More Work to Do? : Taking Stock of Latin American Labor Markets /

We analyze the performance of labor markets in Latin America since the late 1990s. Strong GDP growth during the commodity boom period led to important gains in employment and a fall in the unemployment rate as labor demand outpaced an increasing labor supply. We emphasize the role of informality in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: David, Antonio
Other Authors: Lambert, Frederic, Toscani, Frederik
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2019.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2019/055
Online Access:Full text available on IMF