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The Economic Effects of Employment Protection: Evidence from International Industry-Level Data

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The Economic Effects of Employment Protection: Evidence from International Industry-Level Data

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2433
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 26 Nov 2006
Alejandro Micco and Carmen Pages
University of Chile and Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
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employment protection legislation, employment reallocation, gross job flows, employment, firm entry and exit

The Economic Effects of Employment Protection: Evidence from International Industry-Level Data

IDB Working Paper No. 495
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 25 Apr 2011
Carmen Pages and Alejandro Micco
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) and University of Chile
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Patterns of Crime Victimization in Latin America

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Patterns of Crime Victimization in Latin America

Inter-American Development Bank Working Paper No. 408
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 08 Nov 1999
Alejandro Gaviria Uribe and Carmen Pages
Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics and Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
Downloads 467 (75,094)
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Patterns of Crime Victimization in Latin America

IDB Working Paper No. 339
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 21 Apr 2011
Alejandro Gaviria Uribe and Carmen Pages
Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics and Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
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Financial Turmoil and Choice of Exchange Rate Regime

IDB Working Paper No. 331
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 21 Apr 2011
Ricardo Hausmann, Michael Gavin, Carmen Pages and Ernesto Stein
Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), affiliation not provided to SSRN, Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
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Investment Climate and Employment Growth: The Impact of Access to Finance, Corruption and Regulations Across Firms

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3138
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 26 Nov 2007
Reyes Aterido, Mary Hallward-Driemeier and Carmen Pages
World Bank, World Bank - Research Department and Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
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employment growth, investment climate, corruption, regulatory framework, finance

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Are All Labor Regulations Equal? Assessing the Effects of Job Security, Labor Dispute, and Contract Labor Laws in India

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4259
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Ahmad Ahsan and Carmen Pages
World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
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Labor Markets, Labor Standards, Labor Management and Relations, Public Sector Regulation, Legal Products

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Human Capital Policies: What They Can Do and Cannot Do for Productivity and Poverty Reduction in Latin America

IADB Research Department Working Paper No. 468
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 09 May 2002
Carmen Pages and Suzanne Duryea
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
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Social Security Coverage and the Labor Market in Developing Countries

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Social Security Coverage and the Labor Market in Developing Countries

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2979
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 01 Sep 2007
Paula Auerbach, Maria Eugenia Genoni and Carmen Pages
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Duke University and Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
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informality, old-age pension, social security, self-employment, Latin America

Social Security Coverage and the Labor Market in Developing Countries

IDB Working Paper No. 447
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 25 Apr 2011
Paula Auerbach, María Eugenia Genoni and Carmen Pages
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), affiliation not provided to SSRN and Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
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Job Security and the Age-Composition of Employment: Evidence from Chile

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Job Security and the Age-Composition of Employment: Evidence from Chile

Office of the Chief Economist, InterAmerican Development Bank (OCE) Working Paper No. 398
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 22 Nov 1999
Carmen Pages and Claudio E. Montenegro
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) and World Bank Group
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Job Security and the Age Composition of Employment: Evidence from Chile

IDB Working Paper No. 329
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 21 Apr 2011
Carmen Pages and Claudio E. Montenegro
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) and World Bank Group
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Minimum Wages in Kenya

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3390
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 03 Nov 2008
Mabel Andalon and Carmen Pages
University of Melbourne and Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
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Kenya, employment, minimum wages, wage

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The Economic Effects of Employment Protection Legislation: Evidence from International Industry-Level Data

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 17 Nov 2006
Alejandro Micco and Carmen Pages
University of Chile and Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
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Employment Protection Legislation, Employment Reallocation, Gross Job Flows, Employment, and Firm Entry and Exit

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Trade and Employment: Evidence from Latin America and the Caribbean

IDB Working Paper No. 302
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 20 Apr 2011
Carmen Pages and Gustavo A. Marquez
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
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No Education, No Good Jobs? Evidence on the Relationship between Education and Labor Market Segmentation

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No Education, No Good Jobs? Evidence on the Relationship between Education and Labor Market Segmentation

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3187
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 03 Dec 2007
Carmen Pages and Marco Stampini
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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labor mobility, segmentation, barriers to entry, skills, informality, Latin America, transition economies

No Education, No Good Jobs? Evidence on the Relationship between Education and Labor Market Segmentation

IDB Working Paper No. 528
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 25 Apr 2011
Carmen Pages and Marco Stampini
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Labor Market Adjustment in Chile

Economia, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 28 Feb 2005
Carmen Pages, Alejandro Micco and Kevin Cowan
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), University of Chile and Adolfo Ibanez University
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The Cost of Job Security Regulation: Evidence from Latin American Labor Markets

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The Cost of Job Security Regulation: Evidence from Latin American Labor Markets

NBER Working Paper No. w7773
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 19 Jul 2000 Last Revised: 29 Mar 2021
James J. Heckman and Carmen Pages
University of Chicago - Department of Economics and Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
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The Cost of Job Security Regulation: Evidence from Latin American Labor Markets

IDB Working Paper No. 361
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 21 Apr 2011
Carmen Pages and James J. Heckman
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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Social Insurance, Informality and Labor Markets: How to Protect Workers While Creating Good Jobs

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7879
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 18 Jan 2014
Carmen Pages, Jamele Rigolini and David A. Robalino
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), New York University (NYU) - Department of Economics and World Bank
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social insurance, pensions, informality, pay-roll taxes, redistribution, labor markets

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Human Capital Policies: What They Can and Cannot Do for Productivity and Poverty Reduction in Latin America

IDB Working Paper No. 392
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 21 Apr 2011
Suzanne Duryea and Carmen Pages
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
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Part-Time Work, Gender and Job Satisfaction: Evidence from a Developing Country

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Part-Time Work, Gender and Job Satisfaction: Evidence from a Developing Country

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3994
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 02 Mar 2009
Florencia López Bóo, Lucia Madrigal and Carmen Pages
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
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job satisfaction, gender, part-time work, job flexibility

Part-Time Work, Gender and Job Satisfaction: Evidence from a Developing Country

IDB Working Paper No. 555
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 25 Apr 2011
Florencia López Bóo, Lucia Madrigal and Carmen Pages
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
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Employment Protection and Gross Job Flows: A Differences-in-Differences Approach

IDB Working Paper No. 421
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 25 Apr 2011
Alejandro Micco and Carmen Pages
University of Chile and Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
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Who Benefits from Labor Market Regulations? Chile 1960-1998

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Who Benefits from Labor Market Regulations? Chile 1960-1998

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Claudio E. Montenegro and Carmen Pages
World Bank Group and Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
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Who Benefits from Labor Market Regulations? Chile 1960-1998

NBER Working Paper No. w9850
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 23 Jul 2003 Last Revised: 02 Jun 2021
Claudio E. Montenegro and Carmen Pages
World Bank Group and Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
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Who Benefits from Labor Market Regulations? Chile 1960-1998

IDB Working Paper No. 415
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 25 Apr 2011
Claudio E. Montenegro and Carmen Pages
World Bank Group and Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
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Financial Dependence, Formal Credit, and Informal Jobs: New Evidence from Brazilian Household Data

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4609
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 08 Dec 2009
Luis Catão, Carmen Pages and Maria R. Rosales
International Monetary Fund (IMF), Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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credit markets, financial dependence, informality, Brazil

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A Diagnosis of Chilean Unemployment

Series Estudios Economicos y Sociales Research Paper No. RE1-04-012
Number of pages: 76 Posted: 28 Feb 2005
Alejandro Micco, Carmen Pages and Kevin Cowan
University of Chile, Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) and Adolfo Ibanez University
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Are All Labor Regulations Equal? Evidence from Indian Manufacturing

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3394
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 03 Nov 2008
Ahmad Ahsan and Carmen Pages
World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
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employment protection, labor dispute resolution, contract labor, employment, India

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Law and Employment: Lessons from Latin America and the Caribbean

NBER Working Paper No. w10129
Number of pages: 138 Posted: 05 Dec 2003 Last Revised: 07 Mar 2021
James J. Heckman and Carmen Pages
University of Chicago - Department of Economics and Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
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Do Employment Subsidies Work? Evidence from Regionally Targeted Subsidies in Turkey

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3508
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 09 Jun 2008
Gordon Betcherman, N. Meltem Daysal and Carmen Pages
World Bank, Tilburg University and Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
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employment subsidies, deadweight loss, formalization, social security contributions

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Investment Climate and Employment Growth: The Impact of Access to Finance, Corruption and Regulations Across Firms

IDB Working Paper No. 527
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 25 Apr 2011
Reyes Aterido, Mary Hallward-Driemeier and Carmen Pages
World Bank, World Bank - Research Department and Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
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Is Informality a Good Measure of Job Quality? Evidence from Job Satisfaction Data

IDB Working Paper No. 551
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 25 Apr 2011
Carmen Pages and Lucia Madrigal
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
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Does Expanding Health Insurance Beyond Formal-Sector Workers Encourage Informality? Measuring the Impact of Mexico's Seguro Popular

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5996
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 25 Sep 2011
Reyes Aterido, Mary Hallward-Driemeier and Carmen Pages
World Bank, World Bank - Research Department and Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
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informality, Seguro Popular, Mexico, non-contributory social programs, social assistance

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Latin American Labor Markets in the 1990s: Deciphering the Decade

IDB Working Paper No. 408
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 25 Apr 2011
Suzanne Duryea, Olga Lucia Jaramillo and Carmen Pages
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), affiliation not provided to SSRN and Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
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Financial Dependence, Formal Credit and Informal Jobs

IDB Working Paper No. 33
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 21 Apr 2011
Luis A. V. Catão, Carmen Pages and Maria R. Rosales
Inter American Development Bank, Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Ties that Bind: Employment Protection and Labor Market Outcomes in Latin America

IDB Working Paper No. 309
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 20 Apr 2011
Carmen Pages and Gustavo A. Marquez
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
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The Value of Social Security: Are Formal Jobs Better?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9866
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 25 Apr 2016
Lucia Madrigal, Carmen Pages and Agustina Suaya
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
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job satisfaction, informality, social insurance, Latin America

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Effects of Tariffs and Real Exchange Rates on Job Reallocation: Evidence from Latin America

Journal of Policy Reform,7(4): 201-218, 2004
Posted: 07 Feb 2016
John Haltiwanger, Adriana D. Kugler, Maurice Kugler, Alejandro Micco and Carmen Pages
University of Maryland - Department of Economics, McCourt School of Public Policy, United Nations Development Programme, University of Chile and Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)

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Tariff reduction, Currency appreciation, Trade exposure, Intra-industry reallocation

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Productivity and Resource Misallocation in Latin America

IDB Working Paper No. IDB-WP-306
Posted: 09 Jun 2012
Matias Busso, Lucia Madrigal and Carmen Pages
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)

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