a rich data set from rural Guatemala that can account for such unobservable factors. A 10 percent increase in maternal … Raven's scores increase children's Raven's scores by 7.8 percent. A 10 percent increase in maternal reading and vocabulary … skills increases children's score on a standard vocabulary test by 5 percent. Effects are larger for older children, and the …

This paper estimates the impact of a large-scale contracting-out program in Guatemala, using two waves of living … children and prenatal care provider choices. The program increases substantially the role of physician and nurses as prenatal …

Guatemala - Final public report about the Program for application of general principles for Latin American and …

El presente documento provee una visión general del sector municipal en la República de Guatemala. Presenta la …

complex issues to be addressed in reducing the poverty of indigenous peoples in a country like Guatemala; and also to prepare … the ground for a future dialogue between IDB officials and the Government of Guatemala on this same subject. Given this … the Government of Guatemala. At the same time, the main focus is on policy concerns rather than a descriptive account of …

Analysis in four Central American and Caribbean countries (El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Guatemala) of the …