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References for Designing labor market regulations in developing countries
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Further reading
- Freeman, R. B. "Labor regulations, unions, and social protection in developing countries: Market distortions or efficient institutions?" In: Rodrik, D., Rosenzweig, M. R. (eds). Handbook of Development Economics. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2010.
- Kuddo, A. Labor Regulations Throughout the World: An Overview World Bank Group Jobs Working Paper No.16, 2018.
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Key references
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World Bank World Development
Report 2013: Jobs. Washington, DC: World Bank, 2012. Key reference: [1]
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Betcherman, G. "Labor market
regulations: What do we know about their impacts in developing
countries?" World Bank Research
Observer 30:1 (2015): 124–153. Key reference: [2]
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Lotti, G., Messina, J., Nunziata, L. Minimum Wages and
Informal Employment in Developing Countries Jobs and
Development Conference Working Paper, 2016. Key reference: [3]
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Kristensen, N., Cunningham, W. Do Minimum Wages in
Latin America and the Caribbean Matter? Evidence from 19
Countries World Bank Policy
Research Working Paper, 2006. Key reference: [4]
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Heckman, J. J., Pagés, C. (eds). Law and Employment:
Lessons from Latin America and the Caribbean. Cambridge, MA: NBER Books, 2004. Key reference: [5]
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Nataraj, S., Perez-Arce, F., Srinivasan, S. V., Kumar, K. B. "The impact of labor
market regulation on employment in low-income countries: A
meta-analysis" Journal of Economic
Surveys 28:3 (2014): 551–572. Key reference: [6]
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Caballero, R., Cowan, K., Engel, E., Micco, A. "Effective labor
regulation and microeconomic flexibility" Journal of
Development Economics 101:C (2013): 92–104. Key reference: [7]
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Micco, A., Pagés, C. The Economic
Effects of Employment Protection: Evidence from International
Industry-Level Data IZA Discussion
Paper No.2433, 2006. Key reference: [8]
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Rani, U., Belser, P., Oelz, M., Ranjbar, S. "Minimum wage
coverage and compliance in developing countries" International
Labour Review 152:3–4 (2013): 381–410. Key reference: [9]
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OECD Employment
Outlook. Paris: OECD, 2016. Key reference: [10]
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Bhorat, H., Kanbur, R., Stanwix, B. "Minimum wages in
sub-Saharan Africa: A primer" World Bank Research
Observer 32:1 (2017): 21–74. Key reference: [11]
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Neumark, D., Nizalova, O. "Minimum wage
effects in the longer run" Journal of Human
Resources 42:22 (2007): 435–452. Key reference: [12]
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Ronconi, L., Kanbur, R. "Enforcement
matters: The effective regulation of labour" International
Labour Review 157:3 (2018): 331–356. Key reference: [13]
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World Bank World Development
Report 2013: Jobs. Washington, DC: World Bank, 2012.
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Additional References
- Adams, Z., Bishop, L., Deakin, S., Fenwick, C., Martinsson Garzelli, S., Rusconi, G. The Economic Significance of Laws Relating to Employment Protection and Different Forms of Employment: Analysis of a Panel of 117 Countries, 1990-2013 Faculty of Law Legal Studies, University of Cambridge Paper No.406, 2018.
- Ahsan, A., Pagés, C. "Are all labor regulations equal? Evidence from Indian manufacturing" Journal of Comparative Economics 37:1 (2009): 62–75.
- Alaniz, E., Gindling, T. H., Terrell, K. "The impact of minimum wages on wages, work, and poverty in Nicaragua" Labour Economics 18:1 (2011): S45–S59.
- Almeida, R., Carneiro, P. "Enforcement of labor regulation and firm size" Journal of Comparative Economics 37:1 (2009): 28–46.
- Almeida, R., Ronconi, L. "Labor inspections in the developing world: Stylized facts from the enterprise Survey" Industrial Relations 55:3 (2016): 468–489.
- Aleksynska, M., Eberlein, F. "Coverage of employment protection legislation" IZA Journal of Labor Policy 5:17 (2016).
- Belser, P., Sobeck, K. "At what level should countries set their minimum wages?" International Journal of Labor Research 4:1 (2012): 105–127.
- Besley, T., Burgess, R. "Can labor regulation hinder economic performance? Evidence from India" Quarterly Journal of Economics 119:1 (2004): 91–134.
- Bhattacharjea, A. Labor Market Flexibility in Indian Industry: A Critical Survey of the Literature Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics, Working Paper No.296, 2019.
- Boeri, T., Helppie, B., Macis, M. Labor Regulations in Developing Countries: A Review of the Evidence and Future Directions for Research World Bank Social Protection Discussion Paper No.0833, 2008.
- , J. C., Djankov, S., La Porta, R., Lopez De-Silanes, F., Shleifer, A. "The regulation of labor" Quarterly Journal of Economics 119:4 (2004): 1339–1382.
- Broecke, S., Forti, A., Vandeweyer, M. "The effect of minimum wages on employment in emerging economies: A survey and meta-analysis" Oxford Development Studies 45:3 (2017): 366–391.
- Campos, N. F., Nugent, J. B. The Dynamics of the Regulation of Labor in Developing and Developed Countries since 1960 IZA Discussion Paper No.6881, 2012.
- Del Carpio, X., Pabon, L. Implications of Minimum Wage Increases on Labor Market Dynamics Lessons for Emerging Economies World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No.8030, 2017.
- ILO World Employment and Social Outlook 2015: The Changing Nature of Jobs. Geneva: International Labour Office, 2015.
- Lemos, S. "Minimum wage effects in a developing country" Labour Economics 16:2 (2009): 224–237.
- Neumark, D., Salas, J. M. I., Wascher, W. Revisiting the Minimum Wage-Employment Debate: Throwing out the Baby with the Bathwater? IZA Discussion Paper No.7166, 2013.
- Storm, S., Capaldo, J. Labor Institutions and Development under Globalization Institute for New Economic Thinking Working Paper No.76, 2018.