Valentina Alarcon

Valentina Alarcón es economista y posee una maestría en Análisis Económico en la Universidad de Chile. Actualmente trabaja como Consultora de la División de Gestión Fiscal del BID. De manera previa, se desempeñó como Jefa de Gabinete del primer Ministro de Ciencia, Tecnología, Conocimiento e Innovación de Chile y como asesora del Ministerio Secretaría General de la Presidencia. También trabajó en la división de fusiones de la Fiscalía Nacional Económica de Chile. Durante su maestría, fue parte del programa de intership del BID, donde se desempeñó como asistente en la División de Gestión Fiscal.

Now it is the time to Foster Labor Formalization in Latin America and the Caribbean

March 15, 2021 by Carola Pessino - Emilio Pineda - Alejandro Rasteletti - Valentina Alarcon 6 Comments

There is an urgent need to reduce labor informality to encourage inclusive growth after the pandemic is over in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Labor formality boosts government revenue and targeting of transfers, increasing productivity and curtailing poverty. Given that the region has one of the highest labor informality levels in the world, targeting informality is … [Read more...] about Now it is the time to Foster Labor Formalization in Latin America and the Caribbean

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