Links with Economic Growth/Crisis

What Explains the Stagnation of Female Labor Force Participation in Urban India?

Discussion Paper No. 7597

World Migration Report 2015 – Migrants and Cities: New Partnerships to Manage Mobility

Abstract: The World Migration Report 2015: Migrants and Cities, New Partnerships to Manage Mobility ─ the eighth report in IOM’s World Migration...

Formal-Informal Economy Linkages and Unemployment in South Africa

Informality in South Asia: A Review

This paper seeks to explore the diversity of the informal economy across five countries in South Asia: Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan,...

Summary of the Global Wage Report 2012/13 (Russian)

The Global Wage Report 2012/13 looks at differences in wages around the globe and how they have been influenced by the economic crisis. It...

Push or Pull? Drivers of Female Labor Force Participation during India’s Economic Boom

Abstract: In the past twenty years, India’s economy has grown at increasing rates and now belongs to the fastest-growing economies...

2013 Labour Overview. Latin America and the Caribbean.

Twenty years after the Labour Overview was first published, we analyze the challenges facing Latin America and the Caribbean today. We also...

The Global Financial Crisis and South Africa: What has Been the Impact on the Labour Market?

Conference Paper, 27-29 October 2010, Johannesburg, South Africa

Street Trade in Africa: A Review

Despite the advances in modern retailing, millions of people throughout the world still make their living partly or wholly through selling...

Enfrentando a Crise: Recessão Persistente, Inflação Crescente, e a Força de Trabalho Informal

Report available in English here. Relatório disponível em português aqui. Informe disponible en español aquí.