La productividad industrial, el costo de la mano de obra y el costo de producción en el Istmo Centroamericano = Industrial productivity, labour costs and costs of production in the Central American Isthmus: abridged text

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Regulation, worker protection and active labour-market policies in Latin America

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Structural change and productivity growth, 20 years later: old problems, new opportunities

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Caribbean labour market challenges and policies

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Port privatization, labour reform and social equity

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Competitiveness and labour regulations

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Structural change and productivity growth 20 years later: old problems, new opportunities. Summary

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Labour market trends and implications of regional integration

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Evaluating policies to improve total factor productivity in four large Latin American countries

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Aspects of recent developments in the Latin American and Caribbean labour markets

This article presents three stylized facts that characterized the evolution of labour markets in Latin America and the Caribbean in the period 2003-2012 and represented breaks from previous trends. It is argued that these changes have to do with the economic and production context and the political and institutional framework. We show how the magnitude and patterns of economic growth impact on the nature of job creation, especially on shifts within and between economic sectors and the various segments of different productivity levels. We emphasize how changes in labour institutions have contributed to the evolution of labour indicators and, lastly, look at recent advances and persistent weaknesses in labour performance, as well as a number of risks to the continuity of recent favourable labour trends.