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El objetivo del presente documento es identificar las diferencias salariales atribuibles a problemas de discriminación en el sistema educativo y en el mercado laboral. El estudio analiza la segregación pre-mercado (que se da cuando un grupo de la población no tiene acceso a la adquisición de...
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Poverty rates on Native American Indian reservations are triple the US average. Small business incubation programs, available elsewhere in the US, are sparse on the reservations. Small businesses are potent drivers of US economic growth. Some 25.5 million entrepreneurs generate more than 50% of...
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The trend of the height of Indian scouts in the U.S. Army born between ca. 1825 and 1875 is analyzed. Their average height of ca. 170 cm (67 in.) confirms that natives were tall compared to Europeans but were nearly the shortest among the rural populations in the New World. The trend in their...
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Neighbours and Networks explores the economic relationship that existed between the Blood Indian reserve and the surrounding region of southern Alberta between 1884 and 1939. The Blood tribe, though living on a reserve, refused to become economically isolated from the larger community and indeed...
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whether personal reminders can increase demand for vaccination. A field experiment was conducted in rural Guatemala in which …
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The defense-growth nexus is investigated empirically using longitudinal data for Guatemala and allowing the effect of …
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El presente trabajo explora las causas de la deforestación y la pérdida de biodiversidad en Guatemala. El documento se … divide en cuatro partes. En la primera, se presenta una generalización sobre la deforestación en Guatemala entre 1950 …Poverty, Deforestation and Biodiversity Loss in Guatemala This paper explores the causes of deforestation and …
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potential unfavourable characteristics. Based on twelve weeks fieldwork in Guatemala this paper aims to contribute in four ways …
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This paper reviews productive development policies (PDPs) in Guatemala, focusing on the alleged justification of … international practices, the study develops a broad set of recommendations for improving the design and implementation of Guatemala …
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and Guatemala across income levels via the Luxembourg Income Study data sets. The econometric model proposed examines … countries, the empirical data for Guatemala can be compared to the United States and analyzed to ascertain areas of focus to … further develop Guatemala's economy by focusing on increasing gains in education and access of public resources across …
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