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Date issued: jun 2026
Author(s): Villalba, Harold

This brief is the first in a series that explores the rigorous global evidence available across a range of education topics. The briefs are intended for policymakers, researchers, and practitioners…

Date issued: jun 2026
Author(s): Giordano, Paolo;Michalczewsky, Kathia

This report provides estimates of Latin America and the Caribbeans international trade flows for 2025 and the first quarter of 2026. The data it contains was prepared by the Productivity, Trade, and…

Date issued: jun 2026
Author(s): Giordano, Paolo;Michalczewsky, Kathia

Esta nota presenta las estimaciones de los flujos comerciales internacionales de América Latina y el Caribe para el año 2025 y el primer trimestre de 2026. Las cifras fueron elaboradas por el Sector…

Date issued: jun 2026
Author(s): Schwarzbauer Pinel, Karla Esthela;Bernal, Pedro;Sánchez-Monin, Emmanuelle;Aguilar, Ana Mylena ;Bauhoff, Sebastian;Iriarte, Emma

In September 2025, the Inter-American Development Bank convened the Regional Policy Dialogue “Towards High-Performing Health Systems” in Medellín, bringing together more than 110 participants from 22…

Date issued: jun 2026
Author(s): Torres Pelaez, Daniela;Pinzon Cortes, Angela Mercedes;Sepúlveda, Patricio;Prats Cabrera, Joan Oriol;Leguisamo Faccin, Mariana Patricia

Este documento presenta un panorama de los instrumentos financieros sostenibles e innovadores utilizados por las oficinas de deuda pública en América Latina y el Caribe para enfrentar los desafíos…

Date issued: jun 2026
Author(s): Giles Álvarez, Laura;Mendoza Perez, Mary Alejandra;Galvis, Daniela;Meza, Exequiel

En muchos barrios de Cartagena, Colombia, las decisiones que afectan la vida cotidiana no se toman en oficinas públicas, sino en reuniones comunitarias, en calles sin pavimentar o en espacios donde…

Date issued: jun 2026
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank;World Association of Public Employment Services;Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

This publication provides comparative insights on public employment services around the world based on a global survey. Building on its first installment, the 2026 edition provides novel and updated…

Date issued: jun 2026
Author(s): Beuermann, Diether;Bottan, Nicolas L.;Hoffmann, Bridget;Khadan, Jeetendra;Vera-Cossio, Diego A.

We study how expert forecasts about inflation and nominal exchange rates affect households inflation perceptions, exchange rate beliefs, and later durable-goods holdings in a small open economy.…

Date issued: jun 2026
Author(s): Góngora, Pamela;Cabieses Valdes, Baltica Beatriz;Bonilla Zarrazaga, Lidia;Espinoza, Manuel Antonio;Largaespada Beer, Natalia;Bell, Lizett S.;Balmaceda, Carlos

The COVID-19 pandemic had an unprecedented global impact, making the rapid development of vaccines critical. Belize, a small, middle-income country in Central America and the Caribbean, displayed…

Date issued: jun 2026
Author(s): Filippo, Agustín;Guaipatín, Carlos;Navarro, Lucas;Willington, Ignacio;Wyss, Federico

This paper examines the employment effects of multinational enterprises (MNEs) in Mexico, focusing on the labor market impacts of foreign tariff increases during 2018-2019. Using data from Mexicos…