The Department of Research and Chief Economist (RES) generates new ideas to enrich the knowledge base that supports the policy agenda of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and its member countries for achieving sustainable and equitable development in the region. To maximize the impact of its research, RES carries out activities that serve as inputs to IDB departments, governments, the academic community and public opinion in the region. RES advises IDB management on economic and development issues, conducts research and analysis on macro- and microeconomic trends, and oversees development of the IDB´s quantitative and analytical databases. It dons a team of researchers with excellent academic credentials, superior research and policymaking experience, and expertise in different areas. RES supports knowledge creation and dissemination as well as policy discussion through a set of research networks such as the Latin American Research Network.
Institutional Representative: Carlos Scartascini, Principal Economist in the Research Department
Carlos Scartascini is Head of the Development Research Group at the Research Department and Leader of the Behavioral Economics Group of the Inter-American Development Bank. He has published eight books and more than 70 articles in academic journals and edited volumes. He is a member of the Executive Committee of IDB’s Gender and Diversity Lab, member of the Scientific Committee of Elcano Royal Institute, member of the Board of Advisors of the Master of Behavioral and Decision Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania, Associate Editor of the academic journal Economía, and Founding Member of LACEA’s BRAIN (Behavioral Insights Network).
The Department of Research and Chief Economist (RES) generates new ideas to enrich the knowledge base that supports the policy agenda of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and its member countries for achieving sustainable and equitable development in the region. To maximize the impact of its research, RES carries out activities that serve as inputs to IDB departments, governments, the academic community and public opinion in the region. RES advises IDB management on economic and development issues, conducts research and analysis on macro- and microeconomic trends, and oversees development of the IDB´s quantitative and analytical databases. It dons a team…