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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
This book presents a set of studies on contemporary discrimination in Latin America that takes advantage of these new tools by focusing on social interactions that range from cooperation, group formation, and the impact of migration in poor families to specific markets such as housing and labor....
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 tools by focusing on social interactions that range from cooperation, group formation, and the impact of migration in poor families to specific markets such as housing and labor....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943595
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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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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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The Health of Women in Latin America and the Caribbean Title: La salud de la mujer en América Latina y el Caribe
Levine, Ruth; Glassman, Amanda; Schneidman, Miriam - Inter-American Development Bank
This report represents the collaborative effort of three partners: the World Bank, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). This book explores trends and differentials in women's health; examples of good practices in delivery and financing of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010772403
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The Health of Women in Latin America and the Caribbean Title: La salud de la mujer en América Latina y el Caribe
Levine, Ruth; Glassman, Amanda; Schneidman, Miriam - Inter-American Development Bank
This report represents the collaborative effort of three partners: the World Bank, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). This book explores trends and differentials in women's health; examples of good practices in delivery and financing of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943467