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| dc.title | Labor Market Reforms in Latin America: Consequences and Costs |
| dc.contributor.author | Cox Edwards, Alejandra |
| dc.contributor.orgunit | Department of Research and Chief Economist |
| dc.coverage | South America |
| dc.coverage | Central America |
| dc.date.available | 2012-06-01T00:00:00 |
| dc.date.issue | 2007-10-01T00:00:00 |
| dc.description.abstract | This paper has been prepared for the Inter-American Development Bank roundtable Consulta de San Jose 2007. It examines more efficient forms of regulating the labor market in Latin America. To that aim, I first provide a simple framework for analyzing the effects of labor market re-regulation on wages, employment, earnings and the return to capital. Second, I analyze, from a comparative perspective, the extent to which labor markets have been distorted and regulated in Latin America. In particular, I use recent indexes constructed by various organizations and scholars to evaluate whether the Latin American countries have a higher degree of labor market distortions than other regions and groups of countries. And third, I use existing models and estimates on labor markets¿ behavior to provide computations of the costs and benefits of three specific (potential) labor market reforms in Latin America. |
| dc.format.extent | 46 |
| dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0009028 |
| dc.identifier.url | https://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Labor-Market-Reforms-in-Latin-America-Consequences-and-Costs.pdf |
| dc.language.iso | en |
| dc.medium | Adobe PDF |
| dc.publisher | Inter-American Development Bank |
| dc.subject | Labor Policy |
| dc.subject | Workforce and Employment |
| dc.subject | Globalization and Regionalization |
| dc.subject.keywords | Consulta de San José |
| dc.type | Technical Notes |
| idb.identifier.pubnumber | Technical Notes |