Miguel Székely
Biographic Data
| ID | 165411 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Miguel Székely |
| GIVEN NAMES | Miguel |
| FAMILY NAME | Székely |
| SIGNATURE | SZÉKELY M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Inter-American Development Bank |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9749-3216 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 34 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Remote tutoring with low-tech means to accelerate learning
Measuring learning losses from delayed return to school
Youth Out of School and Out of Work in Latin America
Patterns, Consequences, and Possible Causes of Dropout in Upper Secondary Education in Mexico
The present study provides a detailed analysis of upper secondary education dropout patterns in Mexico, exploring its consequences and possible causes. To perform the analysis we combine different databases and statistical methods ranging from the use of surveys with information on specific individuals to data aggregated at the municipal and state level. The main value added is the simultaneous analysis of the influence of individual-family, comm…
Is the Decline in Inequality in Latin America Here to Stay
The 2000s decade represented a turning point in the increasing inequality trend that had been observed in Latin America during the second half of the twentieth century. This paper offers an analysis of the association between these shifts and short-, medium- and long-term factors. For our exploration we assemble a database on income distribution indicators systematically calculated directly from household surveys with emphasis on within-country c…
Educación para la transformación
¿Es posible mejorar la calidad de la educación en América Latina y el Caribe? Según los expertos autores de estas páginas, hay soluciones pero no atajos: se trata de comenzar de cero y de apuntalar los aprendizajes sobre todo en los niveles preescolar y primario. Este volumen ofrece una secuencia que sigue el proceso natural del ciclo educativo: comienza con las intervenciones tempranas y luego aborda en detalle diversos ángulos de la calidad doc…
Economic Policy Changes and Wage Differentials in Latin America
This article presents estimates of the impact of changes in liberalization policies on wage differentials by schooling level using a new high‐quality data set for 18 Latin American countries for 1977–98. The method controls for all fixed and time‐varying country characteristics, some of which may affect the policies themselves. The results indicate that liberalizing policy changes overall have had a short‐run disequalizing effect of expanding wag…
Midiendo el Nivel de Institucionalidad de la Politica Social en América Latina
Este documento fue comisionado por la Red de Reducción de la Pobreza y Protección Social del Diálogo Regional de Política para la Reunión Subregional de los Países Andinos celebrada los días 28 y 29 de agosto de 2006 en Colombia. Este artículo propone una primera operacionalización del concepto de "institucionalización" de la política social para América Latina y presenta un diagnóstico general sobre el grado de avance en la materia en la región
Measuring the Distribution of Human Development
The Human Development Index (HDI) improves upon per‐capita Gross Domestic Product as an indicator of development by incorporating information on health and education. However, like its predecessor, it fails to account for the inequality with which the benefits of development are distributed among the population. Subsequent work by Anand and Sen (1993) and Hicks (1997 Hicks, DA. 1997. ‘The inequality‐adjusted Human Development Index: a constructiv…
Who's In and Who's Out
Social exclusion is closely linked with many economic problems in Latin America, as it prevents people from reaching their full productive potential -in turn constraining growth and revenues- and makes them more likely to incur public health and social service costs. Who's In and Who's Out explores various forms of social exclusion, including residential segregation in Bolivian cities, exclusion from health care in Brazil, barriers to legal statu…
Wage shocks and consumption variability in Mexico during the 1990s
Facing Up to Inequality in Latin America
Latin America in the 1990s remains the most unequal region in the world in terms of income distribution. Yet because of its changing demographics -declining fertility rates and large number of young people entering the workforce- the region now has a unique window of opportunity to reduce the income gap by accelerating the development process, putting people to work, improving education, and saving for the future. This Report assembles the availa…
Income distribution, factor endowments, and trade openness
Income distribution, factor endowments, and trade openness
Wage shocks and consumption variability in Mexico during the 1990s
Patterns, Consequences, and Possible Causes of Dropout in Upper Secondary Education in Mexico
The present study provides a detailed analysis of upper secondary education dropout patterns in Mexico, exploring its consequences and possible causes. To perform the analysis we combine different databases and statistical methods ranging from the use of surveys with information on specific individuals to data aggregated at the municipal and state level. The main value added is the simultaneous analysis of the influence of individual-family, comm…
Economic Policy Changes and Wage Differentials in Latin America
This article presents estimates of the impact of changes in liberalization policies on wage differentials by schooling level using a new high‐quality data set for 18 Latin American countries for 1977–98. The method controls for all fixed and time‐varying country characteristics, some of which may affect the policies themselves. The results indicate that liberalizing policy changes overall have had a short‐run disequalizing effect of expanding wag…
Is the Decline in Inequality in Latin America Here to Stay
The 2000s decade represented a turning point in the increasing inequality trend that had been observed in Latin America during the second half of the twentieth century. This paper offers an analysis of the association between these shifts and short-, medium- and long-term factors. For our exploration we assemble a database on income distribution indicators systematically calculated directly from household surveys with emphasis on within-country c…
Facing Up to Inequality in Latin America
Latin America in the 1990s remains the most unequal region in the world in terms of income distribution. Yet because of its changing demographics -declining fertility rates and large number of young people entering the workforce- the region now has a unique window of opportunity to reduce the income gap by accelerating the development process, putting people to work, improving education, and saving for the future. This Report assembles the availa…
Income distribution, factor endowments, and trade openness
Who's In and Who's Out
Social exclusion is closely linked with many economic problems in Latin America, as it prevents people from reaching their full productive potential -in turn constraining growth and revenues- and makes them more likely to incur public health and social service costs. Who's In and Who's Out explores various forms of social exclusion, including residential segregation in Bolivian cities, exclusion from health care in Brazil, barriers to legal statu…
Wage shocks and consumption variability in Mexico during the 1990s
Measuring the Distribution of Human Development
The Human Development Index (HDI) improves upon per‐capita Gross Domestic Product as an indicator of development by incorporating information on health and education. However, like its predecessor, it fails to account for the inequality with which the benefits of development are distributed among the population. Subsequent work by Anand and Sen (1993) and Hicks (1997 Hicks, DA. 1997. ‘The inequality‐adjusted Human Development Index: a constructiv…
Midiendo el Nivel de Institucionalidad de la Politica Social en América Latina
Este documento fue comisionado por la Red de Reducción de la Pobreza y Protección Social del Diálogo Regional de Política para la Reunión Subregional de los Países Andinos celebrada los días 28 y 29 de agosto de 2006 en Colombia. Este artículo propone una primera operacionalización del concepto de "institucionalización" de la política social para América Latina y presenta un diagnóstico general sobre el grado de avance en la materia en la región
Economic Policy Changes and Wage Differentials in Latin America
This article presents estimates of the impact of changes in liberalization policies on wage differentials by schooling level using a new high‐quality data set for 18 Latin American countries for 1977–98. The method controls for all fixed and time‐varying country characteristics, some of which may affect the policies themselves. The results indicate that liberalizing policy changes overall have had a short‐run disequalizing effect of expanding wag…
Educación para la transformación
¿Es posible mejorar la calidad de la educación en América Latina y el Caribe? Según los expertos autores de estas páginas, hay soluciones pero no atajos: se trata de comenzar de cero y de apuntalar los aprendizajes sobre todo en los niveles preescolar y primario. Este volumen ofrece una secuencia que sigue el proceso natural del ciclo educativo: comienza con las intervenciones tempranas y luego aborda en detalle diversos ángulos de la calidad doc…
Patterns, Consequences, and Possible Causes of Dropout in Upper Secondary Education in Mexico
The present study provides a detailed analysis of upper secondary education dropout patterns in Mexico, exploring its consequences and possible causes. To perform the analysis we combine different databases and statistical methods ranging from the use of surveys with information on specific individuals to data aggregated at the municipal and state level. The main value added is the simultaneous analysis of the influence of individual-family, comm…
Is the Decline in Inequality in Latin America Here to Stay
The 2000s decade represented a turning point in the increasing inequality trend that had been observed in Latin America during the second half of the twentieth century. This paper offers an analysis of the association between these shifts and short-, medium- and long-term factors. For our exploration we assemble a database on income distribution indicators systematically calculated directly from household surveys with emphasis on within-country c…
Youth Out of School and Out of Work in Latin America
Remote tutoring with low-tech means to accelerate learning
Measuring learning losses from delayed return to school
Economics (10 works) · Income, Poverty, and Inequality (7 works) · Demographic economics (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Economic growth (5 works) · Latin Americans (5 works) · Geography (4 works) · Inequality (4 works) · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (4 works) · Sociology (4 works)