Green Transportation: Electric Vehicles in Latin America
Electric vehicles are a critical part of a clean transport agenda, but strong policy incentives are needed to promote widespread EV adoption in Latin America.
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Natural Gas Market Outlook
Given their close proximity to the United States, LAC countries are well-positioned to capitalize on the surplus of US gas exports and current buyer’s market.
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Clean Energy Innovation in Latin America
In the wake of the COP21 global climate talks, governments must shift attention to how they will actually follow through on the commitments made in Paris. One concept is central to achieving that goal – innovation.
Impact of Lower Commodity Prices on Latin American Growth
With the recent decline in commodity prices, why have some countries have fared better than others?
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Chile on Trial: Moisés Naím and Sergio Bitar
Chile has been rocked with corruption scandals and political unease. Two of Latin America’s leading thinkers discuss why.
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Round Table with the Speaker of the Chilean Congress
Chile is at an important moment. Over 20 years after democratization, the government now faces of transition towards modernization and electoral transparency.
The Impact of Fiscal Policy on Inequality and Poverty in Chile
This paper applies a comprehensive tax-benefit incidence analysis to estimate the distributional effects of fiscal policy in Chile in 2013.
Teacher Training in Chile
The Chilean education system has 180,000 teachers and is divided into preschool, elementary, middle, higher, technical and adults. This paper deals with the first four levels. The first three types of schools can be municipal (state funding), private (Private funding) or private subsidized (with mixed funding). To enroll in universities, one…
“Estas grandes reformas, si no se implementan bien, tendrán un costo y no serán valoradas por la ciudadanía”
Sergio Bitar aborda en esta entrevista el proceso constituyente, las críticas y disculpas de Insulza, y la reforma a la educación superior entre otros.
Learning Standards in Chile
This document describes the main technical and political decision-making process for the development of learning standards, carried out between 2002 and 2010 by the Chilean Ministry of Education. In this period, the Ministry of Education gradually developed content standards in the form of learning progress maps and performance standards such…
Preferential School Grants in Chile
This document is an analysis of the education policy Preferential School Grant (SEP), implemented in Chile since 2008 in subjects of legislation, implementation, results, financing and transparency The SEP is conceived as a permanent policy aimed to contribute the solving of the chronic problem of results inequality in the Chilean…
Investigación comparada y política educacional en Chile
Las últimas cuatro décadas han sido de grandes cambios en los sistemas escolares latinoamericanos, planteando nuevos desafíos a los investigadores educacionales de la Región. A continuación la visión de José Joaquín Brunner** sobre la base de su experiencia en Chile. Descargue el documento completo abajo
El conflicto de los secundarios en Chile
En marzo de 2006, los estudiantes secundarios en Chile protagonizaron una fuerte movilización que comenzó con demandas de carácter económico y evolucionó hasta un cuestionamiento general de la calidad de la educación, constituyéndolo en un tema de prioridad en la agenda pública y exigiendo la búsqueda participativa de soluciones. Se…
Will Sustainability Linked Bonds Work in Latin America?
A Latin America Energy Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ viewpoints on whether sustainability linked bonds can work in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Will Chile Move to Nationalize Lithium and Copper Mines?
A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ viewpoints on the potential nationalization of Chile’s lithium and copper mines.