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The IDB has more than 30 researchers producing working papers on economic and social topics. Many of these documents constitute background research for the annual Economic and Social Progress Report (IPES), the bank’s main research publication. In addition, we also finance and mentor studies conducted by other institutions in order to build research capacity and knowledge in the region.
Hightlights
Do Workers Lose as a Result of Privatization?
The privatization picture is not nearly as black and white as it is often painted. When looked at over time, the welfare effect of privatization on workers is far more complex than it appears at first blush. September 25, 2007 | More
Latin American Exports Reach US$715 Billion
The privatization picture is not nearly as black and white as it is often painted. When looked at over time, the welfare effect of privatization on workers is far more complex than it appears at first blush. September 25, 2007 | More
Like Father, Like Son?
To be born poor, is to die poor. That’s how many Latin Americans feel, and they may be right. Social mobility in the region is limited and it takes its toll in terms of motivation, effort and, ultimately, output. For IDEAS, social mobility is at the center of the discussion on social exclusion in the region. September 25, 2007 | More
Research Topics
Finance
Government & Democracy
Macroeconomics
Microeconomics
Poverty Reduction & Labor
Private Sector
Trade
Latest Research
REVELA:
Issue 15 - July 2008 07/24/2008
Research Dep. Working Papers:
The troubled relationship between satisfaction and income 07/17/2008
Presentations:
Software para generación de cuestionarios (Colombia) 07/15/2008
Presentations:
Software para generación de cuestionarios (UNFPA 07/15/2008
