Books and reports

December 2020

  1. First edition

    Global Employment Policy Review 2020: Employment Policies for Inclusive Structural Transformation

    22 December 2020

    The Global Employment Policy Review (GEPR) examines trends in employment policies while at the same time presenting new and innovative solutions to the challenges of policy design and implementation. In this first edition, the report focuses on the issue of structural transformation.

May 2019

  1. Report

    Towards convergence in Europe: Institutions, labour and industrial relations

    28 May 2019

    This book provides a unique and timely analysis of the socio-economic indicators influencing convergence trends in the EU.

December 2017

  1. Book

    Regulating for equitable and job-rich growth

    15 December 2017

    This book offers a critical reflection on the operation and effects of labour regulation. It articulates the broad goals and extensive potential for it to contribute to inclusive development, while also considering the limits of some areas of regulation and governance.

May 2014

  1. Publication

    Transforming Economies: Making industrial policy work for growth, jobs and development

    05 May 2014

    "This book helps connect the dots between economic theory, the role of capabilities, the lessons from history and the practical challenges of design and implementation of industrial policies. In so doing it provides an excellent policy roadmap for anyone interested in the challenge of promoting catch-up growth and productive transformation." Ricardo Hausmann, Director, Center for International Development, Harvard University

  2. Publication

    Transforming Economies: Making industrial policy work for growth, jobs and development - Chapter 14

    05 May 2014

    The paradox of US industrial policy: The development state in disguise

  3. Publication

    Transforming Economies: Making industrial policy work for growth, jobs and development - Chapter 13

    05 May 2014

    Kick-starting industrial transformation in sub-Saharan Africa

  4. Publication

    Transforming Economies: Making industrial policy work for growth, jobs and development - Chapter 12

    05 May 2014

    Industrial policy in a harsh climate: The case of South Africa

  5. Publication

    Transforming Economies: Making industrial policy work for growth, jobs and development - Chapter 11

    05 May 2014

    The state and industrial policy in Chinese economic development

  6. Publication

    Transforming Economies: Making industrial policy work for growth, jobs and development - Chapter 10

    05 May 2014

    Industrial policy as an effective development tool: Lessons from Brazil

  7. Publication

    Transforming Economies: Making industrial policy work for growth, jobs and development - Chapter 9

    05 May 2014

    Export sophistication, growth and the middle-income trap