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Socioeconomic status and mobility during the COVID-19 pandemic : an analysis of eight large Latin American cities
Aromí, J. Daniel; Bonel, María Paula; Cristia, Julian; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2021
the feasibility of working from home and in the ability to smooth consumption under temporary income shocks. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012583918
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Latin American Middle Classes: The Distance between Perception and Reality
Lora, Eduardo; Fajardo, Johanna - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
definitions of middle-class using data from the 2007 World Gallup Poll. Seven objective income-based definitions of social class … fact that self-perceived social status is associated not just with income, but also with personal capabilities …
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Latin American Middle Classes: The Distance between Perception and Reality
Lora, Eduardo; Fajardo, Johanna - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
. Seven objective income-based definitions of social class are contrasted with a self-perceived social status measure … incomes. Mismatches arise because self-perceived social status is associated not just with income, but also with personal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010944419
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Education, Family Background and Racial Earnings Inequality in Brazil Title: Educación, antecedentes familiares y desigualdad interracial del salario en Brasil Title: Educação, ant...
Arias, Omar; Yamada, Gustavo; Tejerina, Luis - Inter-American Development Bank - 2002
This study combines survey data with annual state data on pupil-teacher ratios covering broadly the period 1940-90 to investigate the role of race, family background and education (both the quantity and quality) in explaining earnings inequality between whites and the African descendent...
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Wealth from health linking social investments to earnings in Latin America
Savedoff, William D. (ed.); Schultz, T. Paul (contributor) - 2000
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013552244
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The Latin American Middle Class: Fragile After All?
Castellani, Francesca; Parent, Gwenn; Zenteno, Jannet - Inter-American Development Bank - 2014
with the likelihood of being middle class. The example of Colombia illustrates that, while growing in size, this income …
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Escaping the poverty trap : investing in children in Latin America
Morán, Ricardo (contributor) - 2003
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002917525
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Nutrition, Income Instability and Quality of Life: Determinants and Differential Patterns across Members within the Household
Cárdenas, Mauricio; Maro, Vincenzo Di; Meija, Carolina - Inter-American Development Bank - 2008
Using an approach that complements standard income-based measures with broader measures of well-being this paper … income instability as measures of deprivation and analyzes their relationship with perceived and objective well-being. First … perceived well-being and income instability. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010673327
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Discrimination and Social Networks: Popularity among High School Students in Argentina
Elías, Julio; Elías, Víctor; Ronconi, Lucas - Inter-American Development Bank - 2007
students and with high academic performance are highly ranked by their peers, but the former effect is only significant in …
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