Schools at a Crossroad: Integration of Migrant Students in Belize

Submitted by SPH DIGITAL on Fri, 11/20/2020 - 17:46

Human migration, or the movement of people from one region to another, dates back to the origins of humankind. People traveled and often settled great distances seeking better opportunities, safety and survival. While a centuries old, global phenomenon, people continue to move both voluntarily and involuntarily today for these same reasons. Not new in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), the regions most stable economies hosted masses of foreign nationals over the past decades. Many migrants fleeing from economic, political or security complications, e.g.

The Impact of Migration in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Review of Recent Evidence

Submitted by SPH DIGITAL on Fri, 11/20/2020 - 15:22

This paper summarizes recent evidence on the effects of migration on a variety of outcomes including labor markets, education, health, crime and prejudice, international trade, assimilation, family separation, diaspora networks, and return migration. Given the lack of studies looking at migration flows between developing countries, this paper contributes to fill a gap in the literature by providing evidence of the impact of South - South migration in general and for the Latin American countries in particular.

People versus Machines: Improving online communities beyond algorithms

Submitted by SPH DIGITAL on Wed, 11/18/2020 - 09:58

Fake news, viral memes, hundreds of hours of video are uploaded to the internet every minute, 3.80 billion people using social media worldwide, users creating and sharing content everywhere. But have you ever considered what happens after you post a comment, upload a picture or a video on the “net of nets”? As Bill Gates said, “content is king”, but who should take responsibility for its accuracy and validity?

Artificial Intelligence for Job Seeking : How to Enhance Labor Intermediation in Public Employment Services

Submitted by SPH DIGITAL on Tue, 11/17/2020 - 13:01

One of the main challenges of employment services -in particular labor intermediation systems- is to facilitate the adequate matching between the required skills in open vacancies and those that job seekers have. This challenge stems in part from the difficulty of matching the skills, competencies, education, and job experience that a candidate reports to have, with the functions the potential employer wants to assign to this prospect employee.

Women as Caregivers: Less time, less money, more work.

Submitted by SPH DIGITAL on Mon, 11/16/2020 - 08:00

Latin America and the Caribbean is the fastest-aging region in the world. People living longer is a positive development, but it brings with it more widespread care dependence—difficulty performing activities of daily living like bathing or getting dressed. We estimate that by 2050, between 27 and 35 million people in our region will need help completing these basic tasks.

Women who care

Submitted by SPH DIGITAL on Fri, 11/13/2020 - 23:43

We are all under the same storm, but not in the same boat. This assertion is commonly used to illustrate how the COVID-19 pandemic has deepened inequalities. Based on the 2020 labor market surveys, a recent blog post looks into the employment gaps between men and women. It highlights not only the magnitude of the drop in employment figures but also the speed of recovery – both to the detriment of women.

Learning Mathematics in the 21st century: Can we add with technology?

Submitted by SPH DIGITAL on Fri, 11/13/2020 - 10:19

Entry by Elena Arias Ortiz, Julian Cristia and Santiago Cueto

“On Friday I reached 5,578 points and I managed to get 8 more flags. How many points do you have?” Sebastian asks his little friend. “I only got to 5,300, but I managed to get past Juan and now I’m second!” Ana replies enthusiastically. We might think that this conversation took place on a weekend, between kids playing video games, but it is a conversation after math class. Yes, math. How is this possible?

GDLab: what do we still need to learn about gender and diversity in LAC?

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 11/12/2020 - 20:05

#gender #diversity #inclusion #research #idb
Voices from the IDB community share their thoughts on which gender and diversity topics they believe should be a priority in the region's research agenda under the GDLab initiative. https://gdlab.iadb.org/en/home

At the Inter-American Development Bank we work to improve lives in Latin America and the Caribbean. http://www.iadb.org

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