Labor market policy in developing countries : a selective review of the literature and needs for the future (English)

This paper presents a selective overview of the literature on modeling labor market policies in developing countries. It considers welfare economics, theoretical models, and empirical evidence to highlight the three general features needed in future research on labor market policy in developing countries. The author identifies desirable research components (welfare economics, theoretical modeling, and empirical modeling) and pitfalls in the literature...

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Fields,Gary S.;
Document Date
2007/09/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS4362
Volume No
1
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1
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World,
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Other,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
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Disclosed
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Labor market policy in developing countries : a selective review of the literature and needs for the future
Keywords
Labor Market

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Fields,Gary S..

Labor market policy in developing countries : a selective review of the literature and needs for the future (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 4362 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/547041468314993821

Labor market policy in developing countries : a selective review of the literature and needs for the future (English)

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