Home-based work, defined as nonprofessionals who perform market work from their homes, is an increasingly recognized form of employment in Latin America. The majority of the research on this segment of the labor force relies on small sample, qualitative data, which find that home-based workers are women, children, and adults with disabilities with low skills who work long hours for low wages. The authors use a large random sample of control groups...
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2004/05/01
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Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques
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WPS3295
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1
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1
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2010/07/01
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The home as factory floor : employment and remuneration of home-based workers
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adults