The data are alarming: a series of studies show that, over the last two decades, the mental health of young people has worsened, becoming a global issue. Today, one in seven adolescents in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) experience some mental disorder –we are talking about almost 16 million adolescents aged 10 to 19 in the region. Suicide is the third leading cause of … [Read more...] about How Does Internet Use Impact the Socioemotional Well-being of Youth?
Virginia Queijo von Heideken

Virginia Queijo von Heideken
Virginia Queijo von Heideken is a Regional Economist at the Country Department Southern Cone of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in Washington DC, and previously served as IDB Country Economist in Uruguay. Prior to joining the IDB in 2014, Virginia worked as a Senior Economist and Researcher at the Central Bank of Sweden (Riksbank). She has a Ph.D. in Economics from Institute for International Economic Studies in Sweden. Virginia has published in peer-reviewed journals and edited books in the areas of macroeconomics, monetary policy, gender, and youth.