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Transforming informal work and livelihoods in Costa Rica and Nicaragua
Alaniz, Enrique; Gindling, Thomas; Mata, Catherine; … - 2020
-tier informal workers leave employment or transition into other informal statuses, most transitions are from lower-tier informal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012424087
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Skills-biased labour demand and the pursuit of inclusive growth in South Africa
Bhorat, Haroon; Goga, Sumayya; Stanwix, Benjamin - 2014
1994. Over the period 2001-12 employment within the primary sectors collapsed, employment in the manufacturing sector did … not increase, while employment in the tertiary sectors such as financial services and community services grew. High- and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010494212
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Self-employment and labour market dynamics of men and women in El Salvador and Nicaragua
Alaniz, Enrique; Espino, Alma; Gindling, Thomas - 2019
We study the labour market dynamics of men and women in El Salvador and Nicaragua, focusing on the factors that help men and women move into an advantageous labour market state from an unfavourable state. We consider 'advantageous' states to be formal salaried employees and self-employed workers...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012146586
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The effect of wage subsidies on job retention in a developing country: Evidence from South Africa
Köhler, Timothy; Bhorat, Haroon; Hill, Robert - 2023
Wage subsidies served as a dominant labour market policy response around the world to mitigate job losses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, no causal evidence of their effects exists for developing countries. We use unique panel labour force survey data and exploit a temporary...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014477556