What are the reasons for and the costs of Latin America's volatility? Because there is no consensus on these fundamental questions, there is no consensus on the appropriate policy response to macroeconomic volatility in Latin America, and other shock-prone countries. This paper provides new...

The biggest pension policy challenge faced by most countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) today is low coverage of formal pension systems, both in terms of the proportion of workers participating in pension schemes and the proportion of the elderly receiving some kind of pension...

The development and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) continue to expand opportunities for the achievement of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including gender equality. Taking a closer look at the intersection of gender and technology, this collaboration between...

El desarrollo y el uso de la Inteligencia Artificial (IA) siguen expandiendo las oportunidades para lograr los 17 Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) de las Naciones Unidas, incluyendo la igualdad de género. Acercando la mirada a la intersección de género y tecnología, esta...

Le Forum international sur les Perspectives latino-américaines a été créé par la Banque interaméricaine de développement et le Centre de Développement de l’OCDE comme un lieu de débat annuel sur des questions stratégiques intéressant l’Amérique latine et la zone OCDE. Cet ouvrage...

L’investissement direct étranger (IDE) est-il préférable à d’autres flux de capitaux, comme les prêts bancaires ? Telle est la question centrale traitée ici. La part de l’IDE dans l’ensemble des flux en direction de l’Amérique latine a indiscutablement augmenté, mais il n’est...

What is the impact of political decentralisation in Latin America? This book considers the problems raised by political decentralisation in the region and identifies the challenges ahead. Political decentralisation tends to devolve a certain amount of financial responsibility to the sub-national...