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Generación de oportunidades y mayor resiliencia: prioridades para una recuperación sostenible: el Grupo BID en el Istmo Centroamericano y la República Dominicana: informe de actividades 2022
Generación de oportunidades y mayor resiliencia: prioridades para una recuperación sostenible: el Grupo BID en el Istmo Centroamericano y la República Dominicana: informe de actividades 2022

Date issued: Feb 2023
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo;BID Invest;BID Lab

En 2022 se esperaba continuar la senda de recuperación económica iniciada en 2021 para la región de Centroamérica y República Dominicana, pero nuevos choques externos deterioraron estas perspectivas…
Is there discrimination against children of same-sex households? Evidence from an experimental study in Colombia
Is there discrimination against children of same-sex households? Evidence from an experimental study in Colombia

Date issued: Feb 2023 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Cantet, Natalia;Feld, Brian;Hernández, Mónica

We measure the extent of discrimination against same-sex couples by schools in Colombia using a matched-pair correspondence study. We send requests to visit private schools from several couples of…
Shock-responsive social protection and climate shocks in Latin America and the Caribbean: Lessons from COVID-19
Shock-responsive social protection and climate shocks in Latin America and the Caribbean: Lessons from COVID-19

Date issued: Feb 2023 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Costella, Cecilia;Diez, Ana;Beazley, Rodolfo;Alfonso, Mariana

Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is one of the regions most exposed and vulnerable to climate-related risks, with large shocks occurring regularly. Climate change is exacerbating the frequency…
Civil UAVs Initiative: programa regional para el desarrollo de soluciones innovadoras públicas basadas en vehículos aéreos no tripulados: TIERRA 3
Civil UAVs Initiative: programa regional para el desarrollo de soluciones innovadoras públicas basadas en vehículos aéreos no tripulados: TIERRA 3

Date issued: Feb 2023
Author(s): Lovera Viloria, Victor Alfonzo;Sinde Cantorna, Sandra

Esta publicación introduce la compra pública de innovación (CPI), una herramienta para promover la innovación desde la demanda pública, y analiza la experiencia de TIERRA 3, un programa de la…
Self-Fulfilling Debt Crises with Long Stagnations
Self-Fulfilling Debt Crises with Long Stagnations

Date issued: Feb 2023 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Ayres, João;Navarro, Gaston;Nicolini, Juan Pablo;Teles, Pedro

We assess the quantitative relevance of expectations-driven sovereign debt crises, focusing on the Southern European crisis of the early 2010s and the Argentine default of 2001. The source of…
Analisis focalizado: evaluación de la continuidad de negocio en la prestación de servicios urbanos de agua y saneamiento
Analisis focalizado: evaluación de la continuidad de negocio en la prestación de servicios urbanos de agua y saneamiento

Date issued: Feb 2023
Author(s): Cubillo, Francisco

El presente documento aborda la valoración de la continuidad de negocio en la prestación de los servicios urbanos de agua y saneamiento, analizando y evaluando todos los aspectos que condicionan y…
The Transition to Telework in Latin America and the Caribbean: Key Findings using LinkedIn data
The Transition to Telework in Latin America and the Caribbean: Key Findings using LinkedIn data

Date issued: Feb 2023
Author(s): Prada, María Fernanda;Rucci, Graciana;Saavedra, Fabiola

The COVID-19 crisis generated a sudden need for businesses to start operating remotely, and for employees to work from home. In consequence, the use of telework increased rapidly in Latin America and…
Spillover Effects of Financial Education: The Impact of School-Based Programs on Parents
Spillover Effects of Financial Education: The Impact of School-Based Programs on Parents

Date issued: Feb 2023 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Frisancho, Verónica

This paper studies whether school-based financial education has spillover effects from children to parents. Leveraging data from a large-scale experiment with public high schools in Peru and credit…
Opportunities for Boosting: Output, Employment and Value Chains: Economic Report on Central America, Mexico, Panama and the Dominican Republic
Opportunities for Boosting: Output, Employment and Value Chains: Economic Report on Central America, Mexico, Panama and the Dominican Republic

Date issued: Feb 2023 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Ruiz-Arranz, Marta;López, Arnoldo;Eggers Prieto, Carlos;Martin, Lucia;Monge, Mauricio

The current economic climate of the region is characterized by the growth that is expected to be lower than the historical average and by rising food insecurity. This adverse environment for…
Oportunidades para impulsar la producción, el empleo y las cadenas de valor: informe económico sobre Centroamérica, México, Panamá y República Dominicana
Oportunidades para impulsar la producción, el empleo y las cadenas de valor: informe económico sobre Centroamérica, México, Panamá y República Dominicana

Date issued: Feb 2023 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Ruiz-Arranz, Marta;López, Arnoldo;Eggers Prieto, Carlos;Martin, Lucia;Monge, Mauricio

El entorno económico actual en la región está caracterizado por un crecimiento que se prevé sea menor al promedio histórico y por un aumento de la inseguridad alimentaria. Este entorno desfavorable…