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A Cross-Country Analysis of the Risk Factors for Depression at the Micro and Macro Level

Melgar, Natalia; Rossi, Maximo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010

Past research has provided evidence of the role of some personal characteristics as risk factors for depression. However, few studies have examined jointly their specific impact and whether country characteristics change the probability of being depressed. In general, this is due to the use of...

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The Distance between Perception and Reality in the Social Domains of Life

Lora, Eduardo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013

The distance between perception and reality with respect to the social domains of life is often striking. Using survey data collected on Latin American countries, this paper provides an overview of the main empirical findings on the gaps between perception and reality in four social...

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Social Network Analysis Methodologies for the Evaluation of Cluster Development Programs

Giuliani, Elisa; Pietrobelli, Carlo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011

Cluster development programs (CDPs) have been adopted widely in many countries worldwide. Many such programs aim to promote economic development by forming and strengthening inter-organizational networks. Despite their widespread diffusion, we know very little about CDP outputs or the impact...

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Medición cuantitativa del subregistro de nacimientos e indocumentación: Costos socioeconómicos en Perú y República Dominicana

Castro, Lucio; Rud, Juan Pablo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011

La indocumentación y el subregistro presentan un desafío para las posibilidades de desarrollo con inclusión social en América Latina. Usando datos de la Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud (ENDES) en Perú (2008) y en República Dominicana (2007), este estudio elabora una caracterización de...

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Entrepreneurship in Latin America: A Step Up the Social Ladder?

Lora, Eduardo; Castellani, Francesca - Inter-American Development Bank - 2014

This book looks at the potential and the limits of policies to promote entrepreneurship as an important vehicle for social mobility in Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as steps to remove the constrains that hamper entrepreneurship.

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Domestic Violence against Women

Biehl, María Loreto - Inter-American Development Bank - 1999

This document is one of a series of technical notes that describe the nature and magnitude of violence in the region, its causes and effects, and how it can be prevented and controlled. The notes provide useful information on designing programs and policies to prevent and deal with violence....

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Women in the Latin American Labor Market: The Remarkable 1990's

Duryea, Suzanne; Edwards, Alejandra Cox; Ureta, Manuelita - Inter-American Development Bank - 2002

the division of labor and time allocation by gender. …

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Gender Earnings Gaps in the Caribbean: Evidence from Barbados and Jamaica

Ñopo, Hugo; Bellony, Annelle; Hoyos, Alejandro - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010

This paper analyzes gender earnings gaps in Barbados and Jamaica, using a matching comparisons approach. In both … confirm a finding that has been recurrent with this matching approach: the complete elimination of gender occupational … segregation in labor markets would increase rather than reduce gender earnings gaps. The evidence is mixed regarding segregation …

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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

support the existence of a gender gap in access to finance in the Latin American and Caribbean region. Nonetheless, more … evidence presented herein suggests that this gender gap may be driven by taste-based discrimination. This paper exploits a rich … of gender gaps in access to finance. …

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Women in the Latin American Labor Market: The Remarkable 1990's

Duryea, Suzanne; Edwards, Alejandra Cox; Ureta, Manuelita - Inter-American Development Bank - 2002

the division of labor and time allocation by gender. …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010652650