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Oct 2000
Throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, countries are in the midst of debates about their health systems. Frequently, the characteristics of reforms in one country are used to promote or…
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Oct 2000
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The main purpose of this paper is to measure the contributions of the changes in the labor market to the increase in inequality experienced by Mexico after the 1985 trade and financial liberalization…
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Oct 2000
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This paper examines Mexico's increase in wage inequality using data from household surveys (Encuesta Nacional de Ingreso Gasto de los Hogares de México) produced by the Mexican Institute for…
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Oct 2000
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Durante los años noventa, siete países de América Latina reformaron sus sistemas pensionales para introducir sistemas de capitalización individual basados total o parcialmente en el modelo de…
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Oct 2000
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This paper integrates information from both economics and the physical sciences to survey the effects of natural disasters in the region. A first section surveys the human and economic impact of…
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Oct 2000
El objetivo de este estudio es iniciar una evaluación de aspectos básicos para el análisis económico de los costos directos de la violencia intrafamiliar en Panamá, para poder comparar el costo…
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Oct 2000
En toda América Latina y el Caribe, de hecho en todo el mundo, los países están realizando debates sobre sus sistemas de salud. Con frecuencia, las características de las reformas en un país se…
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Oct 2000
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Experience from the 1990s has led to a poverty reduction agenda that, on top of promoting economic growth, addresses ingrained inequalities, institutional failures, social barriers, and risks.
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Oct 2000
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Este documento fue comisionado por la Red de Reducción de la Pobreza y la Protección Social del Diálogo Regional de Política para la Reunión Preparatória celebrada los días 19 y 20 de Octubre de 2000…
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Oct 2000
43 lithographs, etchings, linocuts, woodcuts, silkscreens and other works in various graphic techniques by 40 artists from the Americas were united in this exhibition presented at the art gallery of…
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Oct 2000
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It has been shown that the social security system and other sorts of government transfers have helped poor elderly people, such as widows, to live alone in the U.S. This paper investigates whether…
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Oct 2000
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This paper develops and applies a new approach to the estimation of the impact of economy-wide reforms on wage differentials, using a new high-quality data set on wage differentials by schooling…
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Sep 2000
29 paintings and 1 sculpture by artists (including two women) from the early to late modern period of the 20th century, and 36 contemporary folk objects form this exhibition which juxtaposes the art…
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Sep 2000
This report presents the results of case studies on nontraditional agricultural exports in Petrolina-Juazeiro (northeastern Brazil), Ecuador, and Guatemala, analyzing the role of public policy in…
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Sep 2000
Da a conocer las palabras ofrecidas por el Presidente del BID, Enrique V. Iglesias, sobre la conferencia que abarca temas de la importancia macroeconómica de las remesas, mecanismos que contribuyan…
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Sep 2000
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El propósito básico de este estudio es contribuir a la comprensión de los factores favorables y los elementos de potencial amenaza para que los bancos centrales ejerzan su autonomía institucional.…
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Sep 2000
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Uruguay ha asistido a una disminución de las tasas de fecundidad y a un aumento de la actividad femenina y de los niveles educativos de la población, al igual que la gran mayoría de los países en el…
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Aug 2000
The Jurisprudence of Equality project (JEP) trains judges and other judicial actors on the applicability of international women's rights law in domestic courts, thus enhancing their ability to…
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Aug 2000
On average, teachers' qualifications in Latin America fall short of what is needed to implement and sustain the education reforms under way in most countries. Large investments in teacher…
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Aug 2000
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This paper provides an overview and assessment of reform initiatives, both those currently on the table and those that are not but should be. The intent is to clarify the logic behind these proposals…
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Aug 2000
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Tradicionalmente Colombia se ha considerado como el país más estable de la región, no habiendo experimentado las crisis de balanza de pagos ni corridas contra el peso, al menos en las proporciones…
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Aug 2000
Hoy en día existe un gran consenso internacional en cuanto a la urgente necesidad de fortalecer los regímenes democráticos, estimulando el desarrollo económico y social de los pueblos y promoviendo…
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Aug 2000
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This paper exploits a rich collection of household surveys to investigate the wage differential between the public and private sectors in 17 Latin American countries during the 1980s and 1990s. The…
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Aug 2000
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After decades of trial, error, and occasional regress, the pieces of a successful Latin American economic model can be seen scattered among the leading economies of the region. The most traditional…
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Aug 2000
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This paper identifies Chile's economic weaknesses and offers policy recommendations for increasing stability. Current problems include weak international financial links, a Central Bank mandate…