Publications
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Gender Segregation in the Workplace and Wage Gaps: Evidence from Urban Mexico 1994-2004
The authors analyzes the evolution of gender segregation in the workplace in Mexico between 1994 and 2004, using a matching comparisons technique to explore the role of individual and family characteristics in determining gender segregation and wage gaps. The results suggest that the complete elimination of hierarchical segregation would reduce the observed gender wage gaps […]
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Schooling in Peru
It is in this sense that the history of education in Peru can be said to have been dominated by contradictory dynamics. On one hand, increasing educational expansion, especially during the second half of the twentieth century, has been associated with an extension of social opportunities. On the other hand, the education system, since its […]
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Opinión pública, agenda, democracia y derechos humanos: apuntes para el estudio de una relación imperfecta
This article explores the relationship between the media, democracy, currents of opinion and the establishment of a public agenda. We will discuss the dilemmas in the interrelation of these fields in light of the precarious presence of the human rights agenda in the mass media, especially television, and its necessary contribution to a democratic debate […]
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Health care utilization among older mexicans: health and socioeconomic inequalities
To examine the determinants of the utilization of health care services among the population of older adults in Mexico. Three types of health care services are analyzed: preventive care, visits to the doctor, and hospitalizations.
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Investigación, políticas y desarrollo en el Perú
Este libro recoge las Mimeos presentadas en la conferencia Investigación, políticas y desarrollo, realidad en el marco del 25 aniversario del Grupo de Análisis para el Desarrollo.
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Transferencia de responsabilidades: entrando a una segunda etapa
The study provides an in-depth analysis of the different elements involved in devolution and includes detailed recommendations on how to address them in the future to ensure that devolution translates into better services for citizens. The preparation of this publication included an exploration of the state of devolution based on a literature review, interviews and […]
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Measuring targeting performance through public expenditure tracking surveys: Peru
First we assess the level at which Peru’s public spending targets poverty. Following a broad analysis of geographic targeting patterns, we quantify the extent to which safety net programs actually do reach their intended beneficiaries on the basis of household surveys.We estimate the overall progressivity or regressivity of the main social programs and, finally, address […]
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Minería hoy / Hacia una reforma integral de la capacitación
Minería hoy: la bonanza que no hay que desperdiciar / Hacia una reforma integral de la capacitación.
