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Jul 2023
High debt levels after the pandemic raised concerns about a wave of sovereign defaults. A focus has been on low-income countries, but several middle-income nations also face high debt burdens and…
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Jul 2023
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The institutions and units at the Center of Government (CoG) provide managerial direction and coherence to the complex machinery of government to accelerate the delivery of its priority objectives.…
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Jul 2023
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Las instituciones y unidades del Centro de Gobierno (CdG) brindan dirección y coherencia de gestión a la compleja maquinaria del gobierno para acelerar el cumplimiento de sus objetivos prioritarios.…
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Jul 2023
El presente trabajo se centra en desarrollar un conjunto de prácticas y recomendaciones para la operación de iniciativas de Transformación Digital en el contexto latinoamericano. El documento se…
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Jul 2023
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How deep are the roots of Latin America's economic inequalities? In this chapter we survey both the history and the literature about the region's extreme economic disparities, focusing on…
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Jul 2023
El avance hacia la descarbonización de la mano de nuevas tecnologías ha llevado a las principales economías mundiales a demandar un suministro confiable de minerales críticos como cobre, litio,…
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Jul 2023
El avance hacia la descarbonización de la mano de nuevas tecnologías ha llevado a las principales economías mundiales a demandar un suministro confiable de minerales críticos como cobre, litio,…
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Jul 2023
In addition to the project-led grievance mechanisms and the independent accountability office, MICI, the IDB also provides a channel for stakeholders to contact the institution directly when…
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Jul 2023
Además de los mecanismos de quejas establecidos a nivel de los proyectos y el mecanismo independiente de consulta e investigación, MICI, el BID también ofrece un canal para que las partes interesadas…
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Jul 2023
En plus des mécanismes de règlement des griefs au niveau des projets et du mécanisme indépendant de consultation et d'investigation, MICI, le BID offre également un canal permettant aux parties…
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Jul 2023
Além dos mecanismos de queixas estabelecidos a nível de projetos e o mecanismo independente de consulta e investigação, MICI, o BID também oferece um canal para que as partes interessadas entrem em…
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Jul 2023
A pesar de los avances en igualdad de género en la región andina, las mujeres aún muestran baja autonomía económica. El presente estudio propone promover iniciativas integrales que aborden las…
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Jul 2023
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We study the impact on learning of a child's rank in the classroom using a unique experiment from Ecuador. Within each school, students were randomly assigned to classrooms in every grade…
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Jul 2023
An intervention in Argentina that sent periodic emails to households about available telemedicine services effectively increased the adoption of and demand for telemedicine. Patients who were part of…
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Jul 2023
Una intervención en Argentina mediante la cual se envió periódicamente correos electrónicos a los hogares sobre los servicios de telemedicina disponibles aumentó efectivamente la adopción y la…
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Jul 2023
Caja de herramientas dirigida a Ministerios de Educación, organizaciones de la sociedad civil y otras entidades que busquen acelerar aprendizajes mediante programas de tutorías remotas, especialmente…
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Jul 2023
The shift to remote and hybrid education during the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the need to revise and improve the education and professional development of teachers. It revealed that teachers…
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Jul 2023
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Empirical results in economics often stem from success in controlled experimental settings, but often fail when scaled up. This study presents a behavioral intervention and a scalable equivalent…
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Jun 2023
Governments across the world utilize agricultural policies to intervene in their respective agricultural sectors. This infographic displays the level of total support offered to the agricultural…
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Jun 2023
Los gobiernos emplean políticas públicas para intervenir en el sector agropecuario de sus países, y esta infografía ilustra el nivel total de apoyo otorgado a dicho sector, incluyendo tanto a los…
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Jun 2023
Governments employ public policies to intervene in the agricultural sector of their respective countries. The AGRIMONITOR initiative carries out different Agricultural Policy Indicators for the…
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Jun 2023
Los gobiernos emplean políticas públicas para intervenir en el sector agropecuario de sus respectivos países. La iniciativa AGRIMONITOR realiza diferentes Indicadores de Política Agropecuaria para el…
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Jun 2023
Governments use public policies to intervene in the agricultural sector of their countries. The AGRIMONITOR initiative carries out different Agricultural Policy Indicators for the analysis of the…
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Jun 2023
Los gobiernos utilizan políticas públicas para intervenir en el sector agropecuario de sus países. La iniciativa AGRIMONITOR realiza diferentes Indicadores de Política Agropecuaria para el análisis…
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Jun 2023
Governments around the world use agricultural policies to intervene in their agricultural sectors, either through budgetary support or price supports. The AGRIMONITOR initiative produces different…
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Jun 2023
Los gobiernos emplean políticas públicas para intervenir en el sector agropecuario de sus países ya sea mediante apoyos presupuestarios o soportes de precio. La iniciativa AGRIMONITOR realiza…
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Jun 2023
The 2023 first 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…
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Jun 2023
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This chapter describes tools and a methodology to model wind and flood risks from tropical storms under present and future climate accounting for natural infrastructure. Wind forcing provide a…
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Jun 2023
La ejecución de obras en un aeropuerto sin interrupción de las operaciones es un reto que requiere un alto grado de planificación y fiscalización para mantener los estándares de seguridad exigidos…
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Jun 2023
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We present two case studies in which coastal vulnerability modeling was used to quantify the role those coastal ecosystems play in reducing risk to coastal communities now and with future sea-level…
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Jun 2023
The damaging effects of extreme weather on residential real estate are concerning for many countries around the world. Results from combining hurricane and rainfall events with 16 years of data on…
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Jun 2023
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Brazil was already facing a sluggish economic recovery prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Between 2014 and 2016, the country experienced a deep recession marked by substantial drop in economic activity…
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Jun 2023
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Em um mundo pós-pandêmico, políticas que facilitem a transformação digital e o uso equilibrado do abundante capital natural do Brasil serão vitais para alcançar um crescimento inclusivo e sustentável…
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Jun 2023
Conducted in collaboration with the Foro del Sur Foundation and facilitated by the partnership established between IDB ConnectAmericas and Mujeres ConnectAmericas, this research by IDB INTAL aimed to…
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Jun 2023
Desde el BID INTAL, junto con la Fundación Foro del Sur y gracias al vínculo que BID ConnectAmericas y Mujeres ConnectAmericas establecieron con mujeres empresarias y líderes de cooperativas, se…
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Jun 2023
This paper develops an alternative approach for estimating the potential output and the output gap, intending to serve as a good balance between a simple low data requiring method and a powerful but…
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Jun 2023
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This paper investigates the long-term impact on earnings of attending a tuition-free, top-quality university in Brazil. We identify the causal effect through a sharp discontinuity in an admission…
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Jun 2023
This discussion paper brings together the ideas and insights discussed in preparation for PPP Americas 2023. Three concept notes were developed, and three virtual seminars (PPP Talks) were held to…
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Jun 2023
Si bien se ha reconocido que la productividad de la industria de la construcción es de vital importancia para las economías de la región de América Latina y el Caribe, y que el crecimiento de su…
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Jun 2023
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We survey the recent literature studying the effects of globalization on inequality in Latin America. Our focus is on research emerging from the late 2000s onward, with an emphasis on empirical work…
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Jun 2023
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In this chapter reviews the literature and inform policy debates about the effects of minimum wages (MW) on income inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
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Jun 2023
Given its enormous adverse effects on production systems and the economy, the recent COVID-19 pandemic has heightened interest in studying resilience in agrifood systems; however, only a few studies…
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Jun 2023
Debido a los enormes efectos adversos sobre los sistemas productivos y la economía, la reciente pandemia del COVID-19 ha generado más interés por estudiar la resiliencia en los sistemas…
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Jun 2023
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We exploit an expansion in social protection to middle-income households to provide evidence on how middle-income households cope with economic shocks and how to build their resilience. We use a…
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Jun 2023
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Esta publicación describe los sistemas de ordenación del territorio en 26 países de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC), profundizando en 13 de ellos. El análisis abordó los marcos normativos, las…
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Jun 2023
En 2020 las empresas de mujeres representaban el 33% de las micro, pequeñas y medianas empresas (mipymes) argentinas. Las mipymes de mujeres usualmente se encuentran financieramente desatendidas y se…
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Jun 2023
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This report presents a comprehensive analysis of public agricultural research and development (R&D) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), focusing on the contextual factors influencing…
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Jun 2023
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Este informe presenta un análisis exhaustivo de la investigación y el desarrollo (ID) público agropecuario en América Latina y el Caribe (ALC), centrándose en los factores contextuales que influyen…
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Jun 2023
En esta evaluación se estiman los efectos e impactos de la temporada de lluvias de 2022, haciendo énfasis en la tormenta tropical Julia. Las precipitaciones ocurridas desde abril contribuyeron a…
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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…