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The Labor Market Impact of Mobility Restrictions : Evidence from the West Bank

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dc.contributor.authorCali, Massimiliano
dc.contributor.authorMiaari, Sami H.
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-04T18:35:31Z
dc.date.available2013-09-04T18:35:31Z
dc.date.issued2013-05
dc.description.abstractUsing data on Israeli closures inside the West Bank, this paper provides new evidence on the labor market effects of conflict-induced restrictions to mobility. To identify the effects, the analysis exploits the fact that the placement of physical barriers by Israel was exogenous to local labor market conditions and uses a measure of conflict intensity to control for the likely spurious correlation between local unrest, labor market conditions, and the placement of barriers. The study finds that these barriers to mobility have a significant negative effect on employment, wages, and days worked per month. The barriers had a positive impact on the number of hours per working day. These effects are driven mainly by checkpoints while other barriers, such as roadblocks and earth mounds, have a much more limited impact. Only a tiny portion of the effects is due to direct restrictions on workers' mobility, suggesting that these restrictions affect the labor market mainly by depressing firms' production and labor demand. Despite being an underestimation of the actual effects, the overall costs of the barriers on the West Bank labor market are substantial: in 2007, for example, these costs amounted to 6 percent of gross domestic product. Most of these costs are due to lower wages, thus suggesting that the labor market has adjusted to the restrictions more through prices than quantities.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/05/17743937/labor-market-impact-mobility-restrictions-evidence-west-bank
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6457
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/15595
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 6457
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESSIBILITY
dc.subjectACCESSIBILITY TO EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectALTERNATIVE ROUTES
dc.subjectBANK OF ISRAEL
dc.subjectCAPITAL INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectCHILD LABOR
dc.subjectCOMMUTERS
dc.subjectCONGESTION
dc.subjectCROSSING
dc.subjectDEMAND CURVE
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION OF INCOME
dc.subjectDOMESTIC MARKET
dc.subjectDRIVING
dc.subjectECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC COSTS
dc.subjectECONOMIC EFFECTS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT LEVELS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT PROBABILITY
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT STATUS
dc.subjectESTIMATED PROBABILITIES
dc.subjectFATALITIES
dc.subjectFATALITY
dc.subjectFINDING EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectFIRM LEVEL
dc.subjectFIXED COSTS
dc.subjectFOREIGN WORKERS
dc.subjectGENERAL EQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectHIGHWAY
dc.subjectHIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION
dc.subjectHIGHWAY SYSTEM
dc.subjectHIGHWAYS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectINTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM
dc.subjectJOB SEPARATION
dc.subjectJOBS
dc.subjectLABOR ADJUSTMENT
dc.subjectLABOR DEMAND
dc.subjectLABOR ECONOMICS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET IMPACT
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET OUTCOME
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET VARIABLES
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLABOUR
dc.subjectLABOUR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLOCAL LABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLOCAL LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS
dc.subjectLOCAL LABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLORRIES
dc.subjectMETROPOLITAN AREAS
dc.subjectMOBILITY
dc.subjectMOTIVATION
dc.subjectOCCUPATION
dc.subjectPEDESTRIAN
dc.subjectPEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC
dc.subjectPRELIMINARY EVIDENCE
dc.subjectPRICE DIFFERENTIALS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPROFITABILITY
dc.subjectRAILROAD
dc.subjectRAILROADS
dc.subjectRAILWAY
dc.subjectRAILWAY SYSTEM
dc.subjectREAL INCOME
dc.subjectROAD IMPROVEMENTS
dc.subjectROAD NETWORK
dc.subjectROAD SYSTEM
dc.subjectROADS
dc.subjectROUTE
dc.subjectROUTES
dc.subjectSALES
dc.subjectSPREAD
dc.subjectTOTAL WORKERS
dc.subjectTRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSIT
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectTRANSPORT COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectTRANSPORT MODE
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SECTOR
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectTRAVEL TIME
dc.subjectTRUE
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED WORKER
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED WORKERS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subjectUNSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectVEHICLE
dc.subjectVEHICLES
dc.subjectWAGE ADJUSTMENT
dc.subjectWAGE DIFFERENTIAL
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWORKER
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectWORKING HOURS
dc.titleThe Labor Market Impact of Mobility Restrictions : Evidence from the West Banken
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaJobs
okr.crossref.titleThe Labor Market Impact of Mobility Restrictions: Evidence from the West Bank
okr.date.disclosure2013-05-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T12:09:03.452396Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/05/17743937/labor-market-impact-mobility-restrictions-evidence-west-bank
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.guid745251468327905282
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6457
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20130522112115
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum17743937
okr.identifier.reportWPS6457
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeMiddle East and North Africa
okr.region.countryWest Bank and Gaza
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.topicBanks and Banking Reform
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Markets and Market Access
okr.topicTransport Economics Policy and Planning
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development
okr.topicTransport
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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