Determinants of Fertility, Women's Health and Employment Behavior in Sri Lanka
The paper analyzes the labor market during 1992-2009, the wartime years, and uses the findings to help understand implications for the labor market as the economy grows and recovers from the conflict. The analysis is primarily based on annual Labor...
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ABORTION ADEQUATE NUTRITION ADULT LIFE AGE AT MARRIAGE AGE GROUPS AGED AGING BIRTH ORDER BREAST BREAST CANCER CANCERS CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES CERVICAL CANCER CHANCES OF SURVIVAL CHILD DEVELOPMENT CHILD HEALTH CHILD MORTALITY CHILD NUTRITION CHILD WELFARE CHILDBEARING CHILDHOOD CHILDREN PER WOMAN CHRONIC MALNUTRITION COMMUNICABLE DISEASES CONTRACEPTION CONTRACEPTIVE METHOD CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS CULTURAL FACTORS DEATHS DECISION MAKING DECLINE IN FERTILITY DEMOGRAPHIC GOALS DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION DIABETES DISADVANTAGED GROUPS DISEASES DOCTORS DRUGS DYING ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATED MOTHERS ELDERLY EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN EMPOWERMENT EQUALITY FAMILIES FAMILY COMPOSITION FAMILY FORMATION FATHER FEMALE FEMALE STERILIZATION FEMALES FERTILITY FERTILITY LEVELS FERTILITY PREFERENCES FERTILITY RATE FERTILITY RATES FERTILITY TRENDS FEWER CHILDREN FIRST BIRTH FIRST INTERCOURSE FIRST MARRIAGE FORMAL EDUCATION FORMAL SCHOOLING GENDER GENDER ROLES HEALTH BEHAVIOR HEALTH BURDEN HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM HEALTH INFORMATION HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH POLICY HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH TRENDS HIV/AIDS HOSPITAL HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SIZE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUSBAND HUSBANDS HYPERTENSION ILLNESSES INFANT INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATES INSURANCE SCHEMES INTERCOURSE INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION LABOR MARKET LEGAL STATUS LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT LIFE EXPECTANCY LIVE BIRTHS LONGER INTERVALS BETWEEN BIRTHS LOW FERTILITY MARITAL FERTILITY MARITAL STATUS MARRIAGES MARRIED WOMEN MEDICAL RESEARCH MEDICINES MENOPAUSE METHOD OF CONTRACEPTION MIDWIFE MIDWIFES MIDWIVES MODERN CONTRACEPTIVES MORBIDITY MORTALITY MORTALITY RATE MOTHER NEWBORNS NO MORE CHILDREN NUMBER OF BIRTHS NUMBER OF CHILDREN NUTRITION NUTRITIONAL STATUS NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF WOMEN OBESITY ORAL CANCER OUTPATIENT CARE PARENTHOOD PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PLACE OF RESIDENCE POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT POPULATION CHANGE POPULATION GROWTH POPULATION ISSUES PREGNANT WOMEN PREVENTABLE DISEASES PRIMARY CAREGIVERS PRIMARY EDUCATION PUBLIC POLICY REPLACEMENT LEVEL REPRODUCTIVE AGE REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR REPRODUCTIVE LIFE RISK FACTORS RURAL AREAS SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOLING SELF-IMAGE SINGLE WOMEN SOCIAL EXCLUSION SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS STERILIZATION SURVIVAL OF CHILDREN TRANSPORTATION TV UNEDUCATED WOMEN UNIVERSAL ACCESS URBAN AREAS USER FEES VULNERABILITY VULNERABLE GROUPS WILL WOMEN'S HEALTH WORKERS WORKFORCE YOUNG CHILDREN YOUTH |
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ABORTION ADEQUATE NUTRITION ADULT LIFE AGE AT MARRIAGE AGE GROUPS AGED AGING BIRTH ORDER BREAST BREAST CANCER CANCERS CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES CERVICAL CANCER CHANCES OF SURVIVAL CHILD DEVELOPMENT CHILD HEALTH CHILD MORTALITY CHILD NUTRITION CHILD WELFARE CHILDBEARING CHILDHOOD CHILDREN PER WOMAN CHRONIC MALNUTRITION COMMUNICABLE DISEASES CONTRACEPTION CONTRACEPTIVE METHOD CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS CULTURAL FACTORS DEATHS DECISION MAKING DECLINE IN FERTILITY DEMOGRAPHIC GOALS DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION DIABETES DISADVANTAGED GROUPS DISEASES DOCTORS DRUGS DYING ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATED MOTHERS ELDERLY EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN EMPOWERMENT EQUALITY FAMILIES FAMILY COMPOSITION FAMILY FORMATION FATHER FEMALE FEMALE STERILIZATION FEMALES FERTILITY FERTILITY LEVELS FERTILITY PREFERENCES FERTILITY RATE FERTILITY RATES FERTILITY TRENDS FEWER CHILDREN FIRST BIRTH FIRST INTERCOURSE FIRST MARRIAGE FORMAL EDUCATION FORMAL SCHOOLING GENDER GENDER ROLES HEALTH BEHAVIOR HEALTH BURDEN HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM HEALTH INFORMATION HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH POLICY HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH TRENDS HIV/AIDS HOSPITAL HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SIZE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUSBAND HUSBANDS HYPERTENSION ILLNESSES INFANT INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATES INSURANCE SCHEMES INTERCOURSE INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION LABOR MARKET LEGAL STATUS LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT LIFE EXPECTANCY LIVE BIRTHS LONGER INTERVALS BETWEEN BIRTHS LOW FERTILITY MARITAL FERTILITY MARITAL STATUS MARRIAGES MARRIED WOMEN MEDICAL RESEARCH MEDICINES MENOPAUSE METHOD OF CONTRACEPTION MIDWIFE MIDWIFES MIDWIVES MODERN CONTRACEPTIVES MORBIDITY MORTALITY MORTALITY RATE MOTHER NEWBORNS NO MORE CHILDREN NUMBER OF BIRTHS NUMBER OF CHILDREN NUTRITION NUTRITIONAL STATUS NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF WOMEN OBESITY ORAL CANCER OUTPATIENT CARE PARENTHOOD PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PLACE OF RESIDENCE POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT POPULATION CHANGE POPULATION GROWTH POPULATION ISSUES PREGNANT WOMEN PREVENTABLE DISEASES PRIMARY CAREGIVERS PRIMARY EDUCATION PUBLIC POLICY REPLACEMENT LEVEL REPRODUCTIVE AGE REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR REPRODUCTIVE LIFE RISK FACTORS RURAL AREAS SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOLING SELF-IMAGE SINGLE WOMEN SOCIAL EXCLUSION SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS STERILIZATION SURVIVAL OF CHILDREN TRANSPORTATION TV UNEDUCATED WOMEN UNIVERSAL ACCESS URBAN AREAS USER FEES VULNERABILITY VULNERABLE GROUPS WILL WOMEN'S HEALTH WORKERS WORKFORCE YOUNG CHILDREN YOUTH World Bank Determinants of Fertility, Women's Health and Employment Behavior in Sri Lanka |
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South Asia human development sector
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The paper analyzes the labor market
during 1992-2009, the wartime years, and uses the findings
to help understand implications for the labor market as the
economy grows and recovers from the conflict. The analysis
is primarily based on annual Labor Force Survey (LFS) data
collected by the Department of Census and Statistics (DCS)
between 1992 and 2009. The paper excludes the North and East
from the analysis because the labor market in these
provinces was functioning in atypical times, and was
affected severely by the security situation. The 2006 moving
out of poverty study conducted in conflict areas noted large
outmigration of the better off households and the reliance
on those left behind on remittances (Center for Poverty
Analysis 2006). The study also found that private sector
investment had largely dwindled in these provinces, and the
main source of jobs was public employment. Looking ahead,
over the next 15 years, demand for workers in industry is
likely to increase as rebuilding and recovery in the North
and East proceeds. In addition, demand for highly skilled
workers to meet the needs of the expanding services sector,
particularly higher-end services, will also increase.
Analyzing the empirical trends using the LFS, it is clear
that increasing female labor force participation, addressing
high youth unemployment and its causes, and addressing the
negative aspects of certain labor market regulations will be
key to meeting the needs of a growing economy. The paper is
organized as follows. The two sections that follow present
an overview of the supply and demand side of the labor
market. The next section discusses the ways in which the
demographic transition could shape the labor market,
particularly in terms of unemployment and earnings. This
discussion is followed by three sections examining labor
force participation and unemployment, job type, and earnings
respectively. The last section concludes with some policy recommendations. |
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Determinants of Fertility, Women's Health and Employment Behavior in Sri Lanka |
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Determinants of Fertility, Women's Health and Employment Behavior in Sri Lanka |
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Determinants of Fertility, Women's Health and Employment Behavior in Sri Lanka |
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Determinants of Fertility, Women's Health and Employment Behavior in Sri Lanka |
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Determinants of Fertility, Women's Health and Employment Behavior in Sri Lanka |
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determinants of fertility, women's health and employment behavior in sri lanka |
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okr-10986-180112021-04-23T14:03:35Z Determinants of Fertility, Women's Health and Employment Behavior in Sri Lanka World Bank ABORTION ADEQUATE NUTRITION ADULT LIFE AGE AT MARRIAGE AGE GROUPS AGED AGING BIRTH ORDER BREAST BREAST CANCER CANCERS CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES CERVICAL CANCER CHANCES OF SURVIVAL CHILD DEVELOPMENT CHILD HEALTH CHILD MORTALITY CHILD NUTRITION CHILD WELFARE CHILDBEARING CHILDHOOD CHILDREN PER WOMAN CHRONIC MALNUTRITION COMMUNICABLE DISEASES CONTRACEPTION CONTRACEPTIVE METHOD CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS CULTURAL FACTORS DEATHS DECISION MAKING DECLINE IN FERTILITY DEMOGRAPHIC GOALS DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION DIABETES DISADVANTAGED GROUPS DISEASES DOCTORS DRUGS DYING ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATED MOTHERS ELDERLY EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN EMPOWERMENT EQUALITY FAMILIES FAMILY COMPOSITION FAMILY FORMATION FATHER FEMALE FEMALE STERILIZATION FEMALES FERTILITY FERTILITY LEVELS FERTILITY PREFERENCES FERTILITY RATE FERTILITY RATES FERTILITY TRENDS FEWER CHILDREN FIRST BIRTH FIRST INTERCOURSE FIRST MARRIAGE FORMAL EDUCATION FORMAL SCHOOLING GENDER GENDER ROLES HEALTH BEHAVIOR HEALTH BURDEN HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM HEALTH INFORMATION HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH POLICY HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH TRENDS HIV/AIDS HOSPITAL HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SIZE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUSBAND HUSBANDS HYPERTENSION ILLNESSES INFANT INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATES INSURANCE SCHEMES INTERCOURSE INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION LABOR MARKET LEGAL STATUS LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT LIFE EXPECTANCY LIVE BIRTHS LONGER INTERVALS BETWEEN BIRTHS LOW FERTILITY MARITAL FERTILITY MARITAL STATUS MARRIAGES MARRIED WOMEN MEDICAL RESEARCH MEDICINES MENOPAUSE METHOD OF CONTRACEPTION MIDWIFE MIDWIFES MIDWIVES MODERN CONTRACEPTIVES MORBIDITY MORTALITY MORTALITY RATE MOTHER NEWBORNS NO MORE CHILDREN NUMBER OF BIRTHS NUMBER OF CHILDREN NUTRITION NUTRITIONAL STATUS NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF WOMEN OBESITY ORAL CANCER OUTPATIENT CARE PARENTHOOD PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PLACE OF RESIDENCE POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT POPULATION CHANGE POPULATION GROWTH POPULATION ISSUES PREGNANT WOMEN PREVENTABLE DISEASES PRIMARY CAREGIVERS PRIMARY EDUCATION PUBLIC POLICY REPLACEMENT LEVEL REPRODUCTIVE AGE REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR REPRODUCTIVE LIFE RISK FACTORS RURAL AREAS SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOLING SELF-IMAGE SINGLE WOMEN SOCIAL EXCLUSION SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS STERILIZATION SURVIVAL OF CHILDREN TRANSPORTATION TV UNEDUCATED WOMEN UNIVERSAL ACCESS URBAN AREAS USER FEES VULNERABILITY VULNERABLE GROUPS WILL WOMEN'S HEALTH WORKERS WORKFORCE YOUNG CHILDREN YOUTH The paper analyzes the labor market during 1992-2009, the wartime years, and uses the findings to help understand implications for the labor market as the economy grows and recovers from the conflict. The analysis is primarily based on annual Labor Force Survey (LFS) data collected by the Department of Census and Statistics (DCS) between 1992 and 2009. The paper excludes the North and East from the analysis because the labor market in these provinces was functioning in atypical times, and was affected severely by the security situation. The 2006 moving out of poverty study conducted in conflict areas noted large outmigration of the better off households and the reliance on those left behind on remittances (Center for Poverty Analysis 2006). The study also found that private sector investment had largely dwindled in these provinces, and the main source of jobs was public employment. Looking ahead, over the next 15 years, demand for workers in industry is likely to increase as rebuilding and recovery in the North and East proceeds. In addition, demand for highly skilled workers to meet the needs of the expanding services sector, particularly higher-end services, will also increase. Analyzing the empirical trends using the LFS, it is clear that increasing female labor force participation, addressing high youth unemployment and its causes, and addressing the negative aspects of certain labor market regulations will be key to meeting the needs of a growing economy. The paper is organized as follows. The two sections that follow present an overview of the supply and demand side of the labor market. The next section discusses the ways in which the demographic transition could shape the labor market, particularly in terms of unemployment and earnings. This discussion is followed by three sections examining labor force participation and unemployment, job type, and earnings respectively. The last section concludes with some policy recommendations. 2014-04-22T21:13:19Z 2014-04-22T21:13:19Z 2012-10 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/10/17056883/determinants-fertility-womens-health-employment-behavior-sri-lanka http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18011 English en_US South Asia human development sector discussion paper series;no. 38 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research South Asia Sri Lanka |