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Socioeconomic status and mobility during the COVID-19 pandemic : an analysis of eight large Latin American cities
Aromí, J. Daniel; Bonel, María Paula; Cristia, Julian; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2021
This study analyzes mobility patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic for eight large Latin American cities. Indicators of … mobility by socioeconomic status (SES) are generated by combining georeferenced mobile phone information with granular census … data. Before the pandemic, a strong positive association between SES and mobility is documented. With the arrival of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012583918
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Poverty, Vulnerability and the Middle Class in Latin America Title: Pobreza, vulnerabilidad y la clase media en América Latina
Stampini, Marco; Robles, Marcos; Sáenz, Mayra; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2015
by higher income mobility, particularly upward mobility. These findings have important implications for the design of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011275115
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Towards a Latin America free of casualties due to lack of road safety: The case of Brazil. "An analysis of road casualties in Brazil focusing on road traffic conditions and road ac...
Resende, Paulo; Diez-Roux, Esteban; Mendoza, Sissi … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
As part of its Road Safety Initiative, the IDB is working with strategic partners to raise awareness about the importance of road safety during the UN Decade for Action for Road Safety 2011-2020. The IDB and Fundação Dom Cabral co-published this technical note to highlight the need for road...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010653104
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NAMAs in the Transport Sector: Case Studies from Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico and the People's Republic of China
Huizenga, Cornie; Bakker, Stefan - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010
This report is adapted from the forthcoming Climate Instruments for the Transport Sector (CITS) report written by Cornie Huizenga, convener of the Partnership for Sustainable Low Carbon Transport (SLoCaT), and Stefan Bakker, from the Energy Research Center of the Netherlands. Under the CITS...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010655063
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NAMAs in the Transport Sector: Case Studies from Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico and the People's Republic of China
Huizenga, Cornie; Bakker, Stefan - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010
This report is adapted from the forthcoming Climate Instruments for the Transport Sector (CITS) report written by Cornie Huizenga, convener of the Partnership for Sustainable Low Carbon Transport (SLoCaT), and Stefan Bakker, from the Energy Research Center of the Netherlands. Under the CITS...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009198616
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Towards a Latin America free of casualties due to lack of road safety: The case of Brazil. "An analysis of road casualties in Brazil focusing on road traffic conditions and road ac...
Resende, Paulo; Diez-Roux, Esteban; Mendoza, Sissi … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
As part of its Road Safety Initiative, the IDB is working with strategic partners to raise awareness about the importance of road safety during the UN Decade for Action for Road Safety 2011-2020. The IDB and Fundação Dom Cabral co-published this technical note to highlight the need for road...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009370995
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Financing the family : remittances to Central America in a time of crisis
Inchauste, Gabriela (contributor);  … - 2013
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009789117
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The Impact of Economic Migration on Children's Cognitive Development: Evidence from the Mexican Family Life Survey
Powers, Elizabeth T. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
This paper uses data from the Mexican Family Life Survey to estimate the impact of a household member's migration to … whom the effect of parental migration is comparable to speaking an indigenous language at home or having a mother with very … low educational attainment. Additionally, household-member migration to the United States affects how children spend their …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010944008
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Remittances and the Impact on Crime in Mexico
Brito, Steve; Corbacho, Ana; Rivas, Rene Osorio - Inter-American Development Bank - 2014
This working paper studies the effect of remittances from the United States on crime rates in Mexico. The topic is examined using municipal-level data on the percent of household receiving remittances and homicides per 100,000 inhabitants. Remittances are found to be associated with a decrease...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010944166
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Integration & Trade Journal: Volume 11 : No. 27 : July-December, 2007
López-Córdova, José Ernesto; Olmedo, Alexandra; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2008
contains the following articles: International Migration, Remittances and Development: An Overview; Remittances of Paraguayan … Creation Externalities in Central America; Migration and Education Inequality in Rural Mexico; Remittances and Healthcare …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010673514