Journal of Economic Literature
Book Reviews
2026-09-01
Daniel Rosenblum of Dalhousie University reviews “Measuring Inequality of Opportunities in Latin America and the Caribbean” by Ricardo Paes de Barros, Francisco H. G. Ferreira, Jose R. Molinas Vega, Jaime Saavedra Chanduvi,. The EconLit Abstract of the reviewed work begins “Considers methods of measuring the level of inequality of opportunity in Latin America. Discusses inequality of opportunity--what it is, how it can be measured, and why it matters; a Human Opportunity Index for children; uses and policy applications of the Human Opportunity Index; inequality of economic opportunity in seven Latin American countries; and inequality of opportunity in educational achievement in five Latin American countries. De Barros is a researcher at the Instituto de Pesquisa Economica Aplicada. Ferreira is Lead Economist with the Development Research Group at the World Bank. Molinas Vega is Senior Economist with the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Unit in the Latin America and the Caribbean Region at the World Bank. Saavedra Chanduvi is a manager for the Poverty and Gender Group of the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Unit in the Latin America and the Caribbean Region of the World Bank. Index.”