This paper analyzes the effects of labor regulation on employment for Bolivian registered manufacturing firms during 1988 to 2007. By estimating job flows we find that firms with high temporary worker rates (as a proxy of lower labor regulation costs) are those with both higher job reallocation...

This paper analyzes Bolivian exports focusing on their jobs results. We find that: i) employment created by exports is mainly explained by "untraditional goods" exports, given that they are labor intensive; ii) the high rate of exports growth during 1999-2010 generated more jobs, however, with...