3. The Effect of Job Security Regulations on Labor Market Flexibility: Evidence from the Colombian Labor Market Reform

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Measuring the Impact of Minimum Wages: Evidence from Latin America 109
6. 2. Labor Market Reforms and Their Impact over Formal Labor Demand and Job Market Turnover: The Case of Peru 131
7. 3. The Effect of Job Security Regulations on Labor Market Flexibility: Evidence from the Colombian Labor Market Reform 183
8. 4. Determinants of Labor Demand in Colombia 1976–1996 229
9. 5. The Impact of Regulations on Brazilian Labor Market Performance 273
10. 6. The Effects of Labor Market Regulations on Employment Decisions by Firms: Empirical Evidence for Argentina 351
11. 7. Who Benefits from Labor Market Regulations? Chile, 1960–1998 401
12. 8. Unions and Employment in Uruguay 435
13. 9. Labor Market Policies and Employment Duration: The Effects of Labor Market Reform in Argentina 497
14. 10. Labor Market Regulation and Employment in the Caribbean 517
15. 11. Labor Demand in Latin America and the Caribbean: What Does It Tell Us? 553
16. Contributors 563
17. Author Index 565
18. Subject Index 569