By Camilo Pecha and Lynn Saghir https://soundcloud.com/bancointeramericanodesarrollo/the-social-impact-of-climate-change Interview with Camilo Pecha, microeconomist for the Caribbean at the IDB, and moderated by Lynn Saghir, Communications and Creative Director for the Caribbean at the IDB. - Designed and directed by Lynn Saghir - Photo credit: Sangoiri … [Read more...] about The Social Impact of Climate Change
Camilo Pecha
Camilo Pecha is a Colombian economist who works as a consultant in the Office of Strategic Planning and Development Effectiveness of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), in the area of operational monitoring. He has worked with other areas of the IDB such as Caribbean countries and the Office of Evaluation and Oversight on evaluation issues and the effects of climate change on social welfare. He also has solid experience in the Colombian public sector with the direction of public policy evaluations of the National Planning Department and in the research sector as director of the Center for Regional Coffee Studies CRECE. Camilo holds a degree in economics from the Universidad de Los Andes. He also holds a master's degree in economic analysis and a doctorate in applied economics from the Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona.
The Effects of Tropical Storms on Early Childhood Development and Labor Market Dynamics
The increase in sea water temperatures and levels will potentially cause worse tropical storms in the future and has become the most important long-term threat to economic development in the Caribbean. Predictions by the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, a research laboratory at the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration, are that the intensity of tropical … [Read more...] about The Effects of Tropical Storms on Early Childhood Development and Labor Market Dynamics
“Gone With the Wind”, Although Data Are Still There
In the Caribbean, it is interesting to use the Geographic Information System (GIS) to explore and analyze unexploited data of the social sector. Using GIS data from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration on tropical storms and integrating it with household surveys leads us to answer questions related to the welfare effects of tropical storms. Upscaling the … [Read more...] about “Gone With the Wind”, Although Data Are Still There
It’s only spanking! Isn’t it?
Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, Author, PicFreak If you ask Caribbean adults if corporal punishment is OK, 66% (65% of males and 68% of females) say yes. Of these, 91% (93% males and 89% females) admit to suffering corporal punishment as children. Of the latter only 13% (14% males and 11% females) respond by declaring corporal punishment as unacceptable. Thus, there is a … [Read more...] about It’s only spanking! Isn’t it?