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Labor Markets in Latin America: A Supply-Side Story

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Suzanne Duryea
Miguel Székely

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This paper shows that the factors affecting labor supply have been key determinants of the changes in employment, unemployment, and income differentials in Latin America in the 1990s. The two main forces driving labor supply in the region have been demographics and education.

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Paper provided by Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department in its series RES Working Papers with number 4120.

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  1. Juan Luis Londoño & Miguel Székely, 1997. "Persistent Poverty and Excess Inequality: Latin America, 1970-1995," RES Working Papers 4090, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department. [Downloadable!]
  2. Birdsall, Nancy, 1988. "Economic approaches to population growth," Handbook of Development Economics, in: Hollis Chenery† & T.N. Srinivasan (ed.), Handbook of Development Economics, edition 1, volume 1, chapter 12, pages 477-542 Elsevier. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  4. Atkinson, A B, 1971. "The Distribution of Wealth and the Individual Life-cycle," Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press, vol. 23(2), pages 239-54, July. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  5. Carmen Pagés-Serra & Gustavo Márquez, 1998. "Ties That Bind: Employment Protection and Labor Market Outcomes in Latin America," RES Working Papers 4118, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department. [Downloadable!]
  6. Barro, Robert J & Lee, Jong Wha, 1996. "International Measures of Schooling Years and Schooling Quality," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 86(2), pages 218-23, May. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  7. Edwards, Sebastian, 1996. "Why are Latin America's savings rates so low? An international comparative analysis," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 51(1), pages 5-44, October. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  8. Killingsworth, Mark R. & Heckman, James J., 1987. "Female labor supply: A survey," Handbook of Labor Economics, in: O. Ashenfelter & R. Layard (ed.), Handbook of Labor Economics, edition 1, volume 1, chapter 2, pages 103-204 Elsevier. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  9. Hurd, Michael D., 1993. "The economics of individual aging," Handbook of Population and Family Economics, in: M. R. Rosenzweig & Stark, O. (ed.), Handbook of Population and Family Economics, edition 1, volume 1, chapter 16, pages 891-966 Elsevier. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  10. Suzanne Duryea, 1998. "Children's Advancement Through School in Brazil: The Role of Transitory Shocks to Household Income," RES Working Papers 4124, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department. [Downloadable!]
  11. Dahan, Momi & Tsiddon, Daniel, 1998. " Demographic Transition, Income Distribution, and Economic Growth," Journal of Economic Growth, Springer, vol. 3(1), pages 29-52, March. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  12. Juhn, Chinhui & Murphy, Kevin M & Pierce, Brooks, 1993. "Wage Inequality and the Rise in Returns to Skill," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 101(3), pages 410-42, June. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  1. Naoko Shinkai, 2000. "¿De qué manera la seguridad social y el ingreso repercuten en los arreglos de vida de los ancianos? Elementos de juicio de las reformas de México y Uruguay," RES Working Papers 4232, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department. [Downloadable!]
  2. Eduardo Lora & Gustavo Márquez, 1998. "El problema del empleo en América Latina: percepciones y un extracto de los hechos," RES Working Papers 4115, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department. [Downloadable!]
  3. Eduardo Lora & Gustavo Márquez, 1998. "The Employment Problem in Latin America: Perceptions and Stylized Facts," RES Working Papers 4114, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department. [Downloadable!]
  4. Fernando Filgueira & Alvaro Fuentes & Carlos Filgueira, 2001. "Critical Choices at a Critical Age: Youth Emancipation Paths and School Attainment in Latin America," RES Working Papers 3129, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department. [Downloadable!]
  5. Morley, Samuel A., 2001. "Distribution and growth in Latin America in an era of structural reform," TMD discussion papers 66, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). [Downloadable!]
  6. Ricardo Hausmann & Miguel Székely, 1999. "La desigualdad en América Latina y el Caribe," RES Working Papers 4159, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department. [Downloadable!]
  7. Nancy Birdsall & Jere R. Behrman & Miguel Székely, 1998. "Intergenerational Schooling Mobility and Macro Conditions and Schooling Policies in Latin America," RES Working Papers 4144, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department. [Downloadable!]
  8. Jere R. Behrman & Suzanne Duryea & Miguel Székely, 1999. "El envejecimiento y las oportunidades económicas: las principales regiones del mundo al final del siglo," RES Working Papers 4181, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department. [Downloadable!]
  9. Suzanne Duryea & Jere R. Behrman & Miguel Székely, 1999. "Schooling Investments and Macroeconomic Conditions: A Micro-Macro Investigation for Latin America and the Caribbean," RES Working Papers 4184, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department. [Downloadable!]
  10. Nancy Birdsall & Jere R. Behrman & Miguel Székely, 1998. "Movilidad de la enseñanza intergeneracional y condiciones macro y políticas de enseñanza en América Latina," RES Working Papers 4145, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department. [Downloadable!]
  11. Ricardo Hausmann & Miguel Székely, 1999. "Inequality and the Family in Latin America," RES Working Papers 4158, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department. [Downloadable!]
  12. Jere R. Behrman & Suzanne Duryea & Miguel Székely, 1999. "Aging and Economic Opportunities: Major World Regions around the Turn of the Century," RES Working Papers 4180, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department. [Downloadable!]
  13. Naoko Shinkai, 2000. "How Do Social Security and Income Affect the Living Arrangements of the Elderly? Evidence from Reforms in Mexico and Uruguay," RES Working Papers 4231, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department. [Downloadable!]
  14. Alejandro Gaviria & Momi Dahan, 1999. "Correlaciones entre hermanos y movilidad social en América Latina," RES Working Papers 4163, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department. [Downloadable!]
  15. Suzanne Duryea & Jere R. Behrman & Miguel Székely, 1999. "Inversiones en enseñanza y condiciones macroeconómicas: investigación micro-macro de América Latina y el Caribe," RES Working Papers 4185, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department. [Downloadable!]
  16. Jaime Saavedra-Chanduví & Martin Valdivia, 2000. "Household and Individual Decision-Making Over the Life Cycle: A First Look at Evidence from Peruvian Cohorts," RES Working Papers 3122, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department. [Downloadable!]
  17. Alejandro Gaviria & Momi Dahan, 1999. "Sibling Correlations and Social Mobility in Latin America," RES Working Papers 4162, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department. [Downloadable!]
  18. Lorena Alcazar & Silvio Rendon & Erik Wachtenheim, 2002. "Working and Studying in Rural Latin America: Critical Decisions of Adolescence," RES Working Papers 3162, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department. [Downloadable!]
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