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Oct 2023
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Education is a crucial asset for a countrys economic prospects and for its inhabitants. In addition to its direct impact on growth via the accumulation of human capital, it is a critical ingredient…
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We estimate the efficiency of health spending in 145 middle and high-income and the potential gains from improving efficiency for a range of health system outputs using Data Envelopment Analysis for…
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Oct 2023
This Independent Country Program Review (ICPR) analyzes the strategy and program of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group in Brazil for the 2019-2022 period. ICPRs are independent reviews…
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Oct 2023
Esta Revisión Independiente de Programa de País (ICPR) analiza la estrategia y el programa del Grupo Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) en Brasil durante el periodo 2019-2022. Las ICPR son…
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This chapter examines socioeconomic inequality in Latin America through the lens of race and ethnicity. We primarily use national census data from the International Public Use Micro Data Sample (…
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Oct 2023
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This chapter examines the redistributive preferences of Latin Americans and investigates the factors that shape them. Using a detailed survey in eight Latin American countries, the study sheds new…
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Oct 2023
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This chapter analyzes the incidence on income distribution by a comprehensive array of direct and indirect taxes in ten Latin American countries circa 2018. The study finds that although there is a…
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This paper examines the implicit subsidies within pension systems across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region. We first calculate the theoretical benefits of pension for hypothetical workers…
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Oct 2023
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We assess the non-contributory cash transfer systems in 17 Latin American and Caribbean countries to identify factors that keep them from reducing poverty and inequality. To perform this assessment,…
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Oct 2023
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Evaluamos los sistemas de transferencias monetarias no contributivas en 17 países de América Latina y el Caribe para identificar factores que les impiden reducir la pobreza y la desigualdad. Para…
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Oct 2023
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Avaliamos os programas de transferência de renda não contributivas em 17 países da América Latina e do Caribe para identificar os fatores que os impedem de reduzir a pobreza e a desigualdade. Para…
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Oct 2023
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Firms market power may exacerbate income inequality. We investigate this relationship among firms in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), where this phenomenon remains understudied. We use firm-…
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This paper uses standard fiscal incidence analysis to study how much income redistribution and poverty reduction are accomplished through the fiscal system in eighteen Latin American and Caribbean (…
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Oct 2023
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Predominant views on the political economy of Latin America and the Caribbean tend to emphasize that elite domination helps to understand the high levels of inequality. The contemporary fiscal…
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Oct 2023
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The present paper outlines measures of disparity in healthcare access and health outcomes, drawing from the standardized metrics introduced in one related study (Bancalari et al., 2023). Beveridge…
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Oct 2023
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El modelo tradicional de gestión tributaria, basado en el control y sanciones, se revela inadecuado frente a la alta litigiosidad tributaria en muchos países. En respuesta, varios países están…
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Oct 2023
The gender earnings gap between men and women in Latin America is an obstacle to achieving gender equality and sustainable development. In Uruguay, this gap persists despite women often having a…
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Oct 2023
La brecha de ingresos laborales entre hombres y mujeres en América Latina es un obstáculo para lograr la igualdad de género y el desarrollo sostenible. En Uruguay, esta brecha persiste a pesar de que…
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Oct 2023
¿Qué es planificar la educación hoy? Mejor dicho, ¿qué podría ser? Para la primera hay unas cuantas respuestas posibles, pero para la segunda sería difícil encontrar más de un par. El planeamiento…
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Oct 2023
En México, las Redes de Tutoría surgieron en los 90s como respuesta a la necesidad de impulsar el aprendizaje autodirigido en comunidades marginadas. Estas redes, ancladas en el diálogo equitativo,…
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Oct 2023
Ante la crisis de aprendizajes dada por la pandemia, los gobiernos de América Latina y diversas organizaciones de la sociedad civil pusieron en marcha iniciativas de aprendizaje remoto, que variaron…
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Oct 2023
The gender earnings gap between men and women in Lan America is an obstacle to achieving gender equality and sustainable development. In Chile, this gap persists despite the fact that women, in many…
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Oct 2023
La brecha de ingresos laborales entre hombres y mujeres en América Latina es un obstáculo para lograr la igualdad de género y el desarrollo sostenible. En Chile, esta brecha persiste a pesar de que…
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Oct 2023
La pandemia de COVID-19, junto con efectos en la salud y el bienestar de la población obligó a los países de la región a tomar un conjunto de medidas para frenar su avance (particularmente medidas de…
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Oct 2023
La brecha de ingresos laborales entre hombres y mujeres en América Latina es un obstáculo para lograr la igualdad de género y el desarrollo sostenible. En Venezuela, esta brecha persiste a pesar de…
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Oct 2023
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This study examines the impact of a behavioral intervention on reducing discrimination against Venezuelan migrants in the screening of home rental applications conducted by Ecuadorian real estate…
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Oct 2023
The global trajectory of municipal solid waste management is a glimpse of this sector becoming a profoundly information and data-driven activity. At the same time, it is a key sector for…
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Oct 2023
La trayectoria a nivel global de la gestión de residuos sólidos municipales permite vislumbrar que este sector se convierta en una actividad profundamente basada en la información y los datos. A la…
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Oct 2023
A trajetória global da gestão de resíduos sólidos municipais é um setor que está prestes a se tornar uma atividade profundamente orientada por dados e informações. Ao mesmo tempo, é um setor…
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Oct 2023
The gender earnings gap in Latin America poses a barrier to achieving gender equality and sustainable development. In Venezuela, this gap persists despite women often having a better labor profile…
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Oct 2023
The digital transformation of the energy sector in Latin America and the Caribbean is a profound process that goes beyond technology. It involves updating assets, systems, and organizational culture…
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Oct 2023
La transformación digital del sector energético en América Latina y el Caribe es un proceso profundo que va más allá de la tecnología. Implica actualizar activos, sistemas y cultura organizativa.…
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Oct 2023
A transformação digital do setor energético na América Latina e no Caribe é um processo profundo que vai além da tecnologia. Implica na atualização de ativos, sistemas e cultura organizacional. Esta…
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Oct 2023
Este reporte destaca la importancia de la población joven en Paraguay, que representa el 27% de la población uno de los pesos relativos más elevados en la historia del país-, y la oportunidad de…
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Oct 2023
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La presente investigacion desarrolla una metodologa para la estimacion de las especies monetarias en circulacion (EMC) para el caso de una economa dolarizada como la ecuatoriana.Este enfoque se basa…
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Oct 2023
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We evaluate whether floods and landslides are more likely when rain falls inside versus outside protected areas (PAs). We use monthly municipality data for the period 2000-2015 in Guatemala and…
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Oct 2023
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Most aggregate theories of financial frictions model credit available at a cost of financing equal to the savings rate but rationed. However, using a comprehensive firm-level credit registry, we…
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Oct 2023
App-based ride-hailing is no longer a new transportation phenomenon. Yet much remains unknown about its influence on user behaviors associated with the decarbonization of urban mobility, such as the…
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Oct 2023
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How strong is the transmission of socio-economic status across generations in Latin America? To answer this question, we first review the empirical literature on intergenerational mobility and…
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Oct 2023
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This paper describes the patterns of worker turnover in selected Latin American countries and their implications for wage inequality. It documents a higher positive annual wage growth rate for job to…
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Oct 2023
To contain the climate crisis and meet the Paris Agreements goal of limiting global warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels by 2050, countries around the world need to undergo deep socio-economic…
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Oct 2023
Para contener la crisis climática y cumplir el objetivo del Acuerdo de París de limitar el calentamiento global a 1,5 C por encima de los niveles preindustriales para 2050, los países de todo el…
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Oct 2023
Este documento realiza un analisis de antecedentes y revisa experiencias de programas para presentar buenas practicas y referencias relevantes a ser consideradas por otras organizaciones y actores…
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Oct 2023
El documento presenta un estudio enfocado en analizar las consecuencias observables de la pandemia de la COVID 19, en el sector educativo, en América Latina. Para ello se realizó el procesamiento de…
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Oct 2023
Se propone una herramienta para analizar las capacidades organizacionales de la administración pública en materia de cambio climático. La herramienta está diseñada para ser aplicada por un equipo…
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Oct 2023
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Drawing on a comprehensive compilation of quantile shares and inequality measures for 34 countries, including over 5,600 estimated Gini coefficient, we review the measurement of income inequality in…
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Oct 2023
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Health constitutes a fundamental aspect of our well-being. It is also a key factor in determining our contribution to market and non-market output. Health inequality refers to the unequal realization…
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Oct 2023
The concept of cooperative compliance has gained momentum in recent years as tax authorities seek to establish more collaborative relationships with taxpayers, especially in member countries of the…
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Oct 2023
A partir de tabulados de los Censos Económicos de 2014 y 2019 de México, este trabajo analiza la desigualdad entre unidades económicas en el acceso a las TIC y su relación con características de las…
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Oct 2023
Este trabajo explora la evolución del empleo en México según su exposición al cambio técnico tras la recesión causada por el COVID-19. Se utilizan datos de encuestas de hogares oficiales entre el…