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Institutions and Labor Market Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa

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dc.contributor.authorOviedo, Ana Maria
dc.contributor.authorFox, Louise
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-04T14:58:32Z
dc.date.available2012-06-04T14:58:32Z
dc.date.issued2008-09
dc.description.abstractThe authors use firm-level survey data from the manufacturing sector in 20 Sub-Saharan African countries to explore the links between labor market regulations and net job creation. A first look at firm characteristics, perceptions, and the dynamics of employment at the firm level suggests that labor regulations are not the main "binding constraint" on job creation. Other issues seem more important at this level of development. The analysis estimates the determinants of net job creation incorporating the legal origin of the country as a proxy for regulation. The findings show that, after controlling for other firm-level characteristics, legal origin is uncorrelated with net job creation in the short run.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/09/9867396/institutions-labor-market-outcomes-sub-saharan-africa
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4721
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/6971
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper No. 4721
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectADVERSE SELECTION
dc.subjectAGE CATEGORIES
dc.subjectAGGREGATE GROWTH
dc.subjectBUSINESS CYCLE
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectCONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
dc.subjectCONTRACT LABOR
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectEMPLOYERS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT CREATION
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT DYNAMICS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT GROWTH
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT GROWTH RATE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT LEVEL
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT LEVELS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT POTENTIAL
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT PROTECTION LEGISLATION
dc.subjectENTREPRENEUR
dc.subjectENTRY BARRIERS
dc.subjectEXPANSION
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectFIRING
dc.subjectFIRING COSTS
dc.subjectFIRM LEVEL
dc.subjectFIRM PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectFIRM SIZE
dc.subjectFOREIGN WORKERS
dc.subjectHIRING
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINFORMAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectINFORMAL SECTOR
dc.subjectJOB DESTRUCTION
dc.subjectJOB FLOWS
dc.subjectJOB MARKET
dc.subjectJOB SECURITY
dc.subjectJOB SECURITY REGULATION
dc.subjectJOB TENURE
dc.subjectJOB TURNOVER
dc.subjectJOBS
dc.subjectLABOR ADJUSTMENT
dc.subjectLABOR COSTS
dc.subjectLABOR DEMAND
dc.subjectLABOR ECONOMICS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectLABOR LAWS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET FLEXIBILITY
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET OUTCOME
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET POLICY
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET REFORM
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET REFORMS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET REGULATION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET REGULATIONS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET RIGIDITY
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLABOR MOBILITY
dc.subjectLABOR REGULATION
dc.subjectLABOR REGULATIONS
dc.subjectLABOUR
dc.subjectLATIN AMERICAN
dc.subjectLAYOFFS
dc.subjectLEATHER INDUSTRY
dc.subjectLENDER
dc.subjectLICENSING
dc.subjectLONG-RUN EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectLONG-TERM EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectNET JOB CREATION
dc.subjectOLDER WORKERS
dc.subjectON-THE-JOB TRAINING
dc.subjectOPERATING COSTS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRODUCT MARKET
dc.subjectPRODUCT MARKET REGULATIONS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION FUNCTION
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVE FIRMS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC FINANCE
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICE
dc.subjectREGULATORY REFORMS
dc.subjectSELFEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectSEVERANCE PAY
dc.subjectSEVERANCE PAYMENTS
dc.subjectSHORT TERM EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectSKILL SHORTAGES
dc.subjectSUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
dc.subjectTAXATION
dc.subjectTOTAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectTOTAL WAGE
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
dc.subjectUNIONIZATION
dc.subjectUNIONS
dc.subjectUNSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectWAGE DETERMINATION
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWESTERN EUROPE
dc.subjectWORKER
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectYOUNG WORKERS
dc.subjectYOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectMicrodata Set
dc.titleInstitutions and Labor Market Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africaen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaJobs
okr.crossref.titleInstitutions And Labor Market Outcomes In Sub-Saharan Africa
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/09/9867396/institutions-labor-market-outcomes-sub-saharan-africa
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.guid380191468191370616
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4721
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum9867396
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.relation.associateddatasethttp://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/464
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Microfinance
okr.topicBanks and Banking Reform
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Management and Relations
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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