How can evidence contribute to reducing ethnic and racial inequalities from one generation to the next? What role do biases—conscious or unconscious—play in medical, judicial, or police decisions? What do we know—and what do we need to know—to design more effective public policies that support all people? These and other questions were at the heart of the annual … [Read more...] about Evidence to Reduce Inequalities in Latin America and the Caribbean
Francisco Lagos
Francisco Lagos is a Senior Specialist in the Gender and Diversity Division of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), where he works to promote inclusion and equity for Indigenous and Afro-descendant populations. He has worked and conducted research on topics such as racial concordance between teachers and students, school segregation, inequality of opportunity, and ethnoracial diversity in education systems, among others. He previously served as Director of the Center for Studies at the Ministry of Education of Chile. He holds a Ph.D. in Education Policy and a Certificate in Population Studies from the University of Maryland, a master’s degree in International Education Policy from Harvard University, and a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.