We analyze tariffs for fixed broadband services in Latin America and benchmark against tariffs in the OECD. We also develop a new broadband development indicator (the Broadband Performance Index) that compares actual penetration rates with those predicted by our regression model. The results...

Teoría y evidencia acerca de la relación entre Internet y la reducción de pobreza / Hernán Galperin y María Fernanda Viecens -- El impacto del despliegue de la banda ancha en Ecuador / Raúl Katz y Fernando Callorda -- Internet y desarrollo económico en Colombia / Luis H. Gutiérrez y Juan...

This book examines the problem of inadequate access to information and communication technology (ICT) and the need to develop appropriate pro-poor ICT policies within the Latin American and Caribbean context. The authors show how market reforms have failed to ensure that the benefits of the...

The objective of this study is to estimate the socioeconomic impact of the deployment of last-mile digital infrastructure in Latin America and the Caribbean. To measure the impact of the economic and social aspects of this type of infrastructure, the analysis differentiates according to the...

We analyze transactional data in Nubelo, a large online labor market serving the Spanish-speaking markets. Our results corroborate the presence of discrimination based on worker’s country of origin. In our most conservative estimate, foreign workers are 15% less likely to obtain contracts in...

This study discusses the current situation and evolution of broadband service offerings in Latin America and the Caribbean. The primary source of data is the annual survey of broadband plans conducted by the Center for Technology and Society at Universidad de San Andrés since 2010. The survey...