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Spending on education, human capital, and economic growth in Central America : a panel data analysis with Driscoll-Kraay standard errors

Sorto-Bueso, José Rodolfo; Paredes Heller, Juan Jacobo; … - 2026

The main purpose of this study is to assess the effect of current public expenditure on education and human capital on economic growth in Central America between 1992 and 2021. In this context, data on education spending and human capital for Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and...

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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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The Complex Links Between Food Security, Migration, and Fragility in Northern Central America

Perego, V.; Ben Bih, K.; Cros, P. N.; López, S.; … - 2026

Este informe examina las dinámicas interconectadas de fragilidad, inseguridad alimentaria, choques y migración en la región de Centroamérica del Norte (NCA), compuesta por El Salvador, Guatemala y Honduras. En los últimos años, la inseguridad alimentaria y la migración (incluida una...

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

2025

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Bonilla Mejía, Leonardo; Bracco, Jessica; Ham, Andrés; … - 2025

We study how drug-related violence affects emigration from Central America, a region with rapidly rising migration to the United States. Using multiple data sources, we apply an instrumental variables strategy based on proximity to drug-trafficking routes and coca production in Colombia. We find...

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Valor agregado inducido en el comercio intracentroamericano : análisis comparativo a partir de las matrices de insumo-producto de Centroamérica (2011 y 2018)

Iraheta, José Manuel; Orozco Morales, Roberto Carlos - 2025

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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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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Trade finance in Central America and Mexico : a study of Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico : report

2025

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The two sides of migration in Central America : distributional impacts in Guatemala

Escalante, Luis E.; Aragie, Emerta; Hernandez, Manuel A. - 2025

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Volumetric pricing in rural Central America : drivers of adoption and potential effects on water delivery

Madrigal-Ballestero, Róger; Mullan, Katrina; Pacay, Eduardo - 2024

In rural and peri‑urban areas of Central America, community water organizations (CWOs) provide water to 60 % of the population, thereby playing a pivotal role in achieving multiple Sustainable Development Goals. However, the underlying environmental, climatic, and institutional factors...

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Statebuilding and indigenous rights implementation : political incentives, social movement pressure, and autonomy policy in Central America

Altamirano Rayo, Giorleny; Mosinger, Eric S.; Thaler, Kai M. - 2024

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When emotion regulation matters : the efficacy of socio-emotional learning to address school-based violence in Central America

Dinarte-Diaz, Lelys; Egana-delSol, Pablo; Martínez … - 2024

After-school programs (ASP) that keep youth protected while engaging them in socio-emotional learning might address school-based violent behaviors. This paper experimentally studies the socio-emotional-learning component of an ASP targeted to teenagers in public schools in the most violent...

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When emotion regulation matters : the efficacy of socio-emotional learning to address school-based violence in Central America

Dinarte-Diaz, Lelys; Egana-delSol, Pablo; Martínez … - 2024

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Central America Human Capital Review : Promoting More and Better Investments in Human Capital

2024

This Human Capital Review aims to provide analytical foundations in the support of policies that improve human capital outcomes for the following four UMI countries in Central America: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama, and the Dominican Republic. The objective of this report is to identify the key...

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Estimación de los determinantes de las exportaciones de bienes de El Salvador

Alas, Flor Margarita; Hurtado Delgado, Xiomara Carolina - 2024

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Price and volatility transmission from international to domestic food and fertilizer markets in Central America

Hernandez, Manuel A.; Ceballos, Francisco; Berrospi, … - 2024

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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

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Procedural justice and police legitimacy : evidence from a vignette experiment in Central America

Perez-Vincent, Santiago M.; Puebla, David - 2024

This paper examines the impact of procedural justice and sanctions on police legitimacy in a middle-income context using a between-subjects vignette experiment among civilians and police officers in Honduras. The scenarios involved civilian-police interactions following a minor infraction,...

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SAFE : Gender-Based Violence Services for Women in Human Mobility in Central America - Synthesis Report

2024

The Survivor-centered Accessibility Framework Evaluation (SAFE), supported by the State and Peacebuilding Fund (SPF), comprehensively examines access barriers faced by women and girls in transit who are survivors of GBV across Central America. It focuses on the physical, social, legal, and...

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Opportunities and challenges for agrifood trade between Central American Integration System and Caribbean Community countries

Santamaría, Viviana - 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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Megaprojects in Central America : local narratives about development and the good life

Dembicz, Katarzyna; Biczynska, Ewelina - 2026

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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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Immigrant Youth Experiences from the Caretakers’ Perspective : Central American Minors in the DC Metropolitan Area

Saravia, Melvin; Stanio, Karissa; Castaneda, Ernesto - 2023

The Washington, DC, metropolitan area, encompassing parts of DC, Maryland, and Virginia (DMV), receives immigrants from all over the world, especially Central America. This includes minors who face unique struggles before, during, and after their migration journeys. In this paper, we utilize...

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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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How The Violent Young Gangs (Maras) affects the Economic Performance : of El Salvador, Central America

Ruiz Estrada, Mario Arturo - 2023

The impact of violence from young gangs on the economic growth is obviously substantial, but measuring such impact to get a sense of the intensity of its effects on the economic performance is subject to a great deal of uncertainty. As such, this paper primarily attempts to close this gap by...

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The entrepreneurial cognitive adjustment mechanism : transitional entrepreneurship as a solution to mitigate illegal migration

Arteaga-Fonseca, Jorge; Zhang, Yi Elaine; Bylund, Per L. - 2023

Purpose - In this paper, the authors suggest that Central Americans can use entrepreneurship to solve economic uncertainty in their home country and that entrepreneurship can contribute to reducing the number of undocumented migrants to the USA. Design/methodology/approach - The authors first...

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Enhancing trade and investment relations between India and Central America

2023

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Making managers in Latin America : the emergence of executive education in Central America, Peru, and Colombia

Amdam, Rolv Petter; Dávila, Carlos - 2023

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The effect of financial policies implemented during COVID-19 on bank credit in the Central American region

Ventosa-Santaulària, Daniel; López Marmolejo, Arnoldo; … - 2023

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, governments and central banks worldwide implemented a wide range of policies to support households and businesses, among them a series of measures to support the availability of credit. This paper quantitatively assesses how monetary and regulatory policy...

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Stronger Social Protection and Labor Systems in Central America for a Resilient and Inclusive Recovery

2023

Social Protection and Labor (SPL) Systems help individuals and societies manage risk and volatility and protect them from poverty through instruments that address the challenges of resilience, equity and opportunity. SPL systems include social safety nets, social insurance, and labor market...

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Towards Better Labor Migration Systems in Northern Central America : Overview of Findings from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras

2023

This note aims to close the knowledge gap about the effectiveness and capacity of labor migration sending systems in NCA countries. The report assesses whether NCA countries have the fundamental elements of an effective labor migration sending system, identifies the missing elements, and offers...

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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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Seeking Informal Asylum : The Case of Central Americans in the United States

Remus, Angela - 2023

This paper uses the example of Central Americans from the Northern Triangle living in the United States as an illustration of the decisions of refugees to forego formal asylum in favour of irregular status. The question at the centre of this paper is: how might we understand the decisions of...

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Differential fiscal performances of plausible disaster events : a storyline approach for the Caribbean and Central American governments under CCRIF

Hochrainer-Stigler, Stefan; Zhu, Qinhan; Ciullo, Alessio; … - 2023

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VAWG Prevention and Response Opportunities in FY21 Pipeline IPF Projects in Central America

2023

The Advisory Services and Analytics (ASA) Mitigating Gender-Based Violence Risks and Expanding the gender-based violence (GBV) portfolio in Central America carried out in FY21 aimed to develop and apply a methodology to screen World Bank (WB) projects across sectors to identify entry points for...

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Specific Operational Recommendations per Project to Address Violence Against Women and Girls in Central America Portfolio Prioritized Projects

2023

This report aims to review Latin America and Caribbean (LC2) projects both in preparation and implementation phases to identify key entry points to address Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG). This review sought to identify VAWG prevention and response actions beyond Sexual Exploitation and...

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Discursive power in Central America : economic elites and disputes over public policies during the COVID-19 pandemic

Robles Rivera, Francisco Javier; Fuchs, Gustavo; … - 2025

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Panama, Belize, and Guatemala : regional hubs of illicit trade in Central America

Krylova, Yulia; Rico, Daniel - 2025

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Family business groups in Central America : from local markets to the internationalization, 1980-2020

Vidal Olivares, Javier; Canales, Lissette; Saiz, Candelaria - 2025

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The political economy of Panama's dollarized interbank market

Arauz, Andrés - 2025

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Is crime a "root cause" of Central American emigration? : evidence from El Salvador

Abreha, Kaleb Girma; Johnson, Trinity; Robertson, Raymond - 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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Gobierno digital : pieza clave para la consolidación de Estados democráticos en los países del SICA

Enríquez Perea, Alberto; Sáenz, Carlos - 2022

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Jamaica : selected issues

2022

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Peru : technical assistance report : tax regime for small taxpayers and special economic zones

2022

The topics discussed in this report are tax regimes for small taxpayers (Chapter II) and the tax treatment of special economic zones (Chapter III). Although these aspects of the tax system have little direct effect on public finances, they affect many people and how those people make decisions...

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El salvador : 2021 Article IV consultation : press release; staff report; and statement by the Executive Director for El Salvador

2022

The pandemic interrupted ten years of growth, but El Salvador is rebounding quickly. Robust external demand, resilient remittances, and a sound management of the pandemic-with the help of a disbursement under the Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) (SDR287.2 million or USD 389 million) approved in...

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Centering the Experiences of Mexican and Central American Immigrant Entrepreneurs in an Examination of Sanctuary Practices : Key Research Findings

Carr-Lemke, Tara - 2022

This white paper provides a high-level summary of the research. Using a mixed methods comparative case study approach, I explore the impacts of county-level sanctuary ordinances on the entrepreneurial activities of Mexican and Central American immigrants in the U.S. I find that although...

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