Analysis of labour informality is very relevant in Latin America. More than half of all workers in the region are employed in informal activities, mainly as own account workers or wage earners in small enterprises. A similar percentage of people work in jobs not registered in the social security...

Latin America experienced a long period of sustained growth since 2003 that positively impacted social and labor market indicators, including poverty. This paper contributes to the understanding of this process as it carries out a comparative study of poverty and indigence dynamics in five Latin...