Very few developing countries have long-term longitudinal surveys that have followed children from the early years throughout their adult life, with low attrition rates and large sample sizes. This type of survey is essential to understand what are critical times in the life cycle when gaps in different dimensions of human capital emerge and how they evolve over time and affect later outcomes. The Ecuador longitudinal survey started in 2003 and has had 5 subsequent follow-ups: 2005, 2008, 2011, 2014, and 2019. This data set contains the first five of them.

Information asymmetries and limited skills are two main factors affecting jobseekers’ chances to access quality jobs in developing countries. This paper evaluates the effectiveness of a job intermediation and wage subsidy program in Bolivia, a country with one of the highest levels of informality in Latin-America. Using administrative and survey, we find that the program substantially increases employment, formality, and earnings. These effects are heterogeneous across different subsamples of interest.

Information asymmetries and limited skills are two main factors affecting jobseekers’ chances to access quality jobs in developing countries. This paper evaluates the effectiveness of a job intermediation and wage subsidy program in Bolivia, a country with one of the highest levels of informality in Latin-America. Using administrative and survey, we find that the program substantially increases employment, formality, and earnings. These effects are heterogeneous across different subsamples of interest.

In this fourth issue of the series "The future of work in Latin America and the Caribbean" we explore what the future will be like for women in the workforce. First, we highlight that while both men and women may lose their jobs in the digital revolution, women are at greater risk from automation. Then, we explore the potential of the gig economy to overcome some of the barriers that hinder women's participation in the labor market.

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In this fourth issue of the series "The future of work in Latin America and the Caribbean" we explore what the future will be like for women in the workforce. First, we highlight that while both men and women may lose their jobs in the digital revolution, women are at greater risk from automation. Then, we explore the potential of the gig economy to overcome some of the barriers that hinder women's participation in the labor market.

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