Nov 2022
This paper documents the existence of significant gender gaps in STEM occupations in Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Mexico and estimates the aggregate costs associated with these gaps in Mexico. For…
Nov 2022
This study shows that the trend of declining gender gaps in labor market indicators in Latin America in previous decades did not change significantly in most countries during the COVID-19 pandemic.…
Nov 2022
Este estudio muestra que la tendencia a la disminución de las brechas de género en los indicadores del mercado laboral en América Latina en décadas anteriores no cambió significativamente en la…
Nov 2022
This paper studies productivity in the Andean region in detail between 1990 and 2018. To do this, a growth accounting analysis is carried out, considering adjustments for quality and utilization of…
Nov 2022
The Evaluation Recommendation Tracking System (ReTS) is designed to periodically provide the Inter American Development Bank (IDB) and IDB Invest Boards of Executive Directors with timely information…
Nov 2022
El ReTS se ha establecido como un sistema que busca proporcionar a los Directorios Ejecutivos del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) y del BID Invest información periódica y oportuna sobre las…
Nov 2022
The Social Protection and Health (SPH) Division of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) held its annual Regional Policy Dialogue (RPD) Digital Health for All: Latin America and the Caribbeans…
Nov 2022
La División de Protección Social y Salud (SPH) del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) celebró su Diálogo Regional de Política (DRP) anual Salud Digital para Todos: La oportunidad de oro de…
Nov 2022
This is a publication about citizen-led urbanism processes in Latin America. It follows the recent life of a movement originating from, and driven by and for citizens, who out of a compelling love…
Nov 2022
Esta es una publicación sobre los procesos del urbanismo ciudadano en América Latina. Un recorrido por la vida reciente de un movimiento impulsado desde, para y por la ciudadanía que, con amor…
Nov 2022
Global financial shocks under a revamped global financial landscape can produce unexpected, multi-faceted, and disruptive implications for emerging market economies. Using the VIX index as a proxy…
Nov 2022
En los últimos 10 años y hasta 2019, el volumen del transporte aéreo de mercancías había mantenido una tendencia creciente en América Latina y el Caribe (ALC). Las medidas sanitarias adoptadas por…
Nov 2022
This note provides insights into understanding and combating vaccine hesitancy in the Caribbean. We draw on both qualitative and quantitative evidence stemming from IDB analytical and operational…
Nov 2022
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) holds the PPP Americas every two years in partnership with a national or subnational government. The regional forum brings together top professionals and…
Nov 2022
This report considers the ways in which innovation agencies are currently operating across Latin America and the Caribbean. The analysis is focused on the Latin American Network of Innovation…
Nov 2022
El trabajo estima el efecto del uso de las tecnologías de la información y comunicación (TIC) y de la inversión en Investigación y Desarrollo (I&D) sobre la productividad total de factores (PTF)…
Nov 2022
The 2022 third quarter edition of the Quarterly Business Review (QBR) provides management with a status of the Bank's performance. The QBR reports on outputs, lending program priorities and…
Nov 2022
Although the crisis generated by COVID-19 has only deepened the vulnerability of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), conditions are emerging to promote sustainable economic recovery…
Nov 2022
Si bien la crisis generada por el COVID-19 no ha hecho más que profundizar la vulnerabilidad de las micro, pequeñas y medianas empresas (mipymes), surgen condiciones para impulsar una recuperación…
Nov 2022
Alors que la crise provoquée par la COVID-19 na fait qu’aggraver la vulnérabilité des micro, petites et moyennes entreprises (MPME), des conditions se dessinent pour favoriser une reprise économique…