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Date issued: 5月 2020
Author(s): Bollers, Elton;Christie, Jason;Gauto, Victor;Giles Álvarez, Laura;Khadan, Jeetendra;Mooney, Henry;Rosenblatt, David;Smets, Lodewijk

The policies being implemented in the region to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 are short-term support mechanisms, to ensure income for the most vulnerable groups and support to firms facing demand…

Date issued: 5月 2020
Author(s): Madariaga, Javier;Molina, Erika;Rucci, Graciana;Ripani, Laura;Vazquez, Claudia

La COVID-19 y las distintas medidas que los gobiernos de América Latina han implementado como respuesta poseen impactos diferenciados sobre los trabajadores de la economía de plataformas y sobre…

Date issued: 5月 2020
Author(s): Auguste, Sebastián;Galetto, Bruno

Este estudio muestra nueva y amplia evidencia de una brecha importante en el acceso a crédito entre mujeres y hombres empresarios en Argentina. Según encuestas, solo 20,5% de las empresas lideradas…

Date issued: 5月 2020
Author(s): Khadan, Jeetendra

As of May 5, the Surinamese authorities confirmed a total of 10 COVID-19 cases, including 1 COVID-19 related death and 9 people who have recovered. Sixty-nine people are in quarantine. The country…

Date issued: 5月 2020
Author(s): Balza, Lenin;Jimenez Mori, Raul Alberto;Macedo, Demian;Mercado Díaz, Jorge Enrique

This paper revisits the relationship between private participation, regulatory governance and the performance of the electricity sector in 18 Latin American countries over the last five decades.…

Date issued: 5月 2020
Author(s): Seepersad, Randy

This report provides the findings from an inmate survey that was used to collect data on the prison system in Trinidad and Tobago. The results were used to identify the steps needed to improve the…

Date issued: 5月 2020 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): De la Cruz, Rafael;Manzano, Osmel;Loterszpil, Mario

The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have made significant economic and social progress in the past two decades but, with the recent slowdown in the global economy, the region’s…

Date issued: 5月 2020 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): De la Cruz, Rafael;Manzano, Osmel;Loterszpil, Mario

En las últimas dos décadas, las naciones de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) han avanzado de manera significativa en los planos económico y social. Sin embargo, con la desaceleración de la economía…

Date issued: 5月 2020 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Levy, Alberto;Carrasco, Juan José

América Latina ha avanzado significativamente en la provisión de electricidad, conun aumento de la cobertura del 88 al 97% entre 2002 y 2018. Para que la conexión sea realmente útil también es…

Date issued: 5月 2020 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Cornick, Jorge;Lara, José Daniel

This paper provides a general characterization of overall power regulation and a detailed characterization of the ongoing evolution of distributed rooftop photovoltaic (PV) regulation in Costa Rica.…