Employment, Growth and Poverty Reduction
Books Bhorat, Haroon and Kanbur, Ravi; 2006. "Poverty and Policy in Post-apartheid South Africa." HSRC Press, Cape Town, South Africa. Basu, Kaushik; 1997. "Analytical Development Economics." Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. Cahuc, Pierre and Zylberberg, André; 2004. Labor Economics. Cambridge, MA; MIT Press. De Soto, Hernando; 1989. "The Other Path: The Invisible Revolution in the Third World." New York: Harper and Row. Ehrenberg, Ronald G. and Smith, S. Robert; 2003. "Modern Labor Economics." Boston: Addison Wesley. Fields, S. Gary and Pfeffermann, Guy (Edited by); 2003. "Pathways Out of Poverty: Private Firms and Economic Mobility in Developing Countries." Springer, Berlin. Sen, Amartya; 1999. "Development as Freedom." Oxford: Oxford University Press. Sen, Amartya; 1992. "Inequality Reexamined." Oxford: Clarendon Press. Articles Anand, Sudhir and Kanbur, S.M.R.; 1985. "Poverty Under the Kuznets Process." Economic Journal, 95 (supp.), pp. 42-50. Anand, Sudhir and Kanbur, S.M.R.; 1993. "The Kuznets Process and the Inequality-
Development Relationship." Journal of Development Economics 40:1 25-52. Basu, Arnab; Chau, Nancy and Kanbur, Ravi; 2006. "A Theory of Employment Guarantees: Contestability, Credibility and Distributional Concerns”. Baulch, Bob and John Hoddinott. 2000; "Economic Mobility and Poverty Dynamics in Developing Countries.” The Journal of Development Studies, 36:6, pp. 1-24. Bhorat, Haroon and Kanbur, Ravi. 2005; "Poverty and Well-being in Post-Apartheid South Africa: An Overview of Data, Outcomes and Policy." Overview chapter of Haroon Bhorat and Ravi Kanbur (eds.) "Poverty and Policy in Post-Apartheid South Africa”, 2006. Cunningham, V. Wendy and Maloney, F. William; 2001. "Heterogeneity in the Mexican Micro-Enterprise Sector." Economic Development and Cultural Change, 50, pp. 131-156.
Dasgupta, Partha and Ray, Debraj; 1986. "Inequality as a Determinant of Malnutrition and Unemployment." Economic Journal 96: pp. 1011-1034. Guha-Khasnobis, Basudeb; Kanbur, Ravi; Ostrom, Elinor; 2005. "Beyond Formality and Informality." Introduction to "Linking the Formal and Informal Economy: Concepts and Policies” edited by Basudeb Guha-Khasnobis, Ravi Kanbur and Elinor Ostrom, Oxford University Press, 2006. Harris, John and Todaro, Michael; 1970. "Migration, Unemployment and Development: A Two Sector Analysis." American Economic Review, 40, pp. 126-42. Kraay Aart; 2004. "When Is Growth Pro-Poor? Cross-Country Evidence." International Monetary Fund. Working Papers No. 04/47. Lewis, W.A.; 1954. "Economic Development with Unlimited Supplies of Labour." The Manchester School, 22:2, pp. 139-91. McKay, Andrew; 1997. "Poverty Reduction through Economic Growth: Some Issues." Journal of International Development, 9:4. Roy, A.D.; 1951. "Some Thoughts on the Distribution of Earnings." Oxford Economic Papers, 3, pp. 135-46. Country Reports McKinley, Terry and John Weeks. 2007. A Proposed Strategy for Growth, Employment and Poverty Reduction in Uzbekistan. International Poverty Centre Country Study No. 12. (262kb PDF) Back to Top
Informality and Labor Market Segmentation Books Akerlof, George and Yellen, Janet (eds.); 1986. "Efficiency Wage Models of the Labor
Market." Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Avirgan, Tony; Bivens, L. Josh; Gammage, Sarah; 2005. "Good Jobs, Bad Jobs, No Jobs." Economic Policy Institute, Washington DC. Doeringer, Peter B. and Piore, J. Michael; 1971. "Internal Labor Markets and Manpower Analysis." Lexington, MA: Heath. Eyraud, François; Saget, Catherine; 2005. "The fundamentals of minimum wage fixing." ILO, Geneva. Fields, S. Gary; 2003. "International Labor Standards and Decent Work: Perspectives from the Developing World." in Robert Flanagan and William Gould, eds., "International Labor Standards: Globalization, Trade and Public Policy." Stanford University Press, 2003. Guha-Khasnobis, Basudeb; and Kanbur, Ravi; 2006. "Informal Labour Markets and Development." Palgrave Macmillan, New York, NY. Guha-Khasnobis, Basudeb; Kanbur, Ravi; and Ostrom, Elinor (Edited by); 2006. "Linking the Formal and Informal Economy Concepts and Policies." Oxford University Press. Jhabvala, R.; Sudarshan, R.M.; and Unni, J.; 2002 "Informal Economy Centre stage." Sage Publication, London. Lindbeck, A and D. Snower; 1989. The insider-outsider theory of employment and unemployment. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. Manning, Alan; 2003. "Monopsony in Motion: Imperfect Competition in Labor Markets." Princeton, New Jersey. Princeton University Press. Mohapatra, Sandeep; Rozelle, Scott; Goodhue, Rachael; 2007. "The Rise of Self-Employment in Rural China: Development or Distress?". World Development Vol. 35, No. 1, pp. 163–181. Tokman, V E.; 1992. "Beyond Regulation: the Informal Economy in Latin America." Ed. London: Lynne Rienner Publishers, pp. 3-22. Region: LAC. Articles Addison, T. John and Mckinley, L. Blackburn; 1999. "Minimum Wages and Poverty”; Industrial and Labor Relations Review, Vol. 52, No. 3, pp. 393-409. Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina; 2004. "Determinants and Poverty Implications of Informal Sector Work in Chile” Economic Development and Cultural Change, 52:2. Basu, Arnab; Chau, Nancy and Kanbur, Ravi; 2005. "Turning a Blind Eye: Costly Enforcement, Credible Commitment, and Minimum Wage Laws." Working Paper, Department of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. Bernabè, Sabine; 2002. "Informal Employment in Countries in Transition: A Conceptual Framework." CASEpaper 56. Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, London School of Economics: London. Region: ECA Bourguignon, François; 1990. "Growth and Inequality in the Dual Model of Development: The Role of Demand Factors." Review of Economic Studies 57, pp 215-228. Dickens, W and K Lang; 1992. "Labour Market Segmentation Theory: Reconsidering the Evidence." National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper, No. 4087. Fields, S. Gary; 2005. "A Guide to Multisector Labor Market Models”. Fields, S. Gary and Kanbur, Ravi; 2005. "Minimum Wages and Poverty." Fields, S. Gary; 2004. "Dualism in the Labor Market: A Perspective On
The Lewis Model After Half A Century." The Manchester School, Vol 72, No. 6, December 2004. Fields, S. Gary; 2003. "’Decent Work’ and Development Policies." International Labour Review. Fields, S. Gary; 1979. "A Welfare Economic Approach to Growth and Distribution in the Dual Economy." Quarterly Journal of Economics, 372, pp. 325-54. Friedman, Eric; Johnson, Simon; Kaufmann, Daniel; Zoido-Lobaton, Pablo; 1999. "Dodging the Grabbing Hand: The Determinants of Unofficial Activity in 69 Countries." Journal of Public Economics, 76, pp. 459-493. Goldberg, Pinelopi K. and Pavcnik, Nina; 2003. "The Response of the Informal Sector
to Trade Liberalization." National Bureau of Economic Research, Working Paper No. 9443. Reich, M.; Gordon, D.M.; Edwards, R.C.; 1973. "A Theory of Labour Market Segmentation." American Economic Review, 63, pp. 359-65. Back to Top
Firms and Job Creation Books Berg, Janine; Ernst, Christophe; Auer, Peter; 2006. "Meeting the Employment Challenge: Argentina, Brazil and Mexico in the global economy". ILO, Geneva, and Lynne Rienner Publishers. Drèze, Jean and Mukherjee, Anandita; 1989. "Labour Contracts in Rural India: Theories and Evidence”, in S. Chakravarty, ed., "The Balance Between Industry and Agriculture in Economic Development." London: Macmillan. Sobot, H. Richard; 1982. "Migration and the Labor Market in Developing Countries." Ed. Boulder, CO: Westview Press. Articles Aslund, A.; Boone, P.; Johnson, S.; 2001. "Escaping the UNder-Reform Trap." International Monetary Fund Staff Papers, 48:Special Issue, pp. 88-108. Region: ECA Bernal, Raquel and Cardenas, Mauricio; 2003. "Determinants of Labor Demand in Colombia: 1976-1996." National Bureau of Economic Research. Working Paper 10077. Region: LAC Burdett, Kenneth and Mortensen, Dale; 1998. "Wage Differentials, Employer Size, and Unemployment." International Economic Review 39, pp. 257-273. Cichello, L. Paul; Fields, S. Gary; Leibbrandt, Murray; 2005. "Earning and Employment Dynamics for Africans in Post-Apartheid South Africa: A Panel Study of KwaZulu-Natal." Journal of African Economies, Volume 14, Number 2, pp. 143–190. Fallon, Peter and Lucas, Robert; 1993. "Job Security Regulations and the Dynamic Demand for Industrial Labor in India and Zimbabwe." Journal of Development Economics, 40:2, pp. 241-275. Hechkman, James and Sedlacek, G.; 1985. "Heterogeneity, Aggregation and Market Wage Functions: An Empirical Model of Self-Selection in the Labor Market." Journal of Political Economy, 93, pp. 1077-125. Back to Top
Skill Levels Books Morgan, L. Stephen; Grusky, B. David; Fields, S. Gary (Edited by); 2005. "Mobility and Inequality: Frontiers of Research from Sociology and Economics." Stanford: Stanford University Press. Articles Cicchello, Paul; Freije, Samuel; Menendez, Marta; Newhouse, David. 2003; "Household Income Dynamics: A Four Country Story." Journal of Development Studies, 40, 2, pp. 30-54. Fields, S. Gary; 2005. "Does Income Mobility Equalize Longer-Term Incomes? New Measures of an Old Concept”. Paserman, M. Daniele and Cohen-Goldner, Sarit; 2006. "The Dynamic Impact of Immigration on Natives' Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from Israel”. Pavoni, N.; Violante G. L.; 2007. "Optimal Welfare-to-Work Programs". Review of Economic Studies, 74, 1, pp. 283–318. Back to Employment and Shared Growth |
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