By Angela García Vargas and Rachel Strohm * As young adults marry at older ages, they are more likely to have sex before marriage, increasing exposure to unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). In Colombia, 60% of young people are sexually active by age 18, and only 55% of young women used a condom during their first sexual encounter. Sexual … [Read more...] about Is Internet-Based Sexual Education Effective?
Colombian “violence-metrics”
By: Ana Maria Díaz Assistant Professor, School of Economics, Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia The Colombian armed conflict has generated a considerable amount of evidence based research. So much so that many have started to refer to it as “violence-metrics”. This literature can be grouped in three categories: descriptive studies that show how the conflict has … [Read more...] about Colombian “violence-metrics”
Seven reasons why it would not be a good idea to legalize bribe-paying
By: Raquel Mayer and Juanita Riaño, Office of Institutional Integrity, Inter-American Development Bank A few days ago we were reminded on this blog of an idea to reduce the incidence of bribery proposed last year by Kaushik Basu, then India’s Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India and, and since last month, the World Banks’ Chief Economist. Dr. Basu argued … [Read more...] about Seven reasons why it would not be a good idea to legalize bribe-paying
Seven reasons why it would not be a good idea to legalize bribe-paying
By: Raquel Mayer and Juanita Riaño, Office of Institutional Integrity, Inter-American Development Bank A few days ago we were reminded on this blog of an idea to reduce the incidence of bribery proposed last year by Kaushik Basu, then India’s Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India and, and since last month, the World Banks’ Chief Economist. Dr. Basu argued in … [Read more...] about Seven reasons why it would not be a good idea to legalize bribe-paying
Crowdsourcing development data
By Alejandra Luzardo* "It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but rather the one most adaptable to change." Charles Darwin Data collection in development projects has been impacted by the new crowdsourcing trends. With its emergence a new door opens to generate ideas and develop projects using what some call collective … [Read more...] about Crowdsourcing development data