Knowledge for Development: the IDB's Impact in the Region

Leopoldo Avellan (), Claudia Calderón, Giulia Lotti and Wanner, Z’leste

No 11382, IDB Publications (Working Papers) from Inter-American Development Bank

Abstract: By analyzing a novel dataset on publications by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), we shed light on the extent to which the knowledge production of a multilateral development bank can reach its beneficiaries. We find that IDB publications are downloaded mostly in the American continent, with Colombia, Peru, Mexico and the United States leading the ranking. Moreover, during the COVID-19 pandemic downloads of IDB publications increased, both in the world and in Latin America and the Caribbean. Some characteristics of publications are significantly associated with higher numbers of downloads, such as the language of publications: documents in at least two languages or in Spanish only are downloaded more often than documents in English only, suggesting that it is important to disseminate research in the language of the targeted audience. As for the online discussion on the IDB, we find that mentions of the IDB touch different sectors important for development (especially modernization of the state, health, labor markets and financial markets), they increase when a document is published, and also when a loan is approved.

Keywords: Multilateral Development Banks; Social media; Knowledge; Research Impact; Policymakers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021-07
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DOI: 10.18235/0003387

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