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Economic policy uncertainty in Central America and the Dominican Republic

Diakonova, Marina; Ghirelli, Corinna; Wu, Juan Quiñónez - 2026

The advent of Big Data and computational tools has transformed macroeconomic analysis, introducing real-time, high-frequency text-based indicators such as the economic policy uncertainty (EPU) index pioneered by Baker et al. (2016). However, constructing the EPU index for developing economies...

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Economic policy uncertainty in Central America and the Dominican Republic

Diakonova, Marina; Ghirelli, Corinna; Quiñónez, Juan - 2024

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Review of the Dominican Republic's Enabling Environment for the Semiconductor and Microelectronics Industries

2026

In 2024, the Dominican Republic declared the development of its domestic semiconductor ecosystem to be a "high national priority", aiming to capitalise on shifts in the global semiconductor supply chain towards greater diversification and resilience. This report examines the opportunities,...

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Improving Student Outcomes through Adaptive Learning Platforms : Experimental Evidence from the Dominican Republic

Lopez, Carolina; Pineda, Astrid - 2026

Most students in developing countries receive grade-level instruction despite lacking prerequisite skills, a mismatch that widens learning gaps as students progress. This paper reports evidence from a randomized controlled trial across 38 classrooms and 1,333 ninth-grade students in the...

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Dominican Republic Agricultural Sector Review : Promoting a Climate-Smart, Inclusive and Competitive Agricultural Sector

2026

This Agricultural Sector Review for the Dominican Republic (DR) analyzes the sector’s achievements to date as well as the constraints and emerging risks that the sector faces. The objective of this Review is to encourage dialogue in the DR on policy reform and public investment options that...

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Competing identities under threat: Ethnocentrism, xenocentrism, and touristic motivation amid geopolitical uncertainty

Camacho, Luis José; Pancorbo, Salvador; Miranda, Rosilda - 2025

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America en el Centro : driving development in Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic

2025

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Engines of growth : building knowledge economies in SIDS

Mohan, Preeya; Lindsay, Courtney; Jagessar, Jaymieon; … - 2025

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A multiscale integrated analysis of six developing countries with established tourism economies : the case of Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Malaysia, Jordan, and Tunisia

Andreoni, Valeria; Jeyacheya, Julia - 2025

This paper investigates the socio-economic and the energy changes that have taken place in six developing countries characterized by established tourism economies. By considering the years 2000 and 2021, the MuSIASEM approach is used to analyse the energy allocation and use that have taken place...

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Dominican Republic : Technical Assistance Project on the development of a Macroeconomic Projections Tool: End-project Report

Soler, Alberto - 2025

This document outlines the main achievements of the Technical Assistance Project led by the IMF's Institute for Capacity Development in the Dominican Republic from January 2023 to September 2024. The project supported capacity building in macroeconomic forecasting and analysis within the...

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Dominican Republic : 2025 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report and Statement by the Executive Director for Dominican Republic

2025

The Dominican Republic’s (DR) remarkable economic performance over the past two decades has been driven by strengthening policies and institutions, social and political stability, and business-friendly reforms. This has enabled the fastest rate of income convergence in Latin America and the...

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Dominican Republic : Technical Assistance Report-Revenue Administration Gap Analysis Program (RA-GAP)–Gap in the Tax on Transfers of Industrialized Commodities and Services (ITBIS)

2025

This report applies the IMF’s RA-GAP methodology to estimate the ITBIS gap in the Dominican Republic between 2018 and 2023. Official ITBIS revenue increased from 4.6% to 5.0% of GDP, and the compliance gap ranged from 36.5% to 41.6% of potential during the period. The sectors with the greatest...

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The Impact of Technology on Migration to the United States from Central America and the Dominican Republic

Viollaz, Mariana; Laguinge, Luis; Moroz, Harry - 2025

Labor markets in Central America and the Dominican Republic face limited direct impacts from technological advancements compared to developed countries. However, substantial migration flows to high-income countries, particularly the United States, mean that the impacts of technological change do...

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Latin America IP SME helpdesk : Dominican Republic factograph

2025

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Latin America IP SME helpdesk : Dominican Republic factograph

2025

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Latin America IP SME helpdesk : Dominican Republic factograph

2024

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Latin America IP SME helpdesk : Dominican Republic factograph

2024

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Competing identities under threat : ethnocentrism, xenocentrism, and touristic motivation amid geopolitical uncertainty

Camacho, Luis José; Pancorbo, Salvador; Miranda, Rosilda - 2025

This study examines how geopolitical uncertainty (GEOUN) influences domestic touristic purchase intention (TPI) through consumer ethnocentrism (CETH), consumer xenocentrism (CXEN), and touristic motivation (TMOT) in the Dominican Republic, a tourism-dependent developing economy. Integrating...

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Fit for size: rethinking capacity strengthening in Small Island Developing States : lessons from climate finance support programmes in the Pacific and Caribbean

Wilkinson, Emily; Manley, Marita; Lindsay, Courtney; … - 2025

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Labor History and Contribution Density in the Pension System of the Dominican Republic

Apella, Ignacio; Zunino, Gonzalo - 2025

This paper estimates the proportion of workers who would meet the required contribution periods to access a contributory retirement pension in the Dominican Republic. Using microdata from labor histories, the paper proposes a survival model to estimate the hazard rates of entering and exiting...

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Decarbonising the power sector of the Dominican Republic : an approach from electric mobility transition

Quevedo, Jarrizon; Moya, Idalberto Herrera; … - 2024

The electrical power and land transportation systems of the Dominican Republic are facing significant challenges due to growing demand in both sectors. These two systems are responsible for around 62% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. With the deployment of electric mobility, the power and...

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Dominican Republic : Climate Migrants

2024

The Dominican Republic (DR) is vulnerable to climate change and has a high rate of natural degradation. The DR shows evidence of significant human mobility flows of (i) internal migration, mainly rural to urban; and (ii) international cross-border migration, especially from Haiti. Given this...

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Making Dispute Resolution More Effective – Simplified Peer Review, Dominican Republic (Stage 1) : Inclusive Framework on BEPS: Action 14

2024

Under BEPS Action 14, members of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS have committed to implement a minimum standard to strengthen the effectiveness and efficiency of the mutual agreement procedure (MAP). The MAP is included in Article 25 of the OECD Model Tax Convention and commits...

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Peer Reviews of Competition Law and Policy: Dominican Republic

2024

Peer reviews of competition law and policy are a valuable tool to reform and strengthen a country’s competition framework. This peer review of the Dominican Republic presents the evolution of its competition regime over the last few years and assesses the effectiveness of its current...

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Labor market effect of granting amnesty to Venezuelan refugees and migrants in the Dominican Republic

Loschmann, Craig; Luzes, Marta; Rivera, Alejandra; Van … - 2024

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Milestone moments : community violence and women's life-course transitions in Colombia, the Dominican Republic, and Guatemala

Svallfors, Signe - 2024

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Dominican Republic : 2024 Article IV Consultation-Press Release and Staff Report

2024

The Dominican Republic has grown strongly over the last two decades supported by political and social stability and a sustained track record of strong policies and strengthened institutional policy frameworks. The next term of government affords the opportunity to further advance and update...

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Dominican Republic : Assessing the Implications of a retail Central Bank Digital Currency (Phase 1 and 2)

Paduraru, Anca - 2024

The mission helped the BCRD to assess a CBDC's potential macro-financial, legal, and financial integrity implications, and shared lessons from other countries' CBDC and digital money projects, technology considerations, practices for stakeholder engagement, and how CBDC can increase financial...

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La política fiscal contracíclica durante la pandemia de COVID-19 y su impacto económico en Centroamérica y la República Dominicana

Rivas Valdivia, Juan Carlos; Santamaría González, Jesús - 2024

En esta investigación, se lleva a cabo un análisis estadístico y econométrico para evaluar los efectos del aumento del gasto público sobre la actividad económica durante la pandemia de enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19) en los países de Centroamérica y la República Dominicana, en el...

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Estimación del producto potencial y la productividad total de los factores en los países de Centroamérica, Haití, México y la República Dominicana

Santamaría González, Jesús; López Cabrera, Jesús … - 2024

Este estudio tiene por objeto estimar el producto potencial de los países de Centroamérica, Haití, México y la República Dominicana entre 1990 y 2022, utilizando filtros estadísticos y la función de producción Cobb-Douglas. El aporte de este ejercicio consiste en estimar el PIB potencial...

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Economic valuation of ecosystem services provided by blue economy ecosystems in the Dominican Republic

Ruiz de Gauna, Itziar; Greño, Patxi; Torres, Ximena; … - 2024

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Trends in international economic relations of Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic : trade, tourism, foreign direct investment, and international cooperation

Deza, María Cecilia; Martín, Lucía; Monge, Mauricio; … - 2024

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Extended school day and teenage fertility in Dominican Republic

Garganta, Santiago; Pinto, María Florencia; Zentner, … - 2023

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Opportunities for boosting : output, employment and value chains : economic report on Central America, Mexico, Panama and the Dominican Republic

2023

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Potential Growth in Central America and the Dominican Republic : Was There a Pre-Pandemic New Normal?

Maldonado, Leonardo - 2023

This paper explores the potential growth of Central America and the Dominican Republic after the 2008-2009 crisis to shed light on their 2020 pre-pandemic macroeconomic vulnerability and to ascertain that the observed path is deviating more than before from its potential. Using Hodrick-Prescott...

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Dominica : Selected Issues

2023

This Selected Issues paper reviews the tourism sector landscape in Dominica, assesses its recent performance relative to peers, and analyzes the main determinants and constraints for tourism development. Tourism plays a vital role in Dominica's economy. It contributes significantly to growth,...

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Dominica : selected issues

2017

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Dominica : selected issues

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Dominican Republic : 2023 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Dominican Republic

2023

The 2023 Article IV Consultation highlights that the Dominican Republic's economy has been one of the most dynamic and resilient in the Western Hemisphere over the last two decades, displaying an impressive recovery from the pandemic, supported by the authorities' sound policies as well as...

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Extended school day and teenage fertility in Dominican Republic

Garganta, Santiago; Pinto, María Florencia; Zentner, … - 2023 - This version: June 12, 2023

This paper investigates the potential impact of extended school days in reducing teenage fertility. We study the Jornada Escolar Extendida program, which doubled the school-day length from 4 to 8 hours in the Dominican Republic, and exploit the geographic and time variation induced by its...

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Dominican Republic Gender Assessment

2023

Achieving inclusive growth and maximizing poverty reduction in the Dominican Republic requires closing existing gender gaps: from early childhood to working age, and further still into old age. Using a lifecycle approach, this gender Assessment attempts to uncover, better understand, and deliver...

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Dominican Republic Country Climate and Development Report

2023

The Dominican Republic has made significant progress in boosting economic growth and reducing poverty, but it still faces challenges to achieve inclusive and equitable development, increase productivity, and improve the competitiveness and sustainability of primary sectors like agriculture,...

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Dominican Republic Poverty Assessment 2023 : Fast Tracking Poverty Reduction and Prosperity for All

2023

In recent decades, economic growth in the Dominican Republic (DR) has been steady. However, growth has not occurred in such a way as to make the benefits widely and evenly available. In fact, although the DR economy grew faster than that of other LAC countries before the Covid-19 pandemic, its...

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The impact of the one-stop shop for business registration in the Dominican Republic

Bobic, Vida; Delgado, Lucía; Gerardino, María Paula; … - 2023

This paper studies tax evasion in the form of under-reported wages in Ecuador using microdata from a combination of electronic billing and personal income tax returns filed in 2017. Bringing together this novel combination of data, the study applies the standard method Pissarides and Weber...

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Profiling Venezuelan refugees and migrants in the Dominican Republic

Bandiera, Antonella; Loschmann, Craig; Luzes, Marta; … - 2023

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Knowledge and innovation management in agribusiness : a study in the Dominican Republic

Ureña-Espaillat, Hayrold José; Briones Peñalver, … - 2023

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Análisis comparativo de casos de buenas prácticas en la gestión de destinos turísticosen México y República Dominicana

Flores, Yoan Hernández; Taset, Anne Llanes; Cádiz, … - 2023

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Trade patterns in Central America and the Dominican Republic : is it time for a competitiveness agenda?

Maldonado, Leonardo J. - 2020

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Trade Patterns in Central America and the Dominican Republic : Is It Time for a Competitiveness Agenda?

Maldonado, Leonardo J. - 2023

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Dominican Republic - Anti-dumping measures on corrugated steel bars

2023

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Poverty and Distributional Impact of Fiscal Policy in Dominican Republic

2023

This report assesses the impact of fiscal policy, both revenue and expenditure, on inequality and poverty in the Dominican Republic. On the revenue side, the analysis focuses on the personal income tax, the value added tax (tax on the transfer of industrialized goods and services, known as ITBIS...

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Survey on the Gendered Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Tourism Employment

2023

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Quiet quitting in the Dominican Republic : the employers' perspective

Rodríguez-Montoya, Cristóbal; Castro Morel, Raquel de; … - 2025

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19. Assessing the Dominican Republic's economic development, 1970–2020

Sánchez-Fung, José R. - 2025

The paper reviews the Dominican Republic's economic development trajectory between 1970 and 2020. The economy diversified from the 1970s by shifting from agriculture to higher value-added activities—including export processing zones—alongside efforts to preserve macroeconomic stability and...

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Second-hand for the "third world" : charitable gift giving during religious volunteer-tourism in the Dominican Republic

Nathan, Nicole - 2025

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Monetary policy reaction to COVID-19 and their economic impact in Central America and the Dominican Republic

López Cabrera, Jesús Antonio; González Mata, Enrique; … - 2025

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Growing Awareness : Evaluating the Impact of Environmental Education on Attitudes, Knowledge, and Behavior

Alix Garcia, Jennifer M.; Knittel, Christopher R. - 2025

Mangroves provide vital ecosystem services like storm surge protection and carbon sequestration, but their coverage is rapidly declining. This study evaluates an environmental education program in the Dominican Republic, targeting children's attitudes, knowledge, behaviors, and willingness to...

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