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). Offshoring influences jobs and wages differently depending on the type of industry and worker. We provide a nuanced view of …
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, age and wages were positively related throughout working life, but more recently older workers' wages have been lower than … those of middle-aged workers. The relationship between education and wages was weak in 1988 but strengthened rapidly …
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This paper contributes to the understanding of the linkages between exporting, labour demand, and wages in South Africa … and pay higher wages. Given these higher wages we investigate how this wage premium is distributed within the exporting … firm. There appears to be a wide dispersion of wages within exporters (particularly international/non-African exporters …
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Inaccurate expectations of future wages are found in many contexts. Yet, existing studies overwhelmingly refer to high …
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, wages are highest for formal workers and lowest for lower-tier informal jobs. The proportion of formal workers who maintain … job and, within informality, the chance of better wages. …
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This paper provides a synthesis of the four papers on the Latin American and Caribbean economies: Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, and the Dominican Republic. It focuses on the following themes: macroeconomic stabilization and fiscal challenges, poverty and inequality, and the use of natural resources...
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Between 2000 and 2013, Colombia experienced rapid economic growth. The country suffered a slowdown at the beginning of the period and during the international crisis of 2008, but during both slowdowns, the growth rate never turned negative. Most labour market indicators improved and followed the...
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During the 2000s Bolivia experienced moderate economic growth and improved all labour market indicators. The economy suffered a slowdown as a consequence of the international crisis of 2008, but Bolivia sustained positive growth rates during that episode. The unemployment rate fell between 2000...
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During the 2000s Mexico grew less than the average for Latin America. Labour market indicators exhibited mixed changes, with improvements over the period for some of them and deterioration for others. The country was severely hurt by the international crisis of 2008, but Mexico surpassed its...
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During the 2000s, the Dominican Republic experienced above-average economic growth along with mixed results in labour market indicators. GDP per capita stagnated through 2004 and, for the most part, grew rapidly from 2005 through 2012. Comparing 2000 with 2012, many unfavourable developments...
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