As we celebrate the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, let´s not forget that one in five persons in Latin America feels discriminated against. Why? To answer this question, the IDB convened journalists, analysts and researchers. This week summaries of five selected responses will be posted in the IDB’s Gender and Diversity blog (only in … [Read more...] about Diversity: 5 stories
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The PhD job market
This week the World Bank’s Development Impact blog (which you should read religiously if you are interested in development effectiveness and stuff) started publishing Job Market papers by aspiring recently graduates. But, where do they actually go? … [Read more...] about The PhD job market
What you see is (not) what you get
“Beauty makes princes of those who have it” Oscar Wilde Note: If after reading this blog, you still think that you would never discriminate, please take the test linked at the end of the post and surprise yourself In August, 2011, The Economist published one of those quirky and interesting articles that make most of us subscribers: The economics of good looks. The … [Read more...] about What you see is (not) what you get