Discrimination is an invisible, but actual barrier. It not only prevents part of the population from accessing the same benefits and opportunities as those who are not discriminated against, but it also slows down the development of our region. Discrimination can take many shapes and forms and manifest in multiple places. Did you know that two people with the same experience … [Read more...] about Does living in a vulnerable neighborhood influence the options of finding a job?
Wladimir Zanoni Lopez
Wladimir Zanoni is a Senior Country Economist for Ecuador at IDB. Before joining the Bank in 2018, Zanoni worked at Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago on the design, evaluation, and implementation of public policies in the USA in the education, early childhood, health, and social protection sectors. Zanoni has been a Fellow at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago (where he obtained an MPP and a PhD in public policy) and has taught in the Economics and Public Policy departments in Carleton and McGill Universities in Canada
Do neighborhood improvement programs improve school attendance?
Every January 24 we commemorate the International Day of Education. This celebration offers us an excellent opportunity to highlight the importance of quality education for countries to break the cycle of poverty that leaves behind millions of children, youth, and adults. For this reason, today's blog will be dedicated to present a recent study that has found evidence of the … [Read more...] about Do neighborhood improvement programs improve school attendance?