"Rethinking Taxation for Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean: Objectives, Behavioral Responses, and Technological Advances" argues for a shift beyond the traditional focus on collection efficiency and equity to explicitly include economic growth as a primary objective. It highlights how...

In this paper, we examine energy demand in a group of Latin American regions using a fractional integration approach. Employing annual data from 1965 to 2023 on primary energy consumption in exajoules (EJ) and per capita consumption in gigajoules (GJ), we investigate the persistence and...

We study the effect of a randomized one-on-one remote phone tutoring program implemented between 2021 and 2023. The intervention reached more than seven thousand students in seven Latin American countries: Argentina, Brazil, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Paraguay and Peru. The program targeted...

The agri-food sector in Latin America, including the production, processing, packaging, and distribution of food and beverages, continues to be a key driver of economic growth and regional competitiveness. Over the past decade, the sector has shown resilience and adaptability, highlighted by the...

The agri-food sector in Latin America, including the production, processing, packaging, and distribution of food and beverages, continues to be a key driver of economic growth and regional competitiveness. Over the past decade, the sector has shown resilience and adaptability, highlighted by the...

This paper argues that relative measures of intergenerational mobility and inequality of opportunity are closely related ways of quantifying the inheritability of inequality. We review both literatures for Latin America, looking both at income and educational persistence. We document very high...

We study the impacts of wildfires in Chile mapping local exposure to over 1,000 large wildfires occurring over 20 wildfire seasons. We consider both how very local exposure patterns owing to changes in ambient conditions - such as wind, atmospheric and topographic conditions - affect exposure to...

Can a brief period of economic prosperity leave a legacy of long-term adversity for local populations? This study investigates the enduring impact of the Amazon rubber boom around 1900 on contemporary income, inequality, Indigenous groups presence, and forest conservation. Identification...

Substantial amounts of British capital flowed to Latin America during the first era of globalisation. Companies financed by this capital were typically headquartered in the UK, but operated thousands of miles away. This paper asks how this geographic separation between governance and business...

Various corporate groups, such as third-sector institutions in Latin America, have shown increasing interest in evaluating organizational performance as a possible strategy for increasing their effectiveness and competitiveness. From this perspective, this study analyzes the psychometric...

This research provides an up-to-date analysis of data on gender equality, disability and social inclusion (GEDSI) in Guatemala, tracking key markers across political, economic, social and educational spheres. Drawing on a broad range of methodologies including a literature review, data from...

This research provides an up-to-date analysis of the latest data on gender equality, disability and social inclusion (GEDSI) in Chile, tracking key markers across political, economic, social and educational spheres. Drawing on a broad range of methodologies including a literature review, data...

This research provides an up-to-date analysis of data on gender equality, disability and social inclusion (GEDSI) in Panama, tracking key markers across political, economic, social and educational spheres. Drawing on a broad range of methodologies including a literature review, data from...

This article assesses the performance of the Economic and Social Council of Argentina (ESC-A) over its two years of activity (2021-22). Our analysis focuses on the implantation of this new forum in the hierarchical institutional framework of Argentina's economy and, following the notion of...

Changing weather patterns pose a fundamental challenge to electricity systems reliant on water resources. Using two decades of plant-level generation and fuel input data matched to hydrological basins in Chile, we show that local droughts reduce hydro output by about 20% on average and trigger...

Este resumen resume los hechos recientes relacionados con la pobreza y la desigualdad en América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) utilizando la última ola de encuestas de hogares armonizadas de la Base de Datos Socioeconómicos de ALC (SEDLAC). Este informe fue producido por la Práctica Global de...

This paper analyzes gender disparities in poverty across the life cycle in Latin America and the Caribbean using harmonized household survey data. Although gender gaps in labor market outcomes are well-documented, gendered poverty disparities have remained understudied. The results reveal a...

This report examines the growing threat of heat in cities across Latin America and the Caribbean, including the outlook for the coming decades; the implications for urban infrastructure and for human health, well-being, and prosperity; and what urban leaders and national governments can do to...