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Date issued: Jun 2020
Author(s): Carballo, Jerónimo;Rodríguez Chatruc, Marisol;Salamanca Malagón, Carlos;Volpe Martincus, Christian

Lack of information is an important trade barrier. Online platforms connecting firms can reduce this barrier and thereby affect firms exports. We examine whether this is the case by focusing on…

Date issued: Jun 2020
Author(s): Blyde, Juan S.;Cortes, Camila;Morales, Fernando;Pierola, Martha Denisse

We employ recent household surveys and population censuses to present a profile of immigrants in Latin America and the Caribbean, with a focus on economic integration. By comparing the profile of…

Date issued: Jun 2020
Author(s): Blyde, Juan S.;Cortes, Camila;Morales, Fernando;Pierola, Martha Denisse

Basándonos en las encuestas de hogares y los censos poblacionales más recientes, elaboramos un perfil de los inmigrantes llegados a América Latina y el Caribe, prestando especial atención a la…

Date issued: Jun 2020
Author(s): Salazar, Lina;Schling, Maja;Palacios, Ana Claudia;Pazos, Nicolas

Due to the global pandemic caused by the expansion of COVID-19 and with the intention of minimizing the number of infections (“flatten the curve”), many countries have opted for generalized…

Date issued: Jun 2020
Author(s): Salazar, Lina;Schling, Maja;Palacios, Ana Claudia;Pazos, Nicolas

Debido a la pandemia global provocada por la expansión del COVID-19 y con la intención de minimizar el número de contagios (“aplanar la curva”), muchos países han optado por cuarentenas generalizadas…

Date issued: Jun 2020
Author(s): Bustillos, Daniel;González Madrazo, Eloy;Romero, Emilio

El objetivo de esta Guía es proponer medidas para proteger el bienestar de todas las personas involucradas en el proceso de preparación y envío de alimentos o bienes, incluyendo al personal del…

Date issued: Jun 2020 IA generativa habilitada
Author(s): Camino Mogro, Segundo;Pinzón, Kathia;Carrillo Maldonado, Paul A.

International trade is one of the most important ways to improve firms' productivity because of technology transfer from foreign companies. Particularly, imports can generate an improvement in…

Date issued: Jun 2020
Author(s): Arias Ortiz, Elena;Escamilla, José;López, Ángela;Peña, Luis

The emergency has accelerated technological integration in university education. However, three out of four professors in the region do not feel prepared to use new digital technologies in the…

Date issued: Jun 2020
Author(s): Arias Ortiz, Elena;Escamilla, José;López, Ángela;Peña, Luis

La emergencia ha acelerado la integración tecnológica en la enseñanza universitaria. Sin embargo, tres entre cuatro docentes en la región no se sienten preparados para incorporar nuevas tecnologías…

Date issued: Jun 2020 IA generativa habilitada
Author(s): Ubfal, Diego;Arráiz, Irani;Beuermann, Diether;Frese, Michael;Maffioli, Alessandro;Verch, Daniel

A randomized controlled trial with 945 entrepreneurs in Jamaica shows positive short-term impacts of soft-skills training on business outcomes. The effects are concentrated among men and disappear 12…

Date issued: Jun 2020 IA generativa habilitada
Author(s): De Waziers, Benedicte;Morales, Olga

Sufficient availability of infrastructure services is a basic pillar of sustainable development: it reduces poverty, spurs economic growth, fosters social inclusion, and improves quality of life.…

Date issued: Jun 2020 IA generativa habilitada
Author(s): De Waziers, Benedicte;Morales, Olga

La adecuada dotación de servicios de infraestructura en las sociedades ha probado ser un pilar fundamental para el desarrollo sostenible que permite aumentar la calidad de vida, reducir los niveles…

Date issued: Jun 2020
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

NDC INVEST supports countries in the design and implementation of their climate change-related goals as articulated under their National Determined Contributions (NDCs) and beyond. It is currently…

Date issued: Jun 2020
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

NDC INVEST apoya a los países en el diseño e implementación de sus objetivos relacionados con el cambio climático, tal como se articula en sus Contribuciones Determinadas Nacionales (NDC) y más allá…

Date issued: Jun 2020
Author(s): Tarre, Alejandro;Morales, Olga;Planas, Alexandra;Cárdenas Valero, Juan Carlos;Solarte, Sebastián

Through this series of case studies, the IDB's Department of Infrastructure and Energy seeks to share its work in the region, the problems addressed, the challenges in implementing its projects…

Date issued: Jun 2020
Author(s): Tarre, Alejandro;Morales, Olga;Planas, Alexandra;Cárdenas Valero, Juan Carlos;Solarte, Sebastián

A través de esta serie de casos de estudio, el Departamento de Infraestructura y Energía del BID pretende dar a conocer su trabajo en la región, los problemas que aborda, los retos en la…

Date issued: Jun 2020
Author(s): Medellín, Nadin

Costa Rica case study summary, website “Panorama of Aging and Long-term Care”.

Date issued: Jun 2020
Author(s): Medellín, Nadin

Resumen del caso de estudio de Costa Rica del sitio web “Panorama de envejecimiento y atención a la dependencia”.

Date issued: Jun 2020
Author(s): Eguino, Huáscar;Erba, Diego;Da Silva, Everton;Piumetto, Mario;Iturre, Teresa;Rodríguez, Alejandro;De Oliveira, Augusto

Esta nota presenta nuevos esquemas que aprovechan big data y procesamiento en la nube para crear mapas de valores de terrenos y propiedades para posibilitar nuevas esquemas tributarias más…

Date issued: Jun 2020
Author(s): Eguino, Huáscar;Erba, Diego;Da Silva, Everton;Piumetto, Mario;Iturre, Teresa;Rodríguez, Alejandro;De Oliveira, Augusto

Nas duas primeiras décadas do século XXI, os países da América Latina e do Caribe investiram um grande volume de recursos em projetos de modernização cadastral. O objetivo primordial desses projetos…

Date issued: Jun 2020
Author(s): Olivo, Víctor;Saboin, José Luis

This work seeks to estimate the impact of the adjustment in the prices of a series of goods and services that have been regulated for 20 years, something that implies high magnitudes. Using Input-…

Date issued: Jun 2020
Author(s): Beverinotti, Javier;Deza, María Cecilia

En este documento se realiza un diagnóstico de la resiliencia de las empresas de la región andina antes del COVID-19. Para ello se toma como base la literatura que estudia la resiliencia de una…

Date issued: Jun 2020
Author(s): Alvarado, Nathalie;Sutton, Heather;Laborda, Leopoldo

This study analyzes how the COVID-19 crisis is generating changes in police work and assesses its potential impact on the effectiveness and legitimacy of police forces in Latin America and the…

Date issued: Jun 2020
Author(s): Alvarado, Nathalie;Sutton, Heather;Laborda, Leopoldo

Este estudio analiza cómo la crisis del COVID-19 está generando cambios en el trabajo policial y evalúa su efecto en la efectividad y legitimidad de las policías de la región. Mediante una encuesta…

Date issued: Jun 2020 IA generativa habilitada
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

El principal reto del sector extractivo - que impulsa constantes esfuerzos de diálogo y búsqueda por soluciones innovadoras y compartidas - es enfrentar con éxito la paradoja en que vive: mientras…

Date issued: Jun 2020 IA generativa habilitada
Author(s): Keefer, Philip;Scartascini, Carlos;Vlaicu, Razvan

This paper proposes and empirically tests a new demand-side explanation for distortions in public spending composition. Voters prefer spending with certain and immediate benefits when they have low…

Date issued: Jun 2020
Author(s): Pierola, Martha Denisse;Rodríguez Chatruc, Marisol

The large magnitude and sudden nature of recent migration flows in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) impose challenges to receiving countries health systems, which have to provide care to a…

Date issued: Jun 2020
Author(s): Pierola, Martha Denisse;Rodríguez Chatruc, Marisol

La gran magnitud y la naturaleza repentina de los flujos migratorios recientes en América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) imponen desafíos a los sistemas de salud de los países receptores, que deben brindar…

Date issued: Jun 2020
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

El Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo ha venido desarrollando en los últimos años un instrumento técnico titulado “Análisis de inversión pública para la reducción del riesgo de desastres del Perú”.…

Date issued: Jun 2020
Author(s): Bood, Nadia;Burke, Lauretta;Lau, Winnie;Larsen, Gaia;Hori, Tsuneki

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the World Resources Institute (WRI) have developed a set of climate-resilient Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) performance indicators during…

Date issued: Jun 2020 IA generativa habilitada
Author(s): Libertun de Duren, Nora Ruth;Osorio Rivas, Rene

Favela Bairro (FB) was a pioneer approach for integrating informal neighborhoods with the urban grid, and it remains today a reference for many developing countries. FB in its second phase (FB II)…

Date issued: Jun 2020 IA generativa habilitada
Author(s): Libertun de Duren, Nora Ruth;Osorio Rivas, Rene

El programa Favela Bairro (FB) utilizó un enfoque pionero en cuanto a la integración de barrios informales a la matriz urbana, y al día de hoy continúa siendo utilizado como referencia por muchos…

Date issued: Jun 2020 IA generativa habilitada
Author(s): Libertun de Duren, Nora Ruth;Osorio Rivas, Rene

O Favela Bairro (FB) foi pioneiro na integração de bairros informais à malha urbana, e continua sendo uma referência para muitos países em desenvolvimento. Em sua segunda fase, realizada entre 2000 e…

Date issued: Jun 2020
Author(s): Calderón, Claudia;Fernández Gómez Platero, Angélica;Wanner, Z’leste

The Landscape Report is a survey of the digital conversation on a given topic, in this case, infrastructure as it pertains to the sectors of Transportation, Energy and Water, and Sanitation. Using…

Date issued: Jun 2020
Author(s): Araujo, María Caridad;Schady, Norbert

Very few developing countries have long-term longitudinal surveys that have followed children from the early years throughout their adult life, with low attrition rates and large sample sizes. This…

Date issued: Jun 2020
Author(s): Lacambra, Carmen;Molloy, Dominic;Lacambra, Juan;Leroux, Isabel;Klossner, Leena;Talari, Maria;Cabrera, María Margarita;Persson, Svante;Downing, Thomas E.;Downing, Erica;Smith, Ben;Abkowitz, Mark;Burnhill, Lauren A.;Johnson-Bell, Linda

This Factsheet is a part of the Private Markets for Climate Resilience (PMCR) project to evaluate systematically the potential market for climate resilience solutions in the private sector. Focusing…

Date issued: Jun 2020
Author(s): Lacambra, Carmen;Molloy, Dominic;Lacambra, Juan;Leroux, Isabel;Klossner, Leena;Talari, Maria;Cabrera, María Margarita;Persson, Svante;Downing, Thomas E.;Downing, Erica;Smith, Ben;Abkowitz, Mark;Burnhill, Lauren A.;Johnson-Bell, Linda

This Factsheet is a part of the Private Markets for Climate Resilience (PMCR) project to evaluate systematically the potential market for climate resilience solutions in the private sector. Focusing…

Date issued: Jun 2020
Author(s): Gauto, Victor;Mooney, Henry

Guyana's economy is on the verge of a historic transformation owing to recent oil discoveries. In this context, maximizing the benefits of faster growth and increased revenues will depend…

Date issued: Jun 2020
Author(s): González-Mahecha, Esperanza;Minoja, Livia;Rosse Caldas, Lucas;Tribouillard, Clémentine

O Grupo BID adotou a meta institucional de dedicar pelo menos 30% dos investimentos a projetos com objetivos de mitigação ou adaptação às mudanças climáticas. O setor da construção é responsável por…

Date issued: Jun 2020
Author(s): Arteaga Galarza, Daniel

La guía indica el proceso que se puede aplicar para la planificación de la respuesta a emergencias/desastres en los sistemas de agua potable, con un enfoque en la pandemia COVID-19. Es importante…

Date issued: Jun 2020 IA generativa habilitada
Author(s): Domínguez, Patricio;Ruffini, Krista

This paper examines whether additional time in elementary and secondary school affects economic well-being in adulthood. This paper explores a large-scale reform that increased the Chilean school day…

Date issued: Jun 2020
Author(s): Lacambra, Carmen;Molloy, Dominic;Lacambra, Juan;Leroux, Isabel;Klossner, Leena;Talari, Maria;Cabrera, María Margarita;Persson, Svante;Downing, Thomas E.;Downing, Erica;Smith, Ben;Burnhill, Lauren A.;Johnson-Bell, Linda

This Factsheet is a part of the Private Markets for Climate Resilience (PMCR) project to evaluate systematically the potential market for climate resilience solutions in the private sector. Focusing…

Date issued: Jun 2020
Author(s): Lacambra, Carmen;Molloy, Dominic;Lacambra, Juan;Leroux, Isabel;Klossner, Leena;Talari, Maria;Cabrera, María Margarita;Persson, Svante;Downing, Thomas E.;Downing, Erica;Smith, Ben;Abkowitz, Mark;Burnhill, Lauren A.;Johnson-Bell, Linda

This Factsheet is a part of the Private Markets for Climate Resilience (PMCR) project to evaluate systematically the potential market for climate resilience solutions in the private sector. Focusing…

Date issued: Jun 2020
Author(s): Lacambra, Carmen;Molloy, Dominic;Lacambra, Juan;Leroux, Isabel;Klossner, Leena;Talari, Maria;Cabrera, María Margarita;Persson, Svante;Downing, Thomas E.;Downing, Erica;Smith, Ben;Abkowitz, Mark;Burnhill, Lauren A.;Johnson-Bell, Linda

This Factsheet is a part of the Private Markets for Climate Resilience (PMCR) project to evaluate systematically the potential market for climate resilience solutions in the private sector. Focusing…

Date issued: Jun 2020
Author(s): Lacambra, Carmen;Molloy, Dominic;Lacambra, Juan;Leroux, Isabel;Klossner, Leena;Cabrera, María Margarita;Persson, Svante;Talari, Maria;Downing, Thomas E.;Downing, Erica;Smith, Ben;Abkowitz, Mark;Burnhill, Lauren A.;Johnson-Bell, Linda

This Factsheet is a part of the Private Markets for Climate Resilience (PMCR) project to evaluate systematically the potential market for climate resilience solutions in the private sector. Focusing…

Date issued: Jun 2020
Author(s): Lacambra, Carmen;Molloy, Dominic;Lacambra, Juan;Leroux, Isabel;Klossner, Leena;Talari, Maria;Cabrera, María Margarita;Persson, Svante;Downing, Thomas E.;Downing, Erica;Smith, Ben;Abkowitz, Mark;Burnhill, Lauren A.;Johnson-Bell, Linda

This Factsheet is a part of the Private Markets for Climate Resilience (PMCR) project to evaluate systematically the potential market for climate resilience solutions in the private sector. Focusing…

Date issued: Jun 2020
Author(s): Lacambra, Carmen;Leroux, Isabel;Cartwright, Anton;Johnston, Peter;Munera, Claudia;Tiongson, Perpi;Lacambra, Juan;Downing, Thomas E.

Private Markets for Climate Resilience (PMCR) is the first initiative by a development institution to better understand climate resilience solutions provided by the private sector. The Inter-American…

Date issued: Jun 2020
Author(s): Lacambra, Carmen;Molloy, Dominic;Lacambra, Juan;Leroux, Isabel;Klossner, Leena;Talari, Maria;Cabrera, María Margarita;Persson, Svante;Downing, Thomas E.;Downing, Erica;Smith, Ben;Abkowitz, Mark;Burnhill, Lauren A.;Johnson-Bell, Linda

This Factsheet is a part of the Private Markets for Climate Resilience (PMCR) project to evaluate systematically the potential market for climate resilience solutions in the private sector. Focusing…

Date issued: Jun 2020
Author(s): Lacambra, Carmen;Molloy, Dominic;Lacambra, Juan;Leroux, Isabel;Klossner, Leena;Talari, Maria;Cabrera, María Margarita;Persson, Svante;Downing, Thomas E.;Downing, Erica;Smith, Ben;Abkowitz, Mark;Burnhill, Lauren A.;Johnson-Bell, Linda

This Factsheet is a part of the Private Markets for Climate Resilience (PMCR) project to evaluate systematically the potential market for climate resilience solutions in the private sector. Focusing…

Date issued: Jun 2020
Author(s): Lacambra, Carmen;Molloy, Dominic;Lacambra, Juan;Leroux, Isabel;Klossner, Leena;Talari, Maria;Cabrera, María Margarita;Persson, Svante;Downing, Thomas E.;Downing, Erica;Smith, Ben;Abkowitz, Mark;Burnhill, Lauren A.;Johnson-Bell, Linda

This Factsheet is a part of the Private Markets for Climate Resilience (PMCR) project to evaluate systematically the potential market for climate resilience solutions in the private sector. Focusing…