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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
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…
Date issued:
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…
Date issued:
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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Esta publicación, elaborada por el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo y el Banco Mundial, analiza el marco de financiamiento del riesgo de desastres en la República Dominicana y propone una hoja de…
Date issued:
jul 2026
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Low levels of household sewerage connectivity constitute a pervasive challenge in low-income, peri-urban settings, limiting the potential benefits of sanitation systems. The situation calls for…