Have you ever heard someone ask a woman who is taking care of her children while she is away from home? In our region, the cultural expectation that women are the primary caregivers and responsible for household tasks still persists. However, this disproportionate burden not only affects mothers. It also has profound implications for the economy and millions of domestic … [Read more...] about How can we improve the conditions of domestic workers?
David Kaplan
David Kaplan is a Senior Specialist in the Social Protection and Labor Markets Division of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Before joining the IDB, David was a research economist at the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Mexico Institute of Technology, and a private sector development specialist at the World Bank. He is an expert in labor markets in developing countries, particularly in the areas of labor regulation and social security. David has published research articles in journals such as the Journal of Economic Perspectives, the Journal of Development Economics, and the Review of Economics and Statistics. He received a Ph.D. in Economics from Cornell University in 1998.
What If There Were 100 Women in Latin America and the Caribbean?
Eight years ago, the IDB tried to illustrate what Latin America and the Caribbean would look like if it was populated by only 100 people. This exercise gave us a perspective on many aspects of the living conditions of the population in the region: from how diverse it is, to the lack of access to basic services that a substantial percentage of it suffers. On this … [Read more...] about What If There Were 100 Women in Latin America and the Caribbean?