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Simplification of labor registration in Argentina : achievements and pending issues
Ronconi, Lucas; Colina, Jorge - 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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Labor market search, informality and schooling investments
Bobba, Matteo; Flabbi, Luca; Levy, Santiago - 2018
informality may be reduced by either increasing or decreasing the payroll tax rate in the formal sector. They also show that a … universal social security benefit system would decrease informality, incentivize schooling, and increase productivity at a …
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Female labor force participation, labor market dynamic, and growth
Bustelo, Monserrat; Flabbi, Luca; Piras, Claudia; … - 2019
The labor force participation of women is lower than the labor force participation of men. This empirical regularity is particularly acute in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). In terms of labor market productivity and growth potential, these lower participation rates constitute a reserve of...
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Employment cyclicality by firm size, wage, and productivity in Brazil
Cravo, Túlio; Jacinto, Paulo de Andrade; Schimanski, … - 2018 - Version: August 27th, 2018
The important debate about how economic fluctuations affect employment reallocation in heterogeneous businesses is currently open in the literature. This debate is relevant as it matters for the understanding of the labor market dynamics, and for devising labor policies that aim at dampening...
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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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Labor market gender gaps in the time of COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean
Acevedo, Ivonne; Castellani, Francesca; Lotti, Giulia; … - 2022
This study shows that the trend of declining gender gaps in labor market indicators in Latin America in previous decades did not change significantly in most countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, a closer look at the dynamics during the 2019-2021 period shows that (i) women were...
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Brechas de género en el mercado laboral en tiempos de COVID-19 en América Latina y el Caribe
Acevedo, Ivonne; Castellani, Francesca; Lotti, Giulia; … - 2022
This study shows that the trend of declining gender gaps in labor market indicators in Latin America in previous decades did not change significantly in most countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, a closer look at the dynamics during the 2019-2021 period shows that (i) women were...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014480085
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The COVID-19 pandemic in Latin American and Caribbean countries : the labor supply impact by gender
Viollaz, Mariana; Salazar-Saenz, Mauricio; Flabbi, Luca; … - 2022
We study the labor supply impact of the COVID-19 pandemic by gender in four Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries: Brazil, Chile, Dominican Republic, and Mexico. To identify the impact, we compare labor market stocks and labor market flows over four quarters for a set of balanced panel...
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Informality, saving and wealth inequality in Colombia
Granda Carvajal, Catalina; Hamann S., Franz A. - 2015
The informal sector is an extensive phenomenon in developing countries. While some of its implications have drawn considerable attention in the literature, one relatively unexplored aspect has to do with the saving patterns of workers and firms and how these might influence aggregate savings and...
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Chasing informality : evidence from increasing enforcement in large firms in Peru
Bosch Mossi, Mariano; González, Stephanie; Silva- … - 2021
Evasion of labor market regulations in middle income countries is systemic. This is generally known as informality. In … social security contributions. In this study we analyze the role of enforcement in curbing informality in large formal firms … in Peru, where informality levels are around 70%. Through the Peruvian National Labor Control Superintendence (SUNAFIL …
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