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  • Data associated with: Development Effects of Rural Electrification
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    By Energy Division (VPS/INE/ENE)
    What do we know about the effects of improved access to electricity? Does the research tell a unified story? To answer these questions, this brief examines 50 impact evaluation studies, focusing on the effects of electrification on education, labor, and income indicators. Overall, the literature finds substantial welfare gains, which tend to be greatest for women and small firms. On average, electrification leads increases of around 7% in school enrollment, 25% in employment, and 30% in incomes. However, the estimates vary widely, with many studies finding no effects, indicating weak links in the empirical literature. This review suggests that addressing the sources of such variance could be a means to fill the persistent knowledge gaps and to improve the effectiveness of electrification policies.
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    Geographic coverage Brazil · Colombia · El Salvador ...

    Temporal coverage 1994-2015

    Published date 2017-01-01

  • Data associated with: Social Pulse in Latin America and the Caribbean 2017
    Dataset

    By Social Sector (VPS/SCL/SCL)
    This dataset contains statistics on a wide range of key indicators related to the living conditions of the population in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by life cycle. This information is based on microdata from the Harmonized Household Surveys of 22 countries in the region and covers the period from 1999 to 2016.
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    Geographic coverage Argentina · Bahamas · Barbados ...

    Temporal coverage 1999-2016

    Published date 2018-07-01

  • Survey Data associated with: A Better World for Migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean
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    By Migration Unit (VPS/SCL/MIG)
    This dataset is the result of an experiment conducted in nine countries in Latin America and the Caribbean and published as the book "A Better World for Migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean". This project is joint work between the IDB and UNDP. The databases contain data collected for the impact evaluation of an intervention designed to explore which mechanisms are more effective in changing people's beliefs and attitudes toward migrants. The experiment was conducted in nine countries in Latin America and the Caribbean and consisted of two video interventions. The first video, the informative video, aimed to correct misinformation about the impact of migration by providing accurate information about the size of the migrant population and its characteristics. The second video, an emotive video, intended to appeal to the emotions and empathy of the local population.
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    Geographic coverage Barbados · Chile · Colombia ...

    Temporal coverage 2021-2021

    Published date 2023-08-18

  • IDB/Cornell Coronavirus Survey: 2020
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    By Department of Research and Chief Economist (VPS/RES/RES)
    The IDB/Cornell Coronavirus Survey collects information related to labor market impacts, food security, social distancing, and knowledge of the Covid-19 pandemic through an online survey. The main modules of the questionnaire were standardized across countries to allow data to be pooled and cross-country comparisons to be made. The survey was launched in the first country on March 27, 2020, and most responses were collected during April 2020. Participants were recruited through social media using paid advertising campaigns. The data consists entirely of responses to an online survey and therefore does not collect information on the most vulnerable people, who are likely to lack access to the internet or social media. However, the survey contains information for people from different social strata and subnational regions. In this sense, the data are useful for analyzing different patterns by socioeconomic groups within a country and between countries. The data include weights to...
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    Geographic coverage Argentina · Bahamas · Barbados ...

    Temporal coverage 2020-2020

    Published date 2020-01-07

  • Data Associated with: Social Pulse in Latin America and the Caribbean 2016
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    By Social Sector (VPS/SCL/SCL)
    This dataset was created to support the 2016 Social Pulse in Latin America and the Caribbean: Realities & Perspectives. The publication highlights specific indicators where progress has been made such us "race and ethnicity," and areas where large gaps remain. Also, the new dynamic between generations: "poverty and family structure," examines demographic shifts in the region, including the evolution of family living arrangements and trends in the age profile of poverty.
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    Geographic coverage Argentina · Bahamas · Barbados ...

    Temporal coverage 1990-2014

    Published date 2016-05-10