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Gender and Ethnic Wage Gaps in Guatemala from a Matching Comparisons Perspective
Ñopo, Hugo - 2011
This paper analyzes gender and ethnic wage gaps in Guatemala for the period 2000-2006, applying a matching comparisons … technique, finding pronounced wage gaps along both gender and ethnic dimensions, the latter being greater. Wage gaps in … Guatemala are partially explained by differences in human capital characteristics, especially education, between indigenous and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013126154
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Entry and Exit of Banks in Latin America and the Caribbean : Public Policy Concerns and a Proposed Solution
Benston, George J. - 2012
Banking authorities must resolve or otherwise deal with existing banks that are weak or insolvent without imposing costs on consumers or taxpayers. Two aspects of this concern should be delineated. First, how can banking regulations be structured so that the future exit of weak and insolvent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013114864
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China’s Emergence in the World Economy and Business Cycles in Latin America
Cesa-Bianchi, Ambrogio - 2011
This paper investigates how changes in trade linkages between China, Latin America, and the rest of the world have altered the transmission of international business cycles to Latin America. Evidence based on a GVAR model for five large Latin American economies shows that the long-term impact of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013117518
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How Will the Food Price Shock Affect Inflation in Latin America and the Caribbean?
Lora, Eduardo A. - 2011
, Guatemala and Honduras unless additional policy actions are taken. In some countries with flexible exchange rate systems, such …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013124214
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Social Mobility in Latin America : A Review of Existing Evidence
Azevedo, Viviane M. R. - 2011
This paper reviews evidence on social mobility in Latin America. Several studies have used data sets that collect intergenerational socio economic information. The data, though limited, suggest that social mobility is low in the region, even when compared with low social mobility developed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013126090
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Crisis Response in Latin America : Is the "Rainy Day" at Hand?
Fernandez-Arias, Eduardo - 2011
This paper examines the countercyclical policy options available to Latin American countries in the face of the current global economic crisis, concluding that most of the major countries in the region appear to possess the fiscal space (as measured by credible fiscal sustainability and debt...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013126092
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Measuring Quality of Life in Latin America : What Happiness Research Can (and Cannot) Contribute
Graham, Carol - 2011
This paper addresses the issues involved in taking a broader, quality of life-based approach rather than an income-based approach to assessing welfare. Te paper shows how a quality of life approach can help to evaluate the welfare effects of factors ranging from health, education, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013126148
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Booms and Busts in Latin America : The Role of External Factors
Izquierdo, Alejandro - 2011
This paper analyzes the relevance of external factors in average quarterly GDP growth for 1990-2006 in the seven largest Latin American countries (LAC7). Modeling the relationship between LAC7 GDP and several external factors, it is found that those factors account for a significant share of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013126161
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Using Pseudo-Panels to Measure Income Mobility in Latin America
Ñopo, Hugo - 2011
determinants of changes in poverty incidence within cohorts revealed statistically significant roles for age, gender and, to a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013126167
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What Do You Think of the Idb? Conclusions from an Opinion Survey of Latin American Leaders About Multilateral Organizations
Bassi, Marina - 2011
This document analyzes the results of a Web-based survey conducted by the Research Department to assess how the IDB is viewed by political and corporate leaders in the region. The questionnaire included 31 questions that compared the IDB to the IMF, World Bank, CAF, BCIE and CDB. The sample...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013126169