Employment and labor regulation: evidence from manufacturing firms in Bolivia, 1988-2007

This paper analyzes the effects of labor regulation on employment for Bolivian registered manufacturing firms during 1988 to 2007. By estimating job flows we find that firms with high temporary worker rates (as a proxy of lower labor regulation costs) are those with both higher job reallocation rate...

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Autores principales:	Muriel H., Beatriz, Machicado, Carlos Gustavo
Formato:	Articulo Documento de trabajo
Lenguaje:	Inglés
Publicado:	2014
Materias:	Ciencias Económicas JEL: D24, J01, J23, K31 Bolivia empleo job flows labor demand labor regulation translog function unbalanced panel
Acceso en línea:	http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/49168 http://cedlas.econo.unlp.edu.ar/download.php?file=archivos_upload/doc_cedlas157.pdf
Aporte de:	SEDICI (UNLP) de Universidad Nacional de La Plata

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spellingShingle	Ciencias Económicas JEL: D24, J01, J23, K31 Bolivia empleo job flows labor demand labor regulation translog function unbalanced panel Muriel H., Beatriz Machicado, Carlos Gustavo Employment and labor regulation: evidence from manufacturing firms in Bolivia, 1988-2007
topic_facet	Ciencias Económicas JEL: D24, J01, J23, K31 Bolivia empleo job flows labor demand labor regulation translog function unbalanced panel
description	This paper analyzes the effects of labor regulation on employment for Bolivian registered manufacturing firms during 1988 to 2007. By estimating job flows we find that firms with high temporary worker rates (as a proxy of lower labor regulation costs) are those with both higher job reallocation rates and higher net employment growth, and only they contributed to employment growth during the country economic downturn, 1998-1999. In addition, by estimating demand functions we find that labor regulation changes (measured through the compulsory basic salary and the major labor costs derived from the new pension law) entailed costs in terms of permanent employment losses.
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title	Employment and labor regulation: evidence from manufacturing firms in Bolivia, 1988-2007
title_short	Employment and labor regulation: evidence from manufacturing firms in Bolivia, 1988-2007
title_full	Employment and labor regulation: evidence from manufacturing firms in Bolivia, 1988-2007
title_fullStr	Employment and labor regulation: evidence from manufacturing firms in Bolivia, 1988-2007
title_full_unstemmed	Employment and labor regulation: evidence from manufacturing firms in Bolivia, 1988-2007
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Employment and labor regulation: evidence from manufacturing firms in Bolivia, 1988-2007

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