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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
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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 growthJournal Article
Social norms and female labor participation in BrazilPart of Journal Special Issue Female Autonomy and Women’s Welfare
Female labour force Gender gap IdentityPolicy Brief
Employment expectations of university students in Mozambique: Results from a baseline surveyBefore now, there has been no systematic study of the transition of university students as they finish their studies and enter the labour market...
Employment Education WagesReport
Baseline Survey on the School-to-Work Transitions of University Graduates in MozambiqueThe survey on the School-to-Work Transitions of University Graduates in Mozambique aims to respond to the concerns of the Government of Mozambique and development partners with respect to youth employment in the country...
Employment Education WagesResearch Brief
Working Paper
A macroeconomic perspective on Asian developmentMacroeconomic strategies and policies have differed significantly among Asian countries over the last fifty years, and yet some common issues recur despite their immense diversity in inherited historical initial conditions, differences in political s...
Unemployment Labour market State