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Date issued: Nov 2022 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Sabino, Leticia;Boaventura, Bethânia;Uchôa, Louise

Esse informe tem como objetivo integrar ao planejamento turístico territorial do município de Salvador, Bahia, uma viso de desenvolvimento urbano que tenha foco no acolhimento e representaço de…

Date issued: Nov 2022
Author(s): Garcimartín, Carlos;Roca, Jerónimo

En un contexto en el cual los hogares y empresas ya estaban pasando dificultades económicas por la crisis del COVID-19, los precios internacionales de los combustibles comenzaron a aumentar con el…

Date issued: Nov 2022 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Dolabella, Marcelo;Mesquita Moreira, Mauricio

Online Technical Appendix to “Fighting Global Warming: Is Trade Policy in Latin America and the Caribbean a Help or a Hindrance?”It describes in more detail the data sources, the empirical strategy;…

Date issued: Nov 2022
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank;Israel National Cyber Directorate (INCD)

This guide presents the principles and rules for planning, creating, and conducting cybersecurity exercises, and the process of learning lessons from them. The document also discusses annual and…

Date issued: Nov 2022
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo;Dirección Nacional de Ciberseguridad de Israel

Esta guía presenta los principios y reglas para la planificación, construcción y edición de ejercicios de ciberseguridad, y el proceso de aprender a partir de los mismos. El documento también analiza…

Date issued: Nov 2022 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Arteaga, Felipe;Elacqua, Gregory;Krussig, Thomas;Méndez, Carolina;Neilson, Christopher

This paper evaluates how new information influences families applica- tions and assignment outcomes in elementary school choice settings. Specifi- cally, using a multi-country RCT based in Tacna,…

Date issued: Nov 2022 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Elacqua, Gregory;Jacas, Isabel;Krussig, Thomas;Méndez, Carolina;Neilson, Christopher

We study the welfare produced by a coordinated school assignment system that is based exclusively on minimizing distance to schools, comparing the matches it produces to a system that includes…

Date issued: Nov 2022
Author(s): Echeverría, Lucía;Rucci, Graciana

La identificación y anticipación de la demanda de habilidades consiste en detectar los requerimientos actuales y las necesidades futuras del mercado laboral. Esta información permite guiar las…

Date issued: Nov 2022 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Castrosin, María Pilar;Dominguez, Enrique;Siqueira Moraes, Marcos;Suárez-Alemán, Ancor;Vieitez Martínez, Daniel;García Canales, Fernando;Servén, Pablo Sebastián;Llorente Galán, Fernando

This document outlines criteria and relevant issues to help prioritize among Public-Private Partnership projects in economic and social infrastructure across multiple sectors. The process is…

Date issued: Nov 2022 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Castrosin, María Pilar;Dominguez, Enrique;Siqueira Moraes, Marcos;Suárez-Alemán, Ancor;Vieitez Martínez, Daniel;García Canales, Fernando;Servén, Pablo Sebastián;Llorente Galán, Fernando

A lo largo de este documento se presentan una serie de criterios y cuestiones relevantes para guiar un proceso de priorización multisectorial de proyectos de Asociaciones Público-Privadas en…

Date issued: Nov 2022 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Alviarez, Vanessa;Saad, Ayhab

Intra-firm trade, from parents to affiliates, has been combined with standard models of multinational production (MP) to deliver gravity-style predictions for foreign affiliates' sales.…

Date issued: Nov 2022
Author(s): Gutiérrez Juárez, Priscilla;Larrahondo, Cristhian

Este producto es el resultado de un análisis técnico exhaustivo para identificar los retos estructurales más apremiantes de Colombia y las oportunidades que tiene el país para lograr un crecimiento…

Date issued: Nov 2022
Author(s): Emme, Leticia;Rodriguez, Pilar;Plaza, Rafael;Rojas, Ariana;Rojas, Belissa;Soares, Yuri

In todays world, all private entities need to adopt a consistent approach to managing sustainability, including Venture Capital (VC) Funds. A sustainability approach helps to identify and better…

Date issued: Nov 2022
Author(s): Martin, Xavier;Vivanco, Fermín;Okumura, Masato;Herrera, Diego;Gallagher, Terence;Peláez, Paula;Navajas, Sergio

According to United Nations estimates, in the next 30 years, the number of people over the age of 65 will double from 750 million today to more than 1.5 billion. Globally, by 2050, the percentage of…

Date issued: Nov 2022
Author(s): Martin, Xavier;Vivanco, Fermín;Okumura, Masato;Herrera, Diego;Gallagher, Terence;Peláez, Paula;Navajas, Sergio

Según estimaciones de Naciones Unidas, en los próximos 30 años, el número de personas mayores de 65 años se doblará de 750 millones actuales a más de 1.500 millones. Globalmente, en 2050 el…

Date issued: Nov 2022
Author(s): Pimenta, Carlos

La Gestión Financiera Pública (GFP) tiene un papel muy importante que cumplir en las políticas públicas, y debe alinear sus procesos y sistemas con los desafíos del clima y de la biodiversidad, en…

Date issued: Nov 2022
Author(s): Angel Ventures

Venture Capital Fund Toolkit, developed by Angel Ventures, is a “how-to” manual for actors willing to set up a venture capital fund in emerging markets, with a special focus on Latin American and the…

Date issued: Nov 2022
Author(s): Brichetti, Juan Pablo;Serebrisky, Tomás;Solís, Ben

Los servicios de infraestructura -agua, saneamiento, energía, telecomunicaciones y transporte- son un insumo vital para el desarrollo de las personas. Los precios de estos servicios son variables…

Date issued: Nov 2022
Author(s): Astorga, Ignacio;Henriquez, Carlos;Fábrega L., Ricardo;Quinlan, Rolando;Romero, Claudia;Ruiz Casares, Belén;Savignano, María Celeste

The COVID-19 pandemic has marked a before and after in the design of health infrastructure and in the way health services around the world are organized. Experience has shown that new, broader, more…

Date issued: Nov 2022
Author(s): Astorga, Ignacio;Henriquez, Carlos;Fábrega L., Ricardo;Quinlan, Rolando;Romero, Claudia;Ruiz Casares, Belén;Savignano, María Celeste

La pandemia de COVID-19 ha marcado un antes y un después en el diseño de infraestructura sanitaria y en la forma en que los servicios de salud alrededor del mundo se organizan. La experiencia ha…

Date issued: Nov 2022
Author(s): Jugessur, Sharmila;Low, Qi Xun;Gischler, Christiaan;Bonzi Teixeira, Augusto;Thomas, Carlton;Lessey-Kelly, Tanagna;Ramgattie, Analeise;Maynard, Marcia

This publication presents the results of a pre-feasibility study to introduce a green hydrogen (GH2) market in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T). The study analyzed the potential supply and…

Date issued: Nov 2022
Author(s): Cubo, Aitor;Hernández Carrión, José Luis;Porrúa, Miguel;Roseth, Benjamin

Do you know how to achieve the digital transformation of government? You will find the answer in the Government Digital Transformation Guide. The digital transformation of government is the change in…

Date issued: Nov 2022
Author(s): Cubo, Aitor;Hernández Carrión, José Luis;Porrúa, Miguel;Roseth, Benjamin

La transformación digital del gobierno es el cambio de cultura corporativa, modelo organizativo, métodos y procesos que aprovecha las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación para que las…

Date issued: Nov 2022 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Rebel

Colombia debe migrar hacia un crecimiento económico sostenible a largo plazo, en el cual se prioricen los proyectos social, ambiental, institucional y financieramente sostenibles. Este crecimiento…

Date issued: Nov 2022
Author(s): De Filippo, Alexandra;Bellatín Nieto, Paloma;Rosales Legorreta, Miguel;Hidalgo, Nidia

Las mujeres empresarias de pequeñas y medianas empresas (pymes) enfrentan muchos retos en todo el mundo. En particular, en Honduras, son vulnerables a varios tipos de violencia que atentan contra su…

Date issued: Nov 2022
Author(s): Granada, Isabel;Ortiz, Paola

El Plan Nacional de Descarbonización, oficializado en el año 2019, plantea la hoja de ruta de Costa Rica para transformarse en un país de cero emisiones netas para el año 2050, apostando por un…

Date issued: Nov 2022
Author(s): Glennie, Alex;Zolho, Nyangala;Cuello, Hugo

This report brings together the results of a comparative analysis of the Latin American Network of Innovation Agencies (RELAI) and the European Network of Innovation Agencies (TAFTIE). This research…

Date issued: Nov 2022
Author(s): Cristia, Julian P.;Vlaicu, Razvan

The COVID-19 pandemic has sped up digital transformation and brought within reach the possibility of dramatic improvements in public services for millions across Latin America and the Caribbean. How…

Date issued: Nov 2022
Author(s): Cristia, Julian P.;Vlaicu, Razvan

La pandemia de la COVID-19 ha acelerado la transformación digital y ha puesto a nuestro alcance la posibilidad de mejorar drásticamente los servicios públicos para millones de personas en América…

Date issued: Nov 2022 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Giordano, Paolo;Campos, Rosario;Michalczewsky, Kathia

The 2022 Trade and Integration Monitor examines how global shocks are impacting trade by analyzing Latin America and the Caribbeans performance and looking at the evolution of key variables at the…

Date issued: Nov 2022 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Giordano, Paolo;Campos, Rosario;Michalczewsky, Kathia

El Monitor de Comercio e Integración 2022 examina el impacto comercial de los shocks globales, realizando una comparación del desempeño de América Latina y el Caribe con el resto del mundo y…

Date issued: Nov 2022
Author(s): Wetzel, Deborah;Cartaxo, Fátima;Poppi, Ricardo;Lafuente, Mariano

Esta nota técnica documenta la iniciativa de Fiscalización Continua de la Nómina en Brasil puesta en marcha por el Tribunal de Cuentas de la Unión (TCU), presenta las lecciones aprendidas y formula…

Date issued: Nov 2022
Author(s): Wetzel, Deborah;Cartaxo, Fátima;Poppi, Ricardo;Lafuente, Mariano

Esta nota técnica documenta a iniciativa de auditoria contínua de folhas de pagamento da Administração Pública Federal brasileira, realizada pelo TCU, apresenta as lições aprendidas e faz…

Date issued: Nov 2022
Author(s): Wetzel, Deborah;Cartaxo, Fátima;Poppi, Ricardo;Lafuente, Mariano

This technical note documents the Continuous Payroll Audit Initiative within Brazils Court of Accounts (Tribunal de Contas da Unio, or TCU), presents its lessons learned, and makes recommendations…

Date issued: Nov 2022
Author(s): Casseb, Márcia;Bonomo, Umberto;Gambarra, Thaise;Abraham, Salma;Cristaldo, Osvaldo

Esta publicación recopila y visibiliza un trabajo de larga trayectoria realizado en el marco del Programa Patrimonio Vivo en Asunción del Paraguay y desarrollado por la mesa interinstitucional de…

Date issued: Nov 2022
Author(s): Gerritsen, Erik;Korteweg, Lisa;Petsinaris, Foivos;Lamothe, Rachel;Laan, Jeroen van der;Chiriac, Daniela;Strinati, Costanza;Stout, Sean;Tonkonogy, Bella

Healthy and resilient ecosystems underpin our societies and economies. Collapse of just a few ecosystem services such pollination, timber from forests and food from marine fisheries, could result in…

Date issued: Nov 2022 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Matiz, Juan Pablo;Landaverde, Osvaldo;Granada, Isabel;Martinez Rivas, Marelia

En los últimos 30 años, la integración física de América Latina y el Caribe ha sido un tema fundamental para el desarrollo de la región y una prioridad de las agendas gubernamentales. Las cadenas de…

Date issued: Nov 2022
Author(s): Pareja, Alejandro;Morales, Marcela

Esta es la cuarta edición de Simplificando Vidas. Al igual que las publicaciones anteriores, esta procura contribuir a la mejora de los trámites y procesos de gestión que pueden impedir el acceso a…

Date issued: Nov 2022 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Andrian, Leandro Gaston;Valencia, Oscar;Hirs, Jorge;Urrea Rios, Ivan Leonardo

Governments can issue public debt for both good and bad reasons. The former include intertemporal tax smoothing, fiscal stimulus, and asset management. In contrast, the bad reasons, which generate…

Date issued: Nov 2022
Author(s): Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development;Inter-American Development Bank

The review examines how higher education institutions are supporting innovation and entrepreneurship in their surrounding communities. The study focuses on eleven universities located in six…

Date issued: Nov 2022
Author(s): Rocha, Cecilia;Urban, Anne-Marie;Ortiz, Diana;Frisancho, Verónica;Pandolfi, Jimena

Un clima de convivencia escolar saludable está asociado a mejores resultados académicos y de involucramiento de los niños, niñas y adolescentes con los centros educativos; así como a menores índices…

Date issued: Nov 2022
Author(s): Lashley, Jonathan;Smith, Katrine;Thomas, Luwayne

Extant research has indicated that women are under-represented in business ownership in the Caribbean, and when they do establish businesses, that they underperform relative to men in business…

Date issued: Nov 2022
Author(s): Cristia, Julian P.;Bernal, Pedro;Santamaria, Julieth;Algarra, Paula;Bernal, Carolina;Escalante, Lisseth;Gallegos, Andrés;Irazoque, Nicolás;Arias Ortiz, Elena;Della Nina Gambi, Gabriela;Nelson, Jennifer;Roseth, Benjamin;Vlaicu, Razvan

The increase in access to digital technologies is opening up opportunities for governments in Latin America and the Caribbean to offer digital public services. However, there is scarce evidence…

Date issued: Nov 2022
Author(s): Goyeneche, Laura;Boruchowicz, Cynthia;Lopez Boo, Florencia;Tejerina, Luis;Roseth, Benjamin;Nelson, Jennifer

This study describes the perception, adoption, and acceptance factors involved in the deployment of digital technologies for public health in Latin America and considers the implications for future…

Date issued: Nov 2022
Author(s): Goyeneche, Laura;Boruchowicz, Cynthia;Lopez Boo, Florencia;Tejerina, Luis;Roseth, Benjamin;Nelson, Jennifer

Este informe describe los factores de percepción, adopción y aceptación involucrados en el despliegue de tecnologías digitales para la salud pública en América Latina y considera sus implicancias…

Date issued: Nov 2022 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Granada, Isabel;Landaverde, Osvaldo;Pinto Ayala, Ana María;Peña, Mariam

En los últimos 30 años, la integración regional de América Latina y el Caribe ha sido un tema fundamental en la agenda de desarrollo y una prioridad para el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo y sus…

Date issued: Nov 2022
Author(s): Weiss, Mariana;Daltro, Yuri;Campo, Evelyn;Matías, David;Arias, Karla;Carvalho Metanias Hallack, Michelle

This manual gives a brief Introduction to the Electrorating database and its methodology. Electrorating is an initiative led by the Knowledge Team of the IDBs Energy Division to raise, build,

Date issued: Nov 2022
Author(s): Weiss, Mariana;Daltro, Yuri;Campo, Evelyn;Matías, David;Arias, Karla;Carvalho Metanias Hallack, Michelle

Este manual es una breve introducción a la base de datos Electrorating y su metodología. Electrorating es una iniciativa liderada por el Equipo de Conocimiento de la División de Energía del BID que…

Date issued: Nov 2022
Author(s): Weiss, Mariana;Daltro, Yuri;Campo, Evelyn;Matías, David;Arias, Karla;Carvalho Metanias Hallack, Michelle

Este manual apresenta uma breve introduço ao Banco de Dados Electrorating e sua metodologia. A Electrorating é uma iniciativa liderada pela Equipe de Conhecimento da Diviso de Energia do BID que visa…

Date issued: Nov 2022 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Drouet Arias, Marcelo;Elacqua, Gregory;Marotta, Luana;Rosa, Leonardo

It is unclear whether teachers with a degree in education are more effective than those who are not trained in an education-related field. To further examine this issue, we analyze the rela- tionship…