DEV Working Paper No. 297: Ascendance or Descendants? On Intergenerational Education Mobility in Latin America

Persistence in educational achievements across generations in Latin America arises from high returns to education, low progressivity in public investment in human capital and lack of access to proper financing. Education and other social policies to boost upward mobility are discussed.

Policy Insights 93: Latin America’s Middle Sectors: Key Players in a Renewed Social Contract?

A strengthened social contract in Latin American countries relies on the improved quality of public services such as health and education, which would build a constituency for a broader tax base.

Policy Insights 92: Education Policies for Upward Social Mobility in Latin America

Income is very unequally distributed in Latin America – but so too are opportunities for upward mobility. Early childhood development is a powerful mechanism to level the social playing field. More and better secondary education is key.

Consolider les acquis politiques pour créer une décennie de l'Amérique latine, déclarent les dirigeants lors de la conférence OCDE-BID

L'inégalité de la reprise mondiale stimule l'Amérique latine et les Caraïbes, mais la région sortira plus forte de la crise avec un potentiel de croissance élevé si elle continue à renforcer son intégration dans l'économie mondiale.

Challenges and Opportunities for Latin America and the Caribbean in 2011

Según el secretario general, para reforzar la integración de América Latina a la economía global, hay que favorecer la apertura de las economías latinoamericanas y del Caribe, consolidar las reformas, en particular las que conciernen a las reglas fiscales y limitar los desequilibrios globales con el apoyo del G20.

DEV Working Paper No. 295: The Economy of the Possible: Pensions and Informality in Latin America

Social protection coverage is quite low in Latin America. This situation represents a challenge for public policy since these low levels of affiliation and irregular contribution histories indicate that pensions will be insufficient in the coming decades.

Are working remittances relevant for credit rating agencies?

This paper studies the impact of workers’ remittances on sovereign ratings in 55 developing countries over the period 1993–2006. First, it looks at the determinants of sovereign ratings, including remittance flows.

Latin American in 2011: How middle-class is Latin America

In his remarks, A. Gurría said that the middle sectors in Latin America are closer to the disadvantaged than to the affluent in many aspects.

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