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

Autores
Muriel H., Beatriz; Machicado, Carlos Gustavo
Año de publicación
2014
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inglés
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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.
Centro de Estudios Distributivos, Laborales y Sociales (CEDLAS)
Materia
Ciencias Económicas
JEL: D24, J01, J23, K31
Bolivia
empleo
job flows
labor demand
labor regulation
translog function
unbalanced panel
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Employment and labor regulation: evidence from manufacturing firms in Bolivia, 1988-2007
title Employment and labor regulation: evidence from manufacturing firms in Bolivia, 1988-2007
spellingShingle Employment and labor regulation: evidence from manufacturing firms in Bolivia, 1988-2007
Muriel H., Beatriz
Ciencias Económicas
JEL: D24, J01, J23, K31
Bolivia
empleo
job flows
labor demand
labor regulation
translog function
unbalanced panel
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
title_sort Employment and labor regulation: evidence from manufacturing firms in Bolivia, 1988-2007
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Muriel H., Beatriz
Machicado, Carlos Gustavo
author Muriel H., Beatriz
author_facet Muriel H., Beatriz
Machicado, Carlos Gustavo
author_role author
author2 Machicado, Carlos Gustavo
author2_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Ciencias Económicas
JEL: D24, J01, J23, K31
Bolivia
empleo
job flows
labor demand
labor regulation
translog function
unbalanced panel
topic Ciencias Económicas
JEL: D24, J01, J23, K31
Bolivia
empleo
job flows
labor demand
labor regulation
translog function
unbalanced panel
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv 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.
Centro de Estudios Distributivos, Laborales y Sociales (CEDLAS)
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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