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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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Does a Mature AIDS Epidemic Threaten Growth?
Cuesta, José A. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2008
This paper models the impact on economic growth of HIV/AIDS when the epidemic is in a mature phase, in contrast with previous studies focused on periods of expansion, as in African countries. Simulations for Honduras, the epicenter of the epidemic in Central America, show that AIDS is not likely...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010653926
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Aid Effectiveness: Politics Matters
Bobba, Matteo; Powell, Andrew - Inter-American Development Bank - 2007
The literature on aid effectiveness has focused more on recipient policies than the determinants of aid allocation yet a consistent result is that political allies obtain more aid from donors than non-allies. This paper shows that aid allocated to political allies is ineffective for growth,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010653526
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Las externalidades de los programas de transferencias condicionadas sobre el crimen: El caso de Familias en Acción en Bogotá
Camacho, Adriana; Mejía, Daniel - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013
En este trabajo estudiamos los efectos indirectos del mayor programa de transferencias condicionadas (PTC) de Colombia, Familias en Acción, sobre los niveles de criminalidad en el área urbana de la ciudad de Bogotá. Para realizar este estudio combinamos las siguientes dos fuentes de...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010653667
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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 behavior and life style, expectations about the future and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010654034
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Medición cuantitativa del subregistro de nacimientos e indocumentación: Costos socioeconómicos en Perú y República Dominicana
Castro, Lucio; Rud, Juan Pablo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
La indocumentación y el subregistro presentan un desafío para las posibilidades de desarrollo con inclusión social en América Latina. Usando datos de la Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud (ENDES) en Perú (2008) y en República Dominicana (2007), este estudio elabora una caracterización de...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010655713
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Working Within Confines: Occupational Segregation by Gender in Three Latin American Countries
Deutsch, Ruthanne; Morrison, Andrew; Piras, Claudia; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2002
Latin America has the dubious distinction of being the region with the highest level of occupational segregation in the world. In this context, this study poses four important questions. Has occupational segregation by sex decreased in the 1990s? Can we expect occupational segregation to decline...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009357915