Employment Working Papers

ISSN 1999-2939 (print), ISSN 1999-2947 (online)

• 39. The well-being of labour in contemporary Indian economy: What’s active labour market policy got to do with it? - (pdf 471 KB)
  by Praveen Jha
  ISBN 978-92-2-122622-2 (print) ; 978-92-2-122623-9 (web pdf), 2009
• 38. Promoting employment-intensive growth in Bangladesh: Policy analysis of the manufacturing and service sectors
  by Nazneed Ahmed, Mohammed Yunus, Harunur Rashid Bhuyan
  Forthcoming
• 37. Rethinking Monetary and Financial Policy: Practical suggestions for monitoring financial stability while generating employment and poverty reduction - (pdf 396 KB)
  by Gerald Epstein
  ISBN 978-92-2-122514-0 (print), 978-92-2-122515-7 (web pdf), 2009
• 36. The global economic crisis and developing countries: transmission channels, fiscal and policy space and the design of national responses - (pdf 892 KB)
  by Iyanatul Islam
  ISBN 978-92-2-122544-7 (print); 978-92-2-122545-4 (web pdf), 2009
• 35. Labour market policies in times of crisis
  by Sandrine Cazes, Sher Verick, Caroline Heuer
  Forthcoming
• 34. The effects of fiscal stimulus packages on employment - (pdf 283 KB)
  by Veena Jha
  ISBN 978-92-2-122489-1 (print); 978-92-2-122490-7 (web pdf), 2009
• 33. Partnerships for Youth Employment: A review of selected community-based initiatives - (pdf 418 KB)
  by Peter Kenyon
  ISBN 978-92-2-122468-6 (print); 978-92-2-122469-3 (web pdf), 2009
• 32. Understanding informal apprenticeship – findings from empirical research in Tanzania - (pdf 953 KB)
  by Irmgard Nübler, Christine Hofmann, Clemens Greiner
  ISBN 978-92-2-122351-1 (print); 978-92-2-122352-8 (web pdf), 2009
• 31. Economic implications of labour and labour-related laws on MSEs: A quick review of the Latin American experience
  by Juan Chacaltana
  Forthcoming
• 30. Rising Food Prices and their implications for employment, decent work and poverty reduction - (pdf 358 KB)
  by Rizwanul Islam, Graeme Buckley
  ISBN 978-92-2-122331-3 (print); 978-92-2-122332-0 (web pdf), 2009
• 29. Investing in the workforce: Social investors and international labour standards - (pdf 338 KB)
  by Elizabeth Umlas
  ISBN 978-92-2122288-0 (print); 978-92-2122289-7 (web pdf), 2009
• 28. Global reach–local relationships: Corporate social responsibility, workers’ rights and local development - (pdf 545 KB)
  by Emily Sims and Anne Posthuma
  ISBN 978-92-2-122222-4 (print); 978-92-2-122212-5 (web pdf), 2009
• 27. Labour market information and analysis for skills development - (pdf 452 KB)
  by Theo Sparreboom and Marcus Powell
  ISBN: 978-92-2-122151-7(print); 978-92-2-122152-4 (web pdf), 2009
• 26. The promotion of respect for workers’ rights in the banking sector: current practice and future prospects
  by Emily Sims
  Forthcoming
• 25. The impact of codes and standards on investment flows to developing countries
  by Dirk Willem te Velde
  Forthcoming
• 24. Crecimiento Económico y Empleo de Jóvenes en Chile. Análisis sectorial y proyecciones - (pdf 412 KB)
  by Mario D. Velásquez Pinto
  ISBN 978-92-2-321599-6 (print), 978-92-2-321600-9 (web pdf), 2008
• 23. Voluntary social initiatives in fresh fruit and vegetables value chains
  by Sarah Best and Ivanka Mamic
  Forthcoming
• 22. The employment effects of North-South trade and technological change - (pdf 272 KB)
  by Nomaan Majid
  ISBN 978-92-2-121964-4 (print), 978-92-2-121965-1 (web pdf), 2008
• 21. Trade Agreements and Employment: Chile – 1996-2003
  by EMP/SEED
  Forthcoming
• 20. Global agri-food chains: Employment and social issues in fresh fruit and vegetables - (pdf 831 KB)
  by Sarah Best and Ivanka Mamic
  ISBN 978-92-2-1219415 (print), 978-92-2-1219422 (web pdf), 2008
• 19. Economic Growth, Employment and Poverty in the Middle East and North Africa - (pdf 374 KB)
  by Mahmood Messkoub
  ISBN 978-92-2-121782-4 (print), 978-92-2-121783-1 (web pdf), 2008
• 18. A view on international labour standards, labour law and MSEs- (pdf 249 KB)
  by Julio Faundez
  ISBN 978-92-2-121753-4 (print); 978-92-2-121754-1 (web pdf), 2008
• 17. From corporate-centred security to flexicurity in Japan - (pdf 523 KB)
  by Kazutoshi Chatani
  ISBN 978-92-2-121776-3 (print), 978-92-2-121777-0 (web pdf), 2008
• 16. The impact of macroeconomic change on employment in the retail sector in India: Policy implications for growth, sectoral change and employment - (pdf 474 KB)
  by Jayati Ghosh, Amitayu Sengupta and Anamitra Roychoudhury
  ISBN 978-92-2-120736-8 (print), 978-92-2-120727-6 (web pdf), 2008
• 15. Optimal global configurations and effects of labour market flexibility and security: Tackling the “flexicurity” oxymoron - (pdf 349 KB)
  by Miriam Abu Sharkh
  ISBN 978-92-2-121536-3 (print), 978-92-2-121537-0 (web pdf), 2008
• 14. School to work transitions in Mongolia - (pdf 1,214 KB)
  by Francesco Pastore
  ISBN 978-92-2-121524-0 (print), 978-92-2-121525-7 (web pdf), 2008
• 13. Assessing vulnerable employment: The role of status and sector indicators in Pakistan, Namibia and Brazil - (pdf 390 KB)
  by Theo Sparreboom and Michael P.F. de Gier
  ISBN 978-92-2-121283-6 (print), 978-92-2-121284-3 (web pdf), 2008
• 12. Gobiernos locales, turismo comunitario y sus redes: Memoria: V Encuentro consultivo regional (REDTURS) - (pdf 508 KB)
  ISBN 978-92-2-321430-2 (print), 978-92-2-321431-9 (web pdf), 2008
• 11. A perspective from the MNE Declaration to the present: mistakes, surprises and newly important policy implications - forthcoming
  by Theodore H. Moran
  ISBN 978-92-2-120606-4 (print), 978-92-2-120607-1 (web pdf), 2008
• 10. School-to-work transition: Evidence from Nepal - (pdf 568 KB)
  by New Era
  ISBN 978-92-2-121354-3(print), 978-92-2-121355-0 (web pdf), 2008
• 9. The impact of globalization and macroeconomic change on employment in Mauritius: What next in the post-MFA era? - (pdf 755 KB)
  by Naoko Otobe
  ISBN 978-92-2-120235-6 (print), 978-92-2-120236-3 (web pdf), 2008
• 8. Skills development for industrial clusters: A preliminary review - (pdf 365 KB)
  by Marco Marchese and Akiko Sakamoto
  ISBN 978-92-2-121279-9 (print), 978-92-2-121280-5 (web pdf), 2008
• 7. Improving skills and productivity of disadvantaged youth - (pdf 287 KB)
  by David H. Freedman
  ISBN 978-92-2-121277-5 (print), 978-92-2-121278-2 (web pdf), 2008
• 6. Challenges and approaches to connect skills development to productivity and employment growth: India - forthcoming
  by C.S. Venkata Ratnam and Arvind Chaturvedi
  ISBN 978-92-2-121275-1 (print), 978-92-2-121276-8 (web pdf), 2008
• 5. Skills and productivity in the informal economy - (pdf 640 KB)
  by Robert Palmer
  ISBN 978-92-2-121273-7 (print), 978-92-2-121274-4 (web pdf), 2008
• 4. Offshoring and employment in the developing world: The case of Costa Rica - (pdf 382 KB)
  by Christoph Ernst and Diego Sanchez-Ancochea
  ISBN 978-92-2-121259-1 (print), 978-92-2-121260-7 (web pdf), 2008
• 3. Recognizing ability. The skills and productivity of persons with disabilities. Literature review - (pdf 344 KB)
  by Tony Powers
  ISBN 978-92-2-121271-3 (print), 978-92-2-121272-0 (web pdf), 2008
• 2. Integrating mass media in small enterprise development: Current knowledge and good practices - (pdf 418 KB)
  by Gavin Anderson; Edited by Karl-Oskar Olming and Nicolas MacFarquhar
  ISBN 92-2-121142-6 (print), 92-2-121143-3 (web pdf), 2008
• 1. Challenging the myths about learning and training in small and medium-sized enterprises: Implications for public policy - (pdf 552 KB)
  by David Ashton, Johnny Sung, Arwen Raddon and Trevor Riordan
  ISBN 92-2-120555-5 (print), 92-2-120556-2 (web pdf), 2008