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The growth-employment-poverty nexus in Latin America in the 2000s : Mexico country study

Cruces, Guillermo; Fields, Gary S.; Jaume, David; … - 2015

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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Income and Beyond : Multidimensional Poverty in Six Latin American Countries

Battiston, Diego; Cruces, Guillermo; López-Calva, Luis F. - 2013

This paper studies multidimensional poverty for Argentina, Brazil, Chile, El Salvador, Mexico and Uruguay for the … poverty in the selected countries. Over the study period, El Salvador, Brazil, Mexico and Chile experienced significant …, while in urban Argentina the estimates did not change significantly. El Salvador, Brazil and Mexico, and rural areas of …

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The growth-employment-poverty nexus in Latin America in the 2000s : Brazil country study

Cruces, Guillermo; Fields, Gary S.; Jaume, David; … - 2015

During the 2000s, Brazil experienced slow economic growth and a substantial improvement in labour market indicators …. From 2001 to 2012, Brazil grew less than the Latin American average. However, the unemployment rate decreased, the …

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The growth-employment-poverty nexus in Latin America in the 2000s : Argentina country study

Cruces, Guillermo; Fields, Gary S.; Jaume, David; … - 2015

Argentina experienced a decline in the early years of the 2000s, from 2000 to 2002, in GDP and in most labour market indicators, followed by improvements in nearly all of them, tracing out a U-shaped pattern. The international crisis of 2008 impacted negatively only on the unemployment rate and...

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The growth-employment-poverty nexus in Latin America in the 2000s : Colombia country study

Cruces, Guillermo; Fields, Gary S.; Jaume, David; … - 2015

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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The growth-employment-poverty nexus in Latin America in the 2000s : Chile country study

Cruces, Guillermo; Fields, Gary S.; Jaume, David; … - 2015

During the 2000s Chile achieved rapid economic growth and improved most labour market indicators: the unemployment rate …

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The growth-employment-poverty nexus in Latin America in the 2000s : Bolivia country study

Cruces, Guillermo; Fields, Gary S.; Jaume, David; … - 2015

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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The growth-employment-poverty nexus in Latin America in the 2000s : Ecuador country study

Cruces, Guillermo; Fields, Gary S.; Jaume, David; … - 2015

Ecuador experienced moderate economic growth during the 2000s. The economy suffered a mild recession during the international crisis of 2008, but returned to pre-recession GDP per capita level in 2010. Most labour market indicators improved over the period. The only indicator that worsened was...

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The growth-employment-poverty nexus in Latin America in the 2000s : Venezuela country study

Cruces, Guillermo; Fields, Gary S.; Jaume, David; … - 2015

Venezuela experienced slow economic growth during the 2000s. The economy suffered a recession in the early years of the period and during the international crisis of 2008, but most labour market indicators improved and moved along with the business cycle over the period. The only indicators that...

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The growth-employment-poverty nexus in Latin America in the 2000s : Uruguay country study

Cruces, Guillermo; Fields, Gary S.; Jaume, David; … - 2015

The Uruguayan story was one of declines in the early years of the 2000s in most indicators, followed by improvements in all of them. Economic growth was negative in the early years due to a severe economic crisis, positive and rapid thereafter except during the international crisis of 2008. Most...

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