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Discrimination in Latin America : An Economic Perspective

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dc.contributor.authorMoro, Andrea
dc.contributor.authorNopo, Hugo
dc.contributor.authorChong, Alberto
dc.contributor.editorNopo, Hugo
dc.contributor.editorChong, Alberto
dc.contributor.editorMoro, Andrea
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T10:04:59Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T10:04:59Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractThe 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 Torero present a series of experiments to understand the nature of discrimination in urban Lima, Peru. They design and apply experiments that exploit degrees of information on performance as a way to assess how personal characteristics affect how people sort into groups. Along similar lines, in chapter three, Cardenas and his research team use an experimental field approach in Colombia to better understand pro-social preferences and behavior of both individuals involved in the provision of social services (public servants) and potential beneficiaries of those services (the poor). In chapter four, Elias, Elias, and Ronconi try to understand social status and race during adolescence in Argentina. They asked high school students to select and rank ten classmates with whom they would like to form a team and use this information to construct a measure of popularity. In chapters five and six, Bravo, Sanhueza, and Urzua present two studies covering different aspects of the labor market using different methodological tools. Based on an audit study by mail, their first study attempts to detect gender, social class, and neighborhood of residence discrimination in hiring practices by Chilean fir. In a second study, they use a structural model to analyze gender differences in the Chilean labor market. In chapter seven, Soruco, Piani, and Rossi measure and analyze possible discriminatory behaviors against international emigrants and their families remaining in southern Ecuador (the city of Cuenca and the rural canton of San Fernando). Finally, in chapter eight, Gandelman, Gandelman, and Rothschild use micro data on judicial proceedings in Uruguay and present evidence that female defendants receive a more favorable treatment in courts than male defendants.en
dc.description.abstractLa discriminación es un proceso que puede ocurrir en distintas circunstancias o mercados y basarse en diferentes características tales como la raza, el grupo étnico o el género. Los capítulos del presente libro presentan una variedad de intentos por detectar y medir la discriminación contra la mujer y las minorías demográficas en América Latina e identificar algunos de los mecanismos a través de los cuales ésta tiene lugar. Se adoptan una variedad de herramientas metodológicas para explorar el grado de penetración de la discriminación como el análisis de regresión, las pruebas de mercado, los experimentos, los estudios de auditoría y los métodos estructurales. El conjunto de evidencia aquí presentado es diverso. Si bien muchos resultados parecen estar de acuerdo con las creencias y percepciones populares del latinoamericano promedio, otros cuestionan estas opiniones y sugieren diferentes vías a través de las cuales puede ocurrir la discriminación. El grado al cual alguna de esta evidencia construida científicamente cuestiona las percepciones populares, crea una oportunidad ad para una discusión fructífera sobre la discriminación y sus mecanismos en América Latina.es
dc.identifierhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333037_20091210020604
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-7835-9
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-8213-7835-9
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/2694
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWashington, DC: Inter-American Development Bank and World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesLatin America Development Forum
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderInter-American Development Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.subjectABSTINENCE
dc.subjectACCESSIBILITY
dc.subjectADOLESCENTS
dc.subjectAFFIRMATIVE ACTION
dc.subjectAFRO DESCENDANTS
dc.subjectANECDOTAL EVIDENCE
dc.subjectBIASES
dc.subjectBLACK
dc.subjectBLACK-WHITE
dc.subjectBLACKS
dc.subjectBULLETIN
dc.subjectCENTER FOR DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCHILD CARE
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCIVIL RIGHTS
dc.subjectCLASSIFICATION OF RACE
dc.subjectCONFLICT
dc.subjectCOURTS
dc.subjectCULTURAL CHANGE
dc.subjectDEBATE
dc.subjectDEMOCRACY
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC GROUP
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS
dc.subjectDESCENT
dc.subjectDIFFERENTIAL OUTCOMES
dc.subjectDISABILITY
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATORY ATTITUDES
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATORY BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES
dc.subjectDISSEMINATION
dc.subjectDIVERSE POPULATION
dc.subjectDOMINANT CULTURE
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD
dc.subjectECONOMIC BENEFITS
dc.subjectECONOMIC CONDITION
dc.subjectECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC POWER
dc.subjectELDERLY
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectEQUAL OPPORTUNITY
dc.subjectETHNIC BACKGROUND
dc.subjectETHNIC COMPOSITION
dc.subjectETHNIC DISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectETHNIC MINORITIES
dc.subjectETHNIC ORIGIN
dc.subjectEX-COMBATANTS
dc.subjectFAIRNESS
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILY INCOME
dc.subjectFAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subjectFAMILY SIZE
dc.subjectFEMALE
dc.subjectFEMALE WORKERS
dc.subjectFEMALES
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGENDER DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectGENDER DIFFERENTIALS
dc.subjectGENDER DISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectGENDER GAP
dc.subjectGENDER GAPS
dc.subjectGIRLS
dc.subjectGROUP BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectGROUP INEQUALITY
dc.subjectGROUP MEMBERS
dc.subjectGROUP MEMBERSHIP
dc.subjectHETEROGENEITY
dc.subjectHOME
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DIGNITY
dc.subjectHUMAN POTENTIAL
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subjectHUMAN RIGHTS
dc.subjectHUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
dc.subjectHUMANITY
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINDIGENOUS GROUPS
dc.subjectINDIGENOUS MEN
dc.subjectINDIGENOUS PEOPLES
dc.subjectINDIGENOUS POPULATION
dc.subjectINEQUALITIES
dc.subjectINEQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectJOB CREATION
dc.subjectJOBS
dc.subjectJUDGES
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLACK OF INFORMATION
dc.subjectLEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLEVELS OF POVERTY
dc.subjectLIMITED RESOURCES
dc.subjectLIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectMARGINALIZATION
dc.subjectMIGRANT
dc.subjectMIGRANTS
dc.subjectMIGRATION STATUS
dc.subjectMINORITIES
dc.subjectMINORITY
dc.subjectMOTHER
dc.subjectMUTUAL RESPECT
dc.subjectNATIONALITY
dc.subjectNATURAL ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectPHYSICAL APPEARANCE
dc.subjectPLACE OF RESIDENCE
dc.subjectPOLICY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectPOLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOPULATION CENSUS
dc.subjectPOSITIVE DISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectPOSTSECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL TREATMENT
dc.subjectPREJUDICE
dc.subjectPREJUDICES
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectQUALITY EDUCATION
dc.subjectRACE
dc.subjectRACE DISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectRACIAL BIAS
dc.subjectRACIAL CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectRACIAL CLASSIFICATION
dc.subjectRACIAL DIMENSION
dc.subjectRACIAL DIMENSIONS
dc.subjectRACIAL DISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectRACIAL DIVERSITY
dc.subjectRACIAL GROUP
dc.subjectRACIAL GROUPS
dc.subjectRACIAL STEREOTYPES
dc.subjectRACISM
dc.subjectRACIST
dc.subjectRACIST ATTITUDES
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectSCHOOL STUDENTS
dc.subjectSCHOOLS
dc.subjectSCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE
dc.subjectSEA LEVEL
dc.subjectSEGREGATION
dc.subjectSEX
dc.subjectSEX DISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectSEX DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN
dc.subjectSKILL LEVEL
dc.subjectSKIN COLOR
dc.subjectSOCIAL BARRIERS
dc.subjectSOCIAL BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectSOCIAL CLASS
dc.subjectSOCIAL CONDITIONS
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL DISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectSOCIAL EXCLUSION
dc.subjectSOCIAL INCLUSION
dc.subjectSOCIAL INTEGRATION
dc.subjectSOCIAL ISSUES
dc.subjectSOCIAL ORIGIN
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROGRAMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SCIENCES
dc.subjectSOCIAL SCIENTISTS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectSOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectSOCIAL STATUS
dc.subjectSOCIAL STRUCTURE
dc.subjectSOCIETIES
dc.subjectSOCIETY
dc.subjectSOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS
dc.subjectSOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subjectSTATE UNIVERSITY
dc.subjectSTEREOTYPING
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNEQUAL DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectUNEQUAL TREATMENT
dc.subjectUNITED NATIONS
dc.subjectURBAN POPULATION
dc.subjectVICIOUS CYCLE
dc.subjectVICTIMS
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY
dc.subjectWAGE DISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectWAGE INEQUALITY
dc.subjectWHITES
dc.subjectWILL
dc.subjectWOMAN
dc.subjectWORKING POPULATION
dc.subjectWORTH
dc.subjectYOUNG AGE
dc.titleDiscrimination in Latin America : An Economic Perspectiveen
dc.titleDiscriminación en América Latina : una perspectiva económicaes
dc.title.alternativeDiscriminacion en America Latina : una perspectiva economicaen
dc.title.alternativeDiscriminacion en America Latina : una perspectiva economicaes
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaFragility, Conflict, and Violence
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okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.countryPeru
okr.region.countryColombia
okr.region.countryChile
okr.region.countryEcuador
okr.region.countryGuatemala
okr.region.countryUruguay
okr.region.geographicalLatin America
okr.region.geographicalCentral America
okr.region.geographicalSouth America
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okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Disability
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicGender::Gender and Law
okr.topicSocial Development::Race in Society
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
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