Trade Liberalization and Labor Reform in Latin America and the Caribbean in the 1990s

This note synthesizes the findings of research on trade and labor in the region, including World Bank studies on: (i) trade and job quality, (ii) informality, and (iii) labor policies in the region. First, the evidence on the relationship between t...

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Main Authors:	Gill, Indermit S., Maloney, William F., Sanchez-Paramo, Carolina
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS DISMISSAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMISTS EFFICIENCY OF LABOR EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT CREATION EMPLOYMENT STABILITY FIRING INCOME INCOME INEQUALITY INSURANCE JOB CREATION JOB SECURITY JOBS LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR LEGISLATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET SEGMENTATION LABOR MARKETS LABOR POLICIES LABOUR LABOUR MARKETS LEGISLATION MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION MINIMUM WAGES NATURAL RESOURCES PRODUCTIVITY PROMOTION SAFETY NETS SKILLED WORKERS TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS TRANSACTION COSTS TURNOVER UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT LEVELS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WORKERS TRADE LIBERALIZATION LABOR REGULATIONS LABOR MARKET CHARACTERISTICS UNEMPLOYMENT RATES REALLOCATION LABOR POLICY MARKET REFORMS RESTRUCTURING UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE COMPENSATION PACKAGES TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT TERMINATION
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