By Elena Arias, Ximena Dueñas, Cecilia Giambruno, and Angela López
“What is not measured cannot be improved. What is not improved, degrades.”
Although it sounds simple, this phrase, attributed to the renowned physicist and mathematician William Thomson Kelvin, is key to understanding why educational assessment is so important. If we don’t know how much students are learning, how can we improve their learning?
By David Evans and Amina Mendez Acosta
This paper investigates the effects of releasing remoteness constraints on the accessibility and quality of maternal and infant healthcare. Through a field experiment, we provided complementary demand- and supply-side subsidies to improve healthcare for impoverished pregnant women residing in remote Nicaraguan communities. The subsidies increased the utilization of antenatal care by skilled providers, the quality of care received, institutional delivery, and postnatal care utilization, along with the quality of postnatal care received by mothers.
In Latin America and the Caribbean, it is estimated that between 2020 and 2050, the number of older people will increase from 8 million to 23 million, reaching one in three people over 65 by 2085.
What would you expect if you were offered a job that requires a great deal of time and commitment, and which also requires specific technical skills, interpersonal skills, a bit of psychology, empathy, the ability to react to unforeseen events and, above all, a lot of patience? Surely, you would expect at least two things: a good level of remuneration and a technical preparation that allows you to perform the job in the best possible way.
Active Labour Market Policies/Programmes (ALMPs) include a range of interventions such as training, employment incentives, and subsidized employment, with Public Employment Services (PES) being a central element. PES typically provide intermediation services for jobseekers and employers, disseminate labor market information, and coordinate other ALMPs like training programs. ALMPs differ from passive labor market measures, which involve unemployment benefits or cash transfers.
Active Labour Market Policies/Programmes (ALMPs) include a range of interventions such as training, employment incentives, and subsidized employment, with Public Employment Services (PES) being a central element. PES typically provide intermediation services for jobseekers and employers, disseminate labor market information, and coordinate other ALMPs like training programs. ALMPs differ from passive labor market measures, which involve unemployment benefits or cash transfers.
Restrictive masculinity is a social construct that is tied to beliefs about how men behave and are expected to behave to be considered “real men”. By contrast, gender-equitable masculinities constitute a more flexible alternative that permits men to take on diverse roles and behaviors while not limiting womens agency. This publication conducted a thorough analysis of restrictive masculinities in Guyana, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago in 2022, utilizing both focus groups and online surveys.
This note presents the definition, relevance, and objectives of a care system from the perspective of both care recipients and providers. It also outlines a menu of care interventions for targeted populations throughout peoples life cycle and highlights policy areas where the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) can support the sector throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.
This note presents the definition, relevance, and objectives of a care system from the perspective of both care recipients and providers. It also outlines a menu of care interventions for targeted populations throughout peoples life cycle and highlights policy areas where the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) can support the sector throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.