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Date issued: Sep 2023
Author(s): Dufeu, Claudio;Cortés, Javiera;Muñoz Surriba, Alexandra

El capital de riesgo (venture capital) es una herramienta ampliamente utilizada para promover el desarrollo de ciertas industrias y apoyar el crecimiento de empresas en etapas tempranas que, al no…

Date issued: Sep 2023
Author(s): Andrian, Leandro Gaston;Mejía, Luis Fernando

Desde que comenzó la pandemia del COVID-19 se han presentado importantes efectos negativos en materia sanitaria y económica. Los países de la Comunidad Andina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador y Perú, no…

Date issued: Sep 2023 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Ardanaz, Martín;Ulloa-Suarez, Carolina;Valencia, Oscar

Under what conditions do countries comply with their fiscal policy rules? We tackle this question in the context of emerging countries, with a specific focus on Latin America and the Caribbean, a…

Date issued: Sep 2023
Author(s): Hirs, Jorge;Vargas, Fernando

Esta nota analiza la digitalización empresarial en América Latina y el Caribe (ALC), centrando la atención en la pequeña y mediana empresa (pyme). La digitalización se relaciona con importantes…

Date issued: Sep 2023
Author(s): Hanappi, Tibor;Nieto Parra, Sebastián;Orozco, José René;Rasteletti, Alejandro

Using a methodology developed by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), this paper estimates forward-looking effective tax rates on corporate income for 21 Latin American…

Date issued: Sep 2023
Author(s): Riascos Villegas, Álvaro J.

This study uses quantitative techniques from the health economics literature for evaluating the cost-effectiveness of financing new technologies (including procedures and medications) that result in…

Date issued: Sep 2023
Author(s): Riascos Villegas, Álvaro J.

Este trabajo utiliza técnicas cuantitativas de la economía de la salud para ofrecer herramientas que permitan evaluar la costo-efectividad de la financiación de nuevas tecnologías (incluyendo…

Date issued: Sep 2023
Author(s): Gutiérrez, Catalina;Palacio, Santiago;Giedion, Úrsula;Distrutti, Marcela

This study examines Colombias health spending from 2016 to 2020, focusing on areas for improving spending efficiency. The findings reveal that while Colombia's public health expenditure as a…

Date issued: Sep 2023
Author(s): Gutiérrez, Catalina;Palacio, Santiago;Giedion, Úrsula;Distrutti, Marcela

El gasto en salud está en aumento en todo el mundo debido al incremento de enfermedades crónicas, avances tecnológicos médicos costosos y un envejecimiento de la población. En América Latina y el…

Date issued: Sep 2023
Author(s): Gutiérrez, Catalina;Palacio, Santiago;Giedion, Úrsula;Ollendorf, Daniel

We find ourselves in a fortunate yet challenging situation: we have access to more beneficial health technologies than we can afford to finance. However, this increased availability, coupled with an…