"Many countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have achieved considerable economic growth, yet the region still faces many seemingly intractable problems. The conventional wisdom in development agencies - that prioritization is impossible and that everything must be done - is simply not...

La CEPAL cuenta con un gran acervo de información y análisis sobre los cuidados, el trabajo doméstico no remunerado y la autonomía de las mujeres en América Latina y el Caribe. A fin de contribuir a la reflexión regional, esta publicación presenta una selección de trabajos sobre esta...

This paper uses micro data from a collection of household surveys conducted in 17 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean to examine the time allocation decisions of adolescents. We find that an econometric model with household and country-level variables, when applied simultaneously to all...