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Date issued: Ago 2018
Author(s): De Lira Salvatierra, Irving Arturo

Having reliable and meaningful access to information is no little feat for a country. Infrastructure needs to be in place; from the big cables – the backbone – that carry data from state to state to…

Date issued: Ago 2018
Author(s): Avellán, Leopoldo;Goncalves Cavalcanti, Vitor;Garberi, Pedro M.;Marcano, Luis;Montilla, Abraham R.

The stock of IDB-supported projects with extensions longer than 24 months is increasing. This is creating concerns about mounting costs for both the Bank and the borrower country as well as…

Date issued: Ago 2018 IA generativa habilitada
Author(s): Bertoni, Eleonora;Elacqua, Gregory;Jaimovich, Analia;Rodríguez, Julio;Santos Morales, Humberto

This paper contributes to the teacher sorting literature by analyzing equity in the distribution of teachers in three educational systems in Latin America, with different equalization policies,…

Date issued: Ago 2018
Author(s): Bertoni, Eleonora;Elacqua, Gregory;Marotta, Luana;Martínez, Matias;Soares, Sammara;Santos Morales, Humberto;Vegas, Emiliana

Education spending has significantly increased in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) over the last few decades. Most education systems in the region have improved teacher salaries, introduced…

Date issued: Ago 2018
Author(s): Smets, Lodewijk

Policies are not designed and implemented by a social planner but are determined through a political process, based on the policymakers' preferences, beliefs and the constraints provided by…

Date issued: Ago 2018
Author(s): Rodríguez Oliva, Lázaro I.

¿Qué países están midiendo el impacto de las industrias creativas y culturales en sus economías? Este informe se suma al esfuerzo del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) para visibilizar el…

Date issued: Ago 2018 IA generativa habilitada
Author(s): Lagarda, Guillermo;Linares, Jennifer;Nalvarte, Patricia;Castillo, Gabriel;Cerdeira, Reinaldo;Manzano, Osmel;López, Arnoldo

Con el objetivo de identificar brechas de eficiencia operativa tanto del Banco como de los prestatarios y presentar posibles mitigantes, se lleva a cabo un análisis integral que combina las…

Date issued: Ago 2018
Author(s): Katz, Sebastián

Estudio de las trayectorias de la economía Haitiana en las últimas décadas. Descripción del funcionamiento de la economía, de la producción y la productividad.

Date issued: Ago 2018
Author(s): Novella, Rafael;Repetto, Andrea

La adolescencia es una etapa crítica en la vida en la que se toman decisiones clave para el futuro, incluidas las educativas y laborales. El objetivo central de este documento es revisar cuáles…

Date issued: Ago 2018
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Conexión INTAL informa sobre desarrollos en las áreas de integración y comercio en las regiones de América Latina y el Caribe. Esta edición se dedica al lanzamiento de la publicación del INTAL "…

Date issued: Ago 2018
Author(s): Casas, Laura;González-Velosa, Carolina;Meléndez Arjona, Marcela

Colombia enfrenta enormes retos en materia laboral. Para buena parte de los trabajadores el empleo se caracteriza por la desprotección e inestabilidad. Además, el país tiene un muy alto desempleo…

Date issued: Ago 2018 IA generativa habilitada
Author(s): Lagarda, Guillermo;Linares, Jennifer;López, Arnoldo;Manzano, Osmel

The literature on development effectiveness has traditionally focused on the ex-post analysis of projects. While this is the appropriate method of measuring benefits, a previous step must be taken as…

Date issued: Ago 2018 IA generativa habilitada
Author(s): Lagarda, Guillermo;Linares, Jennifer;López, Arnoldo;Manzano, Osmel

La literatura de efectividad de la ayuda para del desarrollo se centra en análisis ex post de los programas. Si bien ese es la manera de verificar los beneficios hay un paso previo que debe…

Date issued: Ago 2018
Author(s): Guanais, Frederico C.

With the aim of contributing to the design of evidence-based public health policies in Latin America and the Caribbean and giving special consideration to patient or health service user perspectives…

Date issued: Ago 2018
Author(s): Fernández Díez, María Carmen;Fernandini Puga, Manuel

En esta publicación se recoge información relevante para propiciar el diálogo y el debate en torno a políticas de financiamiento de las tecnologías en el sector agropecuario. El objetivo es que sirva…

Date issued: Ago 2018
Author(s): Harper, Leslie;Orjuela E., Jasbleidy

La contratación pública se ha utilizado como un instrumento para promover objetivos socioeconómicos, ofreciendo una vía óptima para combatir la pobreza y promover el crecimiento económico a nivel…

Date issued: Ago 2018 IA generativa habilitada
Author(s): Muñoz, Ercio;Rucci, Graciana;Saltiel, Fernando;Urzúa, Sergio

Inequality in Latin America fell substantially in the early 2000s. In this paper, we take advantage of administrative matched employee-employed data in Brazil, Chile and Ecuador to examine whether…

Date issued: Ago 2018
Author(s): Amaral, Nicole;Eng, Nick;Ospino, Carlos;Pagés, Carmen;Rucci, Graciana;Williams, Nate

This paper provides new evidence to characterize changes in the demand for skills associated with shifts in occupations for a sample of 10 of the G20 countries, using information available from…

Date issued: Ago 2018
Author(s): Amaral, Nicole;Eng, Nick;Ospino, Carlos;Pagés, Carmen;Rucci, Graciana;Williams, Nate

Este documento proporciona nueva evidencia para caracterizar los cambios en la demanda de habilidades asociadas con los cambios en las ocupaciones para una muestra de 10 de los países del G20,…

Date issued: Ago 2018
Author(s): Navarro, Juan Carlos

Taking full advantage of the opportunities brought by the digital economy requires transforming Latin American and Caribbean's productive sectors and firms. Digital technologies such as the…

Date issued: Ago 2018
Author(s): Navarro, Juan Carlos

Aprovechar al máximo las oportunidades que ofrece la economía digital requiere transformar las empresas y los sectores productivos. La denominada cuarta revolución industrial surge a partir de la…

Date issued: Ago 2018
Author(s): Navarro, Juan Carlos

Aproveitar ao máximo as oportunidades que a economia digital oferece exige transformar empresas e setores produtivos. A chamada Quarta Revolução Industrial surge a partir da transformação da economia…

Date issued: Ago 2018
Author(s): Monge-González, Ricardo

Costa Rica es un país que ha logrado una transformación productiva importante de su economía, así como un razonable crecimiento económico durante las últimas tres décadas mediante políticas de…

Date issued: Ago 2018 IA generativa habilitada
Author(s): Pinto, Diana M.;Tejerina, Luis;Guanais, Frederico C.;Regalia, Ferdinando;Perez-Cuevas, Ricardo;Anaya, Milagros;Marín, Tania;Vladislavovna Doubova, Svetlana;Rocha, Marcia;Schantz, Karolina;Moreno, Ralfh;Sánchez, María Deni;Harris, Donna Oretha;Pinzón, Leonardo

Most countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) seek to reform their health systems so they can achieve universal coverage and improve health expenditure efficiency, while meeting citizens’…

Date issued: Ago 2018 IA generativa habilitada
Author(s): Pinto, Diana M.;Tejerina, Luis;Guanais, Frederico C.;Regalia, Ferdinando;Perez-Cuevas, Ricardo;Anaya, Milagros;Marín, Tania;Vladislavovna Doubova, Svetlana;Rocha, Marcia;Schantz, Karolina;Moreno, Ralfh;Sánchez, María Deni;Harris, Donna Oretha;Pinzón, Leonardo

En la región de América Latina y Caribe (ALC), la mayoría de los países buscan reformar sus sistemas de salud para lograr la cobertura universal y mejorar la eficiencia de sus gastos sanitarios, al…

Date issued: Ago 2018
Author(s): Passos, Mauro;Alarcon Rodriguez, Arturo Daniel;Dalaison, Wilhelm

In addition to the supply of an essential input for the operation of a building such as electricity, the use of photovoltaic solar energy can pursue economic objectives, by reducing the cost of…

Date issued: Ago 2018
Author(s): Passos, Mauro;Alarcon Rodriguez, Arturo Daniel;Dalaison, Wilhelm

Además del suministro de un insumo esencial para el funcionamiento de una edificación como lo es la energía eléctrica, el empleo de la energía solar fotovoltaica puede perseguir objetivos económicos…

Date issued: Ago 2018
Author(s): Passos, Mauro;Alarcon Rodriguez, Arturo Daniel;Dalaison, Wilhelm

L’utilisation de l'énergie solaire photovoltaïque dans les bâtiments permet d’offrir un apport électrique essentiel au bon fonctionnement de l’infrastructure tout en poursuivant des objectifs…

Date issued: Ago 2018
Author(s): Escuela de Gobierno del IDE Business School

Garantizar el derecho a la identidad para toda la población depende de una institucionalidad robusta que sea capaz de brindar servicios de identidad y registro de forma accesible, eficiente y segura…

Date issued: Ago 2018
Author(s): Quijada, José Alejandro;Sierra, José David;Espinola, Natalia

Paraguay is one of the fastest growing economies in Latin America and the Caribbean. Despite solid growth and sound macroeconomic fundamentals, foreign direct investment flows remain sluggish. Since…

Date issued: Ago 2018 IA generativa habilitada
Author(s): Chong, Alberto E.;León, Gianmarco;Roza, Vivian;Valdivia, Martín;Vega, Gabriela

We use a field experiment to evaluate the impact of two informational get-out-the-vote (GOTV) campaigns to boost female electoral participation in Paraguay. We find that public campaigns had no…

Date issued: Ago 2018
Author(s): Toch, Eran

This discussion paper was developed by the Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB) Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Division in collaboration with the Knowledge, Innovation and Communication…

Date issued: Ago 2018
Author(s): Toch, Eran

Este documento de trabajo fue elaborado por la División de Desarrollo Urbano y Vivienda (HUD, por sus siglas en inglés) del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) en colaboración con el…

Date issued: Ago 2018
Author(s): Hanauer, Merlin

Protected areas are fundamental to reaching the goals laid out as a part of the recent Sustainable Development Goals. Recognition of the importance of protected areas from policy makers,…

Date issued: Ago 2018 IA generativa habilitada
Author(s): Beuermann, Diether;Jackson, C. Kirabo

Recent studies document that, in many cases, the schools that parents prefer over others do not improve student test scores. This could be because (a) parents cannot discern schools causal impacts,…

Date issued: Ago 2018
Author(s): Seco, Antonio;Muñoz Miranda, Andrés

El contexto nuevo y cambiante de la economía digital y la digitalización del sector público ofrecen a las administraciones fiscales de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) un marco con necesidades e…

Date issued: Ago 2018
Author(s): Cathala, Corinne;Núñez, Anamaría;Rios, Ana R.

This policy brief examines these crises, explores successes and pitfalls in the response mechanisms, and extracts valuable lessons to assist decision makers in dealing with droughts, providing…

Date issued: Ago 2018
Author(s): Cathala, Corinne;Núñez, Anamaría;Rios, Ana R.

El cambio climático está acelerando la frecuencia y gravedad de las sequías, generando desafíos tanto para los encargados de políticas como para la población a nivel mundial. Este informe de…

Date issued: Ago 2018
Author(s): Cathala, Corinne;Núñez, Anamaría;Rios, Ana R.

A mudança climática está aumentando a frequência e intensidade das secas, o que impõe enormes desafios tanto para os formuladores de políticas como para os cidadãos em todo o mundo. Esta síntese de…

Date issued: Ago 2018
Author(s): Fondo Multilateral de Inversiones;BID Invest;Trujillo, Verónica;Navajas, Sergio;Fonseca, Camila

Esta base de datos contiene información sobre desempeño e inclusión financiera por institución regulada en la región. FINLAC data cubre siete años (2005, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 y 2015) y…

Date issued: Ago 2018
Author(s): Gray, Cheryl;Alonso, Pablo;Schijman, Agustina;Ahumada, Alejandro;Alejandre, Florencia;Carpanelli, María del Mar;Crespo, Anna Risi Vianna;Elliott, Victoria;Florimon, Andrea;García, Juan Felipe;Gonzalez Diez, Verónica M.;Gwin, Catherine;Haarsager, Ulrike;Hernández, María José;Huppi, Monika;Khadr, Ali;Legarreta, Regina;Linares, Ana María;Michelitsch, Roland;Puerta, Juan Manuel;Putic, Melanie;Setien Santianez, Loreto;Soldano, Miguel;Soriano, Alejandro;Szwedzki, Roni;Wattenbach, Horst

In 2010 the IDB’s Board of Governors approved the 9th General Capital Increase (IDB-9), adding $70 billion in paid-in and callable capital to IDB’s existing $100 billion capital base. Governors tied…

Date issued: Ago 2018
Author(s): Gray, Cheryl;Alonso, Pablo;Schijman, Agustina;Ahumada, Alejandro;Alejandre, Florencia;Carpanelli, María del Mar;Crespo, Anna Risi Vianna;Elliott, Victoria;Florimon, Andrea;García, Juan Felipe;Gonzalez Diez, Verónica M.;Gwin, Catherine;Haarsager, Ulrike;Hernández, María José;Huppi, Monika;Khadr, Ali;Legarreta, Regina;Linares, Ana María;Michelitsch, Roland;Puerta, Juan Manuel;Putic, Melanie;Setien Santianez, Loreto;Soldano, Miguel;Soriano, Alejandro;Szwedzki, Roni;Wattenbach, Horst

En 2010, la Asamblea de Gobernadores del BID aprobó el Noveno Aumento General de Capital, que incrementó la base de capital de US$100.000 millones con que contaba el BID en US$70.000 millones en…

Date issued: Ago 2018
Author(s): Rossi, José Luiz

This paper studies the predictive power of several proxies for liquidity in forecasting exchange rates for a set of countries from January 2001 to April 2013. The results indicate that changes in…

Date issued: Ago 2018
Author(s): Goñi Pacchioni, Edwin A.;Gonzales, Alessandra;Pardo, Francisco

Knowledge is transferred between firms explicitly or tacitly. While non-embedded knowledge can be transferred explicitly through patent citations, embedded knowledge is essentially transferred…

Date issued: Ago 2018 IA generativa habilitada
Author(s): Cravo, Tulio;Jacinto, Paulo;Schimanski, Caroline

The important debate about how economic fluctuations affect employment reallocation in heterogeneous businesses is currently open in the literature. This debate is relevant as it matters for the…

Date issued: Ago 2018
Author(s): Meltzer, Joshua P.

This report outlines a range of reforms needed to develop a digital economy and to take advantage of digital trade opportunities. Many of the recommended reforms are domestic in nature, such as…

Date issued: Ago 2018
Author(s): Hernaiz, Daniel;Miller, Sebastián J.;Pedroni, Peter

A number of policy discussions in macroeconomics have to do with the impact of commodity price fluctuations on fiscal policy in commodity exporting countries. Commodity price movements, however, have…

Date issued: Ago 2018
Author(s): Miller, Sebastián J.;Ruiz-Tagle V., Cristóbal

This paper examines the effect of exposure to air pollution on the probability of a pregnancy ending in a stillbirth delivery. We use official registry data of pregnancy outcomes and municipality-…

Date issued: Ago 2018
Author(s): Vera-Cossio, Diego A.

Decentralizing the allocation of resources to community members is an increasingly popular form of delivering public resources in developing countries. However, this approach is associated with the…

Date issued: Ago 2018 IA generativa habilitada
Author(s): Araujo, María Caridad;Rubio-Codina, Marta;Dormal, Marta

As home visiting programs continue to expand, it is crucial to develop cost-effective methods to monitor their quality that are feasible at-scale. This paper compares two instruments widely used…