This paper investigates the impacts of the economic shock caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on the employment of different types of workers in developing countries. Employment outcomes are taken from a set of high-frequency phone surveys conducted by the World Bank and National Statistics Offices...

This paper investigates the impacts of the economic shock caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on the employment of different types of workers in developing countries. Employment outcomes are taken from a set of high-frequency phone surveys conducted by the World Bank and National Statistics Offices...

Labor statistics provide essential information for macroeconomic planning and policy formulation on employment creation, vocational training, income generation, and poverty reduction. A clear understanding and accurate comparability of labor indicators are therefore crucial for promoting...

1. A survey of literature on child labour -- 2. Derivation of supply functions of child labour from household behaviour -- 3. Trade sanction and child labour -- 4. Why do composite policies sometimes fail? -- 5. Is reduction of poverty a necessity? -- 6. Agricultural dualism, subsidy policies...