How comparable are labor demand elasticities across countries?
By: Pablo Fajnzylber, William F. Maloney.
Contributors: Malloney, William F. 1959-; World Bank. Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Office. Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Unit.
Series: Policy research working paper ;; 2658; Policy research working papers (Online) ;; 2658.
Publisher: World Bank, Latin America and the Caribbean Region, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Sector Unit
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Labor demand -- Colombia.; Labor market -- Colombia.; Elasticity (Economics) -- Colombia.; Labor demand; Labor market -- Chile.; Elasticity (Economics) -- Chile.; Labor demand -- Mexico.; Labor supply -- Mexico.; Elasticity (Economics) -- Mexico.
Description: Even accounting for the large variance induced by different estimation techniques, one probably cannot say much about the flexibility of different labor markets based on comparisons of the estimated elasticity of demand. Colombia, for example, which has severe restrictions on firing workers, has much higher long-run wage elasticities than Chile, which has no such restrictions.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 20-21).
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"August 2001."
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