Demographic and Spatial Disparities in Labor Market Outcomes within the Kinshasa Urban Landscape

This paper examines the labor market and jobs in urban Kinshasa, by drawing on a recently collected household survey and other data sets. It particularly focuses on labor supply and employment patterns, job characteristics, and their spatial nexus....

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Main Authors:	Batana, Yele Maweki, Jarotschkin, Alexandra, Konou, Akakpo, Masaki, Takaaki, Nakamura, Shohei, Viboudoulou Vilpoux, Mervy Ever
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:	URBAN POVERTY JOBS UNEMPLOYMENT ACCESSIBILITY GENDER LABOR MARKET SPATIAL ANALYSIS DEMOGRAPHICS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/150621637329451791/Demographic-and-Spatial-Disparities-in-Labor-Market-Outcomes-within-the-Kinshasa-Urban-Landscape http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36632

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spelling	okr-10986-366322021-12-03T05:10:39Z Demographic and Spatial Disparities in Labor Market Outcomes within the Kinshasa Urban Landscape Batana, Yele Maweki Jarotschkin, Alexandra Konou, Akakpo Masaki, Takaaki Nakamura, Shohei Viboudoulou Vilpoux, Mervy Ever URBAN POVERTY JOBS UNEMPLOYMENT ACCESSIBILITY GENDER LABOR MARKET SPATIAL ANALYSIS DEMOGRAPHICS This paper examines the labor market and jobs in urban Kinshasa, by drawing on a recently collected household survey and other data sets. It particularly focuses on labor supply and employment patterns, job characteristics, and their spatial nexus. The analysis first shows that female and young workers are more likely to experience unemployment and underemployment than other workers in Kinshasa. Second, the availability of good quality jobs is still limited in Kinshasa. Third, in addition to the scarcity of good jobs, which are concentrated in the city core, poor accessibility due to the limited connective infrastructure and transport system further reduces job opportunities for people living in the outskirts. 2021-12-02T20:40:47Z 2021-12-02T20:40:47Z 2021-11 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/150621637329451791/Demographic-and-Spatial-Disparities-in-Labor-Market-Outcomes-within-the-Kinshasa-Urban-Landscape http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36632 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9856 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Africa Africa Eastern and Southern (AFE) Congo, Democratic Republic of
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spellingShingle	URBAN POVERTY JOBS UNEMPLOYMENT ACCESSIBILITY GENDER LABOR MARKET SPATIAL ANALYSIS DEMOGRAPHICS Batana, Yele Maweki Jarotschkin, Alexandra Konou, Akakpo Masaki, Takaaki Nakamura, Shohei Viboudoulou Vilpoux, Mervy Ever Demographic and Spatial Disparities in Labor Market Outcomes within the Kinshasa Urban Landscape
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description	This paper examines the labor market and jobs in urban Kinshasa, by drawing on a recently collected household survey and other data sets. It particularly focuses on labor supply and employment patterns, job characteristics, and their spatial nexus. The analysis first shows that female and young workers are more likely to experience unemployment and underemployment than other workers in Kinshasa. Second, the availability of good quality jobs is still limited in Kinshasa. Third, in addition to the scarcity of good jobs, which are concentrated in the city core, poor accessibility due to the limited connective infrastructure and transport system further reduces job opportunities for people living in the outskirts.
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author	Batana, Yele Maweki Jarotschkin, Alexandra Konou, Akakpo Masaki, Takaaki Nakamura, Shohei Viboudoulou Vilpoux, Mervy Ever
author_facet	Batana, Yele Maweki Jarotschkin, Alexandra Konou, Akakpo Masaki, Takaaki Nakamura, Shohei Viboudoulou Vilpoux, Mervy Ever
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title	Demographic and Spatial Disparities in Labor Market Outcomes within the Kinshasa Urban Landscape
title_short	Demographic and Spatial Disparities in Labor Market Outcomes within the Kinshasa Urban Landscape
title_full	Demographic and Spatial Disparities in Labor Market Outcomes within the Kinshasa Urban Landscape
title_fullStr	Demographic and Spatial Disparities in Labor Market Outcomes within the Kinshasa Urban Landscape
title_full_unstemmed	Demographic and Spatial Disparities in Labor Market Outcomes within the Kinshasa Urban Landscape
title_sort	demographic and spatial disparities in labor market outcomes within the kinshasa urban landscape
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2021
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/150621637329451791/Demographic-and-Spatial-Disparities-in-Labor-Market-Outcomes-within-the-Kinshasa-Urban-Landscape http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36632
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Demographic and Spatial Disparities in Labor Market Outcomes within the Kinshasa Urban Landscape

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