Working papers

2013

1. A policy mix for gender equality: Lessons from high-income countries

   08 March 2013

   Over the past 15 years, important gains have been made in gender equality. Gender gaps in educational attainment have shrunk substantially. In fact, in many high-income countries, young women’s educational attainment now exceeds that of young men. At the same time, most countries have seen a significant increase in female employment rates – a trend which slowed only with the recent financial crisis.

2. Wage Protection Legislation in Africa, Conditions of Work and Employment Series No. 38

   01 February 2013

   The aim of the paper will be to suggest that while laws and institutions may exist to administer wage protection, there may still be barriers that require social actors to take action in order to ensure adequate wage protection is available to workers.

3. How not to count the employed in developing countries

   29 January 2013

   Employment Working Paper No. 136

4. Why have wage shares fallen? A panel analysis of the determinants of functional income distribution, Conditions of Work and Employment Series No. 35

   21 January 2013

   This study investigates the relative impact of financialisation, globalisation, welfare state retrenchment and technological change on functional income distribution. This is done with an (unbalanced) panel analysis covering up to 71 countries (28 advanced and 43 developing and emerging economies) from 1970 to 2007.

5. The health of workers in selected sectors of the urban economy: Challenges and perspectives

   01 January 2013

   This paper aimed at analysing and systematizing the health challenges faced by the poorest strata of urban workers and to discuss solutions.

6. Financialisation and the requirements and potentials for wage-led recovery - a review focusing on the G20, Conditions of Work and Employment Series No. 37

   01 January 2013

   This paper is intended to provide a comprehensive review of financialisation as a major cause for the financial and economic crisis which started in 2007, and to outline the requirements and the potentials for a long-run sustainable recovery strategy after the 'Great Recession'.

2012

1. Implications of the recent macroeconomic policies on employment and labour market outcomes in Peru

   17 December 2012

   Employment Working Paper No. 134

2. Working Paper No. 106 - Rural Development Strategies as a Path to Decent Work and Reducing Urban Informal Employment: The Case of South Africa

   28 November 2012

3. Employment implications of the "Five - Hubs Strategy" of Sri Lanka

   19 November 2012

   Employment Working Paper No. 116

4. 

   Good practices and challenges on the Maternity Protection Convention, 2000 (No. 183) and the Workers with Family Responsibilities Convention, 1981 (No. 156): A comparative study

   05 November 2012

   The working paper presents ten national case studies on Conventions No. 183 and 156. It identifies opportunities for stepping up ratification and implementation of these Conventions, as requested in the 2009 International Labour Conference Resolution concerning gender equality at the heart of decent work. An annex contains an annotated bibliography of 150 relevant publications, making this a complete reference tool for policy-makers and practitioners.