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Labor Economics

Labor Economics

This group examines the status and dynamics of the labor market's variables. It also dives into specific themes such as women's and young people's labor market insertion, the evaluation and implementation of public policies that affect the labor market, and the impact of various labor market institutions. The IECON has been studying the labor market for a very long time from both empirical and theoretical angles, with a macro and microeconomic focus.

Lines of research

Public policies

This line of research analyzes how public policies affect the decisions of individuals, families, and companies in different contexts, mainly in the labor market. Work has been done on active employment policies (Uruguay Trabaja), educational programs, proximity programs (Jóvenes en Red), transfer programs (AFAM), pension systems, tax evasion, and labor inspection.

Labor market dynamics

This line of research seeks to analyze the labor market from a dynamic perspective. Specifically, how the decisions of economic agents over time influence future trajectories. We are also interested in studying the link between labor trajectories, job loss, and specific human capital.

Worker-managed businesses

The goal is to compare the behavior of worker-managed and established businesses. Several projects have studied how employment levels and wages are determined, as well as the survival, creation, and destruction of companies or jobs, the factors that hinder the formation of new businesses, worker absenteeism, and the preferences and characteristics of those who work in these businesses.

Discrimination and the labor market

This line of research seeks, mainly through the generation of empirical evidence, to determine the presence of discrimination in the labor market against some groups of workers, particularly women. It also aims to identify the key factors that lead to the disparities between men and women in the job market.

Members

  • Javier Alejo
  • Verónica Amarante
  • Marcelo Bérgolo
  • Pablo Blanchard
  • Ignacio Cabrera
  • Paula Carrasco (coordinator)
  • Rodrigo Ceni
  • Andrés Dean
  • Sabrina Ferrando
  • Estefanía Galván
  • Cecilia Parada
  • Martina Querejeta
  • Agustina Romero

Publications (link)

Recent projects and publications

Hours of Work and Early Childhood Education and Access to Care Services in Latin America: Evidence From Colombia, Chile, Mexico, and Uruguay

  • Author(s): Amarante, Verónica - Cecilia Rossel - Scalese, Federico
  • Journal: Journal of Family Issues
  • Research group: Gender, Economy and Public Policies, Labor Economics
  • Year: 2023

Gender Gaps and Family Leaves in Latin America

  • Author(s): Galván, Estefanía - Parada, Cecilia - Querejeta, Martina - Salvador, Soledad
  • Journal: Review of Economics of the Household
  • Research group: Labor Economics
  • Year: 2023

DT 07-23 Initial inequality, unequal development: Effects of family movements on child development

  • Author(s): Ceni Gonzalez, Rodrigo - Colacce, Maira - Salas, Gonzalo
  • Research group: Labor Economics, Inequality and Poverty
  • Year: 2023

DT 06-23 Gender gaps and the role of female bosses: evidence from matched employer-employee administrative data

  • Author(s): Ceni Gonzalez, Rodrigo - Galván, Estefanía - Parada, Cecilia
  • Research group: Labor Economics
  • Year: 2023

Research Networks and Publications in Economics: Evidence from a Small Developing Country

  • Author(s): Amarante, Verónica - Bucheli, Marisa - Rodríguez, Mariana
  • Journal: Journal of the Knowledge Economy
  • Research group: Gender, Economy and Public Policies, Labor Economics, Inequality and Poverty
  • Year: 2023

DT 02-23 Employment effects of a social and labor inclusion program

  • Author(s): Blanchard, Pablo - Brum, Matías - Carrasco, Paula - Parada, Cecilia - Perazzo, Ivone
  • Research group: Labor Economics
  • Year: 2023

DT 01-23 Property Rights and Effort Supply

  • Author(s): Blanchard, Pablo - Dean, Andrés
  • Research group: Labor Economics
  • Year: 2023

Housework and earnings: intrahousehold evidence from Latin America

  • Author(s): Amarante, Verónica - Cecilia Rossel - Scalese, Federico
  • Journal: Journal of Family Studies
  • Research group: Gender, Economy and Public Policies, Labor Economics
  • Year: 2023

A first-stage representation for instrumental variables quantile regression

  • Author(s): Alejo, Javier - Galvao, Antonio F. - Montes-Rojas, Gabriel
  • Journal: The Econometrics Journal (Online), Volume 26, Issue 3, September 2023, Pages 350–377.
  • Research group: Labor Economics
  • Year: 2023

DT-18/22 The demand for domestic work in Chile and Uruguay. Association with time use patterns

  • Author(s): Amarante, Verónica - Scalese, Federico - Cecilia Rossel
  • Research group: Labor Economics
  • Year: 2022

DT-17/22 La respuesta fiscal frente al COVID-19 en Uruguay

  • Author(s): Amarante, Verónica - Scalese, Federico
  • Research group: Labor Economics
  • Year: 2022

The Effect of Childbirth on Women's Formal Labour Market Trajectories: Evidence from Uruguayan Administrative Data

  • Author(s): Bucheli, Marisa - Querejeta, Martina
  • Journal: The Journal of Development Studies
  • Research group: Labor Economics
  • Year: 2022
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  • Home
  • About
    • Organization and objectives
    • History
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    • Secretary and Library
  • Research groups
    • Macroeconomic Analysis and Trade
    • Development
    • Inequality and Poverty
    • Labor Economics
    • Ethics, Justice and Economy
    • Economic history
    • Gender, Economy and Public Policies
    • Other research lines
      • Political Economy and Fiscal Policy
      • Agricultural, Environmental, and Natural Resources Economics
  • Publications
    • IECON Production
      • Short Run Economic Situation Documents
      • Student Research Documents
      • Working papers
    • Books
      • Book chapters
      • Complete works
    • Peer-reviewed publications
    • Databases
    • IECON 70 years
  • Projects
  • Diffusion
    • IECON in the media
    • Economics Department Blog
    • Events