This chapter reviews what economists have learned about the impact of labor market institutions, defined broadly as government regulations and union activity on labor outcomes in developing countries. It finds that: (1) Labor institutions vary greatly among developing countries but less than...

Raising the minimum wage in developing countries could increase or decrease poverty, depending on labor market characteristics. Minimum wages target formal sector workers - a minority in most developing countries - many of whom do not live in poor households. Whether raising minimum wages...

Income inequality in Colombia has declined since the early 2000s but remains very high by international standards. Income dispersion largely originates from the labour market, which is characterised by a still high unemployment rate, a pervasive informal sector and a wide wage dispersion...

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Methodology: (Feminist) Ethnography in Crisis -- Chapter 3: Navigating Through Shocks: Mīṉavar of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry -- Chapter 4: Flooding Urbanity: Narratives from Safai Karamcharis of Guwahati, Assam -- Chapter 5: Living Among Waste:...