Books and reports
December 2016
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Flagship Report
Global Wage Report 2016/17: Wage inequality in the workplace
15 December 2016
This report analyses the evolution of real wages around the world, giving a unique picture of wage trends globally and by region.
October 2016
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Book
Europe's disappearing middle class? Evidence from the world of work
20 October 2016
The book issues a warning about the latest trends in the world of work and presents considerations to policy-makers for ensuring the future of the middle class in Europe.
January 2014
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Publication
Wage-led Growth: An equitable strategy for economic recovery
28 January 2014
This original and extensive study examines the causes and consequences associated with the falling wage share and rising inequality in income distribution, relating to both aggregate demand and labour productivity. It presents new empirical and econometric evidence regarding the economic causes and potential impact of changing income distribution.
May 2013
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Publication
Handbook on Residential Property Prices Indices (RPPIs). 2013 edition
31 May 2013
RPPIs are key statistics for economic and monetary policy-makers as well as for citizens and households across the world. Among their professional uses, they serve to monitor macroeconomic imbalances and the risk exposure of the financial sector.
November 2010
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Publication
World of Work Report 2010. From one crisis to the next?
11 November 2010
Published annually by the International Institute for Labour Studies - the research arm of the ILO - the 2010 edition of “World of Work Report” assesses the state of labour markets worldwide amid the economic crisis and analyses the economic and social implications.
January 2010
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Publication
World of work report 2009. The global jobs crisis
11 January 2010
This World of Work Report from the International Institute for Labour Studies presents a highly relevant discussion of the jobs crisis resulting from the financial and economic crisis, in a non-technical manner, based on the latest data and economic analysis, with full technical annexes. The authors assess the crisis and provide a broad overview of its social effects, with particular emphasis on the structural imbalances in the globalization process that paved the way for the crisis. In addition, the report analyses conditions for a new growth and globalization model - one that would be more socially and environmentally sustainable. This timely report is an important addition to the discussions of socially sustainable growth, establishing the World of Work Report as a new authoritative source on labour issues.
November 2008
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Publication
World of Work Report 2008 - Income inequalities in the age of financial globalization
17 November 2008
Income inequalities have been growing significantly within countries over the past two decades or so. This new report from the International Institute for Labour Studies presents a timely assessment of this issue, based on new data and economic analysis and with full technical annexes. It looks at the extent of this phenomenon and ...