Few measures could be more important during the current Covid-19 pandemic than ensuring that the poor and vulnerable can eat, buy medicine and pay for other basic needs as they endure a months-long shutdown essential to protecting public health. But in Latin America where about half the population works in the informal economy, that is no easy feat. Many people in the informal … [Read more...] about Covid-19: The Challenge of Ensuring Assistance to Informal and Vulnerable Workers
Juanita Camacho Munoz
Juanita Camacho Munoz is a research assistant in the Research Department of the Inter-American Development Bank. Her work focuses on development and education issues, such as peer effects. A native of Colombia, she holds a master's and a bachelor's degree in economics from the Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá.
Pandemic and Inequality: How Much Human Capital Is Lost When Schools Close?
Schools are closed in Latin America. Around 154 million children between the ages of 5 and 18 are at home instead of in class. It is not clear how long these closures will last, and there is a good reason for that: Schools provide a perfect environment for the spread of viruses. Students are typically in close contact to one another, packed into classrooms, playing at recess, … [Read more...] about Pandemic and Inequality: How Much Human Capital Is Lost When Schools Close?