Browsing by Subject "Working conditions"

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    • More but not better jobs in Chile? The fundamental importance of open-ended contracts 
      Ruiz-Tagle Venero, Jaime; Sehnbruch, Kirsten (Wiley-Blackwell, 2015)
      Chilean governments since 1990 have relied on economic growth to generate employment, higher wages and better conditions of employment. But the results of this policy have been mixed: quantitative improvements in ...
    • A multidimensional employment quality index for Brazil, 2002–11 
      Huneeus Lagos, Federico; Landerretche Moreno, Óscar; Puentes Encina, Esteban; Selman, Javiera (Wiley-Blackwell, 2015)
      In countries where informal, insecure jobs are widespread, traditional labour market indicators – such as the unemployment rate, labour force participation rate and wages – are not necessarily the most meaningful. The ...
    • Quality of employment in Latin America: Theory and evidence 
      Ramos Quiñones, Joseph; Sehnbruch, Kirsten; Weller, Juergen (Wiley-Blackwell, 2015)
      Historically, the development literature concerned with Latin American labour markets has focused on job numbers and productivity. But given the persistence of large shares of informal and now otherwise precarious ...