Between 2000 and 2002, the authors followed 1621 individuals in Delhi, India using a combination of weekly and monthly-recall health questionnaires. In 2008, they augmented these data with another 8 weeks...
This policy note aims to take stock of regional experiences in the area of targeting, both in the context of government systems and the World Bank's operational work, in South Asia. The main objectives...
This paper selectively synthesizes much of the research on Latin American and Caribbean labor markets in recent years. Several themes emerge that are particularly relevant to ongoing policy dialogues...
Sánchez-Páramo和Schady描述了五个拉美国家(阿根廷、巴西、智利、哥伦比亚和 墨西哥)的相对工资的发展。他们使用了多次家计调查的截面数据,并把相对工资的发展分解为与相对供应和相对需求变化有关的因素。作者得出了三个主要结论: 除巴西以外,最熟练(受过大学教育的)工人的相对工资的增长同时伴随着他们在各国数量上的相对充裕。这是对熟练工人的需求有所增长的有力证据。 熟练工人的工资增长主要发生在部门内和不同国家的相同部门中,与技能偏倚型技术变化相一致。...
印度在医疗保健方面的支出占其GDP的6%(是印度尼西亚此类支出的三倍,中国的两倍),在非慢性病方面的支出是慢性病支出的三倍。人们一般认为,在非慢性病方面的大量支出反映出高死亡率或高致残率疾病的流行。但是几乎没有任何数据可以用来判断按疾病类型作出的支出。Das和Sánchez-Páramo使用了一个 独特的数据集来解决这个问题,其中对德里的1621个病人进行了为期16周的观察,包括对他们的病情和保健行为的详细的逐周采访。作者的发现是惊人的并与医疗保健支出的标准观点相反。他们把国际疾病分类中被定为非慢性病且在医学的角度上持续不到两周的疾病定义为“短期病”这样一种新型疾病。他们证明,短期病在流行、就医和家庭保健支出方面具有重要意义,因为个人报告每五周生一周短期病。另外,每三周短期病中有一周就医一次;而短期病每持续一周,医疗保健费则增长25%。此外,穷人和富人在短期病上的绝对支出是相似的。作者讨论了这些发现在了解城市家庭医疗保健行为方面的意义,并特别强调了医疗保健行为信息的作用。
This note synthesizes the findings of research on trade and labor in the region, including World Bank studies on: (i) trade and job quality, (ii) informality, and (iii) labor policies in the region. First...
This note synthesizes the findings of research on trade and labor in the region, including World Bank studies on: (i) trade and job quality, (ii) informality, and (iii) labor policies in the region. First...
This paper examines the labor market dynamics of six CEE countries over the last 10 years, paying special attention to the nature of labor market institutions these countries have adopted and their impact...
This paper examines the labor market dynamics of six CEE countries over the last 10 years, paying special attention to the nature of labor market institutions these countries have adopted and their impact...