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Date issued: Dec 2023
Author(s): Bustelo, Monserrat;Martinez, Karen;González, Sofía;Suaya, Agustina

Las tendencias de las emisiones de carbono actuales amenazan con cambios inevitables e irreversibles en el medio ambiente que podrían costarle a la región USD 100.000 millones anuales para 2050 y la…

Date issued: Dec 2023
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

The increase in waiting lists for care is a very relevant problem for health systems. While some of the causes are related to deficits in the supply of professionals, equipment and infrastructure,…

Date issued: Dec 2023
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

El aumento de las listas de espera por atención es un problema muy relevante para los sistemas de salud. Si bien algunas de las causas se relacionan con déficits en la oferta de profesionales,…

Date issued: Dec 2023
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desenvolvimento

O aumento das listas de espera para atendimento é um problema muito relevante para os sistemas de saúde. Apesar de algumas das causas estarem relacionadas a deficiências no fornecimento de…

Date issued: Dec 2023 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): De la O, Ana;Rossel, Cecilia;Manzi, Pilar

The seemingly upward trend in opting out from public services and the segregation of income groups in public and private education and health systems has raised concerns about the future of an…

Date issued: Dec 2023 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Berniell, Inés;Fernández, Raquel;Krutikova, Sonya

This chapter examines gender inequality, focusing on two critical spheres in which gender inequality is generated: education and work. The objective is to provide a current snapshot of gender…

Date issued: Dec 2023
Author(s): Martínez, Claudia

Offering conditional cash transfer (CCT) recipients the option of receiving cash transfers in bank accounts, rather than in cash, does not significantly impact total savings or other long-term…

Date issued: Dec 2023
Author(s): Martínez, Claudia

Ofrecer a los beneficiarios de transferencias monetarias condicionadas (TMC) la opción de recibir estas transferencias en cuentas bancarias, en vez de en efectivo, no impacta significativamente en el…

Date issued: Dec 2023
Author(s): Benitez-Rueda, Miguel

Labor-supply shocks resulting from forced migrations alter skills availability in host economies and influence firms' incentives towards formal and informal hiring, potentially affecting…

Date issued: Dec 2023 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Powell, Andrew;Panizza, Ugo

During the pandemic, public debt in Latin America and the Caribbean rose to more than 70 percent of GDP, and countries are now attempting to lower debt ratios. We analyze past debt reduction episodes…