Trade liberalization and labor reform in Latin America and the Caribbean in the 1990s (English)

This note synthesizes the findings of research on trade and labor in the region, including World Bank studies on: (i) trade and job quality, (ii) informality, and (iii) labor policies in the region. First, the evidence on the relationship between trade liberalization, macro-restructuring and labor market outcomes during the 1990s is reviewed. Second, labor market rigidities will be analyzed and the extent to which reform efforts facilitated formal...

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Gill,Indermit S.;

Maloney,William F.;

Sanchez-Paramo, Carolina;
Document Date
2002/05/31
Document Type
Brief
Report Number
24498
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Latin America, Caribbean,
Region
Latin America and Caribbean,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Doc Name
Trade liberalization and labor reform in Latin America and the Caribbean in the 1990s
Keywords
severance pay

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Gill,Indermit S.; Maloney,William F.; Sanchez-Paramo, Carolina.

Trade liberalization and labor reform in Latin America and the Caribbean in the 1990s (English). En breve ; no. 1 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/228441468769536390

Trade liberalization and labor reform in Latin America and the Caribbean in the 1990s (English)

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