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The Labor Market Story Behind Latin America's Transformation.

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Format:
Book
Government document
Contributor:
World Bank, contributor.
Series:
Latin America and the Caribbean Semiannual Report
World Bank e-Library.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Education Quality.
Female Labor Participation.
Inequality.
Labor Markets.
Latin America and the Caribbean.
Sectoral Transformation.
Skill Premium.
Wage Rigidity.
Caribbean Area--Economic conditions--1945-.
Caribbean Area.
Latin America--Economic conditions--1982-.
Latin America.
Local Subjects:
Education Quality.
Female Labor Participation.
Inequality.
Labor Markets.
Latin America and the Caribbean.
Sectoral Transformation.
Skill Premium.
Wage Rigidity.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (66 pages)
Other Title:
Latin America and the Caribbean Semiannual Report
Place of Publication:
Washington, D.C., The World Bank, 2012.
System Details:
data file
Summary:
This semiannual report - a product of the Office of the Chief Economist for the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) Region of the World Bank - examines in detail the most significant changes experienced by labor markets in LAC countries between the 1990s and the 2000s, and provides an overview of the economic outlook for the LAC region in the coming months. Chapter 1 starts by briefly analyzing the sources of external risks for LAC and describes the economic prospects for the region. Chapter 2 studies how the recent decade of high growth, increased macroeconomic stability and great improvements in the social agenda was accompanied by a rapid transformation of labor markets in LAC. In particular, it documents the forces behind the sharp decline in wage inequality and studies the consequences of disinflation for labor market adjustments.
Notes:
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
0-8213-9773-7
Publisher Number:
10.1596/978-0-8213-9773-2

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