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The Family in Flux: Household Decision-Making in Latin America
Duryea, Suzanne; Attanasio, Orazio P.; Székely, Miguel; … - Inter-American Development Bank
This book breaks away from the exclusively macroeconomic focus of development studies to bring the spotlight to the place where decisions are made: households. Complementing this microeconomic view with an aggregate approach, this volume uncovers clues to declining fertility, skyrocketing female...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943383
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New century, Old Disparities: Gender and Ethnic Earnings Gaps in Latin America and The Caribbean
Ñopo, Hugo - Inter-American Development Bank
This book presents a regional overview of gender and ethnic disparities in labor earnings during this last turn of the century. After this introduction, chapter 2 presents the methodology adopted by the book and the data sources employed. Chapter 3 then examines education in the region,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943582
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Geographical Exclusion in Rural Areas of El Salvador: Its Impact on Labor Market Outcomes
Andrade, Ana Regina Vides de; Palomo, Anabella Lardé de; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2002
's rural areas on three labor market outcomes: labor force participation decision, sector of employment, and labor income. In … impact on men's labor income. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010944524
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The Role of Social Networks in the Economic Opportunities of Bolivian Women
Contreras, Dante; Kruger, Diana; Ochoa, Marcelo; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2007
This paper explores the role of social networks in determining the participation of Bolivian women in income … its relative importance with respect to other individual characteristics, such as education or number of children in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010944548
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A Dynamic Analysis of Household Decision-Making in Urban Colombia, 1976-1998: Changes in Household Structure, Human Capital and its Returns, and Female Labor Force Participation
Torres, Fabio Sánchez; Núñez, Jairo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2002
. With such information a database of more than 6 million observations (workers, parents, children, etc.) was constructed …. The research results show that the number of children of the younger parents has drastically decreased. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010944586
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The Family in Flux: Household Decision-Making in Latin America
Attanasio, Orazio P.; Székely, Miguel; Behrman, Jere R.; … - Inter-American Development Bank
This book breaks away from the exclusively macroeconomic focus of development studies to bring the spotlight to the place where decisions are made: households. Complementing this microeconomic view with an aggregate approach, this volume uncovers clues to declining fertility, skyrocketing female...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010895452
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New century, Old Disparities: Gender and Ethnic Earnings Gaps in Latin America and The Caribbean
Ñopo, Hugo R. - Inter-American Development Bank
This book presents a regional overview of gender and ethnic disparities in labor earnings during this last turn of the century. After this introduction, chapter 2 presents the methodology adopted by the book and the data sources employed. Chapter 3 then examines education in the region,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010895491
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WIC Eligibles and Coverage, 1994-2007: Estimates of the Population of Women, Infants, and Children Eligible for WIC Benefits.
Harper, Ed; Hirschman, Jay; Mabli, James; Nelson, Sandi; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010925060
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Effects of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC): A Review of Recent Research (Summary)
Colman, Silvie; Nichols-Barrer, Ira P.; Redline, Julie E.; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011129894