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Inequality and Mexico's Labor Market after Trade Reform

Bouillon, César P. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2000

inequality experienced by Mexico after the 1985 trade and financial liberalization. To do so, the paper uses data from Mexican … counterfactual methodology to measure the effects on inequality of changes in labor force participation, unemployment, structure of …

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Secondary Education in Latin America and the Caribbean: The Challenge of Growth and Reform

Wolff, Laurence; Castro, Claudio de Moura - Inter-American Development Bank - 2000

This paper examines the current status of secondary education in Latin America in the context of world-wide economic changes and identifies a wide variety of policy options for ensuring that secondary education can play a positive role in the region's economic and social development. The paper...

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Las escuelas de secundaria en América Latina y el Caribe y la transición al mundo del trabajo

Castro, Claudio de Moura; Carnoy, Martin; Wolff, Laurence - Inter-American Development Bank - 2000

En este documento se analiza la organización de las escuelas secundarias en América Latina y el Caribe. Se tratan temas como son la provisión de escuelas para un conjunto estudiantil cada vez más heterogéneo y la triple función de preparar a los alumnos para la educación superior, formar...

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Economic Shocks, Inequality and Poverty: The Need for Safety Nets

Lustig, Nora - Inter-American Development Bank - 1998

American region. Empirical evidence suggests that macroeconomic shocks can result in substantial increases in inequality and …

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Social Exclusion in Education in Latin America and the Caribbean

Marshall, Jeffery H.; Calderón, Valentina - Inter-American Development Bank - 2006

This study provides detailed accounting of the current levels of social exclusion in education and factors contributing to them. It provides a quantitative and qualitative accounting and profiling of social exclusion in education in the region. Drawing from the micro-data of household surveys,...

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Crises and the Poor: Socially Responsible Macroeconomics

Lustig, Nora - Inter-American Development Bank - 2000

This paper presents evidence on the impact of economic crisis on poverty and inequality in Latin America. Crises not …

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Social Inclusion and Economic Development in Latin America Title: Inclusión social y desarrollo económico en América Latina Title: Inclusão social e desenvolvimento econômico na Am...

Genoni, María Eugenia; Sánchez, Margarita; … - Inter-American Development Bank

Latin America and the Caribbean is one of the regions in the world with the greatest ethnic, racial and cultural diversity. This diversity is a major asset that holds the key to achieving lasting economic and political stability and constructing a fair, cohesive and democratic society. However,...

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Social Inclusion and Economic Development in Latin America Title: Inclusión social y desarrollo económico en América Latina Title: Inclusão social e desenvolvimento econômico na Am...

Duryea, Suzanne; Ñopo, Hugo; Genoni, María Eugenia; … - Inter-American Development Bank

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Measuring Inequality of Opportunities in Latin America and the Caribbean

Saavedra-Chanduví, Jaime; Molinas, José R.; Barros, … - Inter-American Development Bank

inequality of opportunities in access to basic services for children, learning achievement for youth, and income and consumption …, effort and talents, not to their circumstances at birth. 'Measuring Inequality of Opportunities in Latin America and the … Caribbean' introduces new methods for measuring inequality of opportunities and makes an assessment of its evolution in Latin …

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Shielding the Poor: Social Protection in the Developing World

Phillips, Katherin Ross; Gertler, Paul; Smeeding, Timothy M. - Inter-American Development Bank

Shielding the Poor presents a group of studies on social protection in the developing world from leading researchers. These studies address the issue of vulnerability of the poor to adverse shocks and propose policies to increase their protection and coping capacity. The studies emphasize the...

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