In Lima, Peru, the informal sector makes up half the labor force, accounts for 61 percent of the hours worked, and generates an astounding 39 percent of GDP. More than half the street vendors are women...
This study presents an analysis of non-farm family businesses in Peru. It uses the enterprise rather than the individual as the unit of analysis, and incorporates enterprise characteristics (capital, nonlabor...
This study presents an analysis of non-farm family businesses in Peru. It uses the enterprise rather than the individual as the unit of analysis, and incorporates enterprise characteristics (capital, nonlabor...
The continuing economic crises faced by developing countries have placed public employment and compensation under increased scrutiny. This paper analyzes public-private sector pay differentials in two...
As part of their efforts to reduce fiscal deficits, many governments have allowed public sector salaries to erode, often on the assumption that government workers are overpaid vis-a-vis those in the private...
This paper is the first of a series that assesses the impact of education on labor market outcomes in Peru using data from the Peruvian Living Standards Survey that was conducted between June 1985 and...
Fiscal deficits and external debts have placed public sector employment and compensation under scrutiny as developing countries confront the economic crises of recent years. Although much attention has...