This paper reviews 12 studies presented at a conference examining two broad themes:(a)
the interplay between household coping strategies and the impact of crises and natural …

The existence of a natural resource curse has been a longstanding theme in the economic
literature and in policy discussions. We propose an alternative mechanism and study its …

This paper uses longitudinal employment survey data to analyze the impact of household
economic shocks on the schooling and employment transitions of young people in …

RESUMO A despeito das elevadas taxas de retorno à educação, o Brasil apresenta
indicadores educacionais abaixo dos padrões internacionais. Ainda mais preocupante é o …

We study the impact of economic crisis on health in Mexico. There have been four wide-
scale economic crises in Mexico in the past two decades, the most recent in 1995–96. We …

Between 1980 and 1998, Latin America and the Caribbean experienced more than forty
episodes in which gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 4 percent or more. Poverty …

A holistic approach to schooling in developing countries—considering schooling in
conjunction with labor force work, child care, and other household responsibilities—is …

We use individual data from a panel of families during the depth of the peso crisis in Mexico
to investigate whether the transition of the male household head from employment into …

The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of
the author (s) and should not be attributed in any manner to the World Bank, to its affiliated …

This paper explores the question: is working as a child harmful to an individual in terms of
adult outcomes in earnings? Although this is an extremely important question, little is known …