Summary "How Are Long-term Support Systems Financed?", featured topic in the website “Panorama of Aging and Long-term Care”.

This learning material details the methodology used for the construction of the dependence risk calculator and the need to receive long-term support from the website "Panorama of Aging and Long-term Care".

Digital transformation improves the quality and efficiency of healthcare through the collection of information and its suitable use in decision-making at all levels of the health system. Many countries in Latin America have a unique opportunity to begin or renew this process of a digital transformation through the implementation of electronic health records (EHR).

In this note, the third in the series "The future of Work in Latin America and the Caribbean", we combine traditional sources and new sources of data to explore the impact that technological change has had on the evoIution of occupations and the skills demand in the region. In addition, we show the potential of a tool that works as a GPS of the labor market and that gives the opportunity for workers in Latin America and the Caribbean to detect the skills that will allow them to move from a declining occupation to an emerging one.

The term “open source” was coined in 1998 to describe freely available software that allowed for collaboration following certain principles. Over the last 20 years, projects and businesses worldwide have become open source, using those principles and software as the foundation of practices that have changed the way information is managed, including in health care. This report is for those who want to learn more about open source software (OSS) and the benefits of its use in health care, with particular emphasis on electronic health records (EHRs).

Forecasts about the effect of new technologies on labor demand are generally pessimistic. However, little is known about the current level of adoption and the effect on labor demand, particularly in developing countries. This paper exploits a recent employer survey in Peru to offer empirical evidence in these regards. Our results show that although the adoption of new technologies by firms is still incipient, it increases the labor demand of higher-skilled workers and does not affect the demand of the low-skilled.

In this fourth issue of the series "The Future of Work in Latin America and the Caribbean" we explore what the future will be like for women in the workforce. First, we highlight that while both men and women may lose their jobs in the digital revolution, women are at greater risk from automation. Then, we explore the potential of the gig economy to overcome some of the barriers that hinder women's participation in the labor market.

In this fourth issue of the series "The Future of Work in Latin America and the Caribbean" we explore what the future will be like for women in the workforce. First, we highlight that while both men and women may lose their jobs in the digital revolution, women are at greater risk from automation. Then, we explore the potential of the gig economy to overcome some of the barriers that hinder women's participation in the labor market.

A growing literature shows how insights from behavioral economics can be successfully adopted in simple interventions through SMS or other types of low-cost communications. In this short, note we provide concrete basic guidelines to design behaviorally informed messages, based on theory and our own experience. We provide examples applied to parenting interventions.

Ethnic and racial gaps in economic outcomes, labor opportunities and access to basic services, such as education and health remain a challenge throughout Latin America. Taxes and public spending are two effective tools governments have at their disposal to help close these gaps. However, fiscal policy tools are underutilized to reduce inequality in Latin America as compared to developed (OECD member) economies.