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Vulnerability, Debt and Growth in the Caribbean: A Fan Chart Approach
Andrian, Leandro; Mercer-Blackman, Valerie; Presbitero, … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013
High government debts, weak economic growth, vulnerability to external shocks and the design of sound fiscal consolidation strategies are among the most critical issues that some of the Caribbean countries have currently to deal with. Stabilization programs may harm economic growth but, under...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010691643
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Policy Benchmarking for Productivity and Growth: Review and Proposed Framework for the Caribbean
Melgarejo, Karl Alexander; D'Acosta, Michael; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013
This paper contributes to the analysis of the Caribbean's growth performance by setting out a framework for benchmarking indicators of key micro drivers and related structural policies that help explain differentials in productivity and real GDP per capita across the region, and relative to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010696055
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Geographical Exclusion in Rural Areas of El Salvador: Its Impact on Labor Market Outcomes
Andrade, Ana Regina Vides de; Palomo, Anabella Lardé de; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2002
the contrary, men living farther away from urban and maquila jobs are more likely to work. However, women living in … greater isolation are highly concentrated in own-production agricultural activities, where women's skills are rewarded less … than comparable men's skills. Through concentration into this sector, women living in geographic isolation obtain worse …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010944524
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Investing in Women: 1999-2001 Title: Invirtiendo en las mujeres: 1999-2001
Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American …; … - 2002
The second issue of "Investing in Women" underscores the Inter-American Development Bank's commitment to enhancing the … contributions of women to development and ensuring their equitable participation in Bank-funded programs. The projects showcased in … this brochure highlight the importance of reducing the obstacles faced by women and emphasize the roles they play as agents …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010672928
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Soap Operas for Female Micro Entrepreneur Training
Nakasone, Eduardo; Torero, Maximo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2014
This paper analyzes the impact of the Strengthening Women Entrepreneurship in Peru (SWEP) program. SWEP trained female … expenditures, or women's empowerment in the household. Qualitative information suggests that micro entrepreneurs were satisfied …
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The Gender Wage Gap in Peru 1986-2000: Evidence from a Matching Comparisons Approach
Ñopo, Hugo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2009
Applying the methodology developed in Ñopo (2004), this paper analyzes the evolution of the gender wage gap in Peru from 1986 to 2000. This methodology has two advantages. First, it recognizes that the supports of observable characteristics distributions differ substantially. Second, it...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943678
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Ability, Schooling Choices and Gender Labor Market Discrimination: Evidence for Chile
Bravo, David; Sanhueza, Claudia; Urzúa, Sergio - Inter-American Development Bank - 2008
This paper analyzes gender differences in the Chilean labor market, formally addressing the selection of individuals into schooling levels and its impact on gender gaps. The paper utilizes a new and rich data set containing information on labor market outcomes, schooling attainment and schooling...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943713
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An Experimental Study of Labor Market Discrimination: Gender, Social Class and Neighborhood in Chile
Bravo, David; Sanhueza, Claudia; Urzúa, Sergio - Inter-American Development Bank - 2008
The objective of this paper is to study the Chilean labor market and determine the presence or absence of gender discrimination. In order to transcend the limitations of earlier works, an experimental design is used, the first of its kind in Chile. This study also allows socioeconomic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943797
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The Socio-Economic Gradient of Child Development: Cross-Sectional Evidence from Children 6-42 Months In Bogota
Rubio-Codina, Marta; Attanasio, Orazio P.; Meghir, Costas; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013
We study the socio-economic gradient of child development on a representative sample of low- and middle-income children aged 6-42 months in Bogota, using the Bayley Scales of Infant Development, a high quality test based on direct observation of the child's abilities. We find a statistically...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943851
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The Persistent Gender Earnings Gap in Colombia, 1994-2006
Ñopo, Hugo; Hoyos, Alejandro; Peña, Ximena - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010
This paper surveys gender wage gaps in Colombia from 1994 to 2006, using matching comparisons to examine the extent to which individuals with similar human capital characteristics earn different wages. Three sub-periods are considered: 1994-1998; 2000-2001; and 2002- 2006. The gaps dropped from the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943864