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Date issued: Dec 2022
Author(s): Elacqua, Gregory;Jaimovich, Analia;Pérez-Nuñez, Graciela;Hincapie, Diana;Gómez, Constanza;Sánchez, María Jesús

Latinoamérica y el Caribe (ALC) enfrentan importantes desafíos en materia de dotación y calidad de la fuerza laboral docente. En un contexto de necesidad de más y mejores docentes en las escuelas,…

Date issued: Dec 2022
Author(s): Elacqua, Gregory;Jaimovich, Analia;Pérez-Nuñez, Graciela;Hincapie, Diana;Gómez, Constanza;Sánchez, María Jesús

A América Latina e o Caribe (ALC) enfrentam desafios significativos na oferta e qualidade da força de trabalho docente. Num contexto de necessidade de mais e melhores professores nas escolas, este…

Date issued: Dec 2022
Author(s): Rosenblatt, David;Clayton, Khamal;Mooney, Henry;Ortiz de Mendívil, Cloe;McCaskie, Ariel;Gauto, Victor;Walters, Anna-Kaye;Graham, Monique;Teixeira, Gisele;Satnarine-Singh, Nirvana

Just as Caribbean economies are emerging from the sharp recessions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, a confluence of external shocks now complicates the recovery. Commodity prices started…

Date issued: Dec 2022
Author(s): Leon-Diaz, John;Andrian, Leandro Gaston;Mondragón, Jorge

The dependence of many countries in the region on oil exports makes them vulnerable to oil price volatility. In particular, the sharp declines observed between 2014 and 2016 show how public finances…

Date issued: Dec 2022 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Puig Gabarró, Pau;Martínez Garza Fernández, Ricardo;García Zaballos, Antonio;Iglesias Rodriguez, Enrique;Dalio, Maribel

El objetivo que persigue el presente documento es analizar el conjunto de barreras que explican las brechas de infraestructura de conectividad digital de última milla a nivel municipal y recopilar…

Date issued: Dec 2022
Author(s): Fernandez-Stark, Karina;Bamber, Penny ;Couto, Vivian

The textile and apparel industry is a highly globalized, multi-trillion-dollar sector. Today, production networks are dominated by low-cost Asian countries with very large labor-pools, which has made…

Date issued: Dec 2022
Author(s): Fernandez-Stark, Karina;Bamber, Penny ;Couto, Vivian

The textile and apparel industry is a highly globalized, multi-trillion-dollar sector. Today, production networks are dominated by low-cost Asian countries with very large labor-pools, which has made…

Date issued: Dec 2022
Author(s): Campoverde, Jose Israel;Granda, María L.;Saboin, José Luis

We estimate the effects of ICT capital and ICT use on firm output and total factor productivity in Ecuador, using a capital augmented production function. We study heterogeneities across 2 dimensions…

Date issued: Dec 2022
Author(s): Villasmil, Ricardo

El documento se centra en comprender el impacto que la migración masiva de venezolanos ha tenido tanto en los familiares que permanecen en el país como en Venezuela como país de origen. Se examina la…

Date issued: Dec 2022
Author(s): Ketterer, Juan Antonio;Ortega Andrade, Adrián;Martínez Álvarez, Juan;Fonseca, Daniel

This paper presents a new public policy instrument, national infrastructure platforms (NIPs), to promote investment in sustainable infrastructure in Latin America and the Caribbean. The region has…