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Digitizing Infrastructure Services Brings More Inclusive Growth

October 14, 2020 by Juan Pablo Brichetti - Eduardo Cavallo - Tomás Serebrisky Leave a Comment

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Part of our "behind the scenes" series of posts for our 2020 flagship publication  From Structures to Services: The Path to Better Infrastructure in Latin America and the Caribbean By their very nature, disruptive technological changes are difficult to predict. However, there is a consensus that the efficiency gains linked to increased digitalization of infrastructure … [Read more...] about Digitizing Infrastructure Services Brings More Inclusive Growth

The Importance of Good Regulations: When Investing Well Is Not Enough

October 1, 2020 by Juan Pablo Brichetti - Eduardo Cavallo - Tomás Serebrisky Leave a Comment

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Part of our "behind the scenes" series of posts for our 2020 flagship publication From Structures to Services: The Path to Better Infrastructure in Latin America and the Caribbean Improving the quality, efficiency, and productivity of water, power, and transportation could have significant benefits for economic growth and income distribution. In a recent blog, we showed that … [Read more...] about The Importance of Good Regulations: When Investing Well Is Not Enough

How Better Electricity Storage Can Help Make Latin America’s Energy Generation Greener

September 22, 2020 by Miguel Castro Leave a Comment

With plenty of hydropower and recent additions of wind and solar generation, Latin America and the Caribbean boasts one of cleanest electricity grids in the world. And yet, as we show in our recent flagship publication “From Structures to Services”, we are falling short of the goal of limiting warming to 1.5° C and even 2° C. Due to their declining costs, wind and solar … [Read more...] about How Better Electricity Storage Can Help Make Latin America’s Energy Generation Greener

How We Measure the Productivity and Efficiency Gains of Improving Infrastructure Services

September 15, 2020 by Juan Pablo Brichetti - Eduardo Cavallo - Tomás Serebrisky Leave a Comment

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Part of our "behind the scenes" series of posts for the 2020 flagship publication  From Structures to Services: The Path to Better Infrastructure in Latin America and the Caribbean When we think about infrastructure’s contribution to the region's economies, we look at the direct effects’ investment in bridges, airports, and power grids have on growth. A new highway can … [Read more...] about How We Measure the Productivity and Efficiency Gains of Improving Infrastructure Services

Electric Vehicles: Towards Clean and Affordable Transportation

September 2, 2020 by Miguel Castro 1 Comment

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Concerned by climate change and urban pollution, governments and consumers are rapidly moving towards electric vehicles. Battery prices have decreased, and electric cars are increasingly competitive against standard gas-powered vehicles. Before Covid-19, worldwide sales and new registrations of electric vehicles started to grow exponentially, with the United States, China and … [Read more...] about Electric Vehicles: Towards Clean and Affordable Transportation

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