Labor Network
The network was established in 2013 to focus on labor markets in Latin America, and in particular, the nexus of Employment, Productivity and Skills and is envisaged as a way of sharing learning in the region, articulating new agendas for research, and creating consensus around necessary policy interventions
The structure of the Executive Committee for the year
Sergio Urzúa
University of Maryland
Head of the Network
Noelia Bernal
Universidad del Pacifico
2025 Lacea/Rigde meeting Scientific Committee
Catalina Morales
St. Mary’s
2025 Lacea/Rigde meeting Scientific Committee
Tomas Rau
PUC Chile
2025 Lacea/Rigde meeting Scientific Committee
Annual Meetings
Labor
The Research Institute for Development, Growth and Economics (RIDGE), the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA) and Universidad del Pacífico celebrated their Workshop on Labor in Lima, Peru on May 14-15, 2025.