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Ana María Ibáñez @anamibanez.bsky.social · Jun 29

Soon we will publish a study on agricultural productivity that crunches the numbers with analysis and policy recommendations. In the meantime, I invite you to use the new database.

Thanks to Lina Salazar and her team for the great work putting together this database.

Ana María Ibáñez @anamibanez.bsky.social · Jun 29

Disaggregated data on inputs (land, labor, machinery, and fertilizers from @fao.org and USDA) complements the other variables. All information is integrated into a platform with replicable methodologies, comparable data, and ready for analysis.

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Ana María Ibáñez @anamibanez.bsky.social · Jun 29

It also includes the new Sustainable Productivity Index, developed by @ifpri.org and the IDB, which analyzes productivity from an environmental sustainability perspective by considering unwanted outputs from the agricultural process.

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Ana María Ibáñez @anamibanez.bsky.social · Jun 29

The new data helps monitor the evolution of agricultural productivity, assess efficiency in input use, and inform strategic decisions in the agricultural sector. It includes 3 TFP indices — Hicks-Moorsteen, Fare-Primont, and Lowe.

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Ana María Ibáñez @anamibanez.bsky.social · Jun 29

The IDB just launched a detailed and comprehensive data base on agriculture productivity in LAC. The data brings together annual statistics on agricultural productivity and input use, with comparability between 25 countries in LAC across 1961–2021.
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data.iadb.org/dataset/agri...

Agricultural Productivity Indices Data for Latin America and the Caribbean 1961-2021: Dataset - CKAN

This dataset compiles standardized and up-to-date agricultural productivity and input-use statistics across countries, covering annual data on agricultural output, input indices, and factor shares....

data.iadb.org

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Andrés Moya @andresmoya.bsky.social · Jun 18

Check out the new issue of the JEAA, which includes our paper on the positive impact of Venezuelan refugee regularización in Colombia.

With @sandrarozo.bsky.social @anamibanez.bsky.social Maria Jose Urbina and Maria Adelaida Ortega

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Andrea Velasquez @andreavelasquez.bsky.social · May 15

I am excited to share that our paper "Responses to Extreme Temperatures: Migrant Networks and International Migration from El Salvador" with @anamibanez.bsky.social, Juliana Quigua and @jimenaromero.bsky.social has been conditionally accepted at the AEJ: Economic Policy! #econsky #academicsky

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Ana María Ibáñez @anamibanez.bsky.social · Apr 2

NEW RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY: Women-led businesses in Latin America and the Caribbean average 77% in lower sales. To better understand why, we've put out a call for proposals to researchers.

🗓️ Submit your proposal by May 12, 2025: gdlab.iadb.org/call

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M. Caridad Araujo @caridadaraujo.bsky.social · Apr 1

Women-led businesses experience barriers to their growth & sustainability. The Inter-American Development Bank Group knowledge initiative on gender and diversity, #GDLab and #WeFi are looking for researchers interested in policies that promote their growth .
Proposals by May 12: gdlab.iadb.org/call

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Ana María Ibáñez @anamibanez.bsky.social · Feb 5

The progress of agricultural productivity in #LatAm in the last 60 years is stagnating, which could make poverty worse, and hasten the loss of biodiversity. How to turn this around? This report by Lina Salazar and colleagues provides some clues

publications.iadb.org/en/agricultu...

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · Jan 29

I'm very excited to be attending this conference tomorrow. Look at that line-up! (I can't speak for all the moderators, but the speakers are great.)

And it's all streamed: just register iadb-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Francisco Lagos @lagospancho.bsky.social · Jan 24

Full agenda here:

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Ana María Ibáñez @anamibanez.bsky.social · Jan 15

¿Por qué los sistema fiscales de algunos países de América Latina y el Caribe aumentan la pobreza? ¿Cómo podemos transformar nuestros sistemas fiscales para promover una mayor equidad? Julián Messina, Nora Lustig y Carola Pessino exploran esto y más

open.spotify.com/episode/0Bo1...

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Ana María Ibáñez @anamibanez.bsky.social · Jan 9

¿Cuáles son los costos económicos del crimen en América Latina y el Caribe? Son altos y se han intensificado con la expansión del crimen organizado en la región. Con Nathalie Alvarado discutimos un estudio reciente del BID sobre el tema.

www.eltiempo.com/mundo/latino...

La delincuencia está castigando a las economías latinoamericanas

El 3,4 % del PIB se pierde al año en costos relacionados al delito, dice estudio.

www.eltiempo.com

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Ana María Ibáñez @anamibanez.bsky.social · Dec 17

Sharing my latest @projectsyndicate.bsky.social column co-authored with Nathalie T. Alvarado on the disturbing impacts of crime and violence on development of Latin America and the Caribbean.

www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/l...

Crime Is Punishing Latin America’s Economies | by Nathalie Alvarado & Ana María Ibáñez - Project Syndicate

Nathalie Alvarado & Ana María Ibáñez explain how the problem acts as a tax on development – one that the region can no longer afford to pay.

www.project-syndicate.org

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Ana María Ibáñez @anamibanez.bsky.social · Dec 16

La polarización y la desconfianza marcan nuestras democracias. ¿Cómo interactúan la desigualdad y el poder político?

Acá lo discutimos con Ana de La O, @noamlupu.bsky.social y @cscartascini.bsky.social

Acá lo encuentran
youtu.be/vKvR53xTLRs
open.spotify.com/episode/3pSn...

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Ana María Ibáñez @anamibanez.bsky.social · Dec 14

If working on migration, send your papers to our 3rd Humans LACEA. The call closes today @voxlacea

Michael Clemens @mclem.org · Oct 25

The premier conference on the economics of migration in Latin America

Submissions due Dec. 15 — held in April 2025 at ITAM in CDMX

From the all-stars Ana María Ibáñez, Sandra Rozo, Anna Maria Mayda, Felipe Gomez, Patricia Cortés, Cynthia van der Werf, @hlarreguy.bsky.social, Marcela Melendez

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Ana María Ibáñez @anamibanez.bsky.social · Dec 11

How much inequality is inherited in Latin America? Anywhere between 45% and 63% is attributed to a small set of personal circumstances involving sex, race and family background. More in this blog with Francisco Ferreira summarizing some of the results from #LACIR

blogs.iadb.org/ideas-matter...

How Inequality is Inherited in Latin America and the Caribbean - Ideas Matter

Despite meaningful progress in the first two decades of this century, Latin America and the Caribbean remains one of the world’s most unequal regions, with gaping disparities in income that most analy...

blogs.iadb.org

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M. Caridad Araujo @caridadaraujo.bsky.social · Dec 4

📰 El 3 de diciembre es el #DíaDeLasPersonasConDiscapacidad. Desde @el_BID hemos puesto a disposición de la región varios recursos que son de utilidad para que el diseño e implementación de políticas públicas sean más intencionales en #acelerar la #inclusión. Abro 🧵

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Ana María Ibáñez @anamibanez.bsky.social · Nov 26

Our paper on armed group governance in the Philippines reveals that the taxes and restrictions imposed by armed groups force fisherfolk to sell at a loss, contributing to the depletion of fishing stocks @apvjustino.bsky.social @gauthiermarchais.bsky.social

www.wider.unu.edu/publication/...

UNU-WIDER : Working Paper : Armed group taxation, municipal fishing, and environmental preservation in the Zamboanga Peninsula, Philippines

This paper analyses the impact of armed groups and their taxation practices on the municipal fishing sector of the Zamboanga Peninsula in Mindanao, Philippines. Leveraging novel qualitative and quanti...

www.wider.unu.edu

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Ana María Ibáñez @anamibanez.bsky.social · Nov 25

Addressing the underrepresentation of women in leadership and the stagnant gender wage gap is crucial. Our new report outlines how closing these gaps can enhance economic outcomes and drive growth in Latin America and the Caribbean

publications.iadb.org/en/expanding...

Expanding Opportunities: Policies for Gender Equality and Inclusion

This book examines the progress and persistent challenges in achieving gender equality and inclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean. Despite significant advances in women's education, health, and ...

publications.iadb.org

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · Oct 25

The premier conference on the economics of migration in Latin America

Submissions due Dec. 15 — held in April 2025 at ITAM in CDMX

From the all-stars Ana María Ibáñez, Sandra Rozo, Anna Maria Mayda, Felipe Gomez, Patricia Cortés, Cynthia van der Werf, @hlarreguy.bsky.social, Marcela Melendez

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Ana María Ibáñez @anamibanez.bsky.social · Nov 17

¿Qué tan justa, generosa e igualitaria es la seguridad social en nuestros países? ¿Qué desigualdades nos esperan en la vejez? Episodio de “Pensar la Igualdad” con Mariano Bosch y Marco Stampini

YouTube: youtu.be/k9GlkmeoV1I
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5Rz6...

Episodio 9: Seguridad social y desigualdad

YouTube video by Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

youtu.be

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