Documentos e Relatórios

How Regulations Impact the Labor Market : A Review of the Literatures on Product and Labor Market Regulations (Inglês)

This paper provides an extensive review of the literatures on product and labor market regulations and their effects on labor market outcomes. It uncovers the interdependence of these two types of regulations...

Crisis Credit, Employment Protection, Indebtedness, and Risk (Inglês)

This paper studies how credit guarantee and employment protection programs interact in assisting firms during crises times. The paper analyzes how these government programs influence credit allocation...

Policy Brief : Reducing Prejudice Against Venezuelan Migrants in Colombia (Inglês)

Out-group prejudice, particularly towards forced migrants, has significant social and economic consequences. In Colombia, prejudice against Venezuelan migrants is on the rise, exacerbated by the large...

Informe de Política - Reducción del Prejuicio contra los Migrantes Forzados (Espanhol)

El prejuicio hacia los grupos externos, especialmente hacia los migrantes forzados, tiene consecuencias sociales y económicas significativas. En Colombia, el prejuicio contra los migrantes venezolanos...

Are There Jobs for Everyone? : An Analysis of the Relationship Between the Employment of Older and Younger Persons in Indonesia (Inglês)

Against the backdrop of aging, Indonesia has started to address important policy challenges, including by gradually raising the retirement age. Based on the United Nations World Population Prospects 2022...

MAS Holdings : Supporting the Advancement of Factory-floor Associates in Sri Lanka (Inglês)

MAS Holdings (MAS) is a global apparel manufacturing company headquartered in Sri Lanka. Established in 1987, it now has 52 manufacturing facilities across 17 countries, with its biggest markets in the...

Promoting Resilience in Rural Communities in Kenya : How the Village Nut Company Uses Inclusive Employment to Support its Growth and its Workers (Inglês)

The migration of young people from rural areas to urban centers poses a challenge to many companies with operations in remote locations. The Village Nut Company, a macadamia nut processing business in...

Türkiye - Employment Support Activities for Syrians Under Temporary Protection and Turkish Citizens Project : Progress Report for the Reporting Period from July 1 to December 30, 2022 (Inglês)

The Employment Support Activities for Syrians Under Temporary Protection and Turkish Citizens Project aims to enhance the employability of Syrians under Temporary Protection (SuTP) and Turkish citizens...

Türkiye - Employment Support Activities for Syrians Under Temporary Protection and Turkish Citizens Project : Progress Report for the Reporting Period from January 1 to June 30, 2022 - Annex (Inglês)

The Employment Support Activities for Syrians Under Temporary Protection and Turkish Citizens Project aims to enhance the employability of Syrians under Temporary Protection (SuTP) and Turkish citizens...

Balancing Workers' Protection and Labor Market Flexibility in China (Inglês)

Across the world, governments use minimum wages, employment protection legislation, and other labor regulations that define the legal boundaries of employment to manage potential labor market imperfections...

Türkiye - Employment Support Activities for Syrians Under Temporary Protection and Turkish Citizens Project : Progress Report for the Reporting Period from July 1 to December 31, 2021 - Annex (Inglês)

The development objective of the Employment Support Activities for Syrians Under Temporary Protection and Turkish Citizens Project is to improve the employability of Syrians under Temporary Protection...

Türkiye - Employment Support Activities for Syrians Under Temporary Protection and Turkish Citizens Project : Progress Report for the Reporting Period from July 1 to December 31, 2021 (Inglês)

The development objective of the Employment Support Activities for Syrians Under Temporary Protection and Turkish Citizens Project is to improve the employability of Syrians under Temporary Protection...

Results from Myanmar Firm Monitoring : Round 9 Results (Inglês)

Results from the Myanmar firm survey round 9 indicate that the business environment remained vulnerable. In October 2021, firms re-ported that profit declined by an average of 66 percent compared to January...

Formación de Funcionarios/As Como Asistentes Técnicos para la Instalación de un Módulo de Empleabilidad y Empleo en Municipalidades Participantes en Gestión Soical Local (Espanhol)

En el marco del Convenio de Asistencia Técnica Reembolsable (P176853), suscrito entre el Ministerio de Trabajo y Previsión Social (MINTRAB) y el Banco Mundial (BM) en el mes de julio de 2021, se acordó...

Türkiye - Employment Support Activities for Syrians Under Temporary Protection and Turkish Citizens Project : Progress Report for the Reporting Period from January 1 to June 30, 2019 - Annex : Results Framework (Inglês)

The development objective of the Employment Support Activities for Syrians Under Temporary Protection and Turkish Citizens Project is to improve the employability of Syrians under Temporary Protection...

Türkiye - Employment Support Project for Syrians Under Temporary Protection and Turkish Citizens : Second Quarter Report 2019 (Inglês)

The development objective of the Employment Support Activities for Syrians Under Temporary Protection and Turkish Citizens Project is to improve the employability of Syrians under Temporary Protection...

Türkiye - Employment Support Activities for Syrians Under Temporary Protection and Turkish Citizens Project : Progress Report for the Reporting Period from January 1 to June 30, 2019 - Annex 1 : Results Framework and Monitoring (Inglês)

The development objective of the Employment Support Activities for Syrians Under Temporary Protection and Turkish Citizens Project is to improve the employability of Syrians under Temporary Protection...

Official Documents- Administration Arrangement with DFID for Contribution to TF073170 (Inglês)

Firing costs and flexibility : evidence from firms' employment responses to shocks in India (Inglês)

A key prediction of dynamic labor demand models is that firing restrictions attenuate firms’ employment responses to economic fluctuations. The authors provide the first direct test of this prediction...

Labor policy and digital technology use : indicative evidence from cross-country correlations (Inglês)

This paper exploits variation in country-level indicators drawn from published data to analyze the relationship between labor regulation and the use of digital technology. The analysis shows a statistically...