Social policy debates as early as the 1950s have focused on the activation of individuals into employment.. This … gender pay gap; and has often resulted in the weakening of traditional social protection. We study the individual poverty … the individual poverty risk of working-age women to the benchmark of typical male workers, we highlight heterogeneity …

In Latin America, labor markets have been the main channel through which growth has reduced poverty, with higher labor … income accounting for 49 percent of the reduction in poverty in 2008?13. Understanding labor markets is critical to designing … policies and programs aimed at reducing poverty. With close to 70 percent of the population under age 30 years, labor markets …

In Latin America, labor markets have been the main channel through which growth has reduced poverty, with higher labor … income accounting for 49 percent of the reduction in poverty in 2008-13. Understanding labor markets is critical to designing … policies and programs aimed at reducing poverty. With close to 70 percent of the population under age 30 years, labor markets …