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Measuring the Sources of Taste-Based Discrimination Using List Experiments
Measuring the Sources of Taste-Based Discrimination Using List Experiments

Date issued: Jan 2026 IA generativa habilitada
Author(s): Listo, Ariel;Muñoz, Ercio;Sansone, Dario

This paper examines how attitudes among supervisors, co-workers, and customers contribute to discrimination against sexual minorities in the workplace. A large, nationally representative sample in…
Network Transmission of Fiscal Demand Shocks in Commodity-Dependent Economies
Network Transmission of Fiscal Demand Shocks in Commodity-Dependent Economies

Date issued: Jan 2026 IA generativa habilitada
Author(s): Uribe-Terán, Carlos;Zanoni, Wladimir;Grijalva, Diego F.;Brborich, Sara;Manzano, Osmel

We study how procurement-driven fiscal contractions propagate through firm-to-firm pro- duction networks. The 2014 collapse in oil prices triggered a sharp fall in public procure- ment in Ecuador,…
Participation of Women in Public Procurement: Experiences and Lessons from Latin America and the Caribbean
Participation of Women in Public Procurement: Experiences and Lessons from Latin America and the Caribbean

Date issued: Jan 2026
Author(s): Comotto, Sabrina;Harper, Leslie;Inostroza Castro, Maria Trinidad

This study addresses the low participation of women in public procurement markets in Latin America and the Caribbean, where significant gender gaps in access to economic opportunities persist. The…
Participación de mujeres en las compras públicas: experiencias y lecciones de América Latina y el Caribe
Participación de mujeres en las compras públicas: experiencias y lecciones de América Latina y el Caribe

Date issued: Jan 2026
Author(s): Comotto, Sabrina;Harper, Leslie;Inostroza Castro, Maria Trinidad

Este estudio aborda el problema de la baja participación de las mujeres en los mercados de compras públicas en América Latina y el Caribe, donde persisten significativas brechas de género en el…
Improving Officials’ Use of Evidence in the Design and Implementation of Public Policy
Improving Officials’ Use of Evidence in the Design and Implementation of Public Policy

Date issued: Jan 2026 IA generativa habilitada
Author(s): Hoyos, Manuela;Perez-Vincent, Santiago M.;Tobón, Santiago;Souza, Pedro CL;Vanegas-Arias, Martín

We study whether structured, evidence-based information can shape local policymakers beliefs and stated intentions to adopt violence prevention interventions. Using a randomized experiment embedded…
Understanding and Predicting Recidivism in Latin America: A Machine Learning Approach
Understanding and Predicting Recidivism in Latin America: A Machine Learning Approach

Date issued: Jan 2026 IA generativa habilitada
Author(s): Anauati, María Victoria;Romero, María Noelia;Baraldi, Lucia;Sosa Escudero, Walter;Tommasi, Mariano

Recidivism is a persistent challenge for criminal justice systems worldwide, yet evidence from Latin America remains scarce. This study addresses that gap through three contributions. First, it…
Fiscal Assessments Through the Lens of Firms: Corporate Perceptions and the Transmission of Fiscal Policy
Fiscal Assessments Through the Lens of Firms: Corporate Perceptions and the Transmission of Fiscal Policy

Date issued: Jan 2026 IA generativa habilitada
Author(s): Hirs, Jorge;Andrian, Leandro Gaston;Valencia, Oscar

This paper examines how firm perceptions influence the transmission of fiscal policy. Using natural language processing on corporate earnings calls from 51 countries over two decades, we construct…
The Effectiveness of Natural Resources Funds: Evidence from Colombia
The Effectiveness of Natural Resources Funds: Evidence from Colombia

Date issued: Jan 2026 IA generativa habilitada
Author(s): Ome, Alejandro;Giles Álvarez, Laura;Larrahondo, Cristhian;Pérez, Jorge

This study analyzes the impact of natural resource funds (NRF) on municipal fiscal results in Colombia, using an instrumental variable approach. It specifically analyzed the case of the Colombian…
Inattention or (Mis)Information? Explaining the Demand for Populist Anti-inflationary Policies
Inattention or (Mis)Information? Explaining the Demand for Populist Anti-inflationary Policies

Date issued: Jan 2026 IA generativa habilitada
Author(s): Keefer, Philip;Ronconi, Lucas

Why are inefficient policies popular? One explanation is incomplete voter information. Evidence from survey experiments in Argentina points instead to inattention. The experiments explore voter…
Can Informational Interventions Improve SME Environmental Performance? Experimental Evidence from Latin America
Can Informational Interventions Improve SME Environmental Performance? Experimental Evidence from Latin America

Date issued: Jan 2026 IA generativa habilitada
Author(s): Alpízar, Francisco;Bejarano, Hernan;Blackman, Allen;Sandoval, Héctor;Del Pozo-Loayza, César E;Ferraro, Paul;Hancevic, Pedro;Hoffmann, Bridget;López-Rivas, José David;Mamani, Brenda;Morales, Sarahí D.;Sandoval, Luis A;Sant’Anna, Ana Cláudia

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are a major source of air, water and soil pollution in Latin America and the Caribbean. To address this problem, policy makers in the region often rely on…