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Gender Segregation in the Workplace and Wage Gaps: Evidence from Urban Mexico 1994-2004
Calónico, Sebastián; Ñopo, Hugo R. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2008
This paper analyzes the evolution of gender segregation in the workplace in Mexico between 1994 and 2004, using a matching comparisons technique to explore the role of individual and family characteristics in determining gender segregation and wage gaps. The results suggest that the complete...
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Hysteresis in Unemployment:Evidence from Latin America
Mednik, Matias; Rodriguez, Cesar M.; Ruprah, Inder J. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2008
This paper tests the hysteresis hypothesis in unemployment for 13 Latin American countries covering the period 1980-2005. The tests exploit the time series and the cross sectional variation of the series, and allows for cross section dependence and a different number of endogenously determined...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005529073
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Ties That Bind: Employment Protection and Labor Market Outcomes in Latin America
Márquez, Gustavo; Pagés-Serra, Carmen - Inter-American Development Bank - 1998
This paper reviews the regulations governing hiring, firing, overtime work, social security contributions, minimum wages, and collective bargaining in the region, examining their impact on labor market outcomes.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943861
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'Lady Leaders': The Case of Quotas for Women's Representation in Argentina
Aggio, Carlos - Inter-American Development Bank - 2002
Argentina has taken steps to increase women's participation in politics. In 1991, it established that 30% of the candidate list for the Chamber of Deputies had to be women. As a consequence of the measure, the percentage of women deputies has increased from 5.44% in 1991/93 to 27% in 1995/97. At...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009352040
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Stigma, Discrimination, and HIV/AIDS in Latin America and the Caribbean
Aggleton, Peter; Parker, Richard; Maluwa, Miriam - Inter-American Development Bank - 2003
discrimination and its impact on the effectiveness of HIV/AIDS programs. It presents a conceptual framework that explains the … interplay between stigma, discrimination and human rights. The study also provides guidelines for developing programmatic … activities that situate HIV/AIDS-related stigma and discrimination within the broader social context where a variety of stigmas …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009352049
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Definitions Matter: Measuring Gender Gaps in Firms' Access to Credit
Piras, Claudia; Presbitero, Andrea; Rabellotti, Roberta - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013
evidence presented herein suggests that this gender gap may be driven by taste-based discrimination. This paper exploits a rich …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010701767
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Who's In and Who's Out: Social Exclusion in Latin America
Sojo, Carlos; Behrman, Jere R.; Rada, Ernesto Pérez de; … - Inter-American Development Bank
Social exclusion is closely linked with many economic problems in Latin America, as it prevents people from reaching their full productive potential -in turn constraining growth and revenues- and makes them more likely to incur public health and social service costs. Who's In and Who's Out...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010772474
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A New Context for Teachers in Latin America and the Caribbean
Bos, María Soledad; Cabrol, Marcelo; Rondón, Carlos - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
School attendance in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has increased exponentially in the last two decades, almost every child goes to primary school and access to preschool and high school is fast catching up. This increase in access has been mostly led by more attendance to school of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010652680
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Education, Family Background and Racial Earnings Inequality in Brazil
Arias, Omar; Yamada, Gustavo; Tejerina, Luis - Inter-American Development Bank - 2002
discrimination at the higher salary jobs at any given skill level. The authors also find that returns to education vary significantly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010653996
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'Lady Leaders': The Case of Quotas for Women's Representation in Argentina
Aggio, Carlos - Inter-American Development Bank - 2002
Argentina has taken steps to increase women's participation in politics. In 1991, it established that 30% of the candidate list for the Chamber of Deputies had to be women. As a consequence of the measure, the percentage of women deputies has increased from 5.44% in 1991/93 to 27% in 1995/97. At...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010654738