Working papers

2000

1. The Economics of Safety, Health, and Well-Being at Work: An Overview

   01 May 2000

   Occupational injury and illness are matters of health, but they are also matters of economics, since they stem from work, and work is an economic activity. The purpose of this paper will be to indicate the most important contributions economic analysis has made to our understanding and management of OSH, and to suggest directions for future work in this area.

2. Poverty and Structural Adjustment: some remarks on tradeoffs between Equity and Growth

   01 January 2000

   The paper tackles the 1980s adjustment and the liberalization process in the 90s and their impact on inequality. It reviews the literature on the effects of stabilization and adjustment policies on poverty.

1999

1. International definitions and prospects of Underemployment Statistics

   01 November 1999

2. Incorporating gender issues in labour statistics

   01 February 1999

   Gender issues relate to the differences and similarities that exist between men and women in relation to their contributions, their conditions of work and life, and their needs, constraints and opportunities. In labour statistics, these aspects need to be reflected in definitions, measurement methods and presentation of results in order to improve the description of the labour market and provide a solid basis for promoting equality between men and women in the world of work.

3. Statistics on public sector employment: Methodology, structures and trends

   01 January 1999

1996

1. Statistics on international migration: A review of sources and methodological issues

   01 January 1996

   The present report complements a manual which aims at strengthening national capacity in generating relevant and more meaningful data on international migration required for policy formulation.

1995

1. What kind of work do you do? Data collection and processing strategies when measuring "occupation" for statistical surveys and administrative records

   01 February 1995

   This Working Paper presents practical guidelines for those who want to register the characteristic (variable) "occupation" in a statistical survey or on administrative records.

1992

1. Integrated framework for the measurement of working time

   01 January 1992