Working papers

  1. Working Paper No. 19 - Gender and globalization: a macroeconomic perspective

    01 January 2004

    This paper provides an overview of current knowledge of the complex relationship between gender inequalities and the economic liberalization policies that underpin globalization processes. They also discuss a range of economic policy proposals and initiatives, including at the macroeconomic level, which aim to promote gender equity in the context of the world economy.

  2. Working Paper No. 18 - Social exclusion in the context of globalization

    01 January 2004

    This paper raises the question to what extent globalization is instrumental in overcoming or, alternately, aggravating situations of exclusion? It argues that it is necessary to understand both phenomena in a historical perspective. Exclusion is not of recent origin and cannot only be related to the acceleration in the process of globalization during the last quarter of a century.

  3. Working Paper No. 17 - The gender dimensions of globalization of production

    01 January 2004

  4. Working Paper No. 16 - International Finance: Meeting the needs of people in developing countries

    01 January 2004

    This paper underscores that International Finance is an important vehicle for growth, for creating jobs, for reducing poverty and for financing social services, but that flows of finance, however, are very unevenly distributed.

  5. Working Paper No. 15 - The impact of technology transfer on employment and income distribution in developing countries: A survey of theoretical models and empirical studies

    01 January 2003

    This paper critically contrasts the positive implications of technology transfer, such as spillovers, technological catching-up, complementarities with domestic production with negative effects such as possible displacement of workers due to labour-saving and skill-biased technologies and crowding-out of domestic firms.

  6. Working Paper No. 14 - The impact of liberalization and globalization on income inequality in developing and transitional economies

    01 January 2003

    This working paper critically discusses the various determinants of global income distribution, also presenting interesting and up-dated empirical evidence about both between-country inequality and within-country income inequality.

  7. Working Paper No. 13 - The impact of trade liberalization upon inequality in developing countries

    01 January 2003

  8. Working Paper No. 12 - The impact of economic liberalization on employment and wages in India

    01 January 2003

    This working papers critically discusses the effect of economic liberalisation –including opening to trade and foreign investment – on Indian labour market, devoting particular attention to employment, unemployment, wages, productivity and conditions of work.

  9. Working Paper No. 11 - Recent developments in China's labour economy

    01 January 2003

    This paper analyses the Chinese labour market, presenting new evidences about wages and employment conditions, and describes recent trends in China’s within-country income distribution with particular reference to geographical and urban/rural income disparities. On the basis of these analyses and data, interesting policy implications are derived.

  10. Working Paper No. 10 - Improving occupational classifications as tools for describing labour markets: A summary of recent national experiences.

    01 October 2003

  11. Working Paper No. 10 - Improving occupational classifications as tools for describing labour markets: A summary of recent national experiences

    01 October 2003

  12. Working Paper No. 9 - Whither the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO-88)

    01 January 2003

    ISCO-88 was adopted as the Resolution concerning the revision of the International Standard Classification of Occupations by the 14th ICLS in November 1987. This report presents Ms. Budlender’s observations and recommendations concerning ISCO-88 and recent relevant national experiences.

  13. Working Paper No. 8 - Poverty initiatives in the ILO: a review of past and present approaches

    01 February 2004

    This working paper provides an initial overview and analysis of efforts in poverty reduction to date. This work has contributed to the development of a more dynamic ILO facility in the form of an ILO Resource Database on Poverty, Local Development and Decent Work. Its purpose is to generate further discussion and feedback on ILO’s poverty reduction framework

  14. Working Paper No. 7 - Decent work and the informal economy in Central America

    01 January 2003

    This study presents a sub-regional vision of the informal economy in relation to labour markets, with special attention to labour force characteristics and indicators on its employment and working conditions (salaries, income, working hours, etc.). An attempt is thus made to contribute some evidence of decent working conditions in the informal economy, with all its complex heterogeneity.

  15. Working Paper No. 6 - Assessing the impact of the attacks of 11 September 2001 on women's employment in the United States

    01 January 2003

    This paper examines whether women’s employment is likely to have been more affected by the impact of the events of 11 September 2001 and their aftermath than men’s employment. It would be hard to avoid the post-hoc fallacy, in any case, but in this situation, data for the period are incomplete, particularly for gender.

  16. Working Paper No. 5 - Indicators of Social Dialogue: Concepts and Measurements

    01 May 2003

  17. Working Paper No. 3 - Globalization and Decent Work: Options for Panama

    01 October 2002

    This study was carried out in the context of ILO’s efforts to promote decent work and to spell out concretely what sets of policies hold the promise of achieving that objective. Panama is one of an initial set of countries where the ILO and its constituents have agreed to explore the manifold dimensions of a decent work agenda.

  18. Working Paper No. 2 - Measuring Decent Work with Statistical Indicators

    01 October 2002

    The central premise of this paper is that it is important for the ILO to settle on a basic core set of decent work indicators and a plan of action for statistical activities. The Office should also seriously consider developing a complementary set of indicators to measure supporting national and international legal frameworks and conventions for the eleven major aspects of decent work identified in this paper.

  19. Working Paper No. 1 - ILO activities on the social dimension of globalization: Synthesis report

    01 January 2002

    This report is a synthesis of ILO activities on the social dimension of globalization. It relates globalization and ILO's decent work agenda, providing an integrated framework for capturing some of the benefits of globalization, in terms of opportunities for work and income that meet the aspirations of people, in circumstances in which rights are respected and participation is guaranteed.