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Firm dynamics and real exchange rate fluctuations : does trade openness matter? ; evidence from Mexico's manufacturing sector
Fuentes, Miguel Andrés; Ibarrarán, Pablo - 2009
In this paper we study the effect of NAFTA on the responsiveness of Mexican economy to real exchange rate shocks. We argue that, by opening the U.S. and Canadian markets to Mexican goods, NAFTA made it easier for domestic producers to take advantage of the opportunities brought by the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003904720
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Is informality bad? : evidence from Brazil, Mexico and South Africa
Bargain, Olivier; Kwenda, Prudence - 2010
employment in Brazil, Mexico and South Africa, distinguishing between dependent and independent workers. For each country, we use …-employment carries a premium in Mexico. In contrast, the upper-tier segment is marginal in South Africa, and informal workers, both …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003936721
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Working less to take care of parents? : labor market effects of family long-term care in Four Latin American countries
Stampini, Marco; Oliveri, María Laura; Ibarrarán, Pablo; … - 2020
We provide causal evidence that children's school schedules contribute to the persistence of the gender pay gap between parents. Historically, French children have had no school on Wednesdays. In 2013, a reform reallocated some classes to Wednesday mornings. Exploiting variations in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012296661
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The informal sector wage gap : new evidence using quantile estimations on panel data
Bargain, Olivier; Kwenda, Prudence - 2009
Mexico. We use rich datasets that allow us to define informality in a relatively comparable fashion across countries. We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003872717