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The Under-Registration of Births in Latin America

Duryea, Suzanne - 2011

Approximately 14 percent of births are unregistered in Latin America according to estimates by UNICEF (2001). Children who lack an official birth certificate can be denied access to social services, including enrolling in school and accessing health services. This paper examines the...

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Teenage Childbearing in Latin American Countries

Núñez, Jairo - 2011

In spite of the rapid fertility transition experienced by most Latin American and Caribbean countries, teenage … fertility has not changed at the same pace or in the same direction. Given that early childbearing is deleterious for both … second half of the 1990s: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, Dominican Republic and Peru. Teenage fertility trends …

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The Effect of Violence on Birth Outcomes : Evidence from Homicides in Rural Brazil

Koppensteiner, Martin Foureaux - 2013

This paper uses microdata from Brazilian vital statistics natality and mortality data between 2000 and 2010 to estimate the impact of in-utero exposure to local violence -measured by homicide rates- on birth outcomes. Focusing on small communities, where it is more plausible that local homicide...

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Impact of Early Life Shocks on Human Capital Formation : El Nino Floods in Ecuador

Rosales, Maria - 2015

-exclusive breastfeeding. Falsification exercises suggest that selection concerns such as selective fertility, mobility, and infant mortality …

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Labor Exclusion and the Erosion of Citizenship Responsibilities

Ronconi, Lucas - 2015

This paper shows that workers who do not receive legally mandated benefits due to employer noncompliance have a negative view not only of their employers, as has been documented, but also of the State. Those workers believe that the State did not protect their rights, and hence they feel fewer...

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Intended and Unintended Effects of Unconditional Cash Transfers : The Case of Bolivia's Renta Dignidad

Hernani-Limarino, Werner L. - 2016

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What Drives Differences in Inequality Across Countries?

Székely, Miguel - 2011

fertility, mating, labor force participation, and household structure, while at the same time including information on the …

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Decomposing Fertility Differences Across World Regions and Over Time : Is Improved Health More Important than Women's Schooling?

Duryea, Suzanne - 2011

economic outcomes. These shifts are triggered by changes in fertility and mortality that take place some years before becoming … countries in the world are still experiencing, or probably about to experience, fertility declines. This paper first … characterizes differences in fertility and mortality and in related dependency ratios across regions and over time. The paper then …

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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...

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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...

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