Discrimination in Latin America : An Economic Perspective

The chapters presented in this volume adopt a variety of these methodological tools in order to explore the extent to which discrimination against women and demographic minorities is pervasive in Latin America. In chapter two, Castillo, Petrie, and...

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Main Authors:	Nopo, Hugo, Chong, Alberto, Moro, Andrea
Format:	Publication
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC: Inter-American Development Bank and World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ABSTINENCE ACCESSIBILITY ADOLESCENTS AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AFRO DESCENDANTS ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE BIASES BLACK BLACK-WHITE BLACKS BULLETIN CENTER FOR DEVELOPMENT CHILD CARE CITIZENS CIVIL RIGHTS CLASSIFICATION OF RACE CONFLICT COURTS CULTURAL CHANGE DEBATE DEMOCRACY DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS DEMOGRAPHIC GROUP DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS DESCENT DIFFERENTIAL OUTCOMES DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN DISCRIMINATORY ATTITUDES DISCRIMINATORY BEHAVIOR DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES DISSEMINATION DIVERSE POPULATION DOMINANT CULTURE EARLY CHILDHOOD ECONOMIC BENEFITS ECONOMIC CONDITION ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC POWER ELDERLY EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ETHNIC BACKGROUND ETHNIC COMPOSITION ETHNIC DISCRIMINATION ETHNIC MINORITIES ETHNIC ORIGIN EX-COMBATANTS FAIRNESS FAMILIES FAMILY INCOME FAMILY MEMBERS FAMILY SIZE FEMALE FEMALE WORKERS FEMALES GENDER GENDER DIFFERENCES GENDER DIFFERENTIALS GENDER DISCRIMINATION GENDER GAP GENDER GAPS GIRLS GROUP BEHAVIOR GROUP INEQUALITY GROUP MEMBERS GROUP MEMBERSHIP HETEROGENEITY HOME HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DIGNITY HUMAN POTENTIAL HUMAN RESOURCES HUMAN RIGHTS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS HUMANITY INCOME INEQUALITY INDIGENOUS GROUPS INDIGENOUS MEN INDIGENOUS PEOPLES INDIGENOUS POPULATION INEQUALITIES INEQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITIES INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION JOB CREATION JOBS JUDGES LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LACK OF INFORMATION LEVEL OF EDUCATION LEVELS OF POVERTY LIMITED RESOURCES LIVING CONDITIONS MARGINALIZATION MIGRANT MIGRANTS MIGRATION STATUS MINORITIES MINORITY MOTHER MUTUAL RESPECT NATIONALITY NATURAL ENVIRONMENT NATURAL RESOURCES NUTRITION PHYSICAL APPEARANCE PLACE OF RESIDENCE POLICY ANALYSIS POLICY IMPLICATIONS POLICY MAKERS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POPULATION CENSUS POSITIVE DISCRIMINATION POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT PREJUDICE PREJUDICES PRODUCTIVITY QUALITY EDUCATION RACE RACE DISCRIMINATION RACIAL BIAS RACIAL CHARACTERISTICS RACIAL CLASSIFICATION RACIAL DIMENSION RACIAL DIMENSIONS RACIAL DISCRIMINATION RACIAL DIVERSITY RACIAL GROUP RACIAL GROUPS RACIAL STEREOTYPES RACISM RACIST RACIST ATTITUDES REMITTANCES RESPECT RURAL AREAS SCHOOL STUDENTS SCHOOLS SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE SEA LEVEL SEGREGATION SEX SEX DISCRIMINATION SEX DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN SKILL LEVEL SKIN COLOR SOCIAL BARRIERS SOCIAL BEHAVIOR SOCIAL CLASS SOCIAL CONDITIONS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION SOCIAL EXCLUSION SOCIAL INCLUSION SOCIAL INTEGRATION SOCIAL ISSUES SOCIAL ORIGIN SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL SCIENCES SOCIAL SCIENTISTS SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL STATUS SOCIAL STRUCTURE SOCIETIES SOCIETY SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS STATE UNIVERSITY STEREOTYPING UNEMPLOYMENT UNEQUAL DISTRIBUTION UNEQUAL TREATMENT UNITED NATIONS URBAN POPULATION VICIOUS CYCLE VICTIMS VULNERABILITY WAGE DISCRIMINATION WAGE INEQUALITY WHITES WILL WOMAN WORKING POPULATION WORTH YOUNG AGE
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