The Role of Skills and Tasks in Gender Gaps in Latin America
Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In this paper, we explore gender gaps in the labor market in Latin America, incorporating two relevant factors often overlooked: skills and the type of tasks performed at work. The study is based on data from the 2018 Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) for four Latin American countries.
Cristian Bonavida, Leonardo Gasparini
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The Contribution of Educational Changes to Fertility Declines in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries
Studies in Family Planning, EarlyView.Abstract Educational expansion is widely regarded as a central mechanism in fertility transitions, yet some research suggests its role may be more modest. This study analyzes birth histories from 414 surveys in 72 low‐ and middle‐income countries to reassess the contribution of the shift in the educational composition of the population to fertility ...
Bruno D. Schoumaker +1 more
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Crime and violence in development : a literature review of Latin America and the Caribbean [PDF]
The authors review the recent literature on crime and violence in Latin America and the Caribbean and present a broad overview of the main ideas and empirical findings.
Heinemann, Alessandra, Verner, Dorte
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Anti‐Astrotropik — Outer Space, Technology and Resistance in the Tropics
Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography, EarlyView.This paper traces an intellectual and geographical arc of thinking about outer space in the tropics, connecting Peter Redfield's Space in the Tropics: From Convicts to Rockets in French Guiana (2000), Sean T. Mitchell's Constellations of Inequality: Space, Race, and Utopia in Brazil (2017) and Asif Siddiqi's Cosmic Fragments: Dislocation and Discontent
Rob Krawczyk
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Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.Abstract This manuscript documents a systematic ethnomycological analysis of ethnographic archives. Focusing on texts describing human–fungi interactions, I conduct a global, cross‐cultural review of mushroom use, covering 193 societies worldwide. The study reveals diverse mushroom‐related cultural practices, emphasizing the significance of fungi ...
Roope O. Kaaronen
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Geomorphology of the Sinú fold belt in the southwestern sector of the Colombian Caribbean
Journal of MapsThis study analyzes the geomorphology of the southwestern continental margin of the Colombian Caribbean, with emphasis on the Sinú Fold Belt, a key region for marine resource research and exploration.
Jackeline Ramos Gonzalez +2 more
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LA PRESENCIA DEL AFRODESCENDIENTE EN EL CARIBE COLOMBIANO: historiografia y arte
Revista Brasileira do Caribe, 2014 Apesar do peso demográfico da população negra na Colômbia e especialmente no Caribe colombiano, durante anos persistiu uma quase total invisibilidade sobre sua história e manifestações culturais.
Martha Sofia Lizcano +1 more
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Price-based capital account regulations: the Colombian experience [PDF]
The Chilean experience with price-based capital account regulations (i.e., deposits or reserve requirements on capital inflows) has been subject to extensive discussion in the recent literature.
Camilo Ernesto Tovar +1 more
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Youth in livestock, the engine for change: strategic partnerships with a private company (CIAT/CCAFS-Alqueria): The beginnings, incentives, and objectives of the Herederos de Tradición (Heirs of Tradition) initiative carried out by Alquería’s farmer training programs. [PDF]
, 2020 In 2012, the private dairy company Alquería launched its first pilot training program for small-scale milk producers, MACA. The name MACA derives from the pilot’s initial test region in the municipalities near the Macarena mountain range in El Meta ...
Ariza Aya, Mauricio +1 more
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