Labor Market Policy in Developing Countries : A Selective Review of the Literature and Needs for the Future
This paper presents a selective overview of the literature on modeling labor market policies in developing countries. It considers welfare economics, theoretical models, and empirical evidence to highlight the three general features needed in futur...
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ABSENTEEISM ACTIVE LABOR ACTIVE LABOR MARKET ACTIVE LABOR MARKET POLICIES ACTIVE LABOR MARKET POLICY AMOUNT OF INCOME AVERAGE EARNINGS AVERAGE RATES OF RETURN AVERAGE WAGE CALCULATION CALCULATIONS CAPITAL MARKET CAPITAL MARKETS CHILD LABOR CLASSROOM TRAINING COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COMPETITIVE MODEL CONTRIBUTIONS CORE LABOR STANDARDS COST OF LIVING CURRENCY DAILY WAGE DAY LABORERS DEMAND CURVE DEVELOPMENT BANK DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONS DISCOUNT RATE DISGUISED UNEMPLOYMENT EARNING EARNINGS EARNINGS INEQUALITY EARNINGS LOSSES ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC MOBILITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS EFFICIENCY WAGE MODELS EFFICIENCY WAGE THEORY EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT EFFECT EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION LEGISLATION EMPLOYMENT SECURITY EMPLOYMENT SERVICE EMPLOYMENT STATUS ENTRY POINT EQUILIBRIUM LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES EXPECTED WAGE FAMILY MEMBERS FINANCIAL SUPPORT FORMAL SECTOR WORKERS FUTURE LABOR HEALTH INSURANCE HIGH WAGE HIGH WAGES HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD INCOME HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN RESOURCE IMPERFECT INFORMATION INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME LEVEL INCOME SUPPORT INCOMES INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS SYSTEMS INFORMAL ECONOMY INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT INFORMAL SECTOR INITIAL CAPITAL INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT POLICIES JOB CREATION JOB LOSS JOB PERFORMANCE JOB SEARCH JOB TRAINING JOBS LABOR DEMAND LABOR ECONOMICS LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS LABOR MARKET DISCRIMINATION LABOR MARKET INFORMATION LABOR MARKET INFORMATION SYSTEMS LABOR MARKET INTERVENTIONS LABOR MARKET ISSUES LABOR MARKET POLICIES LABOR MARKET POLICY LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS LABOR MARKET REGULATION LABOR MARKET SEGMENTATION LABOR MARKETS LABOR POOL LABOR REGULATIONS LABOR SUPPLY LABOR TURNOVER LABOUR LACK OF INFORMATION LARGE FIRMS LIFELONG LEARNING LIFETIME LIFETIME EARNINGS LOW EARNINGS LOW INCOME LOW UNEMPLOYMENT LOW-INCOME MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MANPOWER MANPOWER PLANNING MARKET ANALYSIS MARKET RESEARCH MARKET RETURNS MARKET SECTOR MARKET SEGMENT MARKET SEGMENTS MARKET THEORY MARKET WAGE MARKET WAGES MINIMUM WAGE MINIMUM WAGES MORTALITY NEOCLASSICAL ECONOMICS NON-FARM EMPLOYMENT NON-WAGE COSTS OCCUPATION OCCUPATIONS ON-THE-JOB TRAINING OPPORTUNITY COSTS PAYROLL TAXES PENSION PENSION BENEFITS PENSION POLICY PENSIONS PRESENT VALUE PRIVATE COSTS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR FIRM PROBABILITY PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GAINS PROSPERITY PUBLIC ECONOMICS PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC SECTOR JOBS RATE OF RETURN RATES OF RETURN REAL WAGE REAL WAGES REPLACEMENT RATE RETRENCHED WORKERS RURAL POVERTY SAFETY SAFETY NET SALARIED EMPLOYMENT SALARIED WORKERS SAVINGS SAVINGS ACCOUNTS SELF-EMPLOYMENT SEVERANCE PAYMENTS SOCIAL BENEFITS SOCIAL COSTS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL WELFARE SOUND LABOR MARKET POLICY STANDARD OF LIVING SUBSTITUTION SUPPLY CURVE SUPPLY CURVES TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT TOTAL COSTS TOTAL WAGE TRADE UNION TRADE UNIONS TRAINING COURSES TRAINING POLICIES TRAINING PROGRAM UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNION MEMBERSHIP UNION WAGE PREMIUM UNPAID FAMILY WORKERS UNSKILLED JOBS URBAN EMPLOYMENT URBAN UNEMPLOYMENT VALUABLE WAGE BILL WAGE DETERMINATION WAGE DIFFERENTIAL WAGE DIFFERENTIALS WAGE DISTRIBUTION WAGE EMPLOYMENT WAGE EQUALIZATION WAGE GAP WAGE INEQUALITY WAGE LEVEL WAGE LEVELS WAGE POLICY WAGE SECTOR WORKER WORKERS WORKING CONDITIONS WORLD MARKETS WORTH YOUNG ADULTS |
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ABSENTEEISM ACTIVE LABOR ACTIVE LABOR MARKET ACTIVE LABOR MARKET POLICIES ACTIVE LABOR MARKET POLICY AMOUNT OF INCOME AVERAGE EARNINGS AVERAGE RATES OF RETURN AVERAGE WAGE CALCULATION CALCULATIONS CAPITAL MARKET CAPITAL MARKETS CHILD LABOR CLASSROOM TRAINING COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COMPETITIVE MODEL CONTRIBUTIONS CORE LABOR STANDARDS COST OF LIVING CURRENCY DAILY WAGE DAY LABORERS DEMAND CURVE DEVELOPMENT BANK DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONS DISCOUNT RATE DISGUISED UNEMPLOYMENT EARNING EARNINGS EARNINGS INEQUALITY EARNINGS LOSSES ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC MOBILITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS EFFICIENCY WAGE MODELS EFFICIENCY WAGE THEORY EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT EFFECT EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION LEGISLATION EMPLOYMENT SECURITY EMPLOYMENT SERVICE EMPLOYMENT STATUS ENTRY POINT EQUILIBRIUM LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES EXPECTED WAGE FAMILY MEMBERS FINANCIAL SUPPORT FORMAL SECTOR WORKERS FUTURE LABOR HEALTH INSURANCE HIGH WAGE HIGH WAGES HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD INCOME HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN RESOURCE IMPERFECT INFORMATION INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME LEVEL INCOME SUPPORT INCOMES INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS SYSTEMS INFORMAL ECONOMY INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT INFORMAL SECTOR INITIAL CAPITAL INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT POLICIES JOB CREATION JOB LOSS JOB PERFORMANCE JOB SEARCH JOB TRAINING JOBS LABOR DEMAND LABOR ECONOMICS LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS LABOR MARKET DISCRIMINATION LABOR MARKET INFORMATION LABOR MARKET INFORMATION SYSTEMS LABOR MARKET INTERVENTIONS LABOR MARKET ISSUES LABOR MARKET POLICIES LABOR MARKET POLICY LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS LABOR MARKET REGULATION LABOR MARKET SEGMENTATION LABOR MARKETS LABOR POOL LABOR REGULATIONS LABOR SUPPLY LABOR TURNOVER LABOUR LACK OF INFORMATION LARGE FIRMS LIFELONG LEARNING LIFETIME LIFETIME EARNINGS LOW EARNINGS LOW INCOME LOW UNEMPLOYMENT LOW-INCOME MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MANPOWER MANPOWER PLANNING MARKET ANALYSIS MARKET RESEARCH MARKET RETURNS MARKET SECTOR MARKET SEGMENT MARKET SEGMENTS MARKET THEORY MARKET WAGE MARKET WAGES MINIMUM WAGE MINIMUM WAGES MORTALITY NEOCLASSICAL ECONOMICS NON-FARM EMPLOYMENT NON-WAGE COSTS OCCUPATION OCCUPATIONS ON-THE-JOB TRAINING OPPORTUNITY COSTS PAYROLL TAXES PENSION PENSION BENEFITS PENSION POLICY PENSIONS PRESENT VALUE PRIVATE COSTS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR FIRM PROBABILITY PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GAINS PROSPERITY PUBLIC ECONOMICS PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC SECTOR JOBS RATE OF RETURN RATES OF RETURN REAL WAGE REAL WAGES REPLACEMENT RATE RETRENCHED WORKERS RURAL POVERTY SAFETY SAFETY NET SALARIED EMPLOYMENT SALARIED WORKERS SAVINGS SAVINGS ACCOUNTS SELF-EMPLOYMENT SEVERANCE PAYMENTS SOCIAL BENEFITS SOCIAL COSTS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL WELFARE SOUND LABOR MARKET POLICY STANDARD OF LIVING SUBSTITUTION SUPPLY CURVE SUPPLY CURVES TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT TOTAL COSTS TOTAL WAGE TRADE UNION TRADE UNIONS TRAINING COURSES TRAINING POLICIES TRAINING PROGRAM UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNION MEMBERSHIP UNION WAGE PREMIUM UNPAID FAMILY WORKERS UNSKILLED JOBS URBAN EMPLOYMENT URBAN UNEMPLOYMENT VALUABLE WAGE BILL WAGE DETERMINATION WAGE DIFFERENTIAL WAGE DIFFERENTIALS WAGE DISTRIBUTION WAGE EMPLOYMENT WAGE EQUALIZATION WAGE GAP WAGE INEQUALITY WAGE LEVEL WAGE LEVELS WAGE POLICY WAGE SECTOR WORKER WORKERS WORKING CONDITIONS WORLD MARKETS WORTH YOUNG ADULTS Fields, Gary S. Labor Market Policy in Developing Countries : A Selective Review of the Literature and Needs for the Future |
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Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4362 |
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This paper presents a selective overview
of the literature on modeling labor market policies in
developing countries. It considers welfare economics,
theoretical models, and empirical evidence to highlight the
three general features needed in future research on labor
market policy in developing countries. The author identifies
desirable research components (welfare economics,
theoretical modeling, and empirical modeling) and pitfalls
in the literature (inappropriate use of productivity,
reliance on wrong kinds of empirical studies, lack of
cost-benefit analysis, attention to only a subset of the
goods and bads, and fallacy of composition). The paper
concludes with suggested topics and methods for future
research. The author states that sound labor market policy
requires sound labor market models. The paper makes a case
for developing policy based on explicit evaluation criteria,
specific theoretical models, and comprehensive empirical evidence. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Fields, Gary S. |
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Fields, Gary S. |
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Fields, Gary S. |
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Labor Market Policy in Developing Countries : A Selective Review of the Literature and Needs for the Future |
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Labor Market Policy in Developing Countries : A Selective Review of the Literature and Needs for the Future |
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Labor Market Policy in Developing Countries : A Selective Review of the Literature and Needs for the Future |
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Labor Market Policy in Developing Countries : A Selective Review of the Literature and Needs for the Future |
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Labor Market Policy in Developing Countries : A Selective Review of the Literature and Needs for the Future |
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labor market policy in developing countries : a selective review of the literature and needs for the future |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/09/8340426/labor-market-policy-developing-countries-selective-review-literature-needs-future http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7364 |
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okr-10986-73642021-04-23T14:02:34Z Labor Market Policy in Developing Countries : A Selective Review of the Literature and Needs for the Future Fields, Gary S. ABSENTEEISM ACTIVE LABOR ACTIVE LABOR MARKET ACTIVE LABOR MARKET POLICIES ACTIVE LABOR MARKET POLICY AMOUNT OF INCOME AVERAGE EARNINGS AVERAGE RATES OF RETURN AVERAGE WAGE CALCULATION CALCULATIONS CAPITAL MARKET CAPITAL MARKETS CHILD LABOR CLASSROOM TRAINING COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COMPETITIVE MODEL CONTRIBUTIONS CORE LABOR STANDARDS COST OF LIVING CURRENCY DAILY WAGE DAY LABORERS DEMAND CURVE DEVELOPMENT BANK DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONS DISCOUNT RATE DISGUISED UNEMPLOYMENT EARNING EARNINGS EARNINGS INEQUALITY EARNINGS LOSSES ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC MOBILITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS EFFICIENCY WAGE MODELS EFFICIENCY WAGE THEORY EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT EFFECT EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION LEGISLATION EMPLOYMENT SECURITY EMPLOYMENT SERVICE EMPLOYMENT STATUS ENTRY POINT EQUILIBRIUM LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES EXPECTED WAGE FAMILY MEMBERS FINANCIAL SUPPORT FORMAL SECTOR WORKERS FUTURE LABOR HEALTH INSURANCE HIGH WAGE HIGH WAGES HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD INCOME HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN RESOURCE IMPERFECT INFORMATION INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME LEVEL INCOME SUPPORT INCOMES INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS SYSTEMS INFORMAL ECONOMY INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT INFORMAL SECTOR INITIAL CAPITAL INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT POLICIES JOB CREATION JOB LOSS JOB PERFORMANCE JOB SEARCH JOB TRAINING JOBS LABOR DEMAND LABOR ECONOMICS LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS LABOR MARKET DISCRIMINATION LABOR MARKET INFORMATION LABOR MARKET INFORMATION SYSTEMS LABOR MARKET INTERVENTIONS LABOR MARKET ISSUES LABOR MARKET POLICIES LABOR MARKET POLICY LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS LABOR MARKET REGULATION LABOR MARKET SEGMENTATION LABOR MARKETS LABOR POOL LABOR REGULATIONS LABOR SUPPLY LABOR TURNOVER LABOUR LACK OF INFORMATION LARGE FIRMS LIFELONG LEARNING LIFETIME LIFETIME EARNINGS LOW EARNINGS LOW INCOME LOW UNEMPLOYMENT LOW-INCOME MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MANPOWER MANPOWER PLANNING MARKET ANALYSIS MARKET RESEARCH MARKET RETURNS MARKET SECTOR MARKET SEGMENT MARKET SEGMENTS MARKET THEORY MARKET WAGE MARKET WAGES MINIMUM WAGE MINIMUM WAGES MORTALITY NEOCLASSICAL ECONOMICS NON-FARM EMPLOYMENT NON-WAGE COSTS OCCUPATION OCCUPATIONS ON-THE-JOB TRAINING OPPORTUNITY COSTS PAYROLL TAXES PENSION PENSION BENEFITS PENSION POLICY PENSIONS PRESENT VALUE PRIVATE COSTS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR FIRM PROBABILITY PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GAINS PROSPERITY PUBLIC ECONOMICS PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC SECTOR JOBS RATE OF RETURN RATES OF RETURN REAL WAGE REAL WAGES REPLACEMENT RATE RETRENCHED WORKERS RURAL POVERTY SAFETY SAFETY NET SALARIED EMPLOYMENT SALARIED WORKERS SAVINGS SAVINGS ACCOUNTS SELF-EMPLOYMENT SEVERANCE PAYMENTS SOCIAL BENEFITS SOCIAL COSTS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL WELFARE SOUND LABOR MARKET POLICY STANDARD OF LIVING SUBSTITUTION SUPPLY CURVE SUPPLY CURVES TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT TOTAL COSTS TOTAL WAGE TRADE UNION TRADE UNIONS TRAINING COURSES TRAINING POLICIES TRAINING PROGRAM UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNION MEMBERSHIP UNION WAGE PREMIUM UNPAID FAMILY WORKERS UNSKILLED JOBS URBAN EMPLOYMENT URBAN UNEMPLOYMENT VALUABLE WAGE BILL WAGE DETERMINATION WAGE DIFFERENTIAL WAGE DIFFERENTIALS WAGE DISTRIBUTION WAGE EMPLOYMENT WAGE EQUALIZATION WAGE GAP WAGE INEQUALITY WAGE LEVEL WAGE LEVELS WAGE POLICY WAGE SECTOR WORKER WORKERS WORKING CONDITIONS WORLD MARKETS WORTH YOUNG ADULTS This paper presents a selective overview of the literature on modeling labor market policies in developing countries. It considers welfare economics, theoretical models, and empirical evidence to highlight the three general features needed in future research on labor market policy in developing countries. The author identifies desirable research components (welfare economics, theoretical modeling, and empirical modeling) and pitfalls in the literature (inappropriate use of productivity, reliance on wrong kinds of empirical studies, lack of cost-benefit analysis, attention to only a subset of the goods and bads, and fallacy of composition). The paper concludes with suggested topics and methods for future research. The author states that sound labor market policy requires sound labor market models. The paper makes a case for developing policy based on explicit evaluation criteria, specific theoretical models, and comprehensive empirical evidence. 2012-06-06T22:00:39Z 2012-06-06T22:00:39Z 2007-09 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/09/8340426/labor-market-policy-developing-countries-selective-review-literature-needs-future http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7364 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4362 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research |