Informal Labor Markets and On‐the‐job Training: Evidence From Wage Data

Cano-Urbina, Javier

doi:10.1111/ecin.12279

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“…It is important to note that the Mexican labor market is characterized for having a sizable informal sector (e.g., see Cano-Urbina 2015, 2016Maloney 1999). However, the present study abstracts from that feature of the labor market.…”

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Acculturation and the labor market in Mexico

Cano-Urbina

Mason

2016

IZA J Labor Policy

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This paper empirically examines the relationship between the self-identity as Indigenous and earnings inequality in the Mexican labor market. Using Mexican Census data and a large set of wage covariates reveals the existence of an earnings penalty for self-identification as Indigenous. There is an additional and larger penalty for Indigenous persons who are fluent in an Indigenous language, regardless of Spanish language fluency. Further analyses using the Mexican Family Life Survey reveal that these earnings gaps persist after we also control for an individual's cognitive ability. Ethno-linguistic inequality is particularly strong in smaller cities and among self-employed workers. JEL Classification: J10, J15, J31, J71, O15

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Acculturation and the labor market in Mexico

Cano-Urbina

Mason

2016

IZA J Labor Policy

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“…Cano‐Urbina () highlights the attrition problem in the ENOE for the period 2005–2012; he finds that 84.19% of the individuals who started the sample are still in it during the fifth interview.…”

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Easing the Constraints of Motherhood: The Effects of All‐day Schools on Mothers' Labor Supply

Padilla‐Romo

Cabrera‐Hernández²

2018

Economic Inquiry

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Low rates of female labor force participation (LFP) have been linked to the absence of childcare policies. This article examines the degree to which extending the school day by 3.5 hours in elementary schools, a large implicit childcare subsidy, affects LFP, the number of weekly hours worked, and the monthly earnings of females with elementaryschool-age children. To do so, we exploit within-individual variation in access to full-time schools and a rotating panel of households that contains 12 years of individual-level data on labor outcomes and sociodemographic characteristics. Results from long-difference models show that extending the school day increases mothers' labor supply, increasing LFP by 5.5 percentage points and the number of weekly hours worked by 1.8. Moreover, these increases are accompanied by a raise in monthly earnings. (JEL I25, J13, J22) * We would like to thank Kitt Carpenter,

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“…In further emphasizing the need for a contextualized approach to understanding, studying, and promoting technology use by actors in the informal sector, we need to draw upon some basic tenets from the academic literature in development economics and other socioeconomic disciplines of thought. One such fundamental understanding is the notion of the informal sector as a stop‐gap arrangement, providing people with an opportunity to accumulate skills while allowing prospective employers to use the opportunity to screen potential employees and assess their ability (Cano‐Urbina, ). A second related aspect, which may help abstract the affordances offered by ICTs for the informal sector and their adaptation, is that of technology use beyond utilitarian purposes such as entertainment, gaming, and other forms of leisure (Arora & Rangaswamy, ).…”

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IT for the informal sector in developing countries: A broader perspective

Seetharaman

Cunha

Effah

2019

E J Info Sys Dev Countries

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Although the informal sector's presence in the developed world is by no means meagre, the themes and issues related to information technology (IT) for this sector in the developing country contexts seem stark and deeply contrasted with those relating to the informal sector in developed countries. Solutions which attempt to exploit the potential of IT for the informal sector have thus far been either knee-jerk, ad-hoc, or have mimicked those targeted at the formal sector. However, technology tools available today can accelerate, catalyze, and go beyond the conventional straight-jacketed technology, economic, and policy solutions for the informal sector. The papers in this special issue reflect this theme and attempt to present a glimpse of the possibilities for achieving and the challenges in effecting such solutions.

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Informal Labor Markets and On‐the‐job Training: Evidence From Wage Data

Cited by 7 publications

References 32 publications

Acculturation and the labor market in Mexico

Acculturation and the labor market in Mexico

Easing the Constraints of Motherhood: The Effects of All‐day Schools on Mothers' Labor Supply

IT for the informal sector in developing countries: A broader perspective

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