Effects of the 2008–09 Economic Crisis on Labor Markets in Mexico

Freije, Samuel; López-Acevedo, Gladys; Rodríguez-Oreggia, Eduardo

dc.creator	Freije, Samuel
dc.creator	López-Acevedo, Gladys
dc.creator	Rodríguez-Oreggia, Eduardo
dc.date	2012-03-19T18:05:25Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T18:05:25Z
dc.date	2011-10-01
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T21:00:14Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T21:00:14Z
dc.identifier	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20111011084811
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3605
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/244569
dc.description	The 2008-09 economic crisis has had a long-lasting negative impact on the Mexican economy. This paper examines labor market dynamics in Mexico in light of the crisis. The labor market has been characterized in recent years by low relative unemployment, but high levels of informal jobs, low-growth, and almost stagnant real wages. In this context, the crisis destroyed a wide number of formal jobs, and even informal, increasing the unemployment rates to pre-crisis levels. Manufacturing was the sector that endured the largest job losses during the crisis and wages decreased for all sectors. The government of Mexico implemented a variety of programs to cope with the crises. However, these measures were too limited to counteract the large negative impact of the crisis on labor markets.
dc.language	English
dc.relation	Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5840
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ACCOUNTING
dc.subject	ACTIVE LABOR
dc.subject	ACTIVE LABOR MARKET
dc.subject	ACTIVE LABOR MARKET POLICIES
dc.subject	ACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS
dc.subject	AGE GROUP
dc.subject	AGE GROUPS
dc.subject	AGED WORKERS
dc.subject	AGGREGATE DEMAND
dc.subject	AGRICULTURE
dc.subject	ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES
dc.subject	AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subject	AVERAGE WAGES
dc.subject	BILATERAL TRADE
dc.subject	CENTRAL BANK
dc.subject	COMPETITIVE PRESSURES
dc.subject	COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
dc.subject	CRISES
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subject	EARNING
dc.subject	ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subject	ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject	EDUCATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subject	EDUCATIONAL LEVELS
dc.subject	EFFECTIVE POLICIES
dc.subject	ELDERLY
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT CREATION
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT DYNAMICS
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT EFFECTS
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT GROWTH
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT IMPACTS
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT LEVELS
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT STATUS
dc.subject	ENTRY BARRIERS
dc.subject	EXPORTS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL CRISIS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL SECTOR
dc.subject	FIRM SIZE
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS
dc.subject	HEALTH INSURANCE
dc.subject	HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subject	HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION
dc.subject	IMMIGRANTS
dc.subject	IMMIGRATION
dc.subject	INCOME
dc.subject	INCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subject	INCOME SUPPORT
dc.subject	INFLATION
dc.subject	INFLATION RATE
dc.subject	INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	JOB CREATION
dc.subject	JOB DESTRUCTION
dc.subject	JOB LOSSES
dc.subject	JOB SEEKERS
dc.subject	JOBS
dc.subject	LABOR DEMAND
dc.subject	LABOR FORCE
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET ADJUSTMENT
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET PERFORMANCE
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET POLICIES
dc.subject	LABOR MARKETS
dc.subject	LABOR MOBILITY
dc.subject	LABOR POLICIES
dc.subject	LABOR POLICY
dc.subject	LABOR SUPPLY
dc.subject	LACK OF INFORMATION
dc.subject	LAYOFF
dc.subject	LEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subject	LEVELS OF PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	LIQUIDITY
dc.subject	MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
dc.subject	MATERNITY BENEFITS
dc.subject	MIGRANTS
dc.subject	MIGRATION
dc.subject	MIGRATION FLOWS
dc.subject	MINIMUM WAGE
dc.subject	MINIMUM WAGES
dc.subject	MONETARY POLICY
dc.subject	MOV
dc.subject	NATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subject	NATIONAL POPULATION
dc.subject	NATIONAL POPULATION COUNCIL
dc.subject	NATURAL GAS
dc.subject	NET JOB CREATION
dc.subject	NET JOB LOSSES
dc.subject	NUMBER OF PEOPLE
dc.subject	NUMBER OF WORKERS
dc.subject	OCCUPATION
dc.subject	OCCUPATIONS
dc.subject	ON-THE-JOB TRAINING
dc.subject	OPEN UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	PASSIVE LABOR
dc.subject	PENSIONS
dc.subject	POLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subject	POLICY RESEARCH
dc.subject	POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subject	POSITIVE EFFECTS
dc.subject	POTENTIAL OUTPUT
dc.subject	PRELIMINARY EVIDENCE
dc.subject	PREVIOUS SECTION
dc.subject	PRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subject	PRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subject	PRIVATE SERVICES
dc.subject	PRIVATE TRAINING
dc.subject	PRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subject	PROGRESS
dc.subject	PUBLIC POLICY
dc.subject	PUBLIC WORKS
dc.subject	PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS
dc.subject	RATE OF GROWTH
dc.subject	REAL GDP
dc.subject	REAL WAGES
dc.subject	RECESSION
dc.subject	RESPECT
dc.subject	RETIREMENT
dc.subject	RULE OF LAW
dc.subject	SECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subject	SECRETARIES
dc.subject	SELF EMPLOYED
dc.subject	SELF EMPLOYED WORKERS
dc.subject	SERVICE SECTOR
dc.subject	SEVERANCE PAYMENT
dc.subject	SEX
dc.subject	SKILLED LABOR
dc.subject	SKILLED WORKERS
dc.subject	SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	SOCIAL PROGRAMS
dc.subject	SOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subject	SOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subject	SOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subject	TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	TEMPORARY JOBS
dc.subject	TOTAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	TRAINING COURSES
dc.subject	TRAINING PROGRAM
dc.subject	TRAINING SERVICES
dc.subject	TROUGH
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYED
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYED POPULATION
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYED WORKERS
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT LEVELS
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT SPELL
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT SPELLS
dc.subject	URBAN AREAS
dc.subject	URBAN POPULATION
dc.subject	URBANIZATION
dc.subject	WAGE DISTRIBUTION
dc.subject	WAGE GROWTH
dc.subject	WOMAN
dc.subject	WORKER
dc.subject	WORKERS
dc.subject	WORKFORCE
dc.subject	WORKING-AGE POPULATION
dc.subject	YOUNGER WORKERS
dc.title	Effects of the 2008–09 Economic Crisis on Labor Markets in Mexico
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
dc.coverage	Latin America & Caribbean
dc.coverage	Latin America & Caribbean
dc.coverage	North America
dc.coverage	America
dc.coverage	Mexico