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Social inclusion and economic development in Latin America
Buvinić, Mayra (contributor); Mazza, Jacqueline (contributor) - 2004
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013553169
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Discrimination in Latin America: An Economic Perspective
Ñopo, Hugo; Gandelman, Néstor; Gandelman, Eduardo; … - Inter-American Development Bank
volume makes to the literature on discrimination, it also has the potential to contribute more broadly to labor economics …, development economics and experimental economics, as well as to Latin American studies. This publication belongs to the Latin …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943595
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Gender Wage Gaps in Central American Countries: Evidence from a Non-Parametric Approach
Ñopo, Hugo; Enamorado, Ted; Izaguirre, Ana Carolina - Inter-American Development Bank - 2009
This paper compares gender wage gaps for Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador from the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s using the non-parametric matching methodology introduced by Ñopo (2008), which allows an analysis not only of average gaps but also their distributions. While a simple...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008554075
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Gender and Racial Wage Gaps in Brazil 1996-2006: Evidence Using a Matching Comparisons Approach
Ñopo, Hugo; Garcia, Luana Marquez; Salardi, Paola - Inter-American Development Bank - 2009
This paper explores the evolution of Brazilian wage gaps by gender and skin color over a decade (1996-2006), using the matching comparison methodology developed by Ñopo (2008). In Brazil, racial wage gaps are more pronounced than those found along the gender divide, although both noticeably...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004998024
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Afro-descendants in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru and the Challenges of Measuring Health Gaps
Garcia, Luana Marquez; Morrison, Judith; Bailey, Brittney; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
In Latin America, the inclusion of a race/ethnicity variable in the administrative records of health establishments is … still very rare. Additionally, Health Departments in the countries analyzed have not yet incorporated race … the analysis of existing race/ethnic disparities in access to health services. In this presentation to the ICHAD …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010674046
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Afro-descendants in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru and the Challenges of Measuring Health Gaps
Garcia, Luana Marquez; Morrison, Judith; Bailey, Brittney; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
In Latin America, the inclusion of a race/ethnicity variable in the administrative records of health establishments is … still very rare. Additionally, Health Departments in the countries analyzed have not yet incorporated race … the analysis of existing race/ethnic disparities in access to health services. In this presentation to the ICHAD …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010652562
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Discrimination in Latin America: An Economic Perspective
Gandelman, Néstor; Gandelman, Eduardo; Castillo, Marco; … - Inter-American Development Bank
volume makes to the literature on discrimination, it also has the potential to contribute more broadly to labor economics …, development economics and experimental economics, as well as to Latin American studies. This publication belongs to the Latin …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010895493
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010654153
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Ethnicity and Human Capital Accumulation in Urban Mexico
Ñopo, Hugo; Winder, Natalia - Inter-American Development Bank - 2008
This study analyzes social mobility and human capital accumulation among ethnic minorities in Mexican urban areas, exploring changes in educational attainment and labor market status and using panel data from the Mexican Family Life Survey (MFxLS). The results indicate important ethnic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005342530
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Etnicidad y acumulación de capital humano en México Urbano
Ñopo, Hugo; Winder, Natalia - Inter-American Development Bank - 2008
Se analiza la movilidad social y la acumulación de capital humano entre minorías étnicas en zonas urbanas de México, se exploran los cambios en el logro académico y la situación en el mercado laboral y se emplean datos de panel provenientes de la Encuesta sobre la Vida de la Familia...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528915