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Feb 2025
Public pensions may influence labor supply throughout the lifecycle. In this paper, we exploit pension eligibility regulations to study how pension programs impact retirement and earlier-in-life…
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Feb 2025
In a context of significant challenges in Central America, Mexico, Panama, the Dominican Republic, and Haiticharacterized by multiple social demands and limited fiscal spaceit is essential to ensure…
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Feb 2025
En un contexto de grandes desafíos en Centroamérica, México, Panamá, República Dominicana y Haití, múltiples demandas sociales y limitado espacio fiscal, es imperioso garantizar que cada dólar…
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Feb 2025
Este reporte analiza el tratamiento mediático de la migración en más de 1.5 millones de noticias digitales publicadas en 1.916 medios de 25 países de América Latina y el Caribe entre 2017 y 2024.…
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Feb 2025
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This research employs a quadratic exponential model to examine the dynamics of fiscal adjustments in the context of oil shocks. The findings suggest significant state dependence, with past fiscal…
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Feb 2025
América Latina enfrenta un problema de bajo crecimiento de la productividad. Gran parte de las políticas destinadas a mejorar la productividad han apoyado al sector improductivo, principalmente a…
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Feb 2025
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Transparency initiatives are well-known tools to foster trust and empower citizens. To explain why some governments introduce them but others do not, we model these initiatives as a signal that…
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Feb 2025
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In recent years, tax administrations around the globe have leveraged digital transformation to enhance processes and services to improve tax compliance. Massive self-regularization platforms, which…
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Feb 2025
Central America is a highly trade-integrated region. However, there has been little analysis of the effects such integration has had on macroeconomic aggregates. This study explores how spillovers…
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Jan 2025
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HUELLA, an innovative methodology developed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), represents a paradigm shift in evaluating development project impacts. By integrating advanced tools such as…
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Jan 2025
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HUELLA, una metodología innovadora desarrollada por el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID), representa un cambio de paradigma en la evaluación del impacto de los proyectos de desarrollo. Al…
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Jan 2025
Urban migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean generally perform well in destination labor markets. However, female migrants and those displaced by violence or extreme weather events tend to face…
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Jan 2025
Los migrantes urbanos en América Latina y el Caribe generalmente tienen buenos resultados en los mercados laborales de destino. Sin embargo, las migrantes mujeres y las personas desplazadas por la…
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Jan 2025
Este documento examina los desafíos y las oportunidades significativas para el sector agrícola en América Latina y el Caribe (LAC). Destaca el papel central del sector para abordar tres prioridades…
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Jan 2025
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In Colombia, women represent 65% of the teacher workforce but only 34% of school principals, reflecting a significant gender gap in leadership. This study examines two centralized principal selection…
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Jan 2025
Extended Country Program Evaluations (XCPEs) evaluate the relevance, effectiveness, and sustainability of the IDB Groups support in a country. The IDB Group Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE)…
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Jan 2025
Las Evaluaciones Extendidas de País (XCPE) evalúan la relevancia, efectividad y sostenibilidad del apoyo del Grupo del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (Grupo BID) en un país. La Oficina de…
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Jan 2025
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América en el Centro is a regional development program for the region comprising Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic, a program that addresses common challenges among these countries…
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Jan 2025
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América en el Centro es un programa de desarrollo regional para la región de Centroamérica, Panamá y Republica Dominicana que aborda desafíos compartidos. El presente informe contribuye a dar a…
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Jan 2025
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Recent improvements in security, reduced migration, and stronger economic indicators, such as growth and investment, have created favorable conditions for El Salvador's development. With a young…
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Jan 2025
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This paper examines the effects of the introduction of mobile number portability (MNP) using data from Uruguay. MNP allows customers to switch mobile providers while retaining their phone number,…
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Jan 2025
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This paper calculates the exchange rate pass through (ERPT) with time constant and time varying coefficients for Colombia between 2006 and 2023. It then estimates the ERPT during four specific…
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Jan 2025
Los estados del mundo han sido llamados a impulsar una agenda climática que desarrolle economías bajas en carbono y fortalezca la resiliencia ante los daños generados por eventos climáticos. La…
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Jan 2025
Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to become a transformative general-purpose technology, reshaping economic, social, and institutional frameworks globally. The Inter-American Development…
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Jan 2025
The Latin American and Caribbean region offers a rich history of innovative policies and investments in urban mobility. We review some of these experiences with the aim of extracting lessons that can…