abstract: 'The analysis of the links between trade policy and labor market outcomes has developed in recent decades, prompt up by the concerns about the effects of the increasing globalization process in which trade plays a major role. In this work we analyze the impact of the increase in trade liberalization, as a consequence of Mercosur''s creation on employment, income and wage dispersion at the individual level. To this aim we use data from the Encuesta Continua de Hogares (ECH) for the period 1988 and 1996 and apply impact evaluation techniques in order to isolate the effects of trade reforms from other policies at work during the period. One of the most robust findings that emerge using difference-in-difference regressions as well as double robust estimators and inverse probability weighting, is that in the period following Mercosur''s creation there was an increase in monthly earnings and hourly labor earnings as well as a significant increase in the probability of unemployment and increased wage dispersion.' affiliation: 'Peluffo, A (Corresponding Author), Univ Republica, Inst Econ, Dr Joaquin Requena 1375, Montevideo, Uruguay. Peluffo, Adriana, Univ Republica, Inst Econ, Dr Joaquin Requena 1375, Montevideo, Uruguay.' article-number: '219' author: Peluffo, Adriana author-email: apeluffo@iecon.ccee.edu.uy author_list: - family: Peluffo given: Adriana da: '2023-09-28' doi: 10.1186/2193-1801-2-219 files: [] issn: 2193-1801 journal: SPRINGERPLUS keywords: 'Trade; Labor markets; Employment; Wages; Trade and labor market interactions' keywords-plus: 'WAGE INEQUALITY; LIBERALIZATION; POVERTY; GLOBALIZATION; OPENNESS; GROWTH' language: English number-of-cited-references: '39' orcid-numbers: Peluffo, Adriana/0000-0002-2291-8192 papis_id: 530f789671c00807e200bfe215c18a02 ref: Peluffo2013assessinglabor researcherid-numbers: Peluffo, Adriana/AAF-5276-2020 times-cited: '2' title: Assessing labor market impacts of trade opening in Uruguay type: article unique-id: WOS:000209465000018 usage-count-last-180-days: '0' usage-count-since-2013: '6' volume: '2' web-of-science-categories: Multidisciplinary Sciences year: '2013'