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Improving the Education Component of Conditional Cash Transfers in Urban Settings

Attanasio, Orazio P.; Meghir, Costas; Santiago, Ana; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2009

Presents information about opportunity cost of attendance to school, touching on issues of the proper dimensioning of cash subsidies, the adequacy of the conditionality and operational issues associated with conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs. It then analyzes the challenge of increasing...

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School Principals in Latin America and the Caribbean: Leaders for Change or Subjects of Change?

Borden, Allison M. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2002

The purpose of this paper is to analyze three broad themes related to school principals: (1) the role of the school principal, (2) the preparation of principals to assume new roles, and (3) directions for future research on principals and their work.

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Education Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean

McMeekin, Robert W. - Inter-American Development Bank - 1998

This report summarizes the results of a study of the education statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC …), financed by the Ford Foundation and implemented by UNESCO's Regional Office for Education in Latin America and the Caribbean … (UNESCO-Santiago). The study is based on two kinds of information inputs. The first is a study of sixteen education statistics …

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The Ministry of Education-Chilean Teachers Association Negotiation: Chile 2000: A Personal Perspective

Weinstein, José - Inter-American Development Bank - 2006

This paper narrates the Negotiation conducted in 2000 between the Chilean government, through the Ministry of Education …

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The Impact of Funding on Research Collaboration: Evidence from Argentina

Ubfal, Diego; Maffioli, Alessandro - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010

In this paper, we evaluate the impact of research grants on the amount of collaboration, among scientific researchers … in Argentina. We find a positive and significant impact of funding on collaboration, which is measured in terms of the … researchers at the upper tail of the distribution of collaboration outcomes. …

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Facing the Challenges of Informal Settlements in Urban Centers: The Re-urbanization of Manaus, Brazil

Magalhães, Fernanda; Rojas, Eduardo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2007

The search for solutions to urban and social problems prompted by informal settlements is gaining importance in the development agenda of most large cities in Latin America. Nearly 60 percent of the population lives in informal, often centrally located settlements.

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The Social Spatial Segregation in the Cities of Latin America

Sabatini, Francisco - Inter-American Development Bank - 2006

The cities offer Latin America and the Caribbean their best opportunity for economic and social development. Aside from concentrating on more than two thirds of the population, it is estimated that urban activities will generate more than 75 percent of the expected growth of the Gross Domestic...

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Community Colleges: Is There a Lesson in Them for Latin America?

Castro, Claudio de Moura; Bernasconi, Andrés; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2001

This paper explores the potential the community college model holds for Latin America. Several countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have experience introducing short post-secondary courses and non university institutions, sometimes as a result of private initiative, sometimes as a matter...

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Policy Challenges

Malkin, Daniel - Inter-American Development Bank - 2006

This presentacion was prepared for the Preparatory Meeting of the Science, Technology and Innovation Network of the Regional Policy Dialogue celebrated on December 11th, 2006.

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Information and Progress: An Analysis of What is Happening in the Caribbean with Information, Decision-Making and Progress in Education

Fernández, Jorge Max - Inter-American Development Bank - 2005

This presentation was commissioned by the Education Network of the Regional Policy Dialogue for the VIII Hemispheric …

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