The shock of the COVID-19 pandemic affected the human capital formation of children and youths. As a consequence of this disruption, the pandemic is likely to imply permanent lower levels of human capital...
This paper studies factors that could account for the asymmetric impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America, by exploiting microdata from the World Bank’s high-frequency phone household surveys conducted...
This paper explores perceptions of distributive justice in Latin America during the 2000s and their relationship with income inequality. In line with the fall in income inequality in the region, the paper...
This paper explores perceptions of distributive justice in Latin America during the 2000s and their relationship with income inequality. In line with the fall in income inequality in the region, the paper...
This paper contributes to the methodological literature on the estimation of poverty lines for country poverty comparisons in Latin America and the Caribbean. The paper exploits a unique, comprehensive...
This paper contributes to the methodological literature on the estimation of poverty lines for country poverty comparisons in Latin America and the Caribbean. The paper exploits a unique, comprehensive...
It has been argued that a factor behind the decline in income inequality in Latin America in the 2000s was the educational upgrading of its labor force. Between 1990 and 2010, the proportion of the labor...
Este documento revisa, desde un punto de vista crítico, la evolución de la desigualdad en la distribución del ingreso en Argentina desde mediados de la década de 1970 hasta mediados de la década de 2000...
Los servicios de salud pueden contribuir considerablemente a mejorar las condiciones de salud de los grupos menos favorecidos. Sin embargo, tal como queda claro en este documento, los servicios de salud...
Health services can make an important contribution to improved health conditions among disadvantaged groups. Yet as the contents of this volume make clear, the health services supported by governments...
This study assesses the level of targeting achieved in health and nutrition policies directed to pregnant women and children under 5 years of age in Argentina. It is based on information from two large...