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Hacer que los mercados laborales funcionen: mejorar la productividad y el bienestar de los trabajadores en América Latina y el Caribe
Hacer que los mercados laborales funcionen: mejorar la productividad y el bienestar de los trabajadores en América Latina y el Caribe

Date issued: Jul 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): González-Velosa, Carolina;Kaplan, David S.;Minaya, Auri Melissa;Silva Porto, María Teresa

Hacer que los mercados laborales funcionen, tanto para la productividad como para el bienestar de los trabajadores, es de las palancas más importantes y más desatendidas de las que dispone América…
Does Storing Pay Off? Evidence from a Counterfactual Regression Discontinuity of Colombia’s Paddy Rice Storage Incentive (2013–2025)
Does Storing Pay Off? Evidence from a Counterfactual Regression Discontinuity of Colombia’s Paddy Rice Storage Incentive (2013–2025)

Date issued: Jul 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Mejía-Tejada, Daniela;Muñoz-Mora, Juan Carlos;Rodríguez Arbeláez, Daniel Alberto;Valbuena, Nicolás;González, Karen;Lopez, Stefany;Salazar, Lina;Rondinone, Gonzalo;Parra-Pena Somoza, Rafael Isidro;De Salvo, Carmine Paolo

Agricultural price stabilization policies are widely used to protect farmers from market volatility, yet their long-term consequences for production incentives and market efficiency remain poorly…
Women at Work: The Impact of Female Employment on Value Added in Mexico
Women at Work: The Impact of Female Employment on Value Added in Mexico

Date issued: Jul 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Cabrera Hernandez, Francisco Javier;López, Arnoldo;Ventosa-Santaulària, Daniel

We estimate the effect of a rise in female employment on municipal-level value added in Mexico. We combine economic census data with administrative records on the expansion of the Full-Time Schools…
Caribbean Economics Quarterly: Volume 16, Issue 2: Fiscal Resilience, Debt Reduction, and Domestic Resource Mobilization in the Caribbean
Caribbean Economics Quarterly: Volume 16, Issue 2: Fiscal Resilience, Debt Reduction, and Domestic Resource Mobilization in the Caribbean

Date issued: Jul 2026
Author(s): Mercer-Blackman, Valerie;Mooney, Henry;Graham, Monique;Saboin, José Luis;Mazzocca, Angelo;Hernaiz, Daniel;Ortiz de Mendívil, Cloe;Mitchell, Travis Klaus;Hussain, Lisa;Gauto, Victor;Ivey, Wendel Garfield;Castilleja Vargas, Liliana;Suliman, Naiema;Okey, Onoh-Obasi;Satnarine-Singh, Nirvana

How are Caribbean economies navigating a world of higher borrowing costs, volatile energy prices, climate risks, and rising development needs? This issue of the Caribbean Economics Quarterly examines…
Gestión financiera y aseguramiento del riesgo de desastres en la República Dominicana: avances y perspectivas
Gestión financiera y aseguramiento del riesgo de desastres en la República Dominicana: avances y perspectivas

Date issued: Jul 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Alexeeva, Victoria;Zhang, Hongrui;Banco Mundial;Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Esta publicación, elaborada por el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo y el Banco Mundial, analiza el marco de financiamiento del riesgo de desastres en la República Dominicana y propone una hoja de…
Flushing out Barriers to Sewerage Connections: Results from a Cluster Randomized Trial in El Alto, Bolivia
Flushing out Barriers to Sewerage Connections: Results from a Cluster Randomized Trial in El Alto, Bolivia

Date issued: Jul 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Martinez, Sebastian;Mecerreyes, Cristina;Sanchez-Decotto, Manuela;Vidal, Cecilia

Low levels of household sewerage connectivity constitute a pervasive challenge in low-income, peri-urban settings, limiting the potential benefits of sanitation systems. The situation calls for…
Motorcyclists in Latin America: Current Situation, Lessons Learned and Recommended Best Practices for the Protection of its Users. 2nd Edition
Motorcyclists in Latin America: Current Situation, Lessons Learned and Recommended Best Practices for the Protection of its Users. 2nd Edition

Date issued: Jul 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Armijos, Jean Pol;Riveros, Jorge Luis;Torregroza Vargas, Nathaly Milena

Motorcyclists represent the primary challenge for road safety in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), where fatalities among this group have increased by 98% between 2010 and 2024, despite an…
Motociclistas en América Latina: Situación actual, lecciones aprendidas y buenas prácticas recomendadas para la protección de sus usuarios. Segunda edición
Motociclistas en América Latina: Situación actual, lecciones aprendidas y buenas prácticas recomendadas para la protección de sus usuarios. Segunda edición

Date issued: Jul 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Armijos, Jean Pol;Riveros, Jorge Luis;Torregroza Vargas, Nathaly Milena

Los motociclistas representan el principal desafío para la seguridad vial en América Latina y el Caribe (ALC), donde las muertes de este grupo han aumentado un 98% entre 2010 y 2024, a pesar de una…
Fiscal and Monetary Policy Shocks and Private Sector Activity: Evidence Across Countries
Fiscal and Monetary Policy Shocks and Private Sector Activity: Evidence Across Countries

Date issued: Jul 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Tovar Jalles, João;Andrian, Leandro Gaston

This paper examines the relationship between fiscal- and monetary-policy shocks and private-sector outcomes, with a focus on private investment, private credit, and firm creation, by using an annual…
Agricultural Development through Evidence: Lessons from a Decade of IDB Impact Evaluations in Latin America and the Caribbean (2014-2025)
Agricultural Development through Evidence: Lessons from a Decade of IDB Impact Evaluations in Latin America and the Caribbean (2014-2025)

Date issued: Jul 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Schling, Maja;Salazar, Lina;Perez Massard, Renee Gabriela;Barbosa, Daniel;Chang Huaita, Rodrigo Ysaac;Lee, Dasun

This study reviews a decade of rigorously evaluated IDB-supported agricultural interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean. The evidence base encompasses five major intervention categories:…