Enhancing Workers’ Protection in Jordan

This paper exploits a rich database to provide comprehensive profiling of informality in Jordan, including who informal workers are, their characteristics, and where they work, as well as providing policy recommendations to address informality. The...

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Main Authors:	Rother, Friederike, Chartouni, Carole, Sanchez-Reaza, Javier, Paez Salamanca, Gustavo, Fallah, Belal
Format:	Discussion Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2022
Subjects:	INFORMAL WORKERS INFORMALITY POLICY INFORMAL ECONOMY SHORT-TERM BENEFITS DEFINED CONTRIBUTION SCHEMES INFORMAL LABOR MARKET LABOR PRODUCTIVITY HUMAN CAPITAL LABOR MARKET POLICY STRUCTURE OF LABOR FORCE SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SAFETYNET SOCIAL PROTECTION PRIVATE SECTOR
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099720004212236345/P17159503236b80c909e2203a4e48fa5cc4 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37350

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spelling	okr-10986-373502022-04-28T05:10:38Z Enhancing Workers’ Protection in Jordan Rother, Friederike Chartouni, Carole Sanchez-Reaza, Javier Paez Salamanca, Gustavo Fallah, Belal INFORMAL WORKERS INFORMALITY POLICY INFORMAL ECONOMY SHORT-TERM BENEFITS DEFINED CONTRIBUTION SCHEMES INFORMAL LABOR MARKET LABOR PRODUCTIVITY HUMAN CAPITAL LABOR MARKET POLICY STRUCTURE OF LABOR FORCE SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SAFETYNET SOCIAL PROTECTION PRIVATE SECTOR This paper exploits a rich database to provide comprehensive profiling of informality in Jordan, including who informal workers are, their characteristics, and where they work, as well as providing policy recommendations to address informality. The structural framework developed through the comprehensive profiling is followed by an analysis of why workers are informal, using inferential multivariate analysis. Statistical techniques (that is, cluster analysis) are used to group workers by similar characteristics (including education, gender, income, and form of employment) to allow policy makers to pinpoint specific policy tools that can target each group. The paper offers long term policy solutions to address informality, including fostering competition to boost productivity and providing a level playing field. It also proposes short, and medium-term policy options to protect workers against shocks until more productive jobs are created, for instance through the provision of short-term benefits through defined contribution schemes. Heterogeneity is addressed by tailoring policy instruments to clusters of workers. 2022-04-27T20:51:01Z 2022-04-27T20:51:01Z 2022-04 Discussion Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099720004212236345/P17159503236b80c909e2203a4e48fa5cc4 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37350 English Social Protection & Jobs Discussion Paper;2205 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Discussion Paper Middle East and North Africa Jordan
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topic	INFORMAL WORKERS INFORMALITY POLICY INFORMAL ECONOMY SHORT-TERM BENEFITS DEFINED CONTRIBUTION SCHEMES INFORMAL LABOR MARKET LABOR PRODUCTIVITY HUMAN CAPITAL LABOR MARKET POLICY STRUCTURE OF LABOR FORCE SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SAFETYNET SOCIAL PROTECTION PRIVATE SECTOR
spellingShingle	INFORMAL WORKERS INFORMALITY POLICY INFORMAL ECONOMY SHORT-TERM BENEFITS DEFINED CONTRIBUTION SCHEMES INFORMAL LABOR MARKET LABOR PRODUCTIVITY HUMAN CAPITAL LABOR MARKET POLICY STRUCTURE OF LABOR FORCE SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SAFETYNET SOCIAL PROTECTION PRIVATE SECTOR Rother, Friederike Chartouni, Carole Sanchez-Reaza, Javier Paez Salamanca, Gustavo Fallah, Belal Enhancing Workers’ Protection in Jordan
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description	This paper exploits a rich database to provide comprehensive profiling of informality in Jordan, including who informal workers are, their characteristics, and where they work, as well as providing policy recommendations to address informality. The structural framework developed through the comprehensive profiling is followed by an analysis of why workers are informal, using inferential multivariate analysis. Statistical techniques (that is, cluster analysis) are used to group workers by similar characteristics (including education, gender, income, and form of employment) to allow policy makers to pinpoint specific policy tools that can target each group. The paper offers long term policy solutions to address informality, including fostering competition to boost productivity and providing a level playing field. It also proposes short, and medium-term policy options to protect workers against shocks until more productive jobs are created, for instance through the provision of short-term benefits through defined contribution schemes. Heterogeneity is addressed by tailoring policy instruments to clusters of workers.
format	Discussion Paper
author	Rother, Friederike Chartouni, Carole Sanchez-Reaza, Javier Paez Salamanca, Gustavo Fallah, Belal
author_facet	Rother, Friederike Chartouni, Carole Sanchez-Reaza, Javier Paez Salamanca, Gustavo Fallah, Belal
author_sort	Rother, Friederike
title	Enhancing Workers’ Protection in Jordan
title_short	Enhancing Workers’ Protection in Jordan
title_full	Enhancing Workers’ Protection in Jordan
title_fullStr	Enhancing Workers’ Protection in Jordan
title_full_unstemmed	Enhancing Workers’ Protection in Jordan
title_sort	enhancing workers’ protection in jordan
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2022
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099720004212236345/P17159503236b80c909e2203a4e48fa5cc4 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37350
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Enhancing Workers’ Protection in Jordan

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