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Jun 2023
Mining is a vital sector in numerous economies of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) as an important source of income and investments, an important generator of direct and indirect jobs, and a…
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Jun 2023
La minería es un sector vital en numerosas economías de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) al ser una fuente importante de ingresos e inversiones, un generador importante de empleos directos e…
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Jun 2023
En esta edición de Connexa se analiza la evolución del sector externo de América Latina y el Caribe, distinguiendo el impacto diferenciado de los precios y la demanda real. Asimismo, se incluyen…
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Jun 2023
Esta edição de Connexa1 analisa a evolução do setor externo da América Latina e do Caribe, distinguindo o impacto diferenciado dos preços e da demanda real. Inclui também alguns indicadores que…
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Jun 2023
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We exploit the staggered expansion of the internet broadband network to firms and bank branches locations in Peru during the last decade to study non-financial firm performance and bank credit…
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Jun 2023
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Does compliance with low-cost civic duties increase demand for social accountability? We address this question by conducting a field experiment at train stations in Buenos Aires. We create exogenous…
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Jun 2023
This database compiles up-to-date standardized statistics on sovereign debt issuances for the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region and contains biannual data starting in 2006 through December…
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Jun 2023
Little is known about mining taxation in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), although it is both particularly complex and has large effects on incentives for investments in mining activities. This…
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Jun 2023
Este informe describe y presenta los resultados del Índice de Desarrollo de la Banda Ancha (IDBA) en América Latina y el Caribe (ALC). El principal objetivo del IDBA es medir la brecha digital en ALC…
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Jun 2023
This document describes recent demographic, economic, and social trends of people 50 and older in Latin America. We analyze the labor profile of those generations who will face retirement over the…
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Jun 2023
Este trabajo analiza las posibilidades y limitaciones que tendrían los seguros paramétricos como herramienta para contribuir a la adaptación al riesgo climático en la producción agropecuaria en los…
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Jun 2023
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DeepTech startups are companies based on a scientific discovery or meaningful engineering innovation. Deep Tech startups involve significant technological risk and R&D. However, Deep Tech…
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Jun 2023
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Las startups DeepTech son empresas basadas en un descubrimiento científico o en una innovación de ingeniería significativa. Las startups DeepTech implican un riesgo tecnológico y de RD (investigación…
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Jun 2023
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) can offer great advantages for companies planning on going public, including shortening times compared with conventional pathways to initial public…
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Jun 2023
This edition of the series 'The Future of Work in Latin America and the Caribbean' examines the challenges and opportunities that arise for the region's pension systems in the face of…
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Jun 2023
Esta edición de la serie El futuro del trabajo en América Latina y el Caribe analiza los retos y posibilidades que surgen para los sistemas de pensiones de la región ante el envejecimiento…
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Jun 2023
Esta edição da série 'O Futuro do Trabalho na América Latina e no Caribe' examina os desafios e oportunidades que surgem para os sistemas previdenciários da região diante de uma população…
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Jun 2023
This study provides an overview of the key findings and recommendations from a comprehensive document on the deployment of low-carbon hydrogen (GLCH) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). It…
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Jun 2023
All across the high-impact entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), entrepreneurs are sharing stories about how difficult it is to successfully maintain and…
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Jun 2023
En el ecosistema de innovación y emprendimiento de alto impacto en América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) vemos cómo emprendedores/as cuentan experiencias difíciles de su día a día para mantener o hacer…
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Jun 2023
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How much wealth has accumulated in the region and how is it distributed across households? Despite being widely recognized for its extreme income inequality, reliable data on wealth is scarce,…
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Jun 2023
Survey data for Argentina and Uruguay do not show a decline in trust in the president among those whose health was compromised by COVID-19. Over time, trust in the president increased in Uruguay and…
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Jun 2023
Los datos de encuestas en Argentina y Uruguay no muestran una disminución de la confianza en el presidente entre las personas cuya salud se vio comprometida por la COVID-19. A lo largo del tiempo, la…
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Jun 2023
The ProAdapt Facility was launched in 2013 by the IDBs Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), now IDB Lab, and the Nordic Development Fund (NDF). The main objective of the Facility was to support…
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Jun 2023
In the last five decades, living with extended family has become more common around the globe. In Mexico, the share of three-generation households has increased by nearly 20% in both urban and rural…