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Behavioral Interventions to Boost Telemedicine

August 22, 2024 by Carlos Scartascini Leave a Comment

Medical care is a challenge in Argentina, which stretches across nearly 2.8 million square kilometers (1.08 million square miles) of Andean mountains, pampas, steppe and desert. So it's no surprise that the country was one of the first adopters in Latin America of telemedicine. Twenty-six percent of the hospitals nationwide offered telemedicine services to their patients in … [Read more...] about Behavioral Interventions to Boost Telemedicine

What the Shifting Landscape in Global Value Chains Means for Latin America and the Caribbean

August 14, 2024 by Vanessa Alviarez Leave a Comment

In recent years, the global landscape of trade and investment has undergone significant transformations. As economies worldwide grapple with crises and geopolitical tensions, companies and governments are rethinking their strategies regarding production and supply chains. For Latin America and the Caribbean, this could mark a potential turning point if it were to take advantage … [Read more...] about What the Shifting Landscape in Global Value Chains Means for Latin America and the Caribbean

From Empowerment to Inequality: The Tradeoffs of Community-Based Targeting

July 31, 2024 by Diego Vera-Cossio Leave a Comment

Local leaders know a lot about the people in their communities, including their level of wealth and need. That can often allow them to distribute resources, like anti-poverty funds, more effectively than far away bureaucracies. But where community members must decide on the basis of multiple, difficult-to-verify criteria, things get murky. How should loans, for example, be … [Read more...] about From Empowerment to Inequality: The Tradeoffs of Community-Based Targeting

Harnessing Emotional Intelligence: A New Frontier in Combating School Violence

July 24, 2024 by Lelys Dinarte-Diaz - Pablo Egana-delSol - Claudia Martinez A. - Cindy Rojas Alvarado Leave a Comment

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In Central America's Northern Triangle—Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador—educational institutions face a crisis of in-school and out-of-school violence and dropout rates 22% above the average for the rest of Latin America and the Caribbean. This crisis—often gang-related—jeopardizes not only the safety of students, but their long-term mental health and economic … [Read more...] about Harnessing Emotional Intelligence: A New Frontier in Combating School Violence

The Economic Impacts of Climate Change and El Niño in the Andes

July 16, 2024 by Leandro Andrian - Cristhian Larrahondo - Miguel Alzamora - Augusto Chávez Baquero - Emily Diaz Rivera - Daniel Cárdenas - Luis Serrudo Leave a Comment

As climate change continues its persistent advance, its main effects, such as higher temperatures and changes in rainfall patterns, are becoming increasingly frequent and clear. One such effect is the El Niño Phenomenon (ENP), an anomalous warming of the surface waters of the Central and Eastern Pacific Ocean, which, in turn, modifies the climatic conditions for South American … [Read more...] about The Economic Impacts of Climate Change and El Niño in the Andes

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