With 9% of the world's population and 33% of its homicides, Latin America and the Caribbean suffers from far too much violence. But government responses, heavily focused on punitive practices like mass incarceration, have fallen short. While incarceration has increased by 76% over the last decade, the region as a whole still has more than twice the homicide rate as the world … [Read more...] about Changing Public Attitudes to Combat a Crime Epidemic
Fostering Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean suffers from low productivity. The slow growth in productivity per worker in the region has weakened its economies and made countries unable to satisfy the burgeoning needs and demands of their citizens. The Covid-19 pandemic has only highlighted this chronic problem, revealing a significant technological gap between the region and the advanced … [Read more...] about Fostering Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Latin America and the Caribbean
What Is Next in Financial Markets’ Transition Away from LIBOR?
The financial world stands on the verge of a paradigm shift as it seeks to throw off the dominance of the London Interbank Offered Rate, or LIBOR, which has defined the lending market since at least the 1980s. As described in a recent blog post, LIBOR will soon disappear, and the entire market is on the move to find a new benchmark rate. The UK Financial Conduct … [Read more...] about What Is Next in Financial Markets’ Transition Away from LIBOR?
Do You Want Your Research to Help Close the Gender and Diversity Gaps? This Call for Proposals Is for You
The Latin America and the Caribbean region still has a long way to go when it comes to closing the gender and diversity gaps. One of the biggest challenges is closing existing knowledge gaps on the inequalities facing women, indigenous peoples, persons of African descent, persons with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ persons. Which interventions contribute to closing gender gaps in the … [Read more...] about Do You Want Your Research to Help Close the Gender and Diversity Gaps? This Call for Proposals Is for You
Measuring the Impact of Gender Quotas on Political Institutions
Since Argentina adopted the world's first gender quota for a national legislature in 1991, gender quotas have become the norm for legislative positions in virtually all of Latin America. Women, meanwhile, have gained political visibility. Today, the region holds five of the top ten countries globally in terms of female representation at the national legislative level, with … [Read more...] about Measuring the Impact of Gender Quotas on Political Institutions