Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/126326 
Year of Publication: 
2015
Series/Report no.: 
WIDER Working Paper No. 2015/077
Publisher: 
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), Helsinki
Abstract: 
During the 2000s, El Salvador experienced slow economic growth for Latin American standards. The country underwent a recession during the international crisis of 2008, but returned to pre-recession output level in 2011. Changes in labour market conditions were mixed. The unemployment rate fell, and the mix of employment by occupations, economic sector, and education improved slightly. However, the employment mix by occupational position deteriorated, and the share of registered workers and earnings decreased. Most labour indicators were affected adversely by the crisis, and some have yet to return to pre-crisis levels. Most poverty and inequality indicators fell over the period.
Subjects: 
El Salvador
Latin America
inclusive growth
labour market
poverty
JEL: 
O15
J01
J30
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
ISBN: 
978-92-9230-966-4
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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