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Social Security Coverage and the Labor Market in Developing Countries

Auerbach, Paula; Genoni, María Eugenia; Pagés-Serra, … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2005

This paper analyzes the reasons behind the low rates of contribution to social security programs in developing countries. Using a large set of harmonized household surveys from Latin America we compare contribution patterns among wage employees, for whom participation is compulsory, with...

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The City Government of Rio de Janeiro's Policy to Support Self-Employed and Microenterprises

Urani, André - Inter-American Development Bank - 1999

This document describes the efforts of the Department of Labor of Rio de Janeiro to build a comprehensive institutional framework focused on the promotion of a long run, micro-firm based local economic development model and to create a path to sustainable economic growth, job creation and...

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The City Government of Rio de Janeiro's Policy to Support Self-Employed and Microenterprises

Urani, André - Inter-American Development Bank - 1999

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Social Divisions in School Participation and Attainment in India: 1983-2004

Lopez Boo, Florencia; Asadullah, M. Niaz; Kambhampati, Uma - Inter-American Development Bank - 2009

This study documents the size and nature of “boy-girl” and “Hindu-Muslim” gaps in children’s school participation and attainments in India. Individual-level data from two successive rounds of the National Sample Survey suggest that considerable progress has been made in decreasing the...

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Critical Decisions at a Critical Age: Adolescents and Young Adults in Latin America

Ureta, Manuelita; Filgueira, Carlos; Menezes-Filho, … - Inter-American Development Bank

the broad range of behavior among youth around the region than traditional country studies. The analysis pays particular …

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Critical Decisions at a Critical Age: Adolescents and Young Adults in Latin America

Duryea, Suzanne; Ureta, Manuelita; Filgueira, Carlos; … - Inter-American Development Bank

the broad range of behavior among youth around the region than traditional country studies. The analysis pays particular …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943372

Life Skills, Employability and Training for Disadvantage Youth: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation Design

Ibarrarán, Pablo; Ripani, Laura; Taboada, Bibiana; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012

This paper presents an impact evaluation of a revamped version of the Dominican youth training program Juventud y … Empleo. The paper analyzes the impact of the program on traditional labor market outcomes and on outcomes related to youth … consistent with an overall increase in youth expectations about the future. The program also has a positive impact on non …

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Employability in the Southern Cone

Gasparini, Leonardo; Winkler, Hernán; Haimovich, Francisco - Inter-American Development Bank - 2006

This document is aimed at discussing the concept of employability, characterizing the level, structure and trends of employment and unemployment in the Southern Cone, and suggesting policy directions to increase decent employment in the region. The paper is focused on the case of Argentina, with...

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Primary Education in Latin America: The Unfinished Agenda

Wolff, Laurence; Schiefelbein, Ernesto; Schiefelbein, … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2002

This paper asks a deceptively simple question. After over a decade of concern about and investment in primary education, what have been the results and how much further does the region need to go before it has achieved a primary education of quality for all children? The paper creatively reviews...

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Las escuelas de secundaria en América Latina y el Caribe y la transición al mundo del trabajo

Castro, Claudio de Moura; Carnoy, Martin; Wolff, Laurence - Inter-American Development Bank - 2000

En este documento se analiza la organización de las escuelas secundarias en América Latina y el Caribe. Se tratan temas como son la provisión de escuelas para un conjunto estudiantil cada vez más heterogéneo y la triple función de preparar a los alumnos para la educación superior, formar...

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