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'Green' Growth, 'Green' Jobs and Labor Markets

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dc.contributor.authorBowen, Alex
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T17:29:35Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T17:29:35Z
dc.date.issued2012-03-01
dc.description.abstractThe term 'green jobs' can refer to employment in a narrowly defined set of industries providing environmental services. But it is more useful for the policy-maker to focus on the broader issue of the employment consequences of policies to correct environmental externalities such as anthropogenic climate change. Most of the literature focuses on direct employment created, with more cursory treatment of indirect and induced job creation, especially that arising from macroeconomic effects of policies. The potential adverse impacts of green growth policies on labor productivity and the costs of employment tend to be overlooked. More attention also needs to be paid in this literature to how labor markets work in different types of economy. There may be wedges between the shadow wage and the actual wage, particularly in developing countries with segmented labor markets and after adverse aggregate demand shocks, warranting a bigger and longer-lasting boost to green projects with high labor content. In these circumstances, the transition to green growth and job creation can go hand in hand. But there are challenges, especially for countries that have built their industrial development strategies around cheap carbon-based energy. Induced structural change, green or otherwise, should be accompanied by active labor market policies.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_20120307084323
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5990
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3277
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper ; No. 5990
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACTIVE LABOR
dc.subjectACTIVE LABOR MARKET
dc.subjectACTIVE LABOR MARKET POLICIES
dc.subjectADJUSTMENT COSTS
dc.subjectADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
dc.subjectAFFORESTATION
dc.subjectAGGREGATE DEMAND
dc.subjectAGGREGATE PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectAGGREGATE SUPPLY
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectAIR POLLUTION
dc.subjectAIR POLLUTION CONTROL
dc.subjectALLOWANCE
dc.subjectALTERNATIVE ENERGY
dc.subjectATMOSPHERE
dc.subjectBENEFIT ANALYSIS
dc.subjectBIOMASS
dc.subjectBUSINESS AS USUAL SCENARIO
dc.subjectBUSINESS CYCLE
dc.subjectBUSINESS CYCLES
dc.subjectCAPITAL FORMATION
dc.subjectCARBON
dc.subjectCARBON CONTENT
dc.subjectCARBON DIOXIDE
dc.subjectCARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS
dc.subjectCARBON DIOXIDE MITIGATION
dc.subjectCARBON ECONOMY
dc.subjectCARBON EMISSIONS
dc.subjectCARBON ENERGY
dc.subjectCARBON PRICE
dc.subjectCARBON SOURCES
dc.subjectCARBON TAX
dc.subjectCARBON TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectCLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM
dc.subjectCLEAN ENERGY
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE ECONOMICS
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION
dc.subjectCLIMATE POLICY
dc.subjectCLIMATIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectCO
dc.subjectCO2
dc.subjectCOAL
dc.subjectCOMMODITY TRADE
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVE MARKETS
dc.subjectCONSTANT RETURNS TO SCALE
dc.subjectCONVERGENCE
dc.subjectCREATING JOBS
dc.subjectCROWDING OUT
dc.subjectDEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDIRECT JOB CREATION
dc.subjectDISEQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectDISPLACED LABOR
dc.subjectDISPLACEMENT
dc.subjectDOUBLE DIVIDEND
dc.subjectDOUBLE DIVIDEND HYPOTHESIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC BENEFITS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC DYNAMICS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectEFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY GENERATION
dc.subjectELECTRICITY PRODUCTION
dc.subjectEMISSION
dc.subjectEMISSION ABATEMENT
dc.subjectEMISSIONS
dc.subjectEMISSIONS FROM ENERGY PRODUCTION
dc.subjectEMISSIONS INTENSITY
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL STUDIES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT EFFECT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT EFFECTS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT GENERATION
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT GROWTH
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT IMPACTS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS
dc.subjectENERGY EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectENERGY POLICY
dc.subjectENERGY PRODUCTION
dc.subjectENERGY SOURCES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL GOODS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL RISK
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL TAXATION
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL TAXES
dc.subjectEQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectFERTILIZERS
dc.subjectFOREST
dc.subjectFOREST COVER
dc.subjectFOREST MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectFOREST RESTORATION
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUEL
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUELS
dc.subjectFRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectFRICTIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectGENERATION CAPACITY
dc.subjectGHG
dc.subjectGLOBAL WARMING
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE EMISSIONS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GASES
dc.subjectHEAVY INDUSTRY
dc.subjectHIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectINCOME SUPPORT
dc.subjectINFORMAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectINFORMAL SECTOR
dc.subjectINVOLUNTARY UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectJOB CREATION
dc.subjectJOB DESTRUCTION
dc.subjectJOB DISPLACEMENT
dc.subjectJOB GENERATION
dc.subjectJOB LOSSES
dc.subjectJOB SEARCH
dc.subjectJOB SECURITY
dc.subjectJOBS
dc.subjectJOBS CREATION
dc.subjectLABOR DEMAND
dc.subjectLABOR ECONOMICS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR INPUTS
dc.subjectLABOR INTENSITY
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET ADJUSTMENT
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLABOUR
dc.subjectLABOUR DEMAND
dc.subjectLABOUR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOUR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLOW-CARBON
dc.subjectMARGINAL PRODUCT
dc.subjectMARKET ECONOMIES
dc.subjectMARKET PRICES
dc.subjectMETHANE
dc.subjectMETHANE EMISSIONS
dc.subjectMULTIPLIER EFFECT
dc.subjectMULTIPLIERS
dc.subjectNATURAL GAS
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectOCCUPATIONS
dc.subjectOIL
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITY COSTS
dc.subjectPAID WORKERS
dc.subjectPAYROLL TAX
dc.subjectPAYROLL TAXES
dc.subjectPESTICIDES
dc.subjectPHOTOVOLTAICS
dc.subjectPOLICY INSTRUMENTS
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLLUTION
dc.subjectPP
dc.subjectPREVIOUS SECTION
dc.subjectPRICE CHANGES
dc.subjectPRICE POLICIES
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTORS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC WORKS
dc.subjectREAL WAGE
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
dc.subjectRESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectRESOURCE USE
dc.subjectRETROFITTING
dc.subjectREVENUE RECYCLING
dc.subjectRURAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectRURAL WORKERS
dc.subjectSHADOW PRICES
dc.subjectSKILL REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectSKILL SHORTAGES
dc.subjectSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectSOLAR POWER
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectSUPPLY CURVES
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE GROWTH
dc.subjectTAX REVENUE
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS
dc.subjectTOTAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectTOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subjectUNEP
dc.subjectUNSKILLED JOBS
dc.subjectUNSKILLED LABOR
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL TRAINING
dc.subjectWAGE ADJUSTMENT
dc.subjectWAGE GAP
dc.subjectWAGE GROWTH
dc.subjectWAGE RATES
dc.subjectWAGE RIGIDITY
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWASTE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectWIND
dc.subjectWIND POWER
dc.subjectWORKER
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectWORKING CONDITIONS
dc.title'Green' Growth, 'Green' Jobs and Labor Marketsen
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okr.crossref.titleGreen' Growth, 'Green' Jobs and Labor Markets
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okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.guid428591468151771285
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5990
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okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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