This study uses quantitative techniques from the health economics literature for evaluating the cost-effectiveness of financing new technologies (including procedures and medications) that result in greater well-being and health for the country. Specifically, a methodology is developed to estimate the cost-effectiveness threshold (CET) for the public healthcare system of the Dominican Republic.

This study uses quantitative techniques from the health economics literature for evaluating the cost-effectiveness of financing new technologies (including procedures and medications) that result in greater well-being and health for the country. Specifically, a methodology is developed to estimate the cost-effectiveness threshold (CET) for the public healthcare system of the Dominican Republic.

In the last decades, there has been a remarkable increase in therapeutic innovations, many of which have significantly improved life expectancy and quality of life for populations. However, they have also placed pressure on health systems, increasing the need to prioritize interventions in line with the goals of those systems.

In the last decades, there has been a remarkable increase in therapeutic innovations, many of which have significantly improved life expectancy and quality of life for populations. However, they have also placed pressure on health systems, increasing the need to prioritize interventions in line with the goals of those systems.

Over the last decade, the migration landscape in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has changed significantly. In this context, the socio-economic integration of immigrants is an increasingly high priority on the regional development and policy agenda.

The new edition of the Better Jobs Index in Latin America and the Caribbean highlights that, although the quality of employment has reached its highest point since 2010, most workers still face informal conditions and insufficient wages to overcome poverty. The Better Jobs index, which is updated every two years, measures employment in the region comprising two dimensions: quantity and quality of jobs. Quantity is measured by labor force participation and occupation, while quality is measured by labor formality and living wages.

A phone call has the potential to transform each student's relationship with their learning. This publication seeks to make learning acceleration programs visible as a promising and structural solution to face the learning crisis that Latin America and the Caribbean is experiencing today. Remote tutoring is especially highlighted as a cost-effective tool that is also adaptable to diverse contexts.