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Sifting through the Data: Labor Markets in Haiti through a Turbulent Decade (2001-2012)

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dc.contributor.authorScot, Thiago
dc.contributor.authorRodella, Aude-Sophie
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-09T18:13:24Z
dc.date.available2016-03-09T18:13:24Z
dc.date.issued2016-02
dc.description.abstractIn Latin America, labor markets have been the main channel through which growth has reduced poverty, with higher labor income accounting for 49 percent of the reduction in poverty in 2008–13. Understanding labor markets is critical to designing policies and programs aimed at reducing poverty. With close to 70 percent of the population under age 30 years, labor markets are bound to be central to defining Haiti's future. Yet, labor analysis in Haiti has been constrained by the dearth of data and the focus on measuring the impact of the 2010 earthquake. This present paper contributes to filling this gap by providing an overview of Haiti's labor markets and the determinants of labor income over a decade, focusing on growing urban areas. The paper also contributes to the research on Haiti in general, as well as labor markets in fragile countries such as Haiti, in particular through an unprecedented effort to harmonize three household surveys conducted between 2001 and 2012. Building on this exercise, the study provides new insights into the development of labor markets in a particularly turbulent decade for Haiti, one that was marked by the political crisis of 2004 and the earthquake of 2010. In spite of the earthquake, the analysis shows that Haiti’s labor markets are characterized by continuity over the period. Somewhat surprisingly, the defining features remain overall unchanged in spite of the shock, pointing to heavy forces shaping economic and labor dynamics.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25888078/sifting-through-data-labor-markets-haiti-through-turbulent-decade-2001-2012
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7562
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/23899
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7562
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectEFFECTS OF GENDER
dc.subjectJOBS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subjectWORKFORCE
dc.subjectUNPAID FAMILY WORKERS
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectOLDER MEN
dc.subjectWORKING-AGE POPULATION
dc.subjectWAGE GAP
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectPRODUCTION
dc.subjectPRELIMINARY EVIDENCE
dc.subjectRETIREMENT
dc.subjectAGGLOMERATION EFFECT
dc.subjectINFORMAL SECTOR
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET VARIABLES
dc.subjectYOUTH EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectMINIMUM WAGE
dc.subjectMALE LABOR FORCE
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectSERVICE SECTOR
dc.subjectAGE GROUP
dc.subjectLEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectINFORMATION
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectLABOR SURVEYS
dc.subjectJOB
dc.subjectFEMALE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEFFECTS
dc.subjectWAGE INCREASES
dc.subjectNATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectPAYING JOBS
dc.subjectPUBLICATIONS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subjectRETAIL TRADE
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectUNPAID WORKERS
dc.subjectDRIVERS
dc.subjectINEQUITIES
dc.subjectSMALL BUSINESS
dc.subjectACTIVE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR RELATION
dc.subjectGENDER GAP
dc.subjectQUALITY OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectINFORMAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectWORKER
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectTRANSFERS
dc.subjectMARKETS
dc.subjectORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT INCREASE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectSCHOOL QUALITY
dc.subjectLABOR
dc.subjectPRIME AGE
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPOLICY DECISIONS
dc.subjectTOTAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectWAGE INCREASE
dc.subjectURBAN DWELLERS
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectFINANCE
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subjectEQUITY
dc.subjectAVERAGE WAGES
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectYOUNG MEN
dc.subjectEARTHQUAKE
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET CONDITIONS
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectLABOR CODE
dc.subjectPOLICIES
dc.subjectGENDER DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectNATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION
dc.subjectLABOR DEMAND
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectVALUE
dc.subjectAVERAGE WAGE
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectMALE COUNTERPARTS
dc.subjectPROBIT REGRESSION
dc.subjectAGE GROUPS
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED PEOPLE
dc.subjectSTATE-OWNED ENTERPRISE
dc.subjectFIRM PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
dc.subjectJOB CREATION
dc.subjectLABOR RELATIONS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT USES
dc.subjectRURAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectPOLICY
dc.subjectPRIVATE TRANSFERS
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectJOB OFFER
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectWAGE STRUCTURE
dc.subjectSERVICE SECTORS
dc.subjectECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectLEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR FORCE
dc.subjectSUPPLY
dc.subjectEMPLOYEE
dc.subjectWAGE DIFFERENTIALS
dc.subjectGENDER INEQUITIES
dc.subjectYOUNG PEOPLE
dc.subjectPOPULATION
dc.subjectLAW
dc.subjectPROFIT
dc.subjectLIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectINFORMAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectCHILD LABOR
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectWOMEN
dc.subjectWAGE DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectLABOUR
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectAIDS
dc.subjectOUTCOMES
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRICES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectEMPLOYEES
dc.titleSifting through the Dataen
dc.title.subtitleLabor Markets in Haiti through a Turbulent Decade (2001-2012)en
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dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.countryHaiti
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Economic Conditions and Volatility
okr.unitPoverty and Equity Global Practice Group
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