Resources on Labour market policies and institutions
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The Labour Markets of Emerging Economies: Has growth translated into more and better jobs?
15 May 2013
This volume focuses on the labour market situation, trends and regulations in emerging economies, devoting attention to how they have dealt with both short-term issues, namely the global financial crisis, and longer-term structural challenges − as well as the gaps that still remain.
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Perspectives on Labour Economics for Development
15 January 2013
Perspectives on Labour Economics for Development seeks to provide a comprehensive, but non-technical, coverage of labour market issues in a developing country context to help policy-makers and other readers improve their capacity to understand these topics and develop appropriate and effective policy responses. This book is an invaluable reference for policy-makers in middle- and low-income countries as well as an ideal handbook for teachers and students of economics and development.
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Young and older workers, two sides of the same coin
08 October 2012
Many of the countries that are suffering from huge youth unemployment levels are also experiencing population ageing. Isn’t it time to start thinking of older workers as a category that deserves specific attention?
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Brief profile on Labour Market Policies and Institutions
25 May 2012
Employment for social justice and a fair globalization
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Project for the support of employment promotion and poverty reduction (APERP II)
31 December 2011
A technical cooperation project financed by the French Government for countries of French-speaking Africa and the Union for the Mediterranean
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Diverging trends in unemployment in the United States and Europe: Evidence from Okun's law and the global financial crisis
21 December 2011
This paper presents estimates of Okun’s coefficients for a number of developed countries, and shows that there is considerable variation across countries, which captures the heterogeneity in the responsiveness of unemployment to the global financial crisis. The paper also looks at the relationship between these coefficients and labour market institutions.
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The impact of the financial and economic crisis on ten African economies and labour markets in 2008-2010: Findings from the ILO/World Bank policy inventory
03 November 2011
Employment Working Paper No. 100
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Employment trends in Indonesia over 1996-2009: Casualization of the labour market during an era of crises, reforms and recovery
27 October 2011
Employment Working Paper No. 99
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From the Great Recession to Labour Market Recovery. Issues, evidence and policy options
06 January 2011
The Great Recession was one of the most traumatic global events of the first decade of the twenty-first century. This book showcases research undertaken by leading experts on the macroeconomic and labour market dimensions of the financial crisis of 2007-2009. It provides a global overview, interpreting the causes, consequences and policy responses to the Great Recession from the perspective of both developing and developed countries.
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What role for labour market policies and institutions in development? Enhancing security in developing countries and emerging economies
17 December 2010
Employment Working Paper No. 67