Economic inequality and poverty have persisted in Latin America despite important changes in political and policy regimes. This paper explores the relationship between various human capital programs aimed to reduced poverty and how improvements of those in poverty in the left tail of the earning income distribution are likely to reduce inequality. First it reviews some recent benefit/cost estimates for human capital intervention in LAC, suggesting some investments in which the returns appear quite high. Then it turns over to how much increases in schooling attainment targeted to the poor would reduce poverty and income inequality. This is illustrated empirically using the 2004 Chilean Social Protection Survey data. Alternative simulations s...
Chile is maturing politically and becoming a more modern and globalized society. The country’s curre...
Latin American countries have succeeded in reducing poverty and income inequality over the last deca...
This paper outlines and discusses how the democratic system of Latin America (LA) has perpetuated th...
Economic inequality and poverty have persisted in Latin America despite important changes in politic...
Economic inequality and poverty have persisted in Latin America despite important changes in polit...
La desigualdad económica y la pobreza han persistido en América Latina a pesar de importantes cambio...
Macarena Suanes y Oriol Roca estudiaron los principales determinantes de la desigualdad y el crecimi...
Previous empirical research has shown that Mexico's Oportunidades program has succeeded in increasin...
After a decade of economic reforms that dramatically altered the structure of economies in Latin Ame...
En América Latina existe una gran desigualdad social y una gran polarización, que obviamente tienen ...
The longer-term effects of human capital enrichment programs on poverty and inequality: Oportunidade...
Previous empirical research has shown that Mexico’s Oportunidades program has succeeded in increasin...
Previous empirical research has shown that Mexico’s Oportunidades program has succeeded in inc...
In recent decades, Chile has shown positive economic results, with sustained growth and a significan...
Poverty still is one of the central problems in Latin America and the Caribbean. As measured by inte...
Chile is maturing politically and becoming a more modern and globalized society. The country’s curre...
Latin American countries have succeeded in reducing poverty and income inequality over the last deca...
This paper outlines and discusses how the democratic system of Latin America (LA) has perpetuated th...
Economic inequality and poverty have persisted in Latin America despite important changes in politic...
Economic inequality and poverty have persisted in Latin America despite important changes in polit...
La desigualdad económica y la pobreza han persistido en América Latina a pesar de importantes cambio...
Macarena Suanes y Oriol Roca estudiaron los principales determinantes de la desigualdad y el crecimi...
Previous empirical research has shown that Mexico's Oportunidades program has succeeded in increasin...
After a decade of economic reforms that dramatically altered the structure of economies in Latin Ame...
En América Latina existe una gran desigualdad social y una gran polarización, que obviamente tienen ...
The longer-term effects of human capital enrichment programs on poverty and inequality: Oportunidade...
Previous empirical research has shown that Mexico’s Oportunidades program has succeeded in increasin...
Previous empirical research has shown that Mexico’s Oportunidades program has succeeded in inc...
In recent decades, Chile has shown positive economic results, with sustained growth and a significan...
Poverty still is one of the central problems in Latin America and the Caribbean. As measured by inte...
Chile is maturing politically and becoming a more modern and globalized society. The country’s curre...
Latin American countries have succeeded in reducing poverty and income inequality over the last deca...
This paper outlines and discusses how the democratic system of Latin America (LA) has perpetuated th...