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 …

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 …

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 …

Gains from government crime-reducing programs are not always visible to the average citizen. The media overexpose crime … events, but the absence of crime rarely makes the news, increasing the risk that citizen may have inaccurate perceptions of … objective crime trends could have on such perceptions. The results show that information improves perceptions of safety and …

study area. The principal components analysis of sense of security and crime victimization variables indicates that higher …-income households feel more secure from crime in the home, even though theft and robbery victimization rise with household income and …

influence adolescents¿ decisions in crime participation and school attendance. The study finds that, after an exogenous decrease … in the severity of judicial punishment imposed on Colombian adolescents, crime rates in Colombian municipalities …

What determines the feeling of insecurity with respect to crime and what can be done about it? This study proposes and … tests a correlational model that combines different theoretical determinants of insecurity and the fear of crime. The test …

prices. Moreover, the effect on housing prices of long-term increases in crime is 40 percent larger. …

This working paper studies the effect of remittances from the United States on crime rates in Mexico. The topic is …