The FSD network coordinates policy responses to common policy challenges across its South American central bank members. It strengthens analytical capacity and contributes to collaboration by coordinating research agendas and holding capacity building activities, as well as regular technical dialogues.
Created in 1991, this network of nearly 350 research institutes has proven to be an effective vehicle for financing quality research to enrich the public policy debate in Latin America and the Caribbean. The objectives of the Network are to leverage the Research Department's research capabilities, to improve the quality of research performed in the region.
The Network of Central Banks and Finance Ministries is a policy discussion group whose permanent members include the Chief Economists of the Central Banks and Finance Ministries of Latin America and the Caribbean. This network aims to promote a high-level policy discussion on macroeconomic and financial issues and foster collegial bonds among policymakers from Central Banks and Finance Ministries.
The IDB Behavioral Economics Group is an interdepartmental working group on behavioral economics. For a decade, armed with the tools and insights offered by psychology and economics, the IDB has been partnering with local and national governments in Latin America and the Caribbean to promote knowledge related to individual and collective decision-making in the region.