Faced with the most serious health crisis that the region has experienced in years, it is natural that we all have good reasons for wanting to be vaccinated and protected against COVID-19. Latin America and the Caribbean, a region that was reeling from social protests before the advent of COVID-19, has seen disparities aggravated by the pandemic, with the adverse effects of COVID-19 concentrated among the most marginalized.
Every 3 seconds, someone in the world develops dementia. Most of these individuals reside in low- and middle-income countries. Latin America is likely to be significantly impacted by the global increase in the number of people affected by dementia.
In this document we analyze the impacts of a large-scale intervention that provided access to daycare centers for children in low-income neighborhoods in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Our results suggest that the intervention had a positive impact on enrollment rates and on the number of years children were enrolled to daycare during early childhood. We also find that winning the lottery had a positive effect on how regularly children attended primary school during the academic year.
In this document we analyze the impacts of a large-scale intervention that provided access to daycare centers for children in low-income neighborhoods in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Our results suggest that the intervention had a positive impact on enrollment rates and on the number of years children were enrolled to daycare during early childhood. We also find that winning the lottery had a positive effect on how regularly children attended primary school during the academic year.
As countries move forward in the preparation of COVID-19 vaccine distribution plans in Latin America and the Caribbean, it is critical that these plans are carried out in a transparent and equitable manner. This document raises key questions and actions that can inform transparency and equity in the deployment of COVID-19 vaccines during prioritization, monitoring, and execution of vaccination plans. Real-time monitoring and reporting of vaccination results is essential for transparency.
Jessica Leight is a research fellow in the Poverty, Health and Nutrition Division at International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). Her research agenda focuses on human capital accumulation for women and girls as well as agricultural institutions and structural transformation. She is a special guest in our blog series about the development of #skills21 in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused more job and income loss across the globe than any of us have seen in our lifetime. Data collected by the IDB’s COVID-19 Labor Observatory indicate that more than 30 million jobs have been lost in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Until recently, Latin America and the Caribbean had been left out of the debate about the profound changes that the global labor market is experiencing due to the incorporation of robotics and artificial intelligence. One of the main reasons is that, at least until before the COVID-19 pandemic, technology adoption in our countries had been relatively slow. However, the new technologies adopted in developed countries are having an impact on the labor markets of our region.
Until recently, Latin America and the Caribbean had been left out of the debate about the profound changes that the global labor market is experiencing due to the incorporation of robotics and artificial intelligence. One of the main reasons is that, at least until before the COVID-19 pandemic, technology adoption in our countries had been relatively slow. However, the new technologies adopted in developed countries are having an impact on the labor markets of our region.
As countries move forward in the preparation of COVID-19 vaccine distribution plans in Latin America and the Caribbean, it is critical that these plans are carried out in a transparent and equitable manner. This document raises key questions and actions that can inform transparency and equity in the deployment of COVID-19 vaccines during prioritization, monitoring, and execution of vaccination plans. Real-time monitoring and reporting of vaccination results is essential for transparency.