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U.S. Free Trade Agreements and Enforcement of Labor Law in Latin America
Dewan, Sabina; Ronconi, Lucas - Inter-American Development Bank - 2014
during the last decade produced higher enforcement of labor regulations. The paper computes before-after estimates of the … effect of FTAs on labor inspections and exploits variation across countries using non-signers as a comparison group. The … of labor inspectors and a 60 percent increase in the number of inspections. The North American Free Trade Agreement …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011240352
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Labor Exclusion and the Erosion of Citizenship Responsibilities
Ronconi, Lucas; Zarazaga, Rodrigo - Inter-American Development Bank - 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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011240356
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What Difference Do Unions Make?: Their Impact on Productivity and Wages in Latin America
Murillo, Maria Victoria; Carmen Urízar H.; … - Inter-American Development Bank
The subject of labor unions in Latin America provokes a variety of diverse and strongly held views. While some see …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010772517
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Discrimination in Latin America: An Economic Perspective
Gandelman, Néstor; Gandelman, Eduardo; Castillo, Marco; … - Inter-American Development Bank
families to specific markets such as housing and labor. The techniques applied include traditional regression analysis … volume makes to the literature on discrimination, it also has the potential to contribute more broadly to labor economics …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010895493
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Discrimination in Latin America: An Economic Perspective
Ñopo, Hugo; Gandelman, Néstor; Gandelman, Eduardo; … - Inter-American Development Bank
families to specific markets such as housing and labor. The techniques applied include traditional regression analysis … volume makes to the literature on discrimination, it also has the potential to contribute more broadly to labor economics …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943595
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What Difference Do Unions Make?: Their Impact on Productivity and Wages in Latin America
Murillo, Maria Victoria; Carmen Urízar H.; … - Inter-American Development Bank
The subject of labor unions in Latin America provokes a variety of diverse and strongly held views. While some see …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943600
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U.S. Free Trade Agreements and Enforcement of Labor Law in Latin America
Dewan, Sabina; Ronconi, Lucas - 2014
during the last decade produced higher enforcement of labor regulations. The paper computes before-after estimates of the … effect of FTAs on labor inspections and exploits variation across countries using non-signers as a comparison group. The … of labor inspectors and a 60 percent increase in the number of inspections. The North American Free Trade Agreement …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011314173
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011314185
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Enforcement and the Effective Regulation of Labor
Ronconi, Lucas - 2015
This paper provides new measures of labor law enforcement across the world. The constructed dataset shows that … jure labor codes as predicted by legal origin theory, they enforce them less, suggesting a more nuanced version of legal … created economies characterized by monopolies and exploitation of workers, which ultimately led to stringent labor laws in an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011535727
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Enforcement and the effective regulation of labor
Ronconi, Lucas - 2015
This paper provides new measures of labor law enforcement across the world. The constructed dataset shows that … jure labor codes as predicted by legal origin theory, they enforce them less, suggesting a more nuanced version of legal … created economies characterized by monopolies and exploitation of workers, which ultimately led to stringent labor laws in an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011485063