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The Anatomy of Household Shocks in Latin America: Evidence from Panel Surveys
The Anatomy of Household Shocks in Latin America: Evidence from Panel Surveys

Date issued: Jun 2026 Generative AI enabled
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…
"We did the best we could with what we had": A Qualitative Study of the Pandemic Vaccine Response in Belize
"We did the best we could with what we had": A Qualitative Study of the Pandemic Vaccine Response in Belize

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…
Multinational Enterprises and Employment in Mexico
Multinational Enterprises and Employment in Mexico

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…
Incentivos fiscales para la electromovilidad: mapeo de situación en América Latina y el Caribe y principios de uso
Incentivos fiscales para la electromovilidad: mapeo de situación en América Latina y el Caribe y principios de uso

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…
Natural Disasters and Fiscal Procyclicality
Natural Disasters and Fiscal Procyclicality

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…
Effective Families or Effective Schools? Experimental Evidence on Fostering Children’s Numeracy
Effective Families or Effective Schools? Experimental Evidence on Fostering Children’s Numeracy

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…
Gobierno digital en Sonora: construcción institucional, simplificación e interoperabilidad. El caso de una transformación digital desde sus fundamentos
Gobierno digital en Sonora: construcción institucional, simplificación e interoperabilidad. El caso de una transformación digital desde sus fundamentos

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…
Assessment of the Effects and Impacts of Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica
Assessment of the Effects and Impacts of Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica

Date issued: May 2026
Author(s): Bello, Omar;Hori, Tsuneki;Johnson, Monique Therese Marie;Suarez, Ginés

Hurricane Melissa caused unprecedented devastation in Jamaica, with total estimated costs exceeding JMD 1,451,577 millionover three times the expense of Hurricane Gilbert, the country's previous…
¿Cuánto pagan los hogares por los servicios de agua potable y saneamiento en México? Análisis del sistema tarifario mexicano a partir de los datos de 67 ciudades
¿Cuánto pagan los hogares por los servicios de agua potable y saneamiento en México? Análisis del sistema tarifario mexicano a partir de los datos de 67 ciudades

Date issued: May 2026
Author(s): Basani, Marcello;Martinez Lagunes, Ricardo;Rojas Silva, Hugo Roberto;Maroñas, Cecilia

Este documento analiza las estructuras tarifarias de los servicios urbanos de agua potable y saneamiento en México, a partir del relevamiento sistemático de información oficial en 67 ciudades del…
The Battle over Knowledge: Multinationals, Diffusion, and Governance
The Battle over Knowledge: Multinationals, Diffusion, and Governance

Date issued: May 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Alfaro, Laura;Chen, Maggie;Javorcik, Beata S.

Multinational corporations (MNCs) are the dominant institutions for creating and distributing knowledge across borders. Their activities generate geopolitical externalities when cross-border…