Employment opportunities are increasingly recognized as one of the main transmission channels between growth and poverty reduction. Since the poor derive most of their income from work, either as self-employed or as employees, the impact of growth on their employment opportunities seems tautologically relevant for poverty reduction. In particular the extent to which growth affects poverty depends on its impact on the average return to labor and employment levels, as well as on how these are distributed among the poor and the non-poor. Learn MoreÂ
Employment Lab This diagnostic toolbox aims to profile and monitor labor market outcomes and their linkages with growth, employment, earnings, and poverty reduction. Learn More
April 29, 2009 Maintaining Productive Employment during Times of Crisis Experts from the OECD, World Bank, IMF, and academia gather to discuss the employment impact of the current global economic crisis on workers. Learn More
Job Generation and Growth (JoGGs) Decomposition Tool JoGGs is an Excel-based macro-spreadsheet, that allows users to easily decompose growth in GDP per capita in two consecutive periods, in its employment, productivity and demographic components, both at the aggregate and sectoral level. Learn More
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