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Women in the Latin American Labor Market: The Remarkable 1990's
Duryea, Suzanne; Edwards, Alejandra Cox; Ureta, Manuelita - Inter-American Development Bank - 2002
the division of labor and time allocation by gender. …
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Ability, Schooling Choices and Gender Labor Market Discrimination: Evidence for Chile
Bravo, David; Sanhueza, Claudia; Urzúa, Sergio - Inter-American Development Bank - 2008
This paper analyzes gender differences in the Chilean labor market, formally addressing the selection of individuals … into schooling levels and its impact on gender gaps. The paper utilizes a new and rich data set containing information on …' family background. Although the results show statistically significant gender differences in several dimensions of the …
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Mercado laboral en Chile: Nota técnica sectorial
Rucci, Graciana - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
La presente nota técnica presenta un panorama del mercado laboral chileno y su contexto a nivel nacional. Esta nota incluye un diagnóstico del sector, la programación del BID para el período 2010-2014 y una matriz de resultados.
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Financing Universal Social Security in Mexico
Anton, Arturo; Trillo, Fausto Hernández - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
The proposal by Levy (2008) whereby a universal social insurance (USI) scheme is guaranteed to all workers, regardless of formality status, aims at abolishing the current contributory social insurance system and financing social insurance through value-added taxes instead (henceforth, the social...
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Las mujeres en el mercado laboral de América Latina y el Caribe en los años 90: Una década extraordinaria
Duryea, Suzanne; Edwards, Alejandra Cox; Ureta, Manuelita - Inter-American Development Bank - 2002
En el presente documento se ilustran los diferentes patrones de participación de la mujer en el mercado laboral en países de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC), y se investigan los factores determinantes subyacentes de los diferentes patrones. Las autoras examinen los niveles y tendencias en...
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Transiciones entre el trabajo formal e informal y medios de intermediación laboral en México: 2005-2010
Lima, Roberto Flores; Zamora, Salvador; Contreras, Elba - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013
Este estudio analiza las transiciones laborales en México y el rol de los medios de intermediación laboral en el tipo de empleo encontrado. El período de análisis es 2005-10, época que se ha caracterizado por abarcar etapas de estabilidad, crisis y recuperación que han influido...
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Innovation Strategies and Employment in Latin American Firms
Crespi, Gustavo; Zuñiga, Pluvia - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
This study examines the impact of innovation strategies on employment growth in four Latin American countries (Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, and Uruguay) using micro-data for manufacturing firms from innovation surveys. Building on the model proposed by Harrison et al. (2008), we relate...
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Effects of Innovation on Employment in Latin America
Crespi, Gustavo; Tacsir, Ezequiel - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
This study examines the impact of process and product innovation on employment growth and composition in Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, and Uruguay using micro data from innovation surveys. Based on the model put forward by Harrison et al. (1998), employment growth is related to process...
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Conditional Cash Transfers, Female Bargaining Power and Parental Labour Supply
Novella, Rafael; Ripani, Laura; Cruces, Guillermo; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
Recent empirical evidence has indicated that Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) do not have an aggregate effect on adult labour supply, however little attention has been paid to the role of other intrahousehold dynamics. This paper examines how the bargaining power structure of households affects...
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Las externalidades de los programas de transferencias condicionadas sobre el crimen: El caso de Familias en Acción en Bogotá
Camacho, Adriana; Mejía, Daniel - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013
En este trabajo estudiamos los efectos indirectos del mayor programa de transferencias condicionadas (PTC) de Colombia, Familias en Acción, sobre los niveles de criminalidad en el área urbana de la ciudad de Bogotá. Para realizar este estudio combinamos las siguientes dos fuentes de...
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