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Globalization and inequality in Latin America
Carneiro, Rafael Dix; Kovak, Brian K. - 2023
We survey the recent literature studying the effects of globalization on inequality in Latin America. Our focus is on … dimensions of inequality, and developing new methodologies to capture the many facets of globalization's relationship to … that focus on distinct aspects of globalization's relationship to inequality. …
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Attaining SDG 8 in Azerbaijan : the challenges of economic transformation and job creation
Valiyev, Anar - 2020
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Unemployment protection for informal workers in Latin America and the Caribbean
Finkelstein Shapiro, Alan; Sarzosa, Miguel - 2013
We use a dynamic stochastic general equilibrium search and matching model with salaried employment and informal self-employment to analyze the implications of introducing universal unemployment protection for informal workers through transfers, which are conditional on participation in training...
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The role of personality, cognition, and shocks in determining labor outcomes of young adults in Madagascar
Sahn, David E.; Villa, Kira M. - 2015
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Informalidad en los tiempos del COVID-19 en América Latina : implicaciones y opciones de amortiguamiento
Acevedo, Ivonne; Castellani, Francesca; Lotti, Giulia; … - 2021
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The China effect on Colombia's manufacturing labor market
Molina, Danielken - 2020
In this paper, I use Colombian data from 1996-2013 to construct two datasets that are used to assess whether the China Shock has affected the future growth rates of productivity, employment level, workforce composition, wages, export performance, and informal employment levels within Colombias...
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The effects of natural disasters on the labour market : do hurricanes increase informality?
Pecha Garzón, Camilo José - 2017
This paper studies the probability of formally employed men falling into informality because of exposure to hurricanes and tropical storms. It combines destruction variables calculated from historical storms’ physical characteristics at the district level with 36 quarterly rounds of labour...
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Immigration, wages, and employment under informal labor markets
Delgado-Prieto, Lukas - 2022
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Tariffs versus VAT in the presence of heterogeneous firms and an informal sector
Davies, Ronald B.; Paz, Lourenço Senne - 2010
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Who suffers during recessions in Brazil?
Cravo, Túlio; Schimanski, Caroline - 2019
While the relationship between business cycles and employment is a topic of continuing interest, it has received limited attention in the literature focusing on developing countries. This study adds to the literature as it analyzes the heterogeneous correlations of the business cycle with...
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