Aspects of recent developments in the latin american and caribbean labour markets

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ID11650653
AuthorsJürgen Weller (0000-0002-0991-8614, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume2014
Issue114
Pages7-28
Publication date2014-12-31
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCEPAL review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0251-2920 • E-ISSN: 1684-0348
PublisherUnited Nations Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.18356/10273097-en
OpenAlexW1954747797
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited7

This article presents three stylized facts that characterized the evolution of labour markets in Latin America and the Caribbean in the period 2003-2012 and represented breaks from previous trends. It is argued that these changes have to do with the economic and production context and the political and institutional framework. We show how the magnitude and patterns of economic growth impact on the nature of job creation, especially on shifts within and between economic sectors and the various segments of different productivity levels. We emphasize how changes in labour institutions have contributed to the evolution of labour indicators and, lastly, look at recent advances and persistent weaknesses in labour performance, as well as a number of risks to the continuity of recent favourable labour trends

Caribbean region · Context (archaeology · Development economics · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Economy · Geography · Latin Americans · Macroeconomics · Political science · Politics · Portuguese · Productivity · Stylized fact · Economic Theory and Policy · Employment and Welfare Studies · Employment, Labor, and Gender Studies

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