South Korea’s Experience with Smart Infrastructure Services: Bus Management System
Sep 2020 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Lee, Seung Hwan
The IDB's 2020 flagship book, “From Structures to Services,” seeks to motivate us to think about today's basic infrastructure services and how technological disruption will change the way…
South Korea’s Experience with Smart Infrastructure Services: Smart Grids
Sep 2020 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Kang, Taeil
The IDB's 2020 flagship book, “From Structures to Services,” seeks to motivate us to think about today's basic infrastructure services and how technological disruption will change the way…
Mainstreaming of Natural Capital and Biodiversity into Planning and Decision-Making: Cases from Latin America and the Caribbean
Sep 2020 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Alpízar, Francisco;Madrigal, Róger;Alvarado, Irene;Brenes Vega, Esteban;Camhi, Ashley;Maldonado, Jorge Higinio;Marco, Jorge;Martínez, Alejandra;Pacay, Eduardo;Watson, Gregory
The Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region enjoys an exuberant natural wealth; with 16 percent of the planets land, the region is home to 40 percent of the worlds biological diversity. This report…
Incorporación del capital natural y la biodiversidad en la planificación y toma de decisiones: Casos de América Latina y el Caribe
Sep 2020 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Alpízar, Francisco;Madrigal, Róger;Alvarado, Irene;Brenes Vega, Esteban;Camhi, Ashley;Maldonado, Jorge Higinio;Marco, Jorge;Martínez, Alejandra;Pacay, Eduardo;Watson, Gregory
La región de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) goza de una riqueza natural exuberante; con el 16 por ciento de la tierra del planeta, la región alberga el 40 por ciento de la diversidad biológica del…
Debt Sustainability in Guatemala: Institutional Arrangement and Quantitative Analysis
Sep 2020 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Catalán-Herrera, Juan Carlos
This paper assesses debt sustainability in Guatemala. Debt stability has been achieved at very low expenditure levels, at the expense of adequate provisioning of public goods and services and a…
Health Networks in Action: The experiences of Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico
Sep 2020 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Pinto, Diana M.;Regalia, Ferdinando;Perez-Cuevas, Ricardo;Marín, Tania;Astorga, Ignacio;Máñez, Miguel Angel;Gutiérrez Alba, Gaudencio;Jaramillo Castell, Fabiola;Minué, Sergio;Muños Hernández, José Alberto;Reyes Morales, Hortensia;Ricaurte Cepeda, Melissa ;Santilli, Irene;Yépez Chamorro, María Clara;Cejas, Cintia ;Juárez Ramírez, Clara
Integrated Health Service Delivery Networks (IHSDN) based on primary health care (PHC) are the most promising solution for health systems to satisfy the health needs of the population and to address…
Redes de salud en marcha: La experiencia de Argentina, Brasil, Colombia y México
Sep 2020 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Pinto, Diana M.;Regalia, Ferdinando;Perez-Cuevas, Ricardo;Marín, Tania;Astorga, Ignacio;Máñez, Miguel Angel;Gutiérrez Alba, Gaudencio;Jaramillo Castell, Fabiola;Minué, Sergio;Muños Hernández, José Alberto;Reyes Morales, Hortensia;Ricaurte Cepeda, Melissa;Santilli, Irene;Yépez Chamorro, María Clara;Cejas, Cintia;Juárez Ramírez, Clara
Las redes integradas de prestación de servicios de salud (RISS) basadas en la atención primaria a la salud (APS) son la solución más prometedora para satisfacer las necesidades de la población y…
Learning Mathematics in the 21st Century: Adding Technology to the Equation
Aug 2020 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Arias Ortiz, Elena;Cristia, Julian P.;Cueto, Santiago
The early twenty-first century has witnessed an explosion of technological changes that have revolutionized the way we travel, shop, interact and play. Technology can also transform education by…
Aprender matemática en el siglo XXI: A sumar con tecnología
Aug 2020 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Arias Ortiz, Elena;Cristia, Julian P.;Cueto, Santiago
El comienzo del siglo XXI ha sido testigo de una explosión de cambios tecnológicos que han revolucionado la forma en que viajamos, compramos, interactuamos y jugamos. La tecnología también puede…
The Unequal Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic: Evidence from Seventeen Developing Countries
Aug 2020 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Bottan, Nicolas L.;Hoffmann, Bridget;Vera-Cossio, Diego A.
The current coronavirus pandemic is an unprecedented public health challenge that has devastating economic impacts for households. Using a sample of 230,540 respondents to online surveys in 17…
A Playground for Tax Compliance?: Testing Fiscal Exchange in an RCT in Argentina
Aug 2020 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Eguino, Huáscar;Schächtele, Simeon
We present new evidence that a non-threatening behavioral intervention appealing to reciprocity significantly increases tax compliance in a setting (i.e., crisis-ridden Argentina) where one might…
Cómo acelerar el crecimiento económico y fortalecer la clase media: Perú
Aug 2020 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): De la Cruz, Rafael;Manzano, Osmel;Loterszpil, Mario;Castilleja Vargas, Liliana;Deza, María Cecilia
Este libro presenta una estrategia para impulsar el crecimiento de manera sostenida en el largo plazo y consolidar a la clase media. La estrategia de crecimiento que se desarrolla en este estudio…
Sustainable and Digital Infrastructure for the Post-COVID-19 Economic Recovery of Latin America and the Caribbean: A Roadmap to More Jobs, Integration and Growth
Aug 2020 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Serebrisky, Tomás;Brichetti, Juan Pablo;Blackman, Allen;Mesquita Moreira, Mauricio
Effectively fighting the pandemic requires thorough understanding of the gaps in public policies that governments must address. To this end, Bank experts have recently drafted two documents aimed at…
Infraestructura sostenible y digital para impulsar la recuperación económica post COVID-19 de América Latina y el Caribe: Un camino hacia más empleo, integración y crecimiento
Aug 2020 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Serebrisky, Tomás;Brichetti, Juan Pablo;Blackman, Allen;Mesquita Moreira, Mauricio
Combatir efectivamente la pandemia requiere entender cabalmente las disyuntivas de políticas públicas que los gobiernos enfrentan. En consecuencia, el BID ha elaborado documentos dirigidos a…
Tax Increment Financing for Urban Projects: An Alternative to Fund Infrastructure in Latin American Cities?: The Case of Medellin's Carrera 80 Tram Project
Aug 2020 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): López-Ghio, Ramiro;Salazar Echavarría, Carlos;Schloeter, Luis
In Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) the overall infrastructure investment gap has undermined the regions ability to sustain recent levels of economic growth. Estimates suggest that the region…
Preventing Sudden Stops in Net Capital Flows
Aug 2020 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Cavallo, Eduardo A.;Izquierdo, Alejandro;Leon-Diaz, John
Sudden stops in net capital flows can be prevented if domestic investors either repatriate foreign-held assets or roll over their local asset holdings when foreign investors stop lending or sell off…
Inclusion in Times of Covid-19
Aug 2020 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Nuguer, Victoria;Powell, Andrew
Over the past two decades, Latin America and the Caribbean made strides in boosting income levels and inclusion while reducing poverty. However, growth declined in recent years, thwarting the…
La inclusión en tiempos de COVID-19
Aug 2020 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Nuguer, Victoria;Powell, Andrew
A lo largo de las dos últimas décadas, América Latina y el Caribe ha avanzado mucho en el aumento de los niveles de ingresos y la inclusión, al tiempo que ha reducido la pobreza. Sin embargo, el…
From Structures to Services: The Path to Better Infrastructure in Latin America and the Caribbean
Jul 2020 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Cavallo, Eduardo A.;Powell, Andrew;Serebrisky, Tomás
To close its infrastructure gap, Latin America and the Caribbean needs more than investment in new structures. It needs to become more efficient at investing in infrastructure and regulating a new…
De estructuras a servicios: El camino a una mejor infraestructura en América Latina y el Caribe
Jul 2020 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Cavallo, Eduardo A.;Powell, Andrew;Serebrisky, Tomás
Para cerrar su brecha de infraestructura, América Latina y el Caribe necesita algo más que invertir en nuevas estructuras. Debe ser más eficiente en las inversiones en infraestructura y en la…