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Date issued:
Feb 2023
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We study the role of multinationals (MNCs) in facilitating firm-level and aggregate structural transformation. Using a stylized model of multinational production and trade, we show that an inward…
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Jan 2023
At the 2015 annual meeting in Busan, the Boards of Governors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC) decided to consolidate the IDB Group…
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Jan 2023
En el marco de la reunión anual de 2015 en Busán, las Asambleas de Gobernadores del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) y la Corporación Interamericana de Inversiones (CII) aprobaron la…
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Jan 2023
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Total public debt in most emerging markets grew before and after the pandemic with a sizable share in foreign currency. Along this trend, interest payments increased even in the presence of active…
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Jan 2023
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How does exposure to soap operas with LGBTIQ characters affect attitudes toward the LGBTIQ community? To answer this question, we construct a novel database of 175 telenovelas (soap operas) with…
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Jan 2023
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This paper studies whether household surveys precisely identify the LGBT population and are suitable to measure labor market discrimination in Colombia. We first quantify the size of the LGBT…
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Jan 2023
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The COVID-19 pandemic generated a large negative external shock to the global economy. Businesses worldwide were affected by economic, health, and mobility restrictions that impacted consumers…
Date issued:
Jan 2023
Esta nota técnica busca ofrecer una hoja ruta para la gestión migratoria que contemple los procesos de diseño de vías de atención y protección de personas migrantes; discutir el modelo de ventanilla…
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Jan 2023
We estimate the impact of fuel-commodity price shocks on inflation and inflation expectations for eight Latin American countries in which monetary policy follows inflation-targeting frameworks. We…
Date issued:
Jan 2023
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El número de migrantes forzados ha aumentado considerablemente desde principios de la década del 2000 y se ha duplicado en la última década. Para responder a las necesidades de la población…