Protecting Workers against Unemployment in Uruguay

This paper considers the main institutional features of the Uruguayan labor market and its recent evolution, with a focus on unemployment. The main policies aimed at protecting workers against unemployment are analyzed. Using administrative data from social security records, the paper studies the dynamics of the labor market. Particularly examined are inflows and outflows from the formal labor market, as well as the effect, in terms of earnings loss, of episodes out of the formal labor market. Finally, an impact evaluation of recent changes in the unemployment insurance program is presented.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Inter-American Development Bank
Other Authors:	Verónica Amarante
Format:	Working Papers biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	Inter-American Development Bank
Subjects:	Workforce and Employment, Labor Policy, J01 - Labor Economics: General, J08 - Labor Economics Policies, IDB-WP-267, Income maintenance programs, labor market, unemployment, formal labor, informal labor, unemployment insurance, Entry and exit rates, earnings loss, impact evaluation,
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0011349 https://publications.iadb.org/en/protecting-workers-against-unemployment-uruguay
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