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Formal and informal institutions and the economic development in Latin America
Pavarina, Paula Regina de Jesus Pinsetta; Cella, Daltro - 2015
This paper aims to collaborate with the discussion about the factors that try to explain the economic behavior in Latin America countries, considering the importance of some attributes related to social capital (ie interpersonal trust, which leads to association and civic commitment, performing...
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History without evidence : Latin American inequality since 1491
Williamson, Jeffrey G. - 2009
Most analysts of the modern Latin American economy hold to a pessimistic belief in historical persistence -- they believe that Latin America has always had very high levels of inequality, suggesting it will be hard for modern social policy to create a more egalitarian society. This paper argues...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011396463
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Inequality and Democracy
Soci, Anna - 2019
The paper is about the political consequences of increasing economic inequality in Western economies. Political theorists have often stressed that democracy is in troubles when its population is not broadly uniform in income and wealth because unequal economic resources can easily translate into...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012867419
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Cashing in on education : women, childcare, and prosperity in Latin America and the Caribbean
Mateo Díaz, Mercedes; Rodriguez-Chamussy, Lourdes - 2016
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How mothering behaviors change during structural transformation
Cloud, Kathleen - In: The journal of socio-economics 31 (2002) 1, pp. 3-14
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Cashing in on Education : Women, Childcare, and Prosperity in Latin America and the Caribbean
Mateo Díaz, Mercedes - 2016
-- Abbreviations -- Overview -- Note -- References -- PART I: Why Is Increasing Female Labor Supply Important and Childcare the Right …: Childcare Policies: Key for Female Labor Participation -- Effects of Childcare on Female Labor Supply -- Effects of Childcare on … Child Development -- Cost-Effectiveness of Childcare Policies -- Notes -- References …
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Cashing in on education : women, childcare, and prosperity in Latin America and the Caribbean
Mateo Díaz, Mercedes; Rodriguez-Chamussy, Lourdes - 2016 - Online-Ausg.
Economic gains from increasing women's participation in the labor market -- Why is childcare a key policy? -- Female … labor force participation in Latin America and the Caribbean -- Use of childcare services -- Childcare provision: service … features for working mothers -- International benchmarking: female labor supply and childcare -- Assessing childcare demand: a …
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Navigating educational disruptions : the gender divide in parental involvement and children's learning outcomes
Ciaschi, Matías; Fajardo-Gonzalez, Johanna; Viollaz, … - 2024
pre-pandemic levels. Mothers also significantly increased the time spent on non-educational childcare, though to a lesser …
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Labor markets in Latin America : a supply-side story
Duryea, Suzanne; Székely, Miguel - 1998 - Revised version, September 1998
One of the main concerns of Latin Americans today is the lack of adequate employment opportunities. This concern is based on the widespread perception that not enough employment is being generated, and that few individuals have access to well-remunerated jobs. This work asks whether there is a...
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Using pseudo-panels to measure income mobility in Latin America
Cuesta, José (contributor); Ñopo, Hugo (contributor);  … - 2007
This paper presents a comparative overview of mobility patterns in 14 Latin American countries between 1992 and 2003. Using three alternative econometric techniques on constructed pseudo-panels, the paper provides a set of estimators for the traditional notion of income mobility as well as for...
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