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Date issued: Aug 2025
Author(s): Gamberini, Carla;Della Nina Gambi, Gabriela;Vinacur, Tamara

Esta publicación analiza las políticas de Jornada Escolar Extendida (JEE), evaluando su relevancia en América Latina y el Caribe (ALC), así como su implementación en diversos contextos…

Date issued: Aug 2025
Author(s): Monge, Karol Acon ;Chavez Mendoza, Cecilia;Tejerina, Luis

Over the past two decades, the Single Beneficiary System (SIUBEN) has undergone a profound transformation. It was created in 2004 in response to a severe economic and social crisis, with the initial…

Date issued: Aug 2025
Author(s): Monge, Karol Acon ;Chavez Mendoza, Cecilia;Tejerina, Luis

En las últimas dos décadas, el Sistema Único de Beneficiarios (SIUBEN) ha experimentado un profunda transformación. Fue creado en 2004 como respuesta a una severa crisis económica y social, con el…

Date issued: Aug 2025
Author(s): Zuluaga, Daniela;Tejerina, Luis

The System for the Identification of Potential Beneficiaries of Social Programs (Sisbén) is Colombias main instrument for targeting social policies. To date, Sisbén has gone through four versions and…

Date issued: Aug 2025
Author(s): Zuluaga, Daniela;Tejerina, Luis

El Sistema de Identificación de Potenciales Beneficiarios de Programas Sociales (Sisbén) es el principal instrumento de focalización de políticas sociales de Colombia. El Sisbén, que a la fecha ha…

Date issued: Aug 2025
Author(s): Affordable Housing Institute;Guerrero, Jorge;Cervantes Bautista, Juan José;Torcida Amero, Luis Ignacio Joaquín;Ruiz Hernández, Felipe de Jesús;Jácome Polit, David

La Nota Técnica Sectorial de la Vivienda de Ecuador elaborada por el BID con los actores relevantes de la vivienda a través del análisis de la cadena de valor tiene como objetivo sentar las bases…

Date issued: Aug 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Elacqua, Gregory;Marotta, Luana;Martínez, Matias;Méndez, Carolina;Nascimento, Danielle

This book offers an analysis of educational financing in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), highlighting that while investment in education is essential, the efficiency and effectiveness in the…

Date issued: Aug 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Elacqua, Gregory;Marotta, Luana;Martínez, Matias;Méndez, Carolina;Nascimento, Danielle

Este libro ofrece un análisis del financiamiento educativo en América Latina y el Caribe (ALC), resaltando que, aunque la inversión en educación es esencial, la eficiencia y la eficacia en el uso de…

Date issued: Aug 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Elacqua, Gregory;Marotta, Luana;Martínez, Matias;Méndez, Carolina;Nascimento, Danielle

Este livro apresenta uma análise do financiamento da educação na América Latina e no Caribe (ALC), enfatizando que, embora o investimento em educação seja essencial, a eficiência e a eficácia no uso…

Date issued: Aug 2025
Author(s): Barinas-Forero, Andrés Felipe;Blanco, Mariana;López-Luzuriaga, Andrea;Scartascini, Carlos

How does the pace and sequencing of tax reforms influence taxpayer behavior? We design a laboratory experiment to evaluate how individuals respond to gradual versus abrupt tax increases and whether…

Date issued: Aug 2025
Author(s): Barinas-Forero, Andrés Felipe;Scartascini, Carlos

Many countries are considering cuts to public-sector salaries as a path to fiscal consolidation. Yet, can lowering politicians' pay incentivize corruption? This paper examines how wage…

Date issued: Aug 2025
Author(s): Della Nina Gambi, Gabriela;Forero Pabón, Tatiana;Soto Sira, Virginia Guadalupe;Keuylian, María Laura;Ruiz García, Manuel José

In a context of accelerated digital transformation and a persistent learning crisis, this report presents a regional overview of how teachers in Latin America perceive their digital competencies.…

Date issued: Aug 2025
Author(s): Della Nina Gambi, Gabriela;Forero Pabón, Tatiana;Soto Sira, Virginia Guadalupe;Keuylian, María Laura;Ruiz García, Manuel José

En un contexto de transformación digital acelerada y una persistente crisis de aprendizaje, este informe presenta un diagnóstico regional sobre la percepción que tienen los docentes de América Latina…

Date issued: Aug 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Miazzo, David;Durnbeck, Theresa;Yedro, Tania;Ferrero, Lucas;Woelfin, Maia;Buchter, Edgar Juan;De Salvo, Carmine Paolo;Rondinone, Gonzalo

El presente informe analiza las políticas agropecuarias de la provincia argentina del Chaco entre 2018 y 2022, aplicando la metodología del Estimado de Apoyo al Productor (PSE) de la OCDE, empleada…

Date issued: Jul 2025
Author(s): Barreix, Alberto Daniel;De Souza Rocha Lukic, Melina ;Barroso Tostes Neto, José

In 2025, Brazil approved a tax reform that introduced an innovative value-added tax (VAT) model, which incorporates three important features. First, it adopts a dual VAT model, with the creation of…

Date issued: Jul 2025
Author(s): Barreix, Alberto Daniel;De Souza Rocha Lukic, Melina ;Barroso Tostes Neto, José

En 2025, Brasil aprobó una reforma impositiva que introdujo un modelo de impuesto al valor agregado (IVA) que incorpora tres innovaciones importantes. En primer lugar, adopta el modelo de IVA Dual,…

Date issued: Jul 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank;IDB Invest;IDB Lab

The Impact Report offers a fresh and accessible look at how the IDB Group is working to achieve impact across Latin America and the Caribbean. Formerly known as the Development Effectiveness Overview…

Date issued: Jul 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo;BID Invest;BID Lab

El Informe de Impacto ofrece una mirada nueva y accesible sobre cómo el Grupo BID está generando impacto en América Latina y el Caribe. Conocido anteriormente como el Panorama de Efectividad en el…

Date issued: Jul 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Pinilla-Roncancio, Mónica;Schwarz, Natalie Vanessa;Smith, Pamela;Stampini, Marco

Persons with disabilities incur extra costs of living (e.g., for personal assistance, assistive devices, medical care, transportation), which are not captured in monetary poverty lines. This has…

Date issued: Jul 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Pinilla-Roncancio, Mónica;Schwarz, Natalie Vanessa;Smith, Pamela;Stampini, Marco

Las personas con discapacidad enfrentan costos de vida adicionales (por ejemplo, para asistencia personal, dispositivos de apoyo, atención médica y transporte) que no se reflejan en las líneas de…

Date issued: Jul 2025
Author(s): Cunial, Santiago;Pérez Urdiales, María

Water affordability is a critical issue for achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including access to clean water and sanitation for all. Countries in Latin American and the Caribbean are…

Date issued: Jul 2025
Author(s): Dirección Nacional de Ciberseguridad de Israel

Esta publicación proporciona información centralizada, dirigida a las organizaciones que emplean servicios de nube pública, así como a las autoridades de ciberseguridad y protección de la información…

Date issued: Jul 2025
Author(s): Bruno Godoy, Maria Liliana;Vásquez, Mateo

This guide shares key information about development with identity for Indigenous Peoples and how to design projects to foster this type of development. You can also explore our other topic-based…

Date issued: Jul 2025
Author(s): Bruno Godoy, Maria Liliana;Vásquez, Mateo

Esta ficha temática ofrece información esencial sobre los pueblos indígenas en América Latina y el Caribe y cómo se pueden diseñar proyectos para promover el desarrollo con identidad. Se presentan…

Date issued: Jul 2025 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Araujo Piedra, Maria Daniela;Cruz-Aguayo, Yyannu;Heineck, Guido

Since 2007, the Ecuadorian government has required teacher candidates to pass cognitive and knowledge tests before they are allowed to participate in merit-based competitions for tenured positions.…