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Globalization and inequality in Latin America

Carneiro, Rafael Dix; Kovak, Brian K. - 2023

We survey the recent literature studying the effects of globalization on inequality in Latin America. Our focus is on … dimensions of inequality, and developing new methodologies to capture the many facets of globalization's relationship to … that focus on distinct aspects of globalization's relationship to inequality. …

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Strategy for financial inclusion of informal economy workers

Sharma, Seema; Bose, Arnab; Shekhar, Himanshu; … - 2019

Access to finance and financial inclusion has been identified as a key enabler in the modern society. It provides for basic economic security of the family and is instrumental in preventing families from falling back into poverty. The jan-dhan account in India has been a key milestone in this...

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Trade and informality in the presence of labor market frictions and regulations

Carneiro, Rafael Dix; Goldberg, Pinelopi K.; Meghir, Costas - 2021

We build an equilibrium model of a small open economy with labor market frictions and imperfectly enforced regulations. Heterogeneous firms sort into the formal or informal sector. We estimate the model using data from Brazil, and use counterfactual simulations to understand how trade affects...

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Beyond the "race to the bottom" : Africa on the global chessboard and the call for renewed pan-African agency

Mehari Taddele Maru - 2023

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India's GVC integration : an analysis of upgrading efforts and facilitation of lead firms

Ray, Saon; Miglani, Smita - 2020

India presents an unique example of manufacturing capability in most sectors, but low integration into GVCs. This paper examines the reasons for India's low integration into GVCs, especially in the manufacturing sector. It argues that one of the reasons for India's low integration into GVCs is...

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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 exclusion and the erosion of citizenship responsibilities

Ronconi, Lucas; Zarazaga, Rodrigo - 2015

This paper shows that workers who do not receive legally mandated benefits due to employer noncompliance have a negative view not only of their employers, as has been documented, but also of the State. Those workers believe that the State did not protect their rights, and hence they feel fewer...

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Chasing informality : evidence from increasing enforcement in large firms in Peru

Bosch, Mariano; González, Stephanie; Silva- Porto, … - 2021

Evasion of labor market regulations in middle income countries is systemic. This is generally known as informality. In Latin America, where less than 50% of workers are registered with social security, this is a permanent phenomenon and encompasses a variety of economic realities ranging from...

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Two sides of the same coin or two different coins? : exploring the duality of corruption in Latin America

Hugo, Ella; Savage, David; Schneider, Friedrich; … - 2021

The ambiguous phenomenon of corruption has long been the cause of great theoretical debate in economics. By using Structural Equation Modelling, with the two types of corruption as a latent variable, this paper employs causal and indicative variables specific to the Latin American region to test...

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Import competition in the manufacturing sector in Peru : its impact on informality and wages

Pierola, Martha Denisse; Sanchez-Navarro, Dennis - 2019

This paper studies the impact of import competition from China on informality and wages in the Peruvian manufacturing sector in 20012010. Using data from the Peruvian Household Survey, we use a two-step procedure to evaluate the impact of the surge in imports from China on the likelihood of...

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