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Date issued: Aug 2022 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

For a decade, the Inter-American Development Bank has worked with local and national governments in Latin America and the Caribbean to further knowledge on individual and collective decision-making.…

Date issued: Aug 2022 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Durante una década, el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo ha colaborado con los gobiernos locales y nacionales de América Latina y el Caribe para fomentar el conocimiento sobre la toma de decisiones…

Date issued: Aug 2022
Author(s): Barone, Victoria;Cristia, Julian P.;Yarygina, Anastasiya

This document describes the methodology used to select the evaluations, code the variables and generate the results presented in the SkillsBank.

Date issued: Aug 2022
Author(s): Robles Peiro, Rocío H.

Las finanzas alternativas o crowdfunding permiten el acceso a financiamiento a personas y empresas no atendidas o subatendidas por el sector financiero tradicional. Este estudio describe las…

Date issued: Aug 2022
Author(s): Urquidi, Manuel;Ergueta, Amparo;Durand, Guillaume;Raphael, Mariana

En los últimos años el gobierno de Bolivia ha implementado una serie de políticas y proyectos para combatir los desafíos que enfrentan tanto empleadores como buscadores de empleo para generar o…

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

The dire prospects of global warming have been increasing the pressure on policymakers to use trade policy as a mitigation tool, challenging trade economists canonical “targeting principle.” Even…

Date issued: Aug 2022
Author(s): Ángel, Ana;Márquez, Juan Sebastián

Este estudio tiene el objetivo de discutir los principales sistemas de certificación de origen para hidrógeno y sus derivados reconocidos en el mundo que, a la fecha de esta publicación, se…

Date issued: Aug 2022
Author(s): Kinnan, Cynthia;Samphantharak, Krislert;Townsend, Robert;Vera-Cossio, Diego A.

Small firm owners facing idiosyncratic shocks adjust production by cutting spending and reducing their demand for external workers. These shocks propagate to other local households with whom shocked…

Date issued: Aug 2022
Author(s): Kinnan, Cynthia;Samphantharak, Krislert;Townsend, Robert;Vera-Cossio, Diego A.

Los propietarios de pequeñas empresas que se enfrentan a shocks idiosincráticos causados por enfermedades ajustan la producción recortando el gasto y reduciendo su demanda de trabajadores externos.…

Date issued: Aug 2022
Author(s): Finkelstein-Shapiro, Alan;Nuguer, Victoria

In response to a shock such as the COVID-19 pandemic, a policy that facilitates firm digital adoption can, in the short run, accelerate the recovery of GDP, total employment, and labor income. In the…

Date issued: Aug 2022
Author(s): Finkelstein-Shapiro, Alan;Nuguer, Victoria

Como respuesta a un shock como la pandemia de la COVID-19, una política que facilita la adopción digital en las empresas puede, a corto plazo, acelerar la recuperación del PIB, el empleo total y el…

Date issued: Aug 2022
Author(s): García, Juan Felipe;Moreno, Karen;Agudelo, María F.;Romero, Nicolás

El presente estudio cualitativo explora las experiencias de usuarios de Ingreso Solidario en zonas urbanas, rurales y rurales dispersas con el objetivo de: (i) ampliar la comprensión acerca de la…

Date issued: Aug 2022
Author(s): Echeverría, Carlos;Weiss, Mariana;Borges, Talita;Castillo, Harold del;Biosca, Oriol;Carvalho Metanias Hallack, Michelle

O presente estudo propõe uma estrutura analítica para estimar a demanda potencial de energia para veículos elétricos (VE), e traz os principais resultados da sua aplicação para um estudo de caso para…

Date issued: Aug 2022
Author(s): Busso, Matías;Cristia, Julian P.;Garofalo, Pablo;Messina, Julián

We report the results of a meta-analytic review of the effectiveness of programs designed to retrain workers. The review focuses on studies that rely on identification strategies designed to obtain…

Date issued: Aug 2022
Author(s): Calatayud, Agustina;Constance, Paul

Today, governments are acutely aware that merely building new infrastructure is not the solution, and they are seeking the IDB Groups assistance in designing smarter transportation services that will…

Date issued: Aug 2022
Author(s): Michelena, Gabriel;Bentivegna, Belén;Cruz-Aguayo, Yyannu;Barafani, Magdalena;Merino, María Florencia;Basco, Ana Inés

Este estudio analiza el impacto de la política comercial en las mujeres en sus diferentes roles, como trabajadora, empresaria y consumidora.
En esta oportunidad, en conjunto con la División…

Date issued: Aug 2022
Author(s): Beuermann, Diether

Using meta-analysis we document that (across several contexts) attending sought-after public secondary schools does not tend to improve student test scores. We argue that this fact does not preclude…

Date issued: Aug 2022
Author(s): Beuermann, Diether

While schools may influence academic and non-academic outcomes, it is not clear whether schools that improve test scores are the same schools that causally improve longer-run outcomes. This policy…

Date issued: Aug 2022
Author(s): Rubio-Codina, Marta;Lopez Boo, Florencia

This document summarizes the most important lessons learned from the efforts that various early childhood programs made to provide hybrid services during the COVID-19 pandemic, efforts that were…

Date issued: Aug 2022
Author(s): Rubio-Codina, Marta;Lopez Boo, Florencia

Este documento resume los principales aprendizajes de los variados esfuerzos de atención híbridos a la primera infancia que se diseñaron, adaptaron, implementaron y/o evaluaron con el apoyo técnico y…

Date issued: Aug 2022
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

The 2022 second 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…

Date issued: Aug 2022
Author(s): Rubio-Codina, Marta;Lopez Boo, Florencia

This report provides an in-depth analysis of the efforts that various early childhood programs made to provide hybrid services during the COVID-19 pandemic, efforts that were designed, adapted,…

Date issued: Aug 2022
Author(s): Rubio-Codina, Marta;Lopez Boo, Florencia

Este reporte analiza en detalle los variados esfuerzos de atención híbridos a la primera infancia que se diseñaron, adaptaron, implementaron y/o evaluaron con el apoyo técnico y financiero del Banco…

Date issued: Aug 2022
Author(s): Kohon, Jorge

Se denominan servicios ferroviarios de pasajeros suburbanos a los que se prestan entre el centro de una ciudad cabecera mediana a grande y sus suburbios y otras ciudades cercanas, movilizando…

Date issued: Aug 2022 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Schling, Maja;Pazos, Nicolas

This study assesses the impact of the Program for Rural Development and Family Agriculture (PRODAF), a smart subsidies project that benefited the family farming stratum in northeastern Argentina. The…

Date issued: Aug 2022 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Schling, Maja;Pazos, Nicolas

Este estudio evalúa el impacto del Programa de Desarrollo Rural y Agricultura Familiar (PRODAF), un proyecto de subsidios inteligentes que benefició al estrato de agricultores familiares en el…

Date issued: Aug 2022 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Gachot, Sebastien;De Salvo, Carmine Paolo;Rondinone, Gonzalo

The agricultural sector plays a crucial role in Guyanas economic development by contributing 21.15% of gross domestic product (GDP). However, the share of the agricultural sector has been gradually…

Date issued: Aug 2022
Author(s): Evia Duarte, Daniela;Hernández Sotelo, Lilia;Abraham, Salma;Cristaldo, Osvaldo

Durante el último siglo, hemos sido testigos de que el crecimiento urbano y la forma que toman las ciudades impacta a un gran número de personas. Las ciudades ofrecen acceso a empleos, a servicios…

Date issued: Aug 2022
Author(s): Stankovich, Miriam;Neftenov, Nikola

This report aims to aid governments in Latin America and the Caribbean in embracing the opportunities public sector data utilization and artificial intelligence (AI) deployment can provide in…

Date issued: Aug 2022
Author(s): Novella, Rafael;Rosas-Shady, David

En América Latina y el Caribe existe poca evidencia sobre el nivel de avance del proceso de transformación digital, y sobre la existencia de un potencial desbalance entre la demanda y la oferta de…

Date issued: Aug 2022
Author(s): Hurwitz, Zachary;Kremer, Caren;Sosa, Martín;Gaviano, Andrea;Chávez, Sonia;Langstroth, Robert;López, Ángeles;González, Guillermo

Este documento presenta los resultados de un estudio de impacto realizado desde una mirada estratégica y macrorregional de los proyectos incluidos en los planes y programas de infraestructura lineal…

Date issued: Aug 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 this publication. The digital transformation of government is the change in corporate culture,…

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

¿Cómo se hace la transformación digital del gobierno? Encontrarás la respuesta en esta publicación. La transformación digital del gobierno es el cambio de cultura corporativa, modelo organizativo,…

Date issued: Aug 2022
Author(s): Powell, Andrew;Rojas-Suárez, Liliana

This report focuses on firms and labor markets in Latin America and the Caribbean during the COVID-19 crisis and recovery. Through a balance sheet analysis, it shows how larger firms have navigated…

Date issued: Aug 2022
Author(s): Powell, Andrew;Rojas-Suárez, Liliana

Este informe se centra en el comportamiento de las empresas y los mercados laborales de América Latina y el Caribe durante la crisis del COVID-19 y el período de recuperación. A través de un análisis…

Date issued: Aug 2022
Author(s): IDB Lab;Inter-American Development Bank;IDB Invest

The Development Effectiveness Overview (DEO) is an annual report produced by the IDB Group to share the results and impact of its work in Latin America and the Caribbean. It showcases the IDB Group…

Date issued: Aug 2022
Author(s): BID Lab;Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo;BID Invest

El Panorama de la Efectividad en el Desarrollo (DEO) es un informe anual elaborado por el Grupo BID para dar a conocer los resultados y el impacto de su trabajo en América Latina y el Caribe. Este…

Date issued: Aug 2022 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Mastronardi, Leonardo;Chisari, Omar O.;Mercatante, Juan I.;Serebrisky, Tomás

La regulación económica es determinante para que los servicios de infraestructura se provean con eficiencia, calidad y a precios asequibles. La literatura económica se ha concentrado en los impactos…

Date issued: Aug 2022 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Näslund-Hadley, Emma;Hernández Agramonte, Juan Manuel;Méndez, Carolina;Fernandez, Fernando

We evaluated the effects of a 10-week intervention that randomly provided access to remote training to parents of preschool children during summer vacations in Peru. In response to learning losses…

Date issued: Aug 2022 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Näslund-Hadley, Emma;Hernández Agramonte, Juan Manuel;Méndez, Carolina;Fernandez, Fernando

Evaluamos los efectos de una intervención de 10 semanas que proporcionó aleatoriamente acceso a capacitación remota a padres de niños en edad preescolar durante las vacaciones de verano en Perú. En…

Date issued: Aug 2022
Author(s): McGrath, Robert E.;Adler, Alejandro

It is widely accepted that schools and other settings catering to youth can play an essential role in offering education in life skills and character. However, there exists a broad array of potential…

Date issued: Aug 2022
Author(s): Almeyda, Gonzalo;Gil Deza, Lourdes;Vinacur, Tamara;Zoido, Pablo

Presenta un relevamiento sobre las características de los Programas de Tutorías en América Latina, con el fin de obtener información actualizada que pueda orientar la toma de decisiones para el…

Date issued: Jul 2022 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Bonvecchi, Alejandro;Calvo, Ernesto;Otálvaro-Ramírez, Susana;Scartascini, Carlos

Does exposure to crises reduce the citizens trust in a countrys president? Are individuals willing to accept fiscal reforms and make personal economic sacrifices if it would help the country to leave…

Date issued: Jul 2022
Author(s): Arévalo, Josette;Vera, Priscila;De Santis, Stefania;BID Invest

Esta Revisión Independiente del Programa de País (ICPR) cubre la Estrategia del Banco con el País (EBP) del Grupo del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) y el programa en Guyana durante
el…

Date issued: Jul 2022
Author(s): Arévalo, Josette;Vera, Priscila;De Santis, Stefania;IDB Invest

This Independent Country Program Review (ICPR) covers the Bank's Country Strategy (EBP) of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group and the program in Guyana during the period 2017-2021.…

Date issued: Jul 2022
Author(s): Gonzalez Diez, Verónica M.;Cuestas, Ernesto;Rojas, Andrea;Vera, Priscila;Vargas, Lucero;De Santis, Stefania;IDB Invest

This Independent Country Program Review (ICPR) analyzes the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group's strategy and program in Chile during the 2019-2022 period. ICPRs assess the relevance of…

Date issued: Jul 2022
Author(s): Gonzalez Diez, Verónica M.;Cuestas, Ernesto;Rojas, Andrea;Vera, Priscila;Vargas, Lucero;De Santis, Stefania;BID Invest

La Revisión Independiente del Programa de País (ICPR) analiza la estrategia y el programa de país del Grupo Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) en Chile durante el periodo 2019-2022. Las ICPR…

Date issued: Jul 2022
Author(s): Linares, Ana María;Fraga, Federico;Infanzón, Michelle;Vargas, Lucero;Villarraga, María Camila;Barcellos, Andreia;De Catheu, Juana;Engelhard, Sabine;González, Ángela;Sartori, Juan Pompilio;Presciuttini, Gabriel

This report presents the results of the evaluation of the use of the IDB Grant Facility for Haiti's reconstruction and development conducted by the Office of Evaluation and Oversight in response…

Date issued: Jul 2022
Author(s): Linares, Ana María;Fraga, Federico;Infanzón, Michelle;Vargas, Lucero;Villarraga, María Camila;Barcellos, Andreia;De Catheu, Juana;Engelhard, Sabine;González, Ángela;Sartori, Juan Pompilio;Presciuttini, Gabriel

Este informe presenta los resultados de la evaluación realizada por la Oficina de Evaluación y Supervisión sobre el uso del Fondo de Donaciones del BID para apoyar la reconstrucción y el desarrollo…

Date issued: Jul 2022
Author(s): Smoke, Paul;Gómez-Álvarez, David;Muñoz Miranda, Andrés;Radics, Axel

In early 2020, once the severity was recognized on a global scale, the COVID-19 pandemic quickly became the most immediately pressing crisis. In addition to the general demands the pandemic created…