Pending issues in protection, productivity growth, and poverty reduction (English)

This paper selectively synthesizes much of the research on Latin American and Caribbean labor markets in recent years. Several themes emerge that are particularly relevant to ongoing policy dialogues. First, labor legislation matters, but markets may be less segmented than previously thought. The impetus to voluntary informality, which appears to be a substantial fraction of the sector, implies that the design of social safety nets and labor legislation...

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Arias, Omar;

Blom,Andreas;

Bosch Mossi,Mariano;

Cunningham,Wendy;

Fiszbein,Ariel;

Lopez-Acevedo,Gladys C.;

Maloney,William F.;

Saavedra,Jaime;

Sanchez-Paramo, Carolina;

Santamaria,Mauricio;

Siga,Lucas;
Document Date
2005/12/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS3799
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Latin America, Caribbean,
Region
Latin America and Caribbean,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Pending issues in protection, productivity growth, and poverty reduction
Keywords
minimum wage

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Arias, Omar; Blom,Andreas; Bosch Mossi,Mariano; Cunningham,Wendy; Fiszbein,Ariel; Lopez-Acevedo,Gladys C.; Maloney,William F.; Saavedra,Jaime; Sanchez-Paramo, Carolina; Santamaria,Mauricio; Siga,Lucas.

Pending issues in protection, productivity growth, and poverty reduction (English). Policy, Research working paper ; no. WPS 3799 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/416481468269683498

Pending issues in protection, productivity growth, and poverty reduction (English)

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