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Ties That Bind: Employment Protection and Labor Market Outcomes in Latin America

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  • Márquez, Gustavo
  • Pagés, Carmen

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This paper reviews the regulations governing hiring, firing, overtime work, social security contributions, minimum wages, and collective bargaining in the region, examining their impact on labor market outcomes.

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  • Márquez, Gustavo & Pagés, Carmen, 1998. "Ties That Bind: Employment Protection and Labor Market Outcomes in Latin America," IDB Publications (Working Papers) 1091, Inter-American Development Bank.
    • Handle: RePEc:idb:brikps:1091
    DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0010720
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