In recent decades, dozens of countries around the world have adopted cash transfer programs to combat poverty and prevent it from being passed from generation to generation. While many of these programs have been highly successful at tackling long-term poverty, incomes fluctuate due to economic shocks and the target population of social programs move. During economic crises, … [Read more...] about New Tools for Targeting Social Programs in the Midst of Crises
True or False? Putting to the Test Our Knowledge of Disability
In Latin America and the Caribbean, one in seven people has a disability. Clearly, having a disability is not unusual, but part of human diversity, and as with characteristics such as race or gender, should not be cause for exclusion. That means that governments in the region should ensure the economic and social inclusion of people with disabilities so that they can … [Read more...] about True or False? Putting to the Test Our Knowledge of Disability
Internal Migration: The Heartbeat of Urban Expansion in Latin America and the Caribbean
The bold headlines about emigration in Latin America and the Caribbean in recent years have centered mostly on Venezuela and Haiti, as the economic crisis in the first country and an earthquake in the second sent large waves of people into other countries of the region, causing international migration there to soar from 5.7 million to 10.7 million between 2015 and … [Read more...] about Internal Migration: The Heartbeat of Urban Expansion in Latin America and the Caribbean
A Unique Opportunity at the IDB for Talented Research Assistants
The Research Department of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is seeking motivated, organized, and experienced research assistants to help produce data analysis of local economies in Latin America and the Caribbean. Research assistants participate in groundbreaking research in areas ranging from education and the environment to banking, finance, and political economy. … [Read more...] about A Unique Opportunity at the IDB for Talented Research Assistants
Boosting Financial Inclusion Among the Vulnerable
By 2021, only 31% of Chile's country's population over 15 had saved in a financial institution, with especially low rates among the very poor, depriving them of the benefits of a range of financial services, including savings accounts, credit, and insurance products. The issue of how to increase financial inclusion and, in the process, boost savings in in Latin … [Read more...] about Boosting Financial Inclusion Among the Vulnerable