Demographic and Spatial Disparities in Labor Market Outcomes within the Kinshasa Urban Landscape (English)

This paper examines the labor market and jobs in urban Kinshasa, by drawing on a recently collected household survey and other data sets. It particularly focuses on labor supply and employment patterns, job characteristics, and their spatial nexus. The analysis first shows that female and young workers are more likely to experience unemployment and underemployment than other workers in Kinshasa. Second, the availability of good quality jobs is still...

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Author

Batana,Yele Maweki;

Jarotschkin,Alexandra;

Konou,Akakpo Domefa;

Masaki,Takaaki;

Nakamura,Shohei;

Viboudoulou Vilpoux,Mervy Ever;
Document Date
2021/11/19
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS9856
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Congo, Democratic Republic of,
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa,
Disclosure Date
2021/11/19
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Demographic and Spatial Disparities in Labor Market Outcomes within the Kinshasa Urban Landscape
Keywords
Poverty and Equity

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Batana,Yele Maweki; Jarotschkin,Alexandra; Konou,Akakpo Domefa; Masaki,Takaaki; Nakamura,Shohei; Viboudoulou Vilpoux,Mervy Ever.

Demographic and Spatial Disparities in Labor Market Outcomes within the Kinshasa Urban Landscape (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 9856 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/150621637329451791

Demographic and Spatial Disparities in Labor Market Outcomes within the Kinshasa Urban Landscape (English)

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