Effects of the 2008–09 Economic Crisis on Labor Markets in Mexico

The 2008-09 economic crisis has had a long-lasting negative impact on the Mexican economy. This paper examines labor market dynamics in Mexico in light of the crisis. The labor market has been characterized in recent years by low relative unemploym...

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Main Authors:	Freije, Samuel, López-Acevedo, Gladys, Rodríguez-Oreggia, Eduardo
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	ACCOUNTING ACTIVE LABOR ACTIVE LABOR MARKET ACTIVE LABOR MARKET POLICIES ACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS AGE GROUP AGE GROUPS AGED WORKERS AGGREGATE DEMAND AGRICULTURE ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AVERAGE WAGES BILATERAL TRADE CENTRAL BANK COMPETITIVE PRESSURES COUNTRY OF ORIGIN CRISES DEVELOPMENT POLICY EARNING ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATIONAL LEVEL EDUCATIONAL LEVELS EFFECTIVE POLICIES ELDERLY EMPLOYMENT CREATION EMPLOYMENT DYNAMICS EMPLOYMENT EFFECTS EMPLOYMENT GROWTH EMPLOYMENT IMPACTS EMPLOYMENT LEVELS EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS EMPLOYMENT STATUS ENTRY BARRIERS EXPORTS FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL SECTOR FIRM SIZE GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH SERVICES HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION IMMIGRANTS IMMIGRATION INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME SUPPORT INFLATION INFLATION RATE INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT JOB CREATION JOB DESTRUCTION JOB LOSSES JOB SEEKERS JOBS LABOR DEMAND LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET ADJUSTMENT LABOR MARKET PERFORMANCE LABOR MARKET POLICIES LABOR MARKETS LABOR MOBILITY LABOR POLICIES LABOR POLICY LABOR SUPPLY LACK OF INFORMATION LAYOFF LEVELS OF EDUCATION LEVELS OF PRODUCTIVITY LIQUIDITY MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MATERNITY BENEFITS MIGRANTS MIGRATION MIGRATION FLOWS MINIMUM WAGE MINIMUM WAGES MONETARY POLICY MOV NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONAL POPULATION NATIONAL POPULATION COUNCIL NATURAL GAS NET JOB CREATION NET JOB LOSSES NUMBER OF PEOPLE NUMBER OF WORKERS OCCUPATION OCCUPATIONS ON-THE-JOB TRAINING OPEN UNEMPLOYMENT PASSIVE LABOR PENSIONS POLICY DISCUSSIONS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POSITIVE EFFECTS POTENTIAL OUTPUT PRELIMINARY EVIDENCE PREVIOUS SECTION PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SERVICES PRIVATE TRAINING PRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENT PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROGRESS PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC WORKS PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS RATE OF GROWTH REAL GDP REAL WAGES RECESSION RESPECT RETIREMENT RULE OF LAW SECONDARY EDUCATION SECRETARIES SELF EMPLOYED SELF EMPLOYED WORKERS SERVICE SECTOR SEVERANCE PAYMENT SEX SKILLED LABOR SKILLED WORKERS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SERVICES TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT TEMPORARY JOBS TOTAL EMPLOYMENT TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT TRAINING COURSES TRAINING PROGRAM TRAINING SERVICES TROUGH UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE UNEMPLOYED POPULATION UNEMPLOYED WORKERS UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE UNEMPLOYMENT LEVELS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES UNEMPLOYMENT SPELL UNEMPLOYMENT SPELLS URBAN AREAS URBAN POPULATION URBANIZATION WAGE DISTRIBUTION WAGE GROWTH WOMAN WORKER WORKERS WORKFORCE WORKING-AGE POPULATION YOUNGER WORKERS
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