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Date issued: 6月 2023
Author(s): Rossi, José Luiz;Sousa, José Eduardo Gonçalves de;Gutiérrez Briceño, Jose Alejandro

This paper develops an alternative approach for estimating the potential output and the output gap, intending to serve as a good balance between a simple low data requiring method and a powerful but…

Date issued: 6月 2023 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Duryea, Suzanne;Ribas, Rafael P.;Sampaio, Breno;Sampaio, Gustavo R.;Trevisan, Giuseppe

This paper investigates the long-term impact on earnings of attending a tuition-free, top-quality university in Brazil. We identify the causal effect through a sharp discontinuity in an admission…

Date issued: 6月 2023
Author(s): Astesiano, Gastón;Lembo, Carolina;Simón Morientes, Cristina;Castillo Martínez, Paula;Suárez-Alemán, Ancor;Leduc, Denis;Araújo, Ana Beatriz;Hurtado, Jaime;Li Ojeda, Jaime

This discussion paper brings together the ideas and insights discussed in preparation for PPP Americas 2023. Three concept notes were developed, and three virtual seminars (PPP Talks) were held to…

Date issued: 6月 2023
Author(s): Cathles, Alison;Henriquez, Pauline;Suaznabar, Claudia

Si bien se ha reconocido que la productividad de la industria de la construcción es de vital importancia para las economías de la región de América Latina y el Caribe, y que el crecimiento de su…

Date issued: 6月 2023 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Dix-Carneiro, Rafael;Kovak, Brian K.

We survey the recent literature studying the effects of globalization on inequality in Latin America. Our focus is on research emerging from the late 2000s onward, with an emphasis on empirical work…

Date issued: 6月 2023 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Gindling, T. H.;Ronconi, Lucas

In this chapter reviews the literature and inform policy debates about the effects of minimum wages (MW) on income inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).

Date issued: 6月 2023
Author(s): Carpio, Carlos;Garcia, Manuel;Rios, Ana R.;Boonsaeng, Tullaya;Murguia, Juan M.;Wander, Alcido

Given its enormous adverse effects on production systems and the economy, the recent COVID-19 pandemic has heightened interest in studying resilience in agrifood systems; however, only a few studies…

Date issued: 6月 2023
Author(s): Carpio, Carlos;Garcia, Manuel;Rios, Ana R.;Boonsaeng, Tullaya;Murguia, Juan M.;Wander, Alcido

Debido a los enormes efectos adversos sobre los sistemas productivos y la economía, la reciente pandemia del COVID-19 ha generado más interés por estudiar la resiliencia en los sistemas…

Date issued: 6月 2023 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Vera-Cossio, Diego A.;Hoffmann, Bridget;Pecha, Camilo;Gallego, Jorge;Stampini, Marco;Vargas, David;Medina, María Paula;Álvarez, Esteban

We exploit an expansion in social protection to middle-income households to provide evidence on how middle-income households cope with economic shocks and how to build their resilience. We use a…

Date issued: 6月 2023 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Arcia, Diego;Pinto Carrillo, Augusto César;Espinosa Restrepo, León

Esta publicación describe los sistemas de ordenación del territorio en 26 países de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC), profundizando en 13 de ellos. El análisis abordó los marcos normativos, las…