In Latin America and the Caribbean, 10-15% of school-aged children live with disabilities or learning difficulties, making inclusive education both a moral responsibility and an economic imperative. With 12.5-18.9 million children at risk of being left behind, inclusive education— in which children with and without disabilities learn together—offers a crucial path to ensuring … [Read more...] about Bridging the Gap: Inclusive Education in Latin America and the Caribbean
Prestigious Fellowship Program for Talented Research Assistants
The Research Department of the Inter-American Development Bank is looking to fill its 18-month Research Assistant Consultancies Program with creative, motivated, and experienced young professionals and recent graduates in economics. The prestigious program, offering successful candidates the opportunity to provide support and generate new ideas to leading economists from … [Read more...] about Prestigious Fellowship Program for Talented Research Assistants
How Barriers to Trade Shape Knowledge Transfer Across Borders
Despite comprising less than 1% of all firms worldwide, multinational firms, companies that operate across multiple countries, drive roughly half of all international trade, contribute one-third of global output and GDP, and provide a quarter of global employment. Their role is particularly crucial in regions like Latin America and the Caribbean, where they have … [Read more...] about How Barriers to Trade Shape Knowledge Transfer Across Borders
Handing Out Laptops Is Not Enough to Improve Student Learning
In 2012, we published a study showing that an ambitious and expensive program involving the disbursement of free laptops to primary school students generated few academic gains after 15 months of laptop exposure. The report, examining the One Laptop per Child initiative launched by Peru's government, generated much discussion in Peru and around the world given that many … [Read more...] about Handing Out Laptops Is Not Enough to Improve Student Learning
Tackling Informality in Brazil: The Hidden Costs of Labor Inspections
Brazil's Ministry of Labor does not take labor informality lightly, carrying out inspections and cracking down on the many businesses that hire workers “off the books.” While these inspections are often successful in catching and penalizing firms that avoid the costly regulations involved in hiring formal workers, they also come with surprising, not always positive, side … [Read more...] about Tackling Informality in Brazil: The Hidden Costs of Labor Inspections