Urban mobility is more than just moving people - it’s about connecting communities to opportunity, reducing inequality, and building resilience in the face of rapid urbanization. The IDB Group has long supported the development of transport infrastructure to improve connectivity and access to opportunities in cities. Between 2010 and 2024, the IDB approved 28 investment loan … [Read more...] about Mobility with Impact: Transport Solutions that Improve Lives
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Evidence-based purchasing in times of COVID-19: Lessons from Argentina
During this unprecedented global health crisis, a rapid and effective government response is crucial to minimize the negative impact of COVID-19. Clearly, having a solid health system and qualified personnel in charge is key. But efficient and transparent electronic-public purchasing policies are also important. The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) works with national … [Read more...] about Evidence-based purchasing in times of COVID-19: Lessons from Argentina
Four key steps to a greater development impact
The 2018 Development Effectiveness Overview (DEO) is a testimony to that old saying “What gets measured gets done.” In its reflection of changes taking place globally, at the regional level and internally across the IDB Group (IDBG), it mirrors not only decisions that were taken in ministries across the region, in offices at the IDBG but also at the level of our field … [Read more...] about Four key steps to a greater development impact
The impacts of shifting from print to digital textbooks
By Rosangela Bando, Francisco Gallego, Paul Gertler Let’s imagine a dilemma: Fernanda, a principal at an elementary school in Mexico, is thinking of buying her daughter a laptop. Her daughter is halfway through fifth grade. Fernanda thinks this is a good time to introduce her daughter to the digital world: A computer should allow her daughter to excel in school. But is it … [Read more...] about The impacts of shifting from print to digital textbooks
Call for papers on impact evaluation
Por Oscar Mitnik The Impact Evaluation Network (IEN) of the Latin American and the Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA) is calling for papers to be presented at its 11th Annual Meeting, to be held joint with the 2018 RIDGE May Forum, this coming May 22nd and 23rd, in Montevideo, Uruguay. … [Read more...] about Call for papers on impact evaluation