This paper presents a new dataset of comparable employment indicators for South Asian countries, constructed from more … dataset is illustrated by conducting a rigorous assessment of employment characteristics, of changes in employment over time …, and of the short- and long-run relationship between economic growth and employment growth in South Asia. The exercise …

change was to narrow the definition of employment to work for pay or profit. By the revised standards, farming that is only … or mainly intended for own use is no longer considered employment, and such a farmer is no longer considered to be … employed or in the labor force. This paper analyzes the implications of the revised standards on measures of employment in Sub …

over 17 years with data on district-level weather shocks to quantify the impact of drought on local prices and how this …

finds large growth in wage employment in the foreign-owned and domestic private sectors. However, the state sector remains a …

Individual-level employment data have a wide range of applications. They are used to monitor labor markets and the … design issues behind the collection of individual-level employment data in nationally representative household surveys and … captured in the reviewed surveys. Third, it takes stock of current approaches to collect employment data and discusses critical …