Aproximadamente 23 millones de hogares en América Latina y el Caribe reciben remesas; 16.6 millones provienen de Estados Unidos. En el 2016, el flujo de remesas familiares a la región creció 8%. En específico, hay cuatro tendencias que pueden explicar este crecimiento: la cantidad de migrantes mexicanos que están enviando dinero; la migración continua proveniente de Centroamérica; el uso de transferencias electrónicas o vía Internet para el envío de remesas, y el tipo de cambio del dólar.
Is there a direct correlation between youth unemployment and the social unrest? What accounts for such high levels of youth unemployment and what effect has it had on the region?
Hans-Joachim Voth, William S. Reese, Mark Lopes, Jonas Prising
To date, no country has moved toward a regulated market, despite the fact that addiction rates are considered low at 10 percent, and many policy makers favor treating marijuana separately from more noxious drugs like cocaine and heroine.
Few actors must be satisfied with the current salary structure and with the teaching career path in Latin America. This dissatisfaction includes practically all dimensions that are linked to it: from the absolute level of remuneration to the existence (or lack) of cash incentives.
Education has not fully complied with its promise as a better driver for economic success. The expansion of the educational level, a key aspect in every development strategy, has not yet guaranteed better economic conditions. What has been missing is attention to the quality of education, ensuring that students are…
This document is an analysis of the education policy Preferential School Grant (SEP), implemented in Chile since 2008 in subjects of legislation, implementation, results, financing and transparency The SEP is conceived as a permanent policy aimed to contribute the solving of the chronic problem of results inequality in the Chilean…
There is consensus in the region about the importance of education for the progress of people and nations. However, what is currently being done to improve it, is not sufficient. Education development in Central America, Panama and Dominican Republic is lagged behind Latin America, which it self is below the…
Since December 2005, Argentina implemented an Education Financing Law, a tool that modified the structure of financing education and introduced significant changes in political and financial relations between national and subnational governments. Its main objective is to increase investment in education, science, and technology to reach a GDP of 6%…
Jamaicans have long been concerned about investment in
and the equity of the education sector. Yet, contrary to
popular belief, the problem is not solely about money.
