LEADER 04633nam 22007334a 450 001 9910821425503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-22357-3 010 $a9786611223571 010 $a0-226-32285-8 024 7 $a10.7208/9780226322858 035 $a(CKB)1000000000415406 035 $a(EBL)408352 035 $a(OCoLC)476228638 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000189772 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11173137 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000189772 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10166453 035 $a(PQKB)10918496 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000122528 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC408352 035 $a(DE-B1597)525004 035 $a(OCoLC)1135587051 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780226322858 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL408352 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10210025 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL122357 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000415406 100 $a20040315d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn#---|u||u 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aLaw and employment $elessons from Latin America and the Caribbean /$fedited by James Heckman and Carmen Pages 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aChicago $cUniversity of Chicago Press$dc2004 215 $a1 online resource (585 p.) 225 1 $aA National Bureau of Economic Research conference report 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-226-32282-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tAcknowledgments --$tIntroduction --$t1. Measuring the Impact of Minimum Wages: Evidence from Latin America --$t2. Labor Market Reforms and Their Impact over Formal Labor Demand and Job Market Turnover: The Case of Peru --$t3. The Effect of Job Security Regulations on Labor Market Flexibility: Evidence from the Colombian Labor Market Reform --$t4. Determinants of Labor Demand in Colombia 1976-1996 --$t5. The Impact of Regulations on Brazilian Labor Market Performance --$t6. The Effects of Labor Market Regulations on Employment Decisions by Firms: Empirical Evidence for Argentina --$t7. Who Benefits from Labor Market Regulations? Chile, 1960-1998 --$t8. Unions and Employment in Uruguay --$t9. Labor Market Policies and Employment Duration: The Effects of Labor Market Reform in Argentina --$t10. Labor Market Regulation and Employment in the Caribbean --$t11. Labor Demand in Latin America and the Caribbean: What Does It Tell Us? --$tContributors --$tAuthor Index --$tSubject Index 330 $aLaw and Employment analyzes the effects of regulation and deregulation on Latin American labor markets and presents empirically grounded studies of the costs of regulation. Numerous labor regulations that were introduced or reformed in Latin America in the past thirty years have had important economic consequences. Nobel Prize-winning economist James J. Heckman and Carmen Pagés document the behavior of firms attempting to stay in business and be competitive while facing the high costs of complying with these labor laws. They challenge the prevailing view that labor market regulations affect only the distribution of labor incomes and have little or no impact on efficiency or the performance of labor markets. Using new micro-evidence, this volume shows that labor regulations reduce labor market turnover rates and flexibility, promote inequality, and discriminate against marginal workers. Along with in-depth studies of Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Jamaica, and Trinidad, Law and Employment provides comparative analysis of Latin American economies against a range of European countries and the United States. The book breaks new ground by quantifying not only the cost of regulation in Latin America, the Caribbean, and in the OECD, but also the broader impact of this regulation. 410 0$aNational Bureau of Economic Research conference report. 606 $aLabor market$zLatin America 606 $aLabor market$zCaribbean Area 606 $aLabor laws and legislation$zLatin America 606 $aLabor laws and legislation$zCaribbean Area 615 0$aLabor market 615 0$aLabor market 615 0$aLabor laws and legislation 615 0$aLabor laws and legislation 676 $a331.1/098 701 $aHeckman$b James J$g(James Joseph)$01134986 701 $aPages$b Carmen$01147940 712 02$aNational Bureau of Economic Research. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910821425503321 996 $aLaw and employment$94002913 997 $aUNINA