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U.S. Free Trade Agreements and Enforcement of Labor Law in Latin America

Dewan, Sabina; Ronconi, Lucas - Inter-American Development Bank - 2014

during the last decade produced higher enforcement of labor regulations. The paper computes before-after estimates of the … effect of FTAs on labor inspections and exploits variation across countries using non-signers as a comparison group. The … of labor inspectors and a 60 percent increase in the number of inspections. The North American Free Trade Agreement …

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Labor Exclusion and the Erosion of Citizenship Responsibilities

Ronconi, Lucas; Zarazaga, Rodrigo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2015

This paper shows that workers who do not receive legally mandated benefits due to employer noncompliance have a negative view not only of their employers, as has been documented, but also of the State. Those workers believe that the State did not protect their rights, and hence they feel fewer...

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Workers' Health in Latin America: An Econometric Analysis of Work-Related Injuries

Giuffrida, Antonio; Iunes, Roberto F.; Macías, Héctor - Inter-American Development Bank - 2001

Occupational health is increasingly recognized as an important public health issue in Latin American and the Caribbean. One major concern is the absence of reliable data on its magnitude and economic consequences. The first part of the paper presents the official statistics on workplace...

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Workers' Health in Latin America: An Econometric Analysis of Work-Related Injuries

Giuffrida, Antonio; Iunes, Roberto F.; Macías, Héctor - Inter-American Development Bank - 2001

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Belize: A Private Sector Assessment: Private Sector Development Discussion Paper #6

Rowland, Ben; Durante, Juan José; Martin, Dougal - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010

Two basic factors shape private sector development in Belize. First, the population is small - only 322,000 as of mid-2008. This limits the size of the domestic market and potential economies of scale. The economy was only US$1.3 billion in 2009 and diversification is limited. The economy...

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Health, Safety, and Environmental Issues in Haiti

Cahn, Doug; Clifford, Robert - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012

This Discussion Paper is intended to serve several purposes: This Discussion Paper is intended to serve several purposes: 1. Provide basic information on health, safety and environmental (HSE) issues in the apparel industry, including generally recognized best practices. 2. Discuss the capacity...

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Credit, Labor Informality and Firm Performance in Colombia

Galindo, Arturo José; Caro, Lorena; Arjona, Marcela … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012

This paper explores the links between labor formality, access to credit and firm performance in Colombia using Annual … informality. The results suggest that a 10 percent increase in the ratio of credit to sectoral output increases labor formality … reports a strong correlation between labor formality and firm performance measured as output and employment growth. A one …

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Real Exchange Rates, Dollarization and Industrial Employment in Latin America

Galindo, Arturo José; Izquierdo, Alejandro; Montero, … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2006

This paper uses a panel dataset on industrial employment and trade for 9 Latin American countries for which liability dollarization data at the industrial level is available. It tests whether real exchange rate fluctuations have a significant impact on employment, and analyze whether the impact...

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Financial Dependence, Formal Credit and Informal Jobs: New Evidence from Brazilian Household Data

Catão, Luis; Pagés-Serra, Carmen; Rosales, María Fernanda - Inter-American Development Bank - 2009

This paper examines a much overlooked link between credit markets and formalization: since access to bank credit typically requires compliance with tax and employment legislation, firms are more likely to incur such formalization costs once bank credit is more widely available at lower cost. The...

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Approach Paper: Evaluability Review of Bank Projects 2012 Title: Documento de enfoque: Revisión de la Evaluabilidad de los Proyectos del Banco 2012

Inter-American Development Bank; Office of Evaluation … - 2013

In 2011 OVE began using the DEM and the self-evaluation system as a way to assess the evaluability of the Bank's portfolio by validating the DEMs of a sample of projects. The first exercise was used as pilot to set the standards OVE would use and to inform the Board and Management of the new...

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