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Journal Article
Wage growth and inquality in urban China: 1988-2013Part of Journal Special Issue Income inequalities and redistribution in China
Wages Income inequality Wage growthBlog
The labour market implications of COVID-19 for Bangladeshi womenWith the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Bangladesh on 8 March 2020 and the initiation of a lockdown on 26 March 2020, 1 the livelihoods of a significant number of people were under serious threat — with women most likely to suffer the wors...
COVID-19 Gender inequality Labour force participationNews
Baseline survey reveals challenges faced by vocational students in Mozambique
Mozambique Education Labour market News
Study reveals mismatch between qualifications and market needs in MozambiqueTracer study suggests Mozambique’s economy is not generating enough demand for employees with a university-level education, and that students are often poorly aware of career paths and what different jobs require. First published in November 2019,...
Mozambique Education Labour marketWorking Paper
Labour market polarization in South Africa: A decomposition analysisThere is evidence from developed countries that technical change affects not only the employment intensity of production, but also the occupational composition of employment...
Decomposition Labour market Polarization
Blog
A summer of learning: Takeaways from the first UNU-WIDER Summer School
As an applied economist working as a lecturer and researcher in Nigeria, opportunities to learn and exchange ideas with peers can be few and far between...
Labour market Household data Economic policyWorking Paper
Are you what you consume?: Impact of food, soft drinks, and coffee on cognitive and non-cognitive test scoresCognitive and non-cognitive tests are key factors in many aspects of economics, especially within labour market analysis...
cognitive test non-cognitive test Measurement errorWorking Paper
Occupational choice of skilled workers in the presence of a large development sector: Evidence from Sierra LeoneUsing data from Sierra Leone, I explore the role of cognitive ability in sorting across sectors and the importance of perceptions in the employment decision-making process...
Development Employment Foreign aidConference
Transformation Towards Better Jobs
Book Chapter
Macroeconomic Perspective on DevelopmentFrom the book: Asian Transformations
Unemployment Labour market StateWorking Paper
A 2016 social accounting matrix for South Africa with an occupationally disaggregated labour market representationExamining the economy-wide consequences of South Africa following a similar trajectory of labour market polarization to the rest of the world requires an appropriate database for an economy-wide policy analysis framework...
Social Accounting Matrix national accounts Supply tableLearning
UNU-WIDER Summer SchoolUNU-WIDER, in collaboration with the Development Policy Research Unit (DPRU) at University of Cape Town (UCT), is holding the 2-week intensive UNU-WIDER Summer School on applied labour economics in Cape Town 18-29 November 2019.
Database Labour market Quantitative research
Project
UNU-WIDER Summer School
Theme: Current programme
Capacity building data Quantitative researchWorking Paper
Wage growth and inequality in urban China: 1988–2013We investigate the evolution of wage levels, wage inequality, and wage determinants among urban residents in China using China Household Income Project data from 1988, 1995, 2002, 2007, and 2013...
Wages Income inequality Wage growth