Documentos e informes

Regulating Markets So More People Find Better Jobs (Inglés)

This paper proposes a dynamic regulatory framework that adapts to the evolving structural transformation of economies across sectoral, spatial, occupational, and organizational dimensions. It highlights...

Empowering Croatia's Future : Enhancing Youth Employment and Skills Development (Inglés)

Croatia faces two key labor market challenges: a shortage of labor and the inadequate skills of its existing workforce. These challenges are being shaped by global megatrends, namely, demographic, green...

Mali Social Protection Expenditure Review ​: Review of Main Social Protection Programs in Mali (Inglés)

This report reviews the main social protection programs in Mali. It covers social insurance​, social assistance and labour market programs.

United Republic of Tanzania - Country Climate and Development Report (Executive Summary) (Inglés)

Impressive economic growth in the United Republic of Tanzania since 2000 propelled it into lowermiddle-income country (LMIC)1 status in 2020. The country’s gross domestic product (GDP) is composed of near-equal...

United Republic of Tanzania - Country Climate and Development Report (Inglés)

Impressive economic growth in the United Republic of Tanzania since 2000 propelled it into lowermiddle-income country (LMIC)1 status in 2020. The country’s gross domestic product (GDP) is composed of near-equal...

The Effects of Regulating Platform-based Work on Employment Outcomes: A Review of the Empirical Evidence (Inglés)

This brief is developed as part of a series and provides an overview of the empirical evidence on the impacts of regulatory and worker protection interventions related to digital work platforms. The theoretical...

Simulating Aggregate and Distributional Effects of Minimum Wage Increases in Romania : Evidence from Survey and Administrative Tax Data (Inglés)

Minimum wages are an essential component of a country's social protection system, aiming to protect vulnerable workers and reduce poverty and wage inequality. Yet, there are risks associated with poor...

Panorama del Mercado Laboral en Oaxaca : Retos y Oportunidades - Ocupaciones y Habilidades en Demanda en el Contexto del Corredor Interoceánico del Istmo de Tehuantepec (Español)

El objetivo de esta nota es iniciar un diálogo con actores gubernamentales y representantes del sector educativo y del sector privado sobre el panorama actual del mercado de trabajo en Oaxaca. Particularmente...

Instantanés du Capital Humain de la CEMAC : Tchad (Francés)

Il est crucial pour le Tchad de développer son capital humain. Avec un Indice de Capital Humain (ICH) de 0,30, le Tchad se classe en dessous des autres pays de la Communauté économique et monétaire de...

Women’s Labor Force Participation in Nepal : An Exploration of The Role of Social Norms (Inglés)

Whether and the extent to which social norms matter for women’s labor force participation has been shown to vary by context. This paper presents rigorous evidence on how these relationships hold in the...

Reforming Labor Law for the Changing Nature of Work : Evidence from Mongolia (Inglés)

This paper examines labor market regulations in Mongolia, particularly focusing on the new Labor Law enacted in January 2022. The review of the labor and minimum wage regulations suggests that the Mongolian...

Indonesia - Labor Market Information and Skills System Transformation for Labor Market Flexibility (LISTRAF) Project : Implementation Support Mission - May 8 to 16, 2024 (Inglés)

Reforming Labor Law for the Changing Nature of Work : Evidence from Mongolia (Inglés)

This paper examines labor market regulations in Mongolia, particularly focusing on the new Labor Law enacted in January 2022. Our review of the labor and minimum wage regulations suggests that the Mongolian...

Bhutan Development Update - Special section: Labor Market and Jobs in Bhutan (Inglés)

Bhutan’s economy has recovered from the series of shocks resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. After experiencing contractions of 2.5 percent and 3.3 percent in FY19/20...

Solomon Islands - Country Economic Memorandum : Unlocking New Sources of Economic Growth - Summary Report (Inglés)

A Country Economic Memorandum (CEM) is a diagnostic instrument toanalyze key constraints to growth, support policy dialogue with the government, and inform engagement with different stakeholders. During...

Rural Labor and Long Recall Loss (Inglés)

Surveys frequently rely on annual recall to capture individuals’ labor activities over the preceding year. This paper uses a panel of rural households in Malawi for a survey experiment to test the effect...

Activation Policies - Best Practices and Insights (Inglés)

OECD broadly defines activation policies as a combination of policy tools that support and incentivize: job search and job finding, productive participation insociety, and becoming and remaining self sufficient...

The Delivery of Employment Services in a Multi-Country Case Study Series: Australia (Inglés)

Australia’s public employment service has recently changed its name from Jobactive (2015-2022) to Worforce Australia. This change comes along with a series of reforms that are still under implementation...

PES Country Case Study Australia (Inglés)

Australia’s public employment service has recently changed its name from Jobactive (2015-2022) to Worforce Australia. This change comes along with a series of reforms that are still under implementation...

PES Country Case Study Germany (Inglés)

The unemployment rates in Germany had been decreasing progressively after the 2008 economic crisis. The rate reached 3.2 percent in January 2020, according to the seasonally adjusted Labor Force Survey...