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  Returns to Noncognitive Skills in Men and Women of Mexico 

  Perez Garza, Judith Areli (Georgetown University, 2020)

  This study proposes an alternative model to the standard human capital model by augmenting it with noncognitive skills variables and interaction effects of gender. By using a novel dataset that includes a rich set of ...
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  Mercados, Cholas, y Ferias: Challenging the Discourse of Informality in the Bolivian Andes 

  Soliz Castro, Claudia Ines (Georgetown University, 2020)

  The informal economy is a widely debated issue in Latin America due to its high presence in the region. While transnational policy making institutions (TPMIs), like the International Labor Organization (ILO), expected a ...
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  Bolsa Família: Tackling Poverty while Promoting Women’s Empowerment in Brazil 

  Fantoni Custódio, Sabrina (Georgetown University, 2017)

  This paper aims to explore how the largest Conditional Cash Transfer (CCTs) Program in the world, Brazil’s Bolsa Família, has been tackling poverty while allowing women’s empowerment across the country. Although Bolsa ...
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  JAPANESE IMMIGRATION AS A DETERMINANT OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT: LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN REGION 

  Ogata, Norie (Georgetown University, 2017)

  People and capital movements between Japan and Latin America have been noticeable over the years. Nonetheless, little attention has been paid to their relationship. A considerable number of studies have found that immigration ...
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  THE GENERAL VICTIMS’ LAW IN MEXICO: A WHISPER OF SOLACE LONG IN THE MAKING 

  Sferra Taladrid, Stephania (Georgetown University, 2016)

  This study explores the reasons behind the Mexican State’s failure to implement the General Victims’ Law (GVL). The GVL, which was enacted by President Enrique Peña Nieto in 2012 is reviled by a large constituency of ...

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