This paper presents a selective overview of the literature on modeling labor market policies in developing countries. It considers welfare economics, theoretical models, and empirical evidence to highlight...
This paper approaches labor markets through multisector modeling. The first main substantive section presents the essence of multisector modeling, in particular, the role of labor market dualism. Given...
Capital mobility in developing countries: some measurement issues and empirical estimates. The political economy of growth: a critical survey of the recent literature. A presumptive Pigovian tax: complementing...
In the newly industrializing economies (NIEs) of Hong Kong, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan (China), the entire working population has benefited from labor market institutions. The East Asian...
This report is the thirteenth in the annual series addressing major development issues. This report is about the poor. It is thus about the fundamental issue in economic development the eradication of...
This report is the thirteenth in the annual series addressing major development issues. This report is about the poor. It is thus about the fundamental issue in economic development the eradication of...
This report is the thirteenth in the annual series addressing major development issues. This report is about the poor. It is thus about the fundamental issue in economic development the eradication of...
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This report is the thirteenth in the annual series addressing major development issues. This report is about the poor. It is thus about the fundamental issue in economic development the eradication of...
This report is the thirteenth in the annual series addressing major development issues. This report is about the poor. It is thus about the fundamental issue in economic development the eradication of...
This paper presents new data on poverty, inequality, and growth in those developing countries of the world for which the requisite statistics are available. Economic growth is found generally but not always...
The debt crisis: where do we stand after seven years? Commodity export booms in developing countries. Changes in poverty and inequality in developing countries. Female labor force participation: an international...
This paper assesses the compatibility between theoretical models of the urban informal sector (UIS) and the empirical evidence on the UIS in the context of developing countries' labor markets. Specifically...
This paper examines the evolution of labor market conditions in the recent economic development of Sri Lanka, with special attention to the effects of various government policies. Three facts about the...