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Direct and Spillover Effects of Enforcing Labor Standards: Evidence from Argentina

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  • Brian Feld

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I study how increases in labor standards and enforcement affect workers and their families. Using a policy in Argentina that targeted domestic workers and their employers, I find a 31 percent increase in formality rates of domestic workers and an increase in monthly earnings of almost 4 percent, despite a reduction in hours of work. I also study whether the reform produced changes among other members of domestic workers’ families. I find a substantial reduction in labor supply among children of domestic workers (especially women).

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  • Brian Feld, 2024. "Direct and Spillover Effects of Enforcing Labor Standards: Evidence from Argentina," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 59(5), pages 1503-1534.
    • Handle: RePEc:uwp:jhriss:v:59:y:2024:i:5:p:1503-1534
    Note: DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0221-11490R2
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    JEL classification:

    • J08 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - Labor Economics Policies
    • J46 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Informal Labor Market
    • O17 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements

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