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Labor Markets and the Crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean (A Preliminary Review for Selected Countries)

dc.contributor.author Freije-Rodríguez, Samuel
dc.contributor.author Murrugarra, Edmundo
dc.date.accessioned 2012-08-13T13:46:02Z
dc.date.available 2012-08-13T13:46:02Z
dc.date.issued 2009-06
dc.description.abstract Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are experiencing the impact of the international financial crisis on labor markets across different dimensions, such as employment, wages and the quality of labor market arrangements. This note reviews a selected group of countries to assess the speed and severity of labor market impacts. It identifies patterns in the changing labor market conditions, such as specific sectors or types of workers being affected. It also describes countries' preparedness and capacity to respond to the crisis and the specific policy responses being implemented. The review finds a large variation in impacts and responses in the context of increases in unemployment rates that range from 0.4 to 2.1 percentage points. The impacts of the crisis are evolving rapidly but seem to have a more noticeable negative effect among salaried workers in Brazil and Chile whereas in Colombia non-salaried workers have been affected the most. Mexico shows both types of workers as being seriously hit by the recession. en
dc.identifier http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/06/11953773/labor-markets-crisis-latin-america-caribbean-preliminary-review-selected-countries
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10979
dc.language English
dc.publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries Latin America and the Caribbean Region (LCR) Crisis Briefs
dc.rights CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder World Bank
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject ACCOUNTING
dc.subject ACTIVE LABOR
dc.subject AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subject COMMERCE
dc.subject DISMISSAL
dc.subject DRIVERS
dc.subject ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN
dc.subject EMPLOYABILITY
dc.subject EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject EMPLOYMENT CREATION
dc.subject EMPLOYMENT GENERATION
dc.subject EMPLOYMENT GROWTH
dc.subject EMPLOYMENT GROWTH RATE
dc.subject EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
dc.subject EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS
dc.subject EMPLOYMENT REDUCTION
dc.subject EMPLOYMENT SUBSIDIES
dc.subject EMPLOYMENT SUBSIDY
dc.subject EXPENDITURE
dc.subject HEALTH INSURANCE
dc.subject HOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subject INFLATION
dc.subject INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject INFORMAL LABOR MARKET
dc.subject INFORMAL SECTOR
dc.subject INFORMAL SECTOR WORKERS
dc.subject JOB DESTRUCTION
dc.subject JOB LOSSES
dc.subject JOBS
dc.subject LABOR CONTRACTS
dc.subject LABOR COST
dc.subject LABOR DEMAND
dc.subject LABOR FORCE
dc.subject LABOR MARKET
dc.subject LABOR MARKET ARRANGEMENTS
dc.subject LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS
dc.subject LABOR MARKET INDICATORS
dc.subject LABOR MARKET INTERVENTIONS
dc.subject LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
dc.subject LABOR MARKET PERFORMANCE
dc.subject LABOR MARKET POLICIES
dc.subject LABOR MARKET POLICY
dc.subject LABOR MARKETS
dc.subject LABOR OFFICE
dc.subject LABOR POLICIES
dc.subject LABOR STATISTICS
dc.subject MATERNITY BENEFITS
dc.subject MINIMUM WAGE
dc.subject MINIMUM WAGES
dc.subject NET EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject NET JOB CREATION
dc.subject NET JOB LOSSES
dc.subject NOMINAL WAGES
dc.subject NUMBER OF WORKERS
dc.subject OCCUPATIONS
dc.subject OPEN UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject PASSIVE LABOR
dc.subject PASSIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS
dc.subject PAYROLL TAX
dc.subject POLICY DIALOGUE
dc.subject POLICY MAKERS
dc.subject POLICY RESPONSE
dc.subject PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS
dc.subject PRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subject PRIVATE SECTOR WORKERS
dc.subject PRIVATE SECTORS
dc.subject PRIVATE SERVICES
dc.subject PUBLIC POLICY
dc.subject PUBLIC WORKS
dc.subject PURCHASING
dc.subject PURCHASING POWER
dc.subject RATES OF GROWTH
dc.subject REAL INCOME
dc.subject REAL WAGES
dc.subject RESPECT
dc.subject RETAIL
dc.subject RETIREMENT
dc.subject RISING UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject SALARIED EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject SALARIED WORKERS
dc.subject SECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subject SERVICE SECTOR
dc.subject SMALL ENTERPRISES
dc.subject SOCIAL POLICY
dc.subject SOCIAL PROGRAMS
dc.subject SOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subject SOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subject SOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subject TECHNICAL TRAINING
dc.subject TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject TOTAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject TRAINING INSTITUTION
dc.subject TRANSPORTATION
dc.subject UNEMPLOYED
dc.subject UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS
dc.subject UNEMPLOYED WORKERS
dc.subject UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION
dc.subject UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES
dc.subject UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
dc.subject UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subject UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subject UNEMPLOYMENT SPELLS
dc.subject UNPAID WORKERS
dc.subject URBAN AREAS
dc.subject URBAN EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject VULNERABLE GROUPS
dc.subject WAGE INCREASES
dc.subject WAGE SUBSIDIES
dc.subject WAGE SUBSIDY
dc.subject WORKERS
dc.subject WORKING POPULATION
dc.subject YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.title Labor Markets and the Crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean (A Preliminary Review for Selected Countries) en
dspace.entity.type Publication
okr.crosscuttingsolutionarea Jobs
okr.doctype Publications & Research :: Brief
okr.doctype Publications & Research
okr.docurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/06/11953773/labor-markets-crisis-latin-america-caribbean-preliminary-review-selected-countries
okr.globalpractice Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpractice Social Protection and Labor
okr.globalpractice Finance and Markets
okr.globalpractice Health, Nutrition, and Population
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum 000333037_20100317010147
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum 11953773
okr.identifier.report 53543
okr.language.supported en
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okr.region.administrative Latin America & Caribbean
okr.topic Social Protections and Labor :: Labor Markets
okr.topic Social Protections and Labor :: Labor Policies
okr.topic Health, Nutrition and Population :: Population Policies
okr.topic Macroeconomics and Economic Growth :: Markets and Market Access
okr.topic Social Protections and Labor :: Labor Standards
okr.unit Poverty Sector (LCSPP)
okr.volume 1 of 1
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