This paper describes the reforms aimed at simplifying the administrative procedures for labor registration and the payment of social security contributions that were carried out in Argentina in 2005 and 2007. Analysis of the legislation, as well as a survey conducted among accountants, reveals...

This paper uses the information provided by the Household Sample Survey (1997-1998) to develop a model to explain the structure of wages by gender in Venezuela, taking into account variables such as sector of employment, age, education, among others, using the two-step method suggested by...

Este artículo pretende examinar -con base en las series trimestrales, 1984-2006, de lasencuestas de hogares del DANE para las siete principales áreas metropolitanas deColombia- el grado de evasión al salario mínimo legal (SML) en Colombia; se ocupatambién de las estrategias que han puesto en...

Este artículo pretende examinar -con base en las series trimestrales, 1984-2006, de las encuestas de hogares del DANE para las siete principales áreas metropolitanas de Colombia- el grado de evasión al salario mínimo legal (SML) en Colombia; se ocupa también de las estrategias que han puesto...

We analyze the existence and magnitude of downward nominal wage rigidities in the Mexican labor market. We use data from the administration records of the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS). These records form a firm level panel data, which allows to follow workers employed in the same...