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Simplificación del registro laboral en Argentina: Logros obtenidos y problemas pendientes

Ronconi, Lucas; Colina, Jorge - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011

En este documento se describen las reformas dirigidas a simplificar el registro laboral y el pago de contribuciones sociales implementadas en Argentina en 2005 y 2007. En base al análisis de la normativa y a una encuesta a contadores, resulta que las reformas redujeron la carga administrativa,...

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Simplification of Labor Registration in Argentina: Achievements and Pending Issues

Ronconi, Lucas; Colina, Jorge - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011

This paper describes the reforms aimed at simplifying the administrative procedures for labor registration and the payment of social security contributions that were carried out in Argentina in 2005 and 2007. Analysis of the legislation, as well as a survey conducted among accountants, reveals...

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The unequal impact of the coronavirus pandemic : evidence from seventeen developing countries

Bottan, Nicolas L.; Hoffmann, Bridget; Vera Cossío, … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2020

results provide evidence that the current public health crisis will exacerbate economic inequality, and they are among the rst …

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Social Inclusion and Economic Development in Latin America Title: Inclusión social y desarrollo económico en América Latina Title: Inclusão social e desenvolvimento econômico na Am...

Duryea, Suzanne; Ñopo, Hugo; Genoni, María Eugenia; … - Inter-American Development Bank

Latin America and the Caribbean is one of the regions in the world with the greatest ethnic, racial and cultural diversity. This diversity is a major asset that holds the key to achieving lasting economic and political stability and constructing a fair, cohesive and democratic society. However,...

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Measuring Inequality of Opportunities in Latin America and the Caribbean

Saavedra-Chanduví, Jaime; Molinas, José R.; Barros, … - Inter-American Development Bank

, effort and talents, not to their circumstances at birth. 'Measuring Inequality of Opportunities in Latin America and the … Caribbean' introduces new methods for measuring inequality of opportunities and makes an assessment of its evolution in Latin … for quantifying inequality based on circumstances exogenous to individual efforts. These methods are applied to gauge …

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Shielding the Poor: Social Protection in the Developing World

Phillips, Katherin Ross; Gertler, Paul; Smeeding, Timothy M. - Inter-American Development Bank

Shielding the Poor presents a group of studies on social protection in the developing world from leading researchers. These studies address the issue of vulnerability of the poor to adverse shocks and propose policies to increase their protection and coping capacity. The studies emphasize the...

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Beyond Tradeoffs: Market Reform and Equitable Growth in Latin America

Rojas-Suárez, Liliana; Birdsall, Nancy; Naím, Moisés; … - Inter-American Development Bank

between these two objectives. This volume shows how reforms can address the urgent issue of inequality without undermining …

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The Promise of Early Childhood Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

Vegas, Emiliana; Santibáñez, Lucrecia - Inter-American Development Bank

Early childhood development outcomes play an important role throughout a person's life, affecting one's income-earning capacity and productivity, longevity, health, and cognitive ability. The deleterious effects of poor early childhood development outcomes can be long-lasting, affecting school...

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Trade and Poverty in Latin America

Schejtman, Alexander; Berry, Albert; Sala-i-Martin, Xavier - Inter-American Development Bank

Understanding the complex relations between trade integration and poverty reduction is now a priority for Latin American policymakers. The chapters of this book, penned by eminent authors with a long-standing record in the field, represent the current state of knowledge about trade and poverty...

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Who's In and Who's Out: Social Exclusion in Latin America

Sojo, Carlos; Behrman, Jere R.; Rada, Ernesto Pérez de; … - Inter-American Development Bank

Rica, geographic isolation in El Salvador, and educational inequality among the indigenous in Mexico. The book describes …

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