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Date issued: Oct 2023
Author(s): Urquidi, Manuel;Chalup, Miguel;Sardán, Solange

The gender earnings gap between men and women in Latin America is an obstacle to achieving gender equality and sustainable development. In Uruguay, this gap persists despite women often having a…

Date issued: Oct 2023
Author(s): Urquidi, Manuel;Chalup, Miguel;Sardán, Solange

La brecha de ingresos laborales entre hombres y mujeres en América Latina es un obstáculo para lograr la igualdad de género y el desarrollo sostenible. En Uruguay, esta brecha persiste a pesar de que…

Date issued: Oct 2023 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Stampini, Marco;Medellín, Nadin;Ibarrarán, Pablo

We assess the non-contributory cash transfer systems in 17 Latin American and Caribbean countries to identify factors that keep them from reducing poverty and inequality. To perform this assessment,…

Date issued: Oct 2023 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Stampini, Marco;Medellín, Nadin;Ibarrarán, Pablo

Evaluamos los sistemas de transferencias monetarias no contributivas en 17 países de América Latina y el Caribe para identificar factores que les impiden reducir la pobreza y la desigualdad. Para…

Date issued: Oct 2023 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Pessino, Carola;Rasteletti, Alejandro;Artana, Daniel;Lustig, Nora

This chapter analyzes the incidence on income distribution by a comprehensive array of direct and indirect taxes in ten Latin American countries circa 2018. The study finds that although there is a…

Date issued: Oct 2023 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Altamirano Montoya, Álvaro;Oliveri, María Laura;Bosch, Mariano;Tapia Troncoso, Waldo

This paper examines the implicit subsidies within pension systems across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region. We first calculate the theoretical benefits of pension for hypothetical workers…

Date issued: Oct 2023
Author(s): Alarcón Montero, Pablo Andrés;Acosta Acevedo, Salvador;Correal, Magda;Piamonte, Carolina;Rihm, Alfredo;Breukers, Linda;Durón, Lourdes;González, Guillermo;Hernández López, Carlos;Sagasti, Carlos;Rojas Gutiérrez, Arcelia

The global trajectory of municipal solid waste management is a glimpse of this sector becoming a profoundly information and data-driven activity. At the same time, it is a key sector for…

Date issued: Oct 2023
Author(s): Alarcón Montero, Pablo Andrés;Acosta Acevedo, Salvador;Correal, Magda;Piamonte, Carolina;Rihm, Alfredo;Breukers, Linda;Durón, Lourdes;González, Guillermo;Hernández López, Carlos;Sagasti, Carlos;Rojas Gutiérrez, Arcelia

La trayectoria a nivel global de la gestión de residuos sólidos municipales permite vislumbrar que este sector se convierta en una actividad profundamente basada en la información y los datos. A la…

Date issued: Oct 2023
Author(s): Alarcón Montero, Pablo Andrés;Acosta Acevedo, Salvador;Correal, Magda;Piamonte, Carolina;Rihm, Alfredo;Breukers, Linda;Durón, Lourdes;González, Guillermo;Hernández López, Carlos;Sagasti, Carlos;Rojas Gutiérrez, Arcelia

A trajetória global da gestão de resíduos sólidos municipais é um setor que está prestes a se tornar uma atividade profundamente orientada por dados e informações. Ao mesmo tempo, é um setor…

Date issued: Oct 2023
Author(s): Morduchowicz, Alejandro;Suasnábar, Juan

¿Qué es planificar la educación hoy? Mejor dicho, ¿qué podría ser? Para la primera hay unas cuantas respuestas posibles, pero para la segunda sería difícil encontrar más de un par. El planeamiento…