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Date issued: Apr 2021
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank

In 2020, the Inter-American Development Bank kicked off the new decade faced with a novel, unprecedented challenge: the COVID-19 pandemic. Fortunately, as the IDB Group sought to help the region…

Date issued: Apr 2021 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Busso, Matías;González, María P.;Scartascini, Carlos

Telemedicine can expand access to health care at relatively low cost. Historically, however, demand for telemedicine has remained low. Using administrative records and a difference-in-differences…

Date issued: Apr 2021
Author(s): Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

Este documento incluye un diagnóstico sobre la adecuación de los protocolos de bioseguridad existentes en el sector turístico (con foco en alojamientos, restaurantes, transporte local, playas,…

Date issued: Apr 2021 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Blackman, Allen;Hoffmann, Bridget

Until a vaccine is widely available, face masks and other nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) will continue to be the frontline defense against Covid-19 in developing countries. But their…

Date issued: Apr 2021 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Acevedo, Ivonne;Castellani, Francesca;Lotti, Giulia;Székely, Miguel

Este documento analiza la dinámica del mercado laboral en América Latina durante la pandemia del COVID-19. Después de una década en un círculo virtuoso de crecimiento con creación de empleos formales…

Date issued: Apr 2021
Author(s): Yépez-García, Ariel;San Vicente Portes, Luis;Guerrero, Santiago

Within an industrial setting, what would ones conjecture be about the relation between Energy Intensity (EI) and productivity? Could higher Energy use be associated to more capital intensive…

Date issued: Apr 2021
Author(s): Madrigal Barquero, Diana;Pérez Monforte, Sergio

The Shit Flow Diagram (SFD) graphic is an advocacy tool that aims to assist technical and non-technical stakeholders to implement plans and programs related to urban sanitation. The SFD methodology…

Date issued: Apr 2021
Author(s): Biscan, Benjamin;Pérez Monforte, Sergio;Schöbitz, Lars;Kilbride, Anthony

The Shit Flow Diagram (SFD) graphic is an advocacy tool that aims to assist technical and non-technical stakeholders to implement plans and programs related to urban sanitation. The SFD methodology…

Date issued: Apr 2021
Author(s): Martínez Villarreal, Déborah;Parilli, Cristina;Rojas Méndez, Ana María;Scartascini, Carlos;Simpser, Alberto

Willingness to download health applications could be increased by addressing data privacy concerns indirectly. In Mexico, a survey experiment explored different priming prompts and their effect on…

Date issued: Apr 2021
Author(s): Martínez Villarreal, Déborah;Parilli, Cristina;Rojas Méndez, Ana María;Scartascini, Carlos;Simpser, Alberto

La disposición para descargar las aplicaciones de salud podría aumentar si las preocupaciones sobre la privacidad de los datos se abordan indirectamente. En México, una encuesta exploró diferentes…

Date issued: Apr 2021
Author(s): Pérez Urdiales, María;Yépez-García, Ariel;Tolmasquim, Mauricio;Alatorre, Claudio;Rasteletti, Alejandro;Stampini, Marco;Carvalho Metanias Hallack, Michelle

La transición energética es clave para la generación de empleos y para una recuperación económica sostenible en el período pospandemia. Las inversiones sostenibles para fomentar la transición…

Date issued: Apr 2021 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Rivas, María Eugenia;Serebrisky, Tomás

Active transport modes play a key role in developing sustainable transport systems by making cities accessible, safe, inclusive, and green. In Latin America and the Caribbean, walking and cycling…

Date issued: Apr 2021 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Rivas, María Eugenia;Serebrisky, Tomás

Los modos de transporte activo desempeñan un papel fundamental en el desarrollo de sistemas de transporte sostenibles, al hacer que las ciudades sean accesibles, seguras, inclusivas y verdes. En…

Date issued: Apr 2021
Author(s): Oliveri, María Laura

Ecuador case study summary website "Panorama of Aging and Long-term Care".

Date issued: Apr 2021
Author(s): Oliveri, María Laura

Resumen del caso de estudio de Ecuador del sitio web "Panorama de envejecimiento y atención a la dependencia".

Date issued: Apr 2021 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Araujo, María Caridad;Rubio-Codina, Marta;Schady, Norbert

This document compares three versions of the same home visiting model, the well-known Jamaica model, which was gradually scaled-up from an efficacy trial (proof of concept) in Jamaica, to a pilot in…

Date issued: Apr 2021 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Araujo, María Caridad;Rubio-Codina, Marta;Schady, Norbert

Este documento compara tres versiones del mismo modelo de visitas domiciliarias, el conocido modelo de Jamaica, en su proceso de ser escalado de forma gradual desde un primer estudio de eficacia (…

Date issued: Apr 2021
Author(s): Arteaga Garavito, Maricruz;Beuermann, Diether;Khadan, Jeetendra

A nationally representative telephone survey on the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic in Suriname was conducted during the month of August in 2020. This paper presents a summary of the main…

Date issued: Apr 2021
Author(s): Alan, Sule

Social skills are essential to building empowered and cohesive communities in ethnic diversity. In a world with massive population movements and growing anti-immigrant sentiments, schools stand out…

Date issued: Apr 2021
Author(s): Cañigueral Bagó, Albert;Heredero, Elena;Okumura, Masato;Molina, Erika;Ripani, Laura

WorkerTech is defined as digital services that offer independent workers benefits to improve the social protection and the productivity. Today, thinking only in terms of full-time salaried work and…

Date issued: Apr 2021
Author(s): Cañigueral Bagó, Albert;Heredero, Elena;Okumura, Masato;Molina, Erika;Ripani, Laura

WorkerTech se define como los servicios digitales que ofrecen a los trabajadores independientes beneficios para mejorar las protecciones sociales y la productividad. Hoy en día, pensar solo en…

Date issued: Apr 2021
Author(s): Cañigueral Bagó, Albert;Heredero, Elena;Okumura, Masato;Molina, Erika;Ripani, Laura

WorkerTech é definido como o conjunto de serviços digitais que oferecem aos trabalhadores autonomos benefícios para melhorar a proteção social e a produtividade. Hoje em dia, pensar apenas em termos…

Date issued: Apr 2021 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): García Canales, Fernando;Guijarro de Vicente, Félix;Llorente Galán, Fernando;Calandria García, Luis

Con el apoyo de Gobiernos e instituciones de investigación de América Latina y el Caribe, desde el BID desarrollamos en 2020 la Red de Análisis y Buenas Prácticas en Asociaciones Público-Privadas (…

Date issued: Apr 2021
Author(s): Näslund-Hadley, Emma;Koussa, Michelle;Hernández Agramonte, Juan Manuel

Learning to cope with disappointments and overcoming obstacles is part of growing up. By conquering some challenges, children develop resilience. Such normal stressors may include initiating a new…

Date issued: Apr 2021
Author(s): Näslund-Hadley, Emma;Koussa, Michelle;Hernández Agramonte, Juan Manuel

Aprender a sobrellevar las decepciones y vencer los obstáculos es parte del crecimiento. Al superar algunos desafíos, los niños desarrollan la resiliencia. Dentro de esos factores de estrés normales…