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How Did the Great Recession Affect Different Types of Workers? Evidence from 17 Middle-Income Countries

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dc.contributor.authorCho, Yoonyoung
dc.contributor.authorNewhouse, David
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T18:01:49Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T18:01:49Z
dc.date.issued2011-04-01
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines how different types of workers in 17 middle-income countries were affected by labor market retrenchment during the great recession. Impacts on different types of workers varied by country and were only weakly related to the severity of the shock. Among active workers, youth experienced by far the largest adverse impacts on employment, unemployment, and wage employment, particularly relative to older adults. The percentage employment reductions, for example, were greatest for youth in each sector of the economy, as firms reacted to the shock by substituting away from inexperienced workers. Employment rates, as a share of the population, also plummeted for men. Larger drops in male employment were primarily attributable to men's higher initial rate of employment, although men's concentration in the hard-hit industrial sector also played an important role. Within each sector, percentage employment declines were similar for men and women. Added worker effects among women were mild, even among less-educated workers. Differences in labor market outcomes across education groups and urban or rural residence tended to be smaller. These findings bolster the case for targeted support to displaced youth and wage employees. Programs targeted to female and unskilled workers should be undertaken with appropriate caution or empirical support from timely data, as they may not benefit the majority of affected workers.en
dc.identifierhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110418134622
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5636
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3401
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5636
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectACTIVE LABOR
dc.subjectACTIVE LABOR MARKET
dc.subjectACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS
dc.subjectADULT WORKERS
dc.subjectAFFECTED WORKERS
dc.subjectAGE GROUP
dc.subjectAGGREGATE LABOR MARKET INDICATORS
dc.subjectAVERAGE WAGES
dc.subjectBANKING
dc.subjectCAPITAL INVESTMENT
dc.subjectCOLLECTIVE DISMISSALS
dc.subjectCRISES
dc.subjectCULTURAL CHANGE
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDISADVANTAGED GROUPS
dc.subjectDISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectDISPLACED WORKERS
dc.subjectDISSEMINATION
dc.subjectEARNING
dc.subjectEARNINGS LOSSES
dc.subjectECONOMIC CRISES
dc.subjectECONOMIC DOWNTURNS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC SHOCKS
dc.subjectECONOMIC SLOWDOWN
dc.subjectEDUCATED GROUPS
dc.subjectEDUCATED MEN
dc.subjectEDUCATED WOMEN
dc.subjectEDUCATION DISPARITIES
dc.subjectEFFECTS
dc.subjectEMPLOYEE
dc.subjectEMPLOYEES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT GROWTH
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT GROWTH RATE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT GROWTH RATES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT LEVEL
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT LEVELS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT PATTERNS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT PROTECTION LEGISLATION
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT SHARE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT STATUS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT TRENDS
dc.subjectEXOGENOUS SHOCKS
dc.subjectFALLS
dc.subjectFEMALE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR FORCE
dc.subjectFINANCE
dc.subjectFIRING COSTS
dc.subjectFIRM LEVEL
dc.subjectGENDER DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectGENDER DISPARITIES
dc.subjectGENDER DISPARITY
dc.subjectGENDER GAP
dc.subjectGENDER PERSPECTIVES
dc.subjectHIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION
dc.subjectHOURS OF WORK
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINEXPERIENCED WORKERS
dc.subjectINFORMAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectINFORMAL SECTOR
dc.subjectINFORMED DECISIONS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectJOB
dc.subjectJOB LOSS
dc.subjectJOB LOSSES
dc.subjectJOB SEARCH
dc.subjectJOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectJOB STATUS
dc.subjectJOBS
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectLABOR
dc.subjectLABOR DEMAND
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET ADJUSTMENT
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET CONDITIONS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET FLEXIBILITY
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET INDICATOR
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET INFORMATION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET OUTCOME
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET POLICY
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET REGULATIONS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET RIGIDITY
dc.subjectLABOR REGULATIONS
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLABOUR
dc.subjectLABOUR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOUR MARKET INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectLABOUR MARKET PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectLABOUR MARKETS
dc.subjectLAYOFFS
dc.subjectLEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectMANAGEMENT
dc.subjectMIGRANT
dc.subjectMIGRANT WORKERS
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMINIMUM WAGES
dc.subjectMONITORING
dc.subjectOCCUPATION
dc.subjectOLDER ADULTS
dc.subjectOLDER WOMEN
dc.subjectOLDER WORKERS
dc.subjectORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectPAYING JOBS
dc.subjectPOLICIES
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOLICY RESPONSE
dc.subjectPOPULATION
dc.subjectPOPULATION TRENDS
dc.subjectPRELIMINARY EVIDENCE
dc.subjectPREVIOUS SECTION
dc.subjectPREVIOUS STUDIES
dc.subjectPROFIT
dc.subjectREAL INCOME
dc.subjectREAL WAGES
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRIGID LABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectRISK
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL RESIDENCE
dc.subjectRURAL RESIDENTS
dc.subjectRURAL WOMEN
dc.subjectRURAL WORKERS
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSAFETY NET
dc.subjectSALARIED EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectSALARIED WORKERS
dc.subjectSCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectSECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectSECURITY
dc.subjectSELF EMPLOYED
dc.subjectSELF EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectSERVICE SECTOR
dc.subjectSEVERANCE PAY
dc.subjectSOCIAL COHESION
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectSTATUS OF WOMEN
dc.subjectTHEORY
dc.subjectTRAINING
dc.subjectTRANSFERS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED WORKERS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT INCREASE
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subjectUNIONS
dc.subjectUNPAID FAMILY WORKERS
dc.subjectUNSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN WOMEN
dc.subjectURBAN WORKERS
dc.subjectVALUE
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY
dc.subjectVULNERABLE GROUPS
dc.subjectWAGE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectWAGE FLEXIBILITY
dc.subjectWAGE GROWTH
dc.subjectWAGE RATE
dc.subjectWAGE RATES
dc.subjectWAGE RIGIDITY
dc.subjectWAGE SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectWAGE SUBSIDY
dc.subjectWAGE SUBSIDY PROGRAM
dc.subjectWOMEN IN LABOUR
dc.subjectWORK
dc.subjectWORK IN PROGRESS
dc.subjectWORK PATTERNS
dc.subjectWORKER
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectWORKFORCE
dc.subjectWORKING
dc.subjectWORKING POOR
dc.subjectWORKING WOMEN
dc.subjectWORKPLACE
dc.subjectWORKS
dc.subjectYOUNG MEN
dc.subjectYOUNG WORKERS
dc.subjectYOUTH EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectYOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.titleHow Did the Great Recession Affect Different Types of Workers? Evidence from 17 Middle-Income Countriesen
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okr.crossref.titleHow Did the Great Recession Affect Different Types of Workers? Evidence from 17 Middle-Income Countries
okr.date.disclosure2011-04-01
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okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5636
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okr.region.administrativeThe World Region
okr.region.administrativeThe World Region
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Standards
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Work & Working Conditions
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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