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Historical, political, economic, social, and technological changes are constantly transforming professions. As some die out, new ones emerge. For example, when the steam engine was created and railroads began to spread, coachmen were no longer needed, yet engine drivers made their appearance. Lawyer...

We are on the verge of a new industrial revolution, where artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to change everything: the way we produce, consume, trade, and work. The experience of the previous industrial revolutions—the steam engine at the end of the eighteenth century, electricity in t...

Fedesarrollo’s executive director Luis Fernando Mejia discusses his views on Colombia’s “Future of Work” perspectives. Fedesarrollo’s 50th anniversary gives us the chance to look back at where Colombia was in 1970, assess the country’s modern economy, and explore its post-Covid-19 futur...

Una versión de esta publicación en español está disponible aquí. Economic challenges and the impact of COVID-19 Prior to the onset of COVID-19, Guatemala already had economic and social challenges requiring significant coordination of efforts to solve them. The pandemic aggravated these challe...

A version of this post in Spanish is available here. Desafíos económicos e impacto del COVID-19 Antes de la llegada del COVID-19 las condiciones económicas y sociales de Guatemala ya ameritaban una importante articulación de esfuerzos para ser atendidas. La llegada del virus agravó los desafío...

The Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation team within CIPE is working to help Ecuador strengthen its competitive participation in the global economy. To foster local ownership of potential reform initiatives, GATF held several meetings with public and private sector stakeholders to grasp their insi...

The #futureofworklac is upon us and CIPE is developing ideas to stimulate Latin America in kickstarting its economies and transitioning to a more digitalized world. CIPE is bringing together our partners – CIEN, CIPPEC, Fedesarrollo, and Mexico Evalúa – to present their Future of Work material ...