Fewer Jobs or Smaller Paychecks? Labor Market Impacts of the Recent Crisis in Middle-Income Countries

This note presents early evidence on the labor market impacts of the recent economic crisis in 41 middle-income countries. A broader geographic coverage is prevented by the lack of high-frequency labor market data in other middle-income countries a...

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Main Authors:	Khanna, Gaurav, Newhouse, David, Paci, Pierella
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	CASH TRANSFERS CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES CRISES CURRENCY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES EARNINGS EARNINGS GROWTH ECONOMIC POLICY EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT GROWTH EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EXPORTERS FINANCIAL CRISIS FLOATING RATES GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INCOME INCOME MAINTENANCE INCOME MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS INCOME TAX INDUSTRIAL SECTOR INFLATION INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY JOBS LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET ADJUSTMENT LABOR MARKET INDICATORS LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MARKET DATA POLICY INTERVENTION POLICY INTERVENTIONS POLICY MAKERS POLICY PACKAGE POLICY RESPONSES POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL ECONOMY CONSTRAINTS POVERTY REDUCTION PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC WORKS REAL WAGE SOCIAL PROTECTION TAX CREDITS TEMPORARY WAGE SUBSIDIES TOTAL EMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT SYSTEM UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE URBAN AREAS WAGE BILL WAGES WORKERS WORKING HOURS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/04/12165783/fewer-jobs-or-smaller-paychecks-labor-market-impacts-recent-crisis-middle-income-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10197

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/04/12165783/fewer-jobs-or-smaller-paychecks-labor-market-impacts-recent-crisis-middle-income-countries
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10197

Fewer Jobs or Smaller Paychecks? Labor Market Impacts of the Recent Crisis in Middle-Income Countries

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