during the last decade produced higher enforcement of labor regulations. The paper computes before-after estimates of the … effect of FTAs on labor inspections and exploits variation across countries using non-signers as a comparison group. The … of labor inspectors and a 60 percent increase in the number of inspections. The North American Free Trade Agreement …

The subject of labor unions in Latin America provokes a variety of diverse and strongly held views. While some see …

families to specific markets such as housing and labor. The techniques applied include traditional regression analysis … volume makes to the literature on discrimination, it also has the potential to contribute more broadly to labor economics …

families to specific markets such as housing and labor. The techniques applied include traditional regression analysis … volume makes to the literature on discrimination, it also has the potential to contribute more broadly to labor economics …

The subject of labor unions in Latin America provokes a variety of diverse and strongly held views. While some see …

during the last decade produced higher enforcement of labor regulations. The paper computes before-after estimates of the … effect of FTAs on labor inspections and exploits variation across countries using non-signers as a comparison group. The … of labor inspectors and a 60 percent increase in the number of inspections. The North American Free Trade Agreement …

bureaucracy. Using a novel dataset with objective measures of labor inspections and fines across countries, we show that Weberian … bureaucracies are more likely to enforce labor standards. We provide OLS and 2SLS estimates that address endogeneity concerns and … politicized bureaucracies underinvest in labor inspection because elected officials have short-term horizons and do not …

This paper explores labor conflicts in the Argentine education sector and provides a model that explains the … politicization of public sector labor relations in a context of high discretion in the application of rules. First, we argue that in … is both the employer and the adjudicator in labor relations. Therefore, actors look for alternative mechanisms to inform …