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Workers' Health in Latin America: An Econometric Analysis of Work-Related Injuries
Giuffrida, Antonio; Iunes, Roberto F.; Macías, Héctor - Inter-American Development Bank - 2001
Occupational health is increasingly recognized as an important public health issue in Latin American and the Caribbean … health risk associated with occupational hazard in Mexico. This analysis sheds light on the relationships between the …
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The Distance between Perception and Reality in the Social Domains of Life
Lora, Eduardo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013
between perception and reality in four social domains-health, employment, the perception of security, and social ranking. The … relevant with respect to health and job satisfaction. Cultural differences across countries are pronounced in perceptions of … health, while cultural differences across socioeconomic groups are more apparent with respect to job satisfaction. Affect and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010691628
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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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Part-Time Work, Gender and Job Satisfaction: Evidence from a Developing Country
Lopez Boo, Florencia; Pages, Carmen; Madrigal, Lucia - Inter-American Development Bank - 2009
This paper investigates the relationship between part-time work and job satisfaction using a recent household survey from Honduras. In contrast to previous work for developed countries, this paper does not find a preference for part-time work among women. Instead, both women and men tend to...
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Financing Universal Social Security in Mexico
Anton, Arturo; Trillo, Fausto Hernández - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
The proposal by Levy (2008) whereby a universal social insurance (USI) scheme is guaranteed to all workers, regardless of formality status, aims at abolishing the current contributory social insurance system and financing social insurance through value-added taxes instead (henceforth, the social...
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Shelter from the Storm: Upgrading Housing Infrastructure in Latin American Slums
Galiani, Sebastián; Gertler, Paul; Cooper, Ryan; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2014
improvements in children's health; in El Salvador, slum dwellers also feel that they are safer. We do not find this result, however …
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Sharpening the Bank's Capacity to Support the Housing Sector in Latin America and the Caribbean: Background Paper for the Implementation of the Social Development Strategy
Rojas, Eduardo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2006
The Bank expanded its housing finance activities in the 1990s, shifting its support toward sector reforms that increase the capacity of housing finance and delivery mechanisms to cater to the needs of low-income households. The present publication examines Bank experience in housing, draws...
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Environmental Management: Towards a Conceptual Framework for Environmental Governance
Kessler, Jan Joost; Ginniken, Pieter van; Cornelissen, … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2001
This study is a first attempt to develop a new orientation on environmental management in the Latin America and Caribbean. The development towards a more strategic environmental management entails an evolution from a centralized management structure into a more decentralized system in which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009205941
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Facing the Challenges of Informal Settlements in Urban Centers: The Re-urbanization of Manaus, Brazil
Magalhães, Fernanda; Rojas, Eduardo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2007
The search for solutions to urban and social problems prompted by informal settlements is gaining importance in the development agenda of most large cities in Latin America. Nearly 60 percent of the population lives in informal, often centrally located settlements.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009206264
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Poverty and Inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean
Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American … - 2001
This document surveys Bank lending operations designed to fight poverty and enhance social equity, with emphasis on recently approved projects with innovative components. It also surveys a broad range of poverty-related non-lending activities carried out by the Bank over the past two years. It...
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