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Date issued: Jun 2026
Author(s): Emendabili, Julia Vieira De Andrade Dias;Rodriguez Paredes, Elizabeth Jesenia;Bates Flores, David Obrien;Sandoval Hernandez, Carlos Alberto;Sanchez Romero, Luis Antonio;Muente, Arturo

Este documento presenta una hoja de ruta paso a paso para establecer y fortalecer la estrategia y las funciones centrales de una Oficina de Programas de Código Abierto (OSPO). Su metodología refleja…

Date issued: Jun 2026
Author(s): Emendabili, Julia Vieira De Andrade Dias;Rodriguez Paredes, Elizabeth Jesenia;Bates Flores, David Obrien;Sandoval Hernandez, Carlos Alberto;Sanchez Romero, Luis Antonio;Muente, Arturo

O termo código aberto refere-se ao software cujo código-fonte pode ser livremente inspecionado, modificado e reutilizado. O software de código aberto (Open Source Software, OSS) tem se consolidado…

Date issued: Jun 2026
Author(s): Inter-American Development Bank;World Association of Public Employment Services;Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

This publication provides comparative insights on public employment services around the world based on a global survey. Building on its first installment, the 2026 edition provides novel and updated…

Date issued: Jun 2026
Author(s): Arteaga Vallejo, Julian Gabriel;Bosch, Mariano;Ibáñez, Ana María;Tejerina, Luis

Households in developing economies face frequent and uninsured shocks that generate income volatility and persistent vulnerability. Using harmonized longitudinal data from household surveys in…

Date issued: Jun 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Góngora, Pamela;Cabieses Valdes, Baltica Beatriz;Bonilla Zarrazaga, Lidia;Espinoza, Manuel Antonio;Largaespada Beer, Natalia;Bell, Lizett S.;Balmaceda, Carlos

The COVID-19 pandemic had an unprecedented global impact, making the rapid development of vaccines critical. Belize, a small, middle-income country in Central America and the Caribbean, displayed…

Date issued: Jun 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Filippo, Agustín;Guaipatín, Carlos;Navarro, Lucas;Willington, Ignacio;Wyss, Federico

This paper examines the employment effects of multinational enterprises (MNEs) in Mexico, focusing on the labor market impacts of foreign tariff increases during 2018-2019. Using data from Mexicos…

Date issued: Jun 2026
Author(s): Eguino, Huáscar;Delgado, Raúl;Arioua, Eugenia

Esta publicación analiza cómo los incentivos fiscales pueden desempeñar un rol importante como herramientas para acelerar la adopción de vehículos eléctricos en América Latina y el Caribe y fomentar…

Date issued: Jun 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Andrian, Leandro Gaston;Galindo, Arturo;Sánchez, Gustavo;Valencia, Oscar

This paper examines how climate-related natural disasters influence the cyclical stance of fiscal policy across 148 countries between 1980 and 2023. Using a dynamic panel System-GMM framework, we…

Date issued: May 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Berlinski, Samuel;Giannola, Michele;Toppeta, Alessandro

We study the relative effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and interaction of family- and school-based learning interventions using a randomized controlled trial in Colombia that assigns children to a…

Date issued: May 2026
Author(s): Ortega Cisneros, Luis Javier;Lopez Azumendi Caliri, Sebastian;Lagarda, Guillermo

Este documento analiza los fundamentos institucionales, regulatorios y tecnológicos de la transformación del gobierno digital en Sonora. A partir de la experiencia reciente estatal, documenta cómo un…