Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/295829 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 16806
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Job quality can impact workers' productivity and contribute to societal well-being. To analyze the evolution of job quality in Bolivia, this paper employs Bolivian household survey data spanning 2007 to 2021 to construct a synthetic job quality index. The index incorporates a broad definition of a good job, encompassing six dimensions: adherence to regulations, working conditions, establishment of an appropriate wage-job linkage, productive usage and adaptability of skills, availability of career opportunities, and employment resilience. The findings indicate that job quality in Bolivia has mostly remained incessant, exhibiting limited change even during periods of high growth in economic output. However, this result masks heterogeneities, with significant variation in job quality associated with workers' demographic and job-specific characteristics and across regions.
Subjects: 
labor market
principal component analysis
job quality
Bolivia
JEL: 
J21
J26
J28
J81
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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