The Research Department of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is seeking motivated, organized, and experienced research assistants to help produce data analysis of local economies in Latin America and the Caribbean. Research assistants participate in groundbreaking research in areas ranging from education and the environment to banking, finance, and political economy. … [Read more...] about A Unique Opportunity at the IDB for Talented Research Assistants
Boosting Financial Inclusion Among the Vulnerable
By 2021, only 31% of Chile's country's population over 15 had saved in a financial institution, with especially low rates among the very poor, depriving them of the benefits of a range of financial services, including savings accounts, credit, and insurance products. The issue of how to increase financial inclusion and, in the process, boost savings in in Latin … [Read more...] about Boosting Financial Inclusion Among the Vulnerable
Signaling Students’ Skills for Greater Fairness and Productivity
A degree from an elite university—like good grades and honors degrees—often serves as a signal of superior talent, a beacon that guides employers through a sea of candidates to the allegedly most desirable hire. Such bias in favor of the elite, however, can disadvantage highly skilled and talented people who attend less renowned schools or groups like migrants, who often … [Read more...] about Signaling Students’ Skills for Greater Fairness and Productivity
Better Public Policies to Combat Pandemics
After the economic losses, unemployment and mass death of the COVID-19 pandemic, the question of how to effectively manage lockdowns has to be answered. Many experts believe another pandemic is inevitable. If that is true, we have to be ready with empirically tested policies that can maximize economic welfare while preserving life to the maximum extent … [Read more...] about Better Public Policies to Combat Pandemics
The Financial Impacts of Disability: Data for Better Policy Design
About one in seven, or more than 88 million people, in Latin America and the Caribbean live with a disability that can affect access to fundamental rights, such as education, employment, and health care. This percentage is expected to increase to one in five people by mid-century as the population ages. Yet while the region increasingly recognizes the needs of people with … [Read more...] about The Financial Impacts of Disability: Data for Better Policy Design