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Discrimination in Latin America: An Economic Perspective
Gandelman, Néstor; Gandelman, Eduardo; Castillo, Marco; … - Inter-American Development Bank
This book presents a set of studies on contemporary discrimination in Latin America that takes advantage of these new … findings that confirm some of the common perceptions regarding discrimination but challenge the conventional wisdom in other … less than inhabitants of other regions, and the discrimination that does occur appears largely to stem from lack of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010895493
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Discrimination in Latin America: An Economic Perspective
Ñopo, Hugo; Gandelman, Néstor; Gandelman, Eduardo; … - Inter-American Development Bank
This book presents a set of studies on contemporary discrimination in Latin America that takes advantage of these new … findings that confirm some of the common perceptions regarding discrimination but challenge the conventional wisdom in other … less than inhabitants of other regions, and the discrimination that does occur appears largely to stem from lack of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943595
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Is Informality a Good Measure of Job Quality? Evidence from Job Satisfaction Data
Pages, Carmen; Madrigal, Lucia - Inter-American Development Bank - 2008
The formality status of a job is the most widely used indicator of job quality in developing countries. However, a number of studies argue that, at least for some workers, the informality status may be driven by choice rather than exclusion. This paper uses job satisfaction data from three...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528580
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Life Skills, Employability and Training for Disadvantage Youth: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation Design
Ibarrarán, Pablo; Ripani, Laura; Taboada, Bibiana; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
This paper presents an impact evaluation of a revamped version of the Dominican youth training program Juventud y Empleo. The paper analyzes the impact of the program on traditional labor market outcomes and on outcomes related to youth behavior and life style, expectations about the future and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010654034
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Informal Employment and Business Cycles in Emerging Economies: The Case of Mexico
FERNÁNDEZ MARTIN, ANDRÉS; Meza, Felipe - Inter-American Development Bank - 2015
This paper documents how informal employment in Mexico is countercyclical, lags the cycle and is negatively correlated to formal employment. This contributes to explaining why total employment in Mexico displays low cyclicality and variability over the business cycle when compared to Canada, a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011240375
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Informal Employment in Latin America and the Caribbean: Causes, Consequences and Policy Recommendations
Freije, Samuel - Inter-American Development Bank - 2002
The expansion of the informal sector in the last decades has been accompanied by a lack of almost every form of social protection and low-productivity/low-wage employment. This report summarizes the characteristics of the informal sector and provides policy recommendations to tackle it. Section...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009367223
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Informal Employment in Latin America and the Caribbean: Causes, Consequences and Policy Recommendations
Freije, Samuel - Inter-American Development Bank - 2002
The expansion of the informal sector in the last decades has been accompanied by a lack of almost every form of social protection and low-productivity/low-wage employment. This report summarizes the characteristics of the informal sector and provides policy recommendations to tackle it. Section...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010652756
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From Bullets to Blackboards: Education for Peace in Latin America and Asia
Guzman, José Luiz; Thomas, Anne; Reimer, J. Kila; … - Inter-American Development Bank
In areas torn by war and violence, effective education can prepare the next generation for a productive life, heal psychological wounds, prevent cyclical violence, and achieve peace. "From Bullets to Blackboards" profiles ten exemplary education programs in Latin America and Asia, presenting...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010772416
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Minority Enrollments at Public Universities of Diverse Selectivity Levels under Different Admission Regimes: The Case of Texas
Alfonso, Mariana; Calcagno, Juan Carlos - Inter-American Development Bank - 2007
This study describes how minority enrollment probabilities respond to changes in admission policies from affirmative-action to merit-only programs and then to percentage plans when the demographic composition of the potential pool of applicants is also shifting. It takes advantage of admission...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010652743
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Minority Enrollments at Public Universities of Diverse Selectivity Levels under Different Admission Regimes: The Case of Texas
Alfonso, Mariana; Calcagno, Juan Carlos - Inter-American Development Bank - 2007
This study describes how minority enrollment probabilities respond to changes in admission policies from affirmative-action to merit-only programs and then to percentage plans when the demographic composition of the potential pool of applicants is also shifting. It takes advantage of admission...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009198839