Transitory Shocks, Permanent Effects: Impact of the Economic Crisis on the Well-Being of Households in Latin America and The Caribbean
Document title: Transitory Shocks, Permanent Effects: Impact of the Economic Crisis on the Well-Being of Households in Latin America and The Caribbean
Journal: Estudios económicos
Database: CLASE
System number: 000329069
ISSN: 0188-6916
Authors: 1
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Institutions: 1United Nations, United Nations Development Programme, Nueva York. Estados Unidos de América
Year:
Season: Ene-Jun
Volumen: 25
Number: 1
Pages: 3-35
Country: México
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Analítico, socioeconómico
English abstract This paper aims to measure the impact of the global crisis on social indicators child health, mortality, education and poverty in five Latin American countries. The results suggest that economic downturns have a negative impact on child mortality, child health, and both overall and child poverty. Child poverty increases at higher rates than overall poverty. Results on education indicators are ambiguous. The paper concludes that an integrated social protection policy that protects the income of poor households and that maintains or expands basic health services during economic downturns are of critical importance to prevent transitory shock from having permanent effects on the well-being of households
Disciplines: Economía
Keyword: Condiciones económicas,
Desarrollo social,
América Latina,
Caribe,
Crisis económica,
Bienestar social,
Desarrollo humano,
Pobreza
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