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Date issued: Jun 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Márquez, Karina;Scartascini, Carlos

Cognitive biases are pervasive, even among policymakers whose decisions have far-reaching welfare consequences. Yet little is known about whether scalable training can mitigate policymakers biases.…

Date issued: Jun 2026
Author(s): Schling, Maja;Ortiz, María Camila;Perez Massard, Renee Gabriela;Saenz Somarriba, Magaly;Chang Huaita, Rodrigo Ysaac

This paper analyzes trends in agricultural total factor productivity in Bolivia between 2008 and 2015 and the factors driving these trends using national agricultural surveys. On balance, the…

Date issued: Jun 2026
Author(s): Yi, Jiyeon;Park, Kyunglin;Della Nina Gambi, Gabriela;Gamberini, Carla

Drawing on more than two decades of collaboration between Korea and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in advancing digital education across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), this report…

Date issued: Jun 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Fageda, Xavier;Suárez-Alemán, Ancor

Este estudio examina qué sabemos, a partir de la evidencia empírica, sobre cómo distintos esquemas de participación del sector privado afectan el desempeño de los proyectos viales. Comparamos…

Date issued: Jun 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Mitchener, Kris James;Pedemonte, Mathieu

Using newly digitized monthly data on the quantities and prices of imports as well as product-level data on tariff rates, we estimate that in the first year after the passage of the Smoot-Hawley…

Date issued: Jun 2026
Author(s): Girardo, Belen;Gammell Ibanez, Daniel De Jesus;Pantoja Munoz, Clara Isabel

Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) represent one of the most advanced frontiers of contemporary technological innovation, enabling a direct connection between brain activity and digital devices. This…

Date issued: Jun 2026
Author(s): Girardo, Belen;Gammell Ibanez, Daniel De Jesus;Pantoja Munoz, Clara Isabel

Las interfaces cerebro-computadora (ICC) representan una de las fronteras más avanzadas de la innovación tecnológica contemporánea, al permitir una conexión directa entre la actividad cerebral y los…

Date issued: Jun 2026
Author(s): Villalba, Harold

This brief is the first in a series that explores the rigorous global evidence available across a range of education topics. The briefs are intended for policymakers, researchers, and practitioners…

Date issued: Jun 2026
Author(s): Villalba, Harold

Esta nota inaugura una serie dedicada al análisis de la evidencia rigurosa disponible a nivel mundial sobre una amplia gama de temas educativos. Está dirigida a responsables de políticas públicas,…

Date issued: Jun 2026
Author(s): Villalba, Harold

Este resumo é o primeiro de uma série que explora as evidências globais rigorosas disponíveis em diferentes temas da educação. Os resumos ou “briefs” destinam-se a formuladores de políticas públicas…