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Latin American Youth in Transition: A Policy Paper on Youth Unemployment in Latin America and the Caribbean
Fawcett, Caroline S. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2002
intimately linked in terms of youth and adult workers, where skilled workers and their shortages exist throughout all sectors of … the economy, and where downsizing and technical change shed large numbers of unskilled labor to the informal sector. Youth … youth unemployment is simply a fractured reflection of larger labor market issues. Moreover, the impact of labor market …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009367252
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Latin American Youth in Transition: A Policy Paper on Youth Unemployment in Latin America and the Caribbean
Fawcett, Caroline S. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2002
intimately linked in terms of youth and adult workers, where skilled workers and their shortages exist throughout all sectors of … the economy, and where downsizing and technical change shed large numbers of unskilled labor to the informal sector. Youth … youth unemployment is simply a fractured reflection of larger labor market issues. Moreover, the impact of labor market …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010654166
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010944504
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009291862
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010652882
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008554064
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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
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010944258
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009216201
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Secondary Schools and the Transition to Work in Latin America and the Caribbean
Castro, Claudio de Moura; Carnoy, Martin; Wolff, Laurence - Inter-American Development Bank - 2000
This paper provides an analysis of the organization of secondary schools in Latin America and the Caribbean. It deals with the confusing and controversial matters of providing schools for an increasingly heterogeneous clientele and the triple role of preparing students for higher education,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009216219