, presents the perceptions of Latin American citizens and employers concerning the employment problem. It compares them to the …

This paper examines the impact of the recent wave of trade liberalization and economic reform on employment. Four … manufacturing and economy-wide employment. Across a wide range of specifications, trade reforms have had a negative, albeit small …, effect on employment growth. This effect has been reinforced by real exchange rate appreciation. …

The adoption of emergency employment and short-term training programs to provide income support to the population … support system centered on unemployment insurance, complemented with additional mechanisms to provide effective income support …

of unemployment, controlling for personal characteristics and previous job characteristics. Finally, the third … primary determinant of success in moving to employment, and that the use of employment agencies increases the likelihood of …