The objective of this paper is to explore the interplay between schooling and demographics in Brazil. We would like to provide a preliminary answer to the question of how long will improvements in schooling of younger cohorts take o change the distribution of educational endowments of the total...

The objective of this discussion paper is to estimate the impact that changes in the value of the minimum wage will have upon the distribution of individual labor income. Two complementary approaches will be used. The first approach is to use non parametric estimators to estimate the individual...

This paper reviews the debate about the impacts of commercial liberalization on labor markets in Brazil. It briefly presents the main theoretical issues involved in the debate, identifies the main facts observed in the 1990/99 period, raises what we consider to be the main questions and the...

This paper has three objectives: the first is to track the changes in labor force participation behavior of women and show its evolution according to time and also according to cohorts; the second is to decompose these changes according to a group of elementary variables, such as position in the...

This paper investigates the distribution of crime and violence across victims in Colombia. Property and violent crimes as well as incidents of domestic violence are considered. The paper shows that rich households bear most of the burden of property crime: they are more likely to be victimized,...

Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Executive Summary -- PART I: Policy Report -- Introduction -- 1. Why Do Inequalities Matter for Brazil? -- 2. Why is Brazil Such an Unequal Society? -- Inequality in Brazil -- The Causes of Inequality -- Public Policy...

This paper examines urban Colombia’s socio-economic development from 1978 to 1999, including analysis of income inequality and welfare, and the evolution of poverty and its determinants. The evidence shows mixed results. First, social progress appears contradictory. Although most of the...

This presentation was commissioned by the Poverty Reduction and Social Protection Network of the Regional Policy Dialogue for the Caribbean Subregional Meeting celebrated on February 23rd and 24th, 2006 in Kingston, Jamaica. The potential gains of monitoring and evaluation to inform effective...

This presentation was commissioned by the Poverty Reduction and Social Protection Network of the Regional Policy Dialogue for the Caribbean Subregional Meeting celebrated on February 23rd and 24th, 2006 in Kingston, Jamaica. The potential gains of monitoring and evaluation to inform effective...