Transitory Shocks, Permanent Effects: Impact of the Economic Crisis on the Well-Being of Households in Latin America and The Caribbean
Título del documento: Transitory Shocks, Permanent Effects: Impact of the Economic Crisis on the Well-Being of Households in Latin America and The Caribbean
Revue: Estudios económicos
Base de datos: CLASE
Número de sistema: 000329069
ISSN: 0188-6916
Autores: 1
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Instituciones: 1United Nations, United Nations Development Programme, Nueva York. Estados Unidos de América
Año:
Periodo: Ene-Jun
Volumen: 25
Número: 1
Paginación: 3-35
País: México
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Analítico, socioeconómico
Resumen en inglés 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
Disciplinas: Economía
Palabras clave: Condiciones económicas,
Desarrollo social,
América Latina,
Caribe,
Crisis económica,
Bienestar social,
Desarrollo humano,
Pobreza
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