This research estimates the impact of wages onlabor supply decision in Uruguay considering the extensive and intensive margins, with particular emphasis on female supply. We used the specifications and econometric techniques proposed in Blundel and MaCurdy (1999) and Pencavel (2002) toestimate...

Los salarios por hora percibidos en promedio por hombres y mujeres en el sector privado uruguayo mantienen significativas diferencias, aunque éstas han tendido a disminuir durante la década del '90 como resultado de los cambios en los niveles de capital humano y en las características de la...

We study the labour market dynamics of men and women in El Salvador and Nicaragua, focusing on the factors that help men and women move into an advantageous labour market state from an unfavourable state. We consider 'advantageous' states to be formal salaried employees and self-employed workers...