Criticizes the standard international definition of unemployment as being too restrictive to measure accurately unemployment in labour- surplus economies. Using Indonesia as a basis, proposes a definition which is based on trends in real wages which aims to reflect the real extent of labour...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the banking system, monetary policy, credit, illiquidity and inflation in Yugoslavia - constitutes part of a WEP research project on population and employment. References and statistical tables.

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper discussing trade liberalization trade policies capable of promoting the integration of developing countries into the international economic system - comments on shortcomings of economic development associated with import substitution; examines the need to combine...

Traces how stabilisation policies have affected economic development in general and the level of certain groups in particular.

ILO pub-wep pub. Working paper introducing 'bachue' econometric models intended for projections of employment and population dynamics in relation to educational needs and for household income calculation (incl. Of unpaid work) - includes graphs and references.

Examines ways of measuring the impact of community and institutional variables on individual fertility.

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the relationship between industrial structure and choice of technology in India - reviews econometric models; evaluates industry level and enterprise level data; considers the impact of technology transfer, indigenous research and development, and import...