucha contra…
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mei 2022
Major changes demand exertions of the imagination. Costa Rica possesses significant challenges in its Nationally Determined Contribution presented in 2020 (NDC 2020), the National Decarbonization…
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mei 2022
Los grandes cambios exigen esfuerzos de la imaginación. Costa Rica se plantea grandes desafíos en su Contribución Nacionalmente Determinada presentada en 2020 (NDC 2020), el Plan Nacional de…
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mei 2022
Between the first and second quarters of 2020, e-commerce website traffic from five of the regions major markets increased by over 150%. The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed and pulled tens of thousands…
Date issued:
mei 2022
Entre el primer y el segundo trimestre de 2020, el tráfico de los sitios web de comercio electrónico de cinco de los principales mercados de la región creció más de un 150%. La pandemia de COVID-19…
Date issued:
mei 2022
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To study the causal impact of oil royalties on human capital, we exploit quasi-experimental variation arising from a law in Ecuador that transfers resources to municipalities regardless of their oil-…
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mei 2022
This paper provides evidence of a positive effect of institutions and reforms in initiating investment booms. We constructed an unbalanced panel of 178 countries for the period 19502019 that…
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mei 2022
Several countries have implemented payment-for-ecosystem-services (PES) programs, buoyed by the promise of these programs as a win-win strategy that would allow both the conservation of natural…
Date issued:
mei 2022
Esta publicación incluye los principales resultados de la evaluación del desempeño de 32 empresas prestadoras de los servicios de acueducto y alcantarillado en Colombia, con base en la aplicación del…
Date issued:
mei 2022
The rapid aging of the population will cause a sharp increase in the demand for dependency care services in Latin America and the Caribbean. In order to inform policy-making, in this study we present…
Date issued:
mei 2022
El rápido envejecimiento de la población provocará un fuerte aumento de la demanda de servicios de atención a la dependencia en América Latina y el Caribe. Con el fin de informar la elaboración de…
Date issued:
mei 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic produced a shock to public finances throughout the world. In the case of Colombia, the public debt to GDP ratio increased from 39.8% to 65.0%. We use a two-country neoclassical…
Date issued:
mei 2022
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Cities are important drivers of productivity, innovation, and economic growth. To achieve their full economic potential, cities must deliver high-quality public services to their residents and…
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mei 2022
This paper reviews the empirical evidence on the effects of tax incentives on R&D, innovation, and productivity and on the effects of the tax burden on the relocation of R&D facilities. It…
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mei 2022
Gaps in accessibility to public services depends on cultural, economic, social, and geographical contexts, among others, as well as the type of disability that a person may have. Depending on these…
Date issued:
mei 2022
La falta de accesibilidad en servicios públicos depende de contextos culturales, económicos, sociales y geográficos, entre otros, así como del tipo de discapacidad que una persona pueda tener.…
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mei 2022
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Entre 2017 y 2020, el total de apoyos anuales debidos a políticas públicas que recibió el sector agropecuario de Uruguay promedió casi USD 430 millones, lo que equivale al 0,76% del PIB de la…
Date issued:
mei 2022
Este artigo analisa o impacto do Projeto de Modernização da Gestão Fiscal dos Estados (Profisco I), financiado pelo Banco Interamericano de Desenvolvimento, na arrecadação estadual, número de…
Date issued:
mei 2022
This technical note describes how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected Latin America and the Caribbean, and considers the implications for future population health, health spending, healthcare service…
Date issued:
mei 2022
Esta nota técnica describe cómo la pandemia del COVID-19 ha afectado a América Latina y el Caribe, y analiza las implicaciones en la salud de la población, el gasto en salud, y las reformas e…
Date issued:
mei 2022
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The objectives of this study are to report demographic and substanceuse characteristics and risk of road traffic injury from alcohol use, cannabis use, and combined use in a sample of emergency…
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mei 2022
This paper presents a protocol to manage decentralized access and use of Permissioned Public Blockchain Networks using Ethereum technology as the underlying protocol. It proposes a solution to avoid…
Date issued:
mei 2022
En los últimos años, el uso de sistemas biométricos se ha expandido de manera significativa en los escenarios más variados en todo el mundo. Noticieros y diarios a menudo incluyen noticias sobre sus…
Date issued:
mei 2022
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, 165 million students in Latin America and the Caribbean were abruptly disconnected from education. By the end of 2021, schools had been closed for an average of 237 days…
Date issued:
mei 2022
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Durante la pandemia de COVID-19, 165 millones de estudiantes de América Latina y el Caribe se vieron abruptamente desconectados de la educación. A finales de 2021, las escuelas habían estado cerradas…
Date issued:
mei 2022
Este documento complementa los hallazgos de Rivas et al. (2019) acerca de “Hechos estilizados de transporte urbano en América Latina y el Caribe”, con especial atención a la movilidad privada. En…
Date issued:
mei 2022
Since the turn of the century, emerging market economies have begun to develop markets for bonds denominated in their local currencies, thus trying to avoid the “original sin” that resulted in many…