Fear of labor rigidities: the role of expectations on employment growth in Peru

Pablo Augusto Lavado Padilla; Gustavo Adolfo Yamada Fukusaki

Fear of labor rigidities: the role of expectations on employment growth in Peru

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Se han realizado muchos estudios que analizan el efecto de la estricta legislación de protección del empleo. Sin embargo, casi todos ellos se han enfocado en un impacto a posteriori; dejando de lado un segundo canal, pero igualmente importante: las expectativas. Este trabajo tiene como objetivo analizar el papel de las expectativas en el mercado laboral formal e informal peruano.

Idioma original	Inglés
Lugar de publicación	Perú
Estado	Publicada - dic. 2013

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ODS 8: Trabajo decente y crecimiento económico

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Empleo--Perú
Mercado laboral--Perú

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Fear of labor rigidities: The role of expectations on employment growth in Peru
Yamada, G., Lavado, P. & Rivera, G., 2023, En: Latin American Research Review. 58, 4, p. 875-891 17 p.
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