by user_matias | Apr 4, 2024 | Article Eco, Comment Articles
March 20, 2024 – NKECHI S. OWOO ACCRA – It is well known that women in developing economies have fewer educational and employment opportunities than their male counterparts, leading to higher rates of poverty. In Ghana, for example, men have higher employment rates...
by user_matias | Apr 4, 2024 | Article Eco, Policy Briefs
March 26, 2024 – AYSUN HIZIROGLU AYGÜN Previously published on VoxEU on March 25, 2024 Forced displacement often forces children out of school and into employment at a young age. This disruption in their human capital formation leads to poverty in the long term. This...
by user_matias | May 3, 2024 | Article Eco, Comment Articles
March 28, 2024 – JANE KABUBO-MARIARA NAIROBI – Despite the progress made toward gender equality over the past century, women worldwide still lag behind men in pay and job quality. The global labor-force participation rate for women is just 53%, compared to 80%...
by user_matias | May 3, 2024 | Article Eco, Policy Briefs
April 21, 2024 – SELVA DEMIRALP Previously published on VoxEU on April 18, 2024 Amid a global surge in populism, political pressures on central banks to lower interest rates have escalated, driven by populist politicians’ preferences for low rates to fuel short-term,...
by user_matias | May 3, 2024 | Article Eco, Policy Briefs
April 25, 2024 – MARÍA LOMBARDI AND ALEJANDRA RAMOS Previously published on VoxEU on April 20, 2024 The world has become more tolerant towards homosexuality, yet discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity persists in Latin America and the...
by user_matias | Aug 10, 2024 | Article Eco, Policy Briefs
June 30, 2024 – ANA BALSA, CECILIA NOBOA, AND PATRICIA TRIUNFO Previously published on VoxEU on June 27, 2024. Overweight and obesity have risen dramatically in recent decades in both developed and developing countries. Numerous policies have been developed to help...
