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Local labor markets dynamics and export shocks : theory and evidence from Indonesia

Góes, Carlos; Segnana, Juan; Robertson, Raymond; … - 2023

We study the dynamic effects of export exposure over local labor markets in Indonesia. We develop an empirical strategy to instrument exposure to exports using exposure to foreign demand shocks and validate it showing that the labor market responses are consistent with those expected from demand...

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Export and labor market outcomes : a supply chain perspective : evidence from Vietnam

Kokas, Deeksha; López Acevedo, Gladys; Vu, Ha - 2023

Are the labor market changes from exports specific to exporting industries, or do they dissipate throughout the economy? To analyze this question, we study the case of Vietnam. Vietnam exported a total of $356B, making it the number 18 exporter in the world in 2021. Recent studies show provinces...

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Jobs and welfare in Mozambique

Jones, Sam; Tarp, Finn - 2013

happened to jobs in Mozambique over the past 15 years; (b) what has been the link between jobs and development outcomes; and (c …) where should policymakers focus to create more good jobs? We conclude that jobs policy must seek to raise agricultural …

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Social exclusion and the labour market

Haan, Arjan de - In: The Indian journal of labour economics : a quarterly … 57 (2014) 2, pp. 185-200

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Growth, Jobs and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa : No Country Left Behind

Mahmood, Moazam - 2022

. The Labour Market in Sub Saharan Africa -- 7. Poverty, Jobs and Growth: The Primary Policy Agenda for SSA -- 8. A Policy … Agenda for the way forward in Poverty, Jobs and Growth in Sub Saharan Africa. …

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The impact of legal minimum wages on employment, income, and poverty incidence in the Philippines

Paqueo, Vicente B.; Orbeta, Aniceto C.; Lanzona, Leonardo A. - 2016

It is commonly believed that mandating higher legal minimum wages (LMWs) is needed to help the poor earn a level of income that would allow them healthy and dignified lives. It is also seen as a tool to protect the weak against exploitation. This popular belief motivates and justifies the...

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