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World of Work report 2013
Middle income groups
In the majority of advanced economies, the size of the middle-income group has been shrinking in the last decades, see Chapter 2, World of Work Report 2013.
This trend has been partly attributed to job polarization, but also public policy and institutional factors have been found to play an important role.
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World of Work Report 2013
The shift of global investment patterns
Worldwide investment has shifted from advanced economies to emerging economies over the last decade with an accelerating divergence since the economic crisis.
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Inequalities and crisis recovery
Fiscal austerity is detrimental to output growth and employment
The global crisis which erupted after the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008 has led to significant debate regarding the importance of adequate financial regulation.
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Discussion paper 213
Labour incomes and employment GEL simulations of policy options
This paper discusses the macroeconomic effects of a change in the labour share based on the IILS 'Global Economic Linkages' (GEL) model.
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World of Work
World of Work Report 2012
The report assesses the state of the global job crisis.
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EuroZone Crisis
EuroZone job crisis
Labour market reforms in Eurozone countries have principally gone in the direction of either a decentralization of collective bargaining or a loosening of employment regulation.
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Study on growth with Equity
A new social contract for fair and equitable growth
Youth unemployment rates in Tunisia are among the highest in the world – and a longstanding issue in the MENA region as a whole.
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6 Steps to a job-friendly recovery

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Events and Meetings

  1. IILS present at New World Forum, Paris, 2013

    17 - 18 April 2013, OECD, Paris

  2. Snapshot of the labour market in the European Union 2013 for the 9th European Regional Meeting, Oslo, Norway, 8-11 April 2013

    8 April 2013, Oslo, Norway

  3. IILS present at Academic Launch of UNDP Human Development Report 2013.

    27 March 2013, Universtiy of Geneva

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