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The literature has robustly documented a negative migrant-native wage gap in developed economies. Yet empirical evidence of pay differences has been elusive for developing countries. We approach this question by leveraging internationally harmonised microdata with 1.5 million individuals from 6...
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When Covid-19 struck, the South African government declared some of the strictest lockdowns worldwide. The impact of lockdowns on the working classes was especially severe. Initially many workers were left with no income, leading to warnings that a pandemic of hunger may eclipse the deadliness...
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This paper examines the relationship between mobile internet, employment and structural transformation in Rwanda … dynamics and the composition of employment significantly. To demonstrate this, we have combined GSMA network coverage maps with … market in two ways. First, by increasing employment opportunities. Second, by contributing to changes in the composition of …
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Worker Program (TFWP), as well as non-status migrants employed in agriculture. It evaluates policies and measures adopted by … the intersections of precarious employment and insecure residency status, the study advances an expanded employment strain … approach to illustrate how longstanding immigration and labour laws, policies and practices, persisting alongside COVID-19 …
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, the region has become increasingly dependent on GSCs for employment despite some short periods of sharp volatility and … productivity, it also shows that a positive relationship between increased GSC participation and greater wage employment, high …-skill employment, and female employment was limited to specific sectors. Several policies could strengthen the links between GSCs and …
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Statistical evidence from 58 countries shows that although people in rural areas are more likely to be in employment … minimum wages or seek to promote equal opportunities, can help to reduce labour market-related inequalities across the rural …
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This paper analyses employment transitions and workers' skills in Brazil using a random sample from the universe of … findings confirm that workers who use non-routine cognitive skills intensively experience the highest employment growth rates … and wages. Their labour market exit risk is relatively low, occupational and sectoral changes are least common and, in the …
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part-time arrangements, the repetitive nature of the job nor sector of employment. The effect of these covariates adds to …
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