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Dec 2023
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This paper investigates the importance of the age composition for pandemic policy design. To do so, it introduces an economic framework with age heterogeneity, individual choice, and incomplete…
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Dec 2023
The labor force participation of women in Latin America and the Caribbean is low, and the regions gender gap is one of the widest in the world. Although important progress has been made over the last…
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Dec 2023
Las mujeres de América Latina y el Caribe tienen una baja participación en el mercado de trabajo y la brecha de género en este ámbito es una de las más altas del mundo. Si bien en los últimos 50 años…
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Dec 2023
The indigenous peoples and African descendants in Latin America and the Caribbean are far behind the rest of the population in terms of access to education, health services, and financial services,…
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Dec 2023
Las poblaciones indígenas y afrodescendientes en América Latina y el Caribe presentan grandes rezagos en relación con el resto de la población en términos del acceso a educación, servicios de salud y…
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Dec 2023
Violence against women is widespread in Latin America and the Caribbean. On average, every day, 10 women are murdered in the region, and of the 25 countries with the highest rates of femicide in the…
Date issued:
Dec 2023
La violencia contra la mujer es un fenómeno generalizado en América Latina y el Caribe. En promedio, cada día son asesinadas 10 mujeres en la región y, dentro de los 25 países de todo el mundo que…
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Dec 2023
When closing diversity gaps, one of the major challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean is the limited amount of data reflecting this topic. The few statistics that are available on vulnerable…
Date issued:
Dec 2023
A la hora de cerrar las brechas de diversidad, uno de los grandes retos es la información insuficiente de la que se dispone al respecto en América Latina y el Caribe. Las escasas estadísticas…
Date issued:
Dec 2023
In recent years, significant progress has been made toward implementing policies and programs to support gender equity in Latin America and the Caribbean. However, large disparities continue to exist…