This edition of the Taxonomy Matters series explores the concept of behavioral economics. According to the International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences, in an article by Sendhil Mullainathan and Richard Thaler, behavioral economics is the combination of psychology and economics … [Read more...] about Taxonomy Matters: Behavioral Economics
Estefanny Pérez Duque
Editor and consultant for the Knowledge and Learning Division of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Ecuadorian, passionate about political science, international relations, and knowledge management. Bringing a rich academic background to her work, she holds a Master's degree in Latin American Studies with a focus on gender and development from Ohio University. Prior starting at the IDB, she contributed to the Atlantic Council's Digital Forensic Research Lab and at the Council of the Americas where she promoted programs related to public and private investment in the region. These initiatives targeted priority areas such as healthcare, innovation, and digital transformation.
Taxonomy Matters: Food Security
Our recurring series Taxonomy Matters explores definitions of terms related to the field of international development and their connection to knowledge products that we publish. This new entry focuses on the subject of food security. According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and its multilingual thesaurus AGROVOC, food security is a situation … [Read more...] about Taxonomy Matters: Food Security
Taxonomy Matters: Climate Finance
This article is part of the Taxonomy Matters series, where we share definitions from our knowledge taxonomy along with a set of related knowledge products. In this edition, the term is climate finance. Within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), it is defined as “local, national or transnational financing—drawn from public, private and … [Read more...] about Taxonomy Matters: Climate Finance
Introducing Taxonomy Matters
This article welcomes a new Abierto al Público series focused on taxonomy as a key element for successful knowledge management. It provides structure, consistency, and promotes common understanding. A taxonomy is an organization structure that consists of a set of term lists (controlled vocabularies) that are used to classify or tag content (e.g. documents, data, etc.) … [Read more...] about Introducing Taxonomy Matters