How can research help policymakers in Latin America and the Caribbean tackle economic challenges?
The Inter-American Development Bank plays a unique role in assisting Latin American and Caribbean countries, who face a triple challenge of high social demands, low growth and the need to bolster fiscal accounts, which must be addressed simultaneously. In this episode of VoxDevTalks, Eric Parrado Herrera joins us to outline his work as Chief Economist at the Inter-American Development Bank, and discusses the importance of research, the process of putting evidence into action in IDB's operations, and areas in which more work is needed.