Tag Archives: Labour

Can large-scale public works programmes push up wages?

Posted on June 25, 2012 by

Most of the world’s poor live in rural areas, and at the bottom of the pyramid are landless workers subsisting on casual wage labour in agriculture. Policies that can put upward pressure on agricultural wages are therefore likely to be … Continue reading →

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To understand earnings in Africa, we need to look past the formal/informal divide

Posted on June 1, 2012 by

The debate about whether human capital or labour market institutions are the primary explanation for who earns what in developing countries is a long one. An important waypoint in this debate is the Harris-Todaro model, which came to be used to describe … Continue reading →

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Policies for jobs in Africa: why we need more bad jobs (and fewer good ones)

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

Jobs are back on the policy agenda in a big way. The World Bank is proposing to move Jobs to the Center Stage for its 2013 World Development Report. The ILO has created a “Decent work agenda” which includes creating jobs, guaranteeing rights … Continue reading →

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