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The Employment Problem in Latin America: Perceptions and Stylized Facts

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  • Eduardo Lora

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  • Gustavo Márquez

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This article, which serves as an introduction to a group of studies prepared by the IDB Office of the Chief Economist, presents the perceptions of Latin American citizens and employers concerning the employment problem. It compares them to the conditions in the labor markets of the region.

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  • Eduardo Lora & Gustavo Márquez, 1998. "The Employment Problem in Latin America: Perceptions and Stylized Facts," Research Department Publications 4114, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department.
    • Handle: RePEc:idb:wpaper:4114
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    1. Eduardo Lora & Mauricio Olivera, 1998. "Políticas macro y problemas del empleo en América Latina," Research Department Publications 4117, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department.
    2. Eduardo Lora & Gustavo Márquez, 1998. "El problema del empleo en América Latina: percepciones y un extracto de los hechos," Research Department Publications 4115, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department.
    3. Suzanne Duryea & Miguel Székely, 1998. "Labor Markets in Latin America: A Supply-Side Story," Research Department Publications 4120, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department.
    4. Suzanne Duryea & Miguel Székely, 1998. "Labor Markets in Latin America: A Supply-Side Story," Research Department Publications 4120, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department.
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    1. Gustavo Márquez, 2000. "Mercados laborales y apoyo del ingreso: ¿Qué hemos aprendido de las crisis?," Research Department Publications 4220, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department.
    2. 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," Research Department Publications 4232, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department.
    3. Nelson Manolo Chávez Muñoz, 2010. "Renta per cápita como medida de desarrollo económico en Latinoamérica," Revista Equidad y Desarrollo, Universidad de la Salle, September.
    4. Eduardo Lora & Mauricio Olivera, 1998. "Macro Policy and Employment Problems in Latin America," Research Department Publications 4116, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department.
    5. Bouillon, César P., 2011. "Inequality and Mexico's Labor Market after Trade Reform," IDB Publications (Working Papers) 3782, Inter-American Development Bank.
    6. Gustavo Márquez, 2000. "Labor Markets and Income Support: What Did We Learn from the Crises?," Research Department Publications 4219, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department.
    7. repec:ilo:ilowps:366708 is not listed on IDEAS
    8. Agenor, Pierre-Richard, 2002. "Macroeconomic adjustment and the poor : analytical issues and cross-country evidence," Policy Research Working Paper Series 2788, The World Bank.
    9. Jacqueline Mazza, 2000. "Seguro de desempleo: estudios de casos individuales y enseñanzas para América Latina y el Caribe," Research Department Publications 4193, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department.
    10. Jesús Otero & Luis Fernando Gamboa & Andrés García-Suaza, 2011. "An analysis of the relationship between wages in the public and private sector in colombia: a panel data approach," Documentos de Trabajo 008738, Universidad del Rosario.
    11. Jacqueline Mazza, 2000. "Unemployment Insurance: Case Studies and Lessons for Latin America and the Caribbean," Research Department Publications 4192, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department.
    12. Ana Maria Iregui & Jesus Otero, 2003. "On the dynamics of unemployment in a developing economy: Colombia," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 10(14), pages 895-898.
    13. Bouillon, César P., 2011. "Returns to Education, Sector Premiums, and Male Wage Inequality in Mexico," IDB Publications (Working Papers) 3793, Inter-American Development Bank.
    14. Naoko Shinkai, 2000. "How Do Social Security and Income Affect the Living Arrangements of the Elderly? Evidence from Reforms in Mexico and Uruguay," Research Department Publications 4231, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department.
    15. César P. Bouillon, 2000. "Returns to Education, Sector Premiums, and Male Wage Inequality in Mexico," IDB Publications (Working Papers) 51038, Inter-American Development Bank.
    16. 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).
    17. Mazza, Jacqueline, 2011. "Unemployment Insurance: Case Studies and Lessons for Latin America and the Caribbean," IDB Publications (Working Papers) 1311, Inter-American Development Bank.
    18. César P. Bouillon, 2000. "Inequality and Mexico's Labor Market after Trade Reform," IDB Publications (Working Papers) 53718, Inter-American Development Bank.

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