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Drones y el transporte de insumos médicos en zonas rurales de República Dominicana
Drones y el transporte de insumos médicos en zonas rurales de República Dominicana

Date issued: Aug 2020
Author(s): Truog, Susan;Lawrence, Emily;Defawe, Olivier;Ramirez Rufino, Smeldy;Perez Richiez, Orlando

Los vehículos aéreos no tripulados (VANT) o Drones, al igual que otras invenciones como el internet, el GPS y la energía nuclear, son derivados de aplicaciones diseñadas para los conflictos. Su…
Tempering the Taste for Vengeance: Information about Prisoners and Policy Choices in Chile
Tempering the Taste for Vengeance: Information about Prisoners and Policy Choices in Chile

Date issued: Aug 2020 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Scartascini, Carlos;Cafferata, Fernando Gabriel;Gingerich, Daniel

Punitive anti-crime policies in the Americas have contributed to steadily increasing rates of incarceration. This creates prison overcrowding and can lead to recidivism. Harsh penalties are often…
Sustainable and Digital Infrastructure for the Post-COVID-19 Economic Recovery of Latin America and the Caribbean: A Roadmap to More Jobs, Integration and Growth
Sustainable and Digital Infrastructure for the Post-COVID-19 Economic Recovery of Latin America and the Caribbean: A Roadmap to More Jobs, Integration and Growth

Date issued: Aug 2020 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Serebrisky, Tomás;Brichetti, Juan Pablo;Blackman, Allen;Mesquita Moreira, Mauricio

Effectively fighting the pandemic requires thorough understanding of the gaps in public policies that governments must address. To this end, Bank experts have recently drafted two documents aimed at…
Infraestructura sostenible y digital para impulsar la recuperación económica post COVID-19 de América Latina y el Caribe: Un camino hacia más empleo, integración y crecimiento
Infraestructura sostenible y digital para impulsar la recuperación económica post COVID-19 de América Latina y el Caribe: Un camino hacia más empleo, integración y crecimiento

Date issued: Aug 2020 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Serebrisky, Tomás;Brichetti, Juan Pablo;Blackman, Allen;Mesquita Moreira, Mauricio

Combatir efectivamente la pandemia requiere entender cabalmente las disyuntivas de políticas públicas que los gobiernos enfrentan. En consecuencia, el BID ha elaborado documentos dirigidos a…
Avaliação ex-post de um Programa de Desenvolvimento do Turismo no Brasil a partir da integração de avaliação de impacto com Equilíbrio Geral Computável: evidências para o Prodetur-Pernambuco
Avaliação ex-post de um Programa de Desenvolvimento do Turismo no Brasil a partir da integração de avaliação de impacto com Equilíbrio Geral Computável: evidências para o Prodetur-Pernambuco

Date issued: Aug 2020 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Tavares, Ignacio;Cavalcanti de Almeida, Aléssio Tony;Levy, Denise;Banerjee, Onil

Este artigo desenvolve uma avaliação ex-post do programa de desenvolvimento do turismo Prodetur no estado de Pernambuco, Brasil. Para tanto, foram cumpridas, de forma sequencial, duas etapas…
Tax Increment Financing for Urban Projects: An Alternative to Fund Infrastructure in Latin American Cities?: The Case of Medellin's Carrera 80 Tram Project
Tax Increment Financing for Urban Projects: An Alternative to Fund Infrastructure in Latin American Cities?: The Case of Medellin's Carrera 80 Tram Project

Date issued: Aug 2020 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): López-Ghio, Ramiro;Salazar Echavarría, Carlos;Schloeter, Luis

In Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) the overall infrastructure investment gap has undermined the regions ability to sustain recent levels of economic growth. Estimates suggest that the region…
Medidas claves para afrontar los impactos del COVID-19 en las personas con discapacidad: Políticas sociales en respuesta al coronavirus
Medidas claves para afrontar los impactos del COVID-19 en las personas con discapacidad: Políticas sociales en respuesta al coronavirus

Date issued: Aug 2020
Author(s): Duryea, Suzanne;Pinzon Caicedo, Mariana;Salazar, Juan Pablo;Pereira, María Antonella

Esta nota busca destacar los desafíos más prominentes de la pandemia del COVID-19 para las personas con discapacidad en América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) y presenta medidas claves para intentar…
Automation in Latin America: Are Women at Higher Risk of Losing Their Jobs?
Automation in Latin America: Are Women at Higher Risk of Losing Their Jobs?

Date issued: Aug 2020 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Bustelo, Monserrat;Egaña del Sol, Pablo;Ripani, Laura;Soler, Nicolás;Viollaz, Mariana

New technological trends, such as digitization, artificial intelligence and robotics, have the power to drastically increase economic output but may also displace workers. In this paper we assess the…
How Do We Address the COVID-19 Crisis?: Considerations for Indigenous Organizations and Communities in Response to COVID-19: Community Guide
How Do We Address the COVID-19 Crisis?: Considerations for Indigenous Organizations and Communities in Response to COVID-19: Community Guide

Date issued: Aug 2020
Author(s): Cotacachi, David;Grigera, Ana

This document summarizes some of the actions taken by the indigenous peoples of Latin America to confront COVID-19. It aims to be a support for the communities and their authorities in decision-…
¿Cómo afrontamos la crisis del COVID-19?: Consideraciones para organizaciones y comunidades indígenas para responder al COVID-19: Guía comunitaria
¿Cómo afrontamos la crisis del COVID-19?: Consideraciones para organizaciones y comunidades indígenas para responder al COVID-19: Guía comunitaria

Date issued: Aug 2020
Author(s): Cotacachi, David;Grigera, Ana

Este documento resume algunas de las acciones tomadas por los pueblos indígenas de América Latina para hacer frente al COVID-19. Pretende ser un apoyo para las comunidades y sus autoridades en la…