Por Oscar Mitnik The Impact Evaluation Network (IEN) of the Latin American and the Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA) is calling for papers to be presented at its 11th Annual Meeting, to be held joint with the 2018 RIDGE May Forum, this coming May 22nd and 23rd, in Montevideo, Uruguay. … [Read more...] about Call for papers on impact evaluation
Do Government Audits Reduce Corruption? Evidence from Brazil
By Eric Avis, Claudio Ferraz, and Frederico Finan Every year billions of dollars in government funds go missing. Whether these resources are diverted into the pockets of public officials, redistributed as bribes, or otherwise misused, these acts of corruption pose serious threats to government effectiveness and public trust around the world. In recent years, a number of … [Read more...] about Do Government Audits Reduce Corruption? Evidence from Brazil
Rebuilding with Local Force: Response to Hurricane Sandy Strengthens Haitian Firms
By Reinaldo Fioravanti and Alejandro Fros Haiti was still recovering from the catastrophic 2010 earthquake when Hurricane Sandy hit the island on October 23, 2012. The deadliest and most destructive storm of that year’s Atlantic hurricane season, Sandy caused enormous damage in Haiti, displacing 19,000 people and damaging or destroying more than 27,700 … [Read more...] about Rebuilding with Local Force: Response to Hurricane Sandy Strengthens Haitian Firms
Music as an Opportunity for Development: An Alternative Approach to Improve Lives of Young People in Venezuela
By Xiomara Alemán, Suzanne Duryea, Nancy Guerra, Patrick McEwan, Rodrigo Muñoz, Marco Stampini, and Ariel Williamson Who could have imagined four decades ago that a few Venezuelan musicians rehearsing in a garage would lay the foundation for a project that to date has enrolled millions of children and adolescents? But that’s just what the Venezuelan National System of … [Read more...] about Music as an Opportunity for Development: An Alternative Approach to Improve Lives of Young People in Venezuela
Positive Youth Development in Jamaica – A National Project
By Cynthia Hobbs, Darrell Hull, Lincoln Williams and Carolyn Thomas In Jamaica, more than 120,000 “unattached” 16-to-24 year-olds are not in school and are not working. Youth unemployment in Jamaica is more than twice (30.3 percent) that of adults (13.5 percent) and crime rates are highest among 18- to 24-year-old males. Many young people in this age bracket have … [Read more...] about Positive Youth Development in Jamaica – A National Project