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Labor Market Institutions and Wage-Setting Power

Evidence from Latin America and the Caribbean

Francesco Amodio, Emanuele Brancati, Nicolás de Roux and Michele Di Maio
Published online before print April 08, 2026, 0925-14494R1; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0925-14494R1
Francesco Amodio
†Department of Economics and Institute for the Study of International Development, McGill University, BREAD and CEPR, .
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Emanuele Brancati
‡Department of Economics and Law, Sapienza University of Rome and IZA, .
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Nicolás de Roux
§Department of Economics, Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia, .
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Michele Di Maio
¶Department of Economics and Law, Sapienza University of Rome and IZA, .
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