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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824139703321

Titolo

Working through the crisis : jobs and policies in developing countries during the great recession / / editors, Arup Banerji, David Newhouse, Pierella Paci, and David Robalino

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , 2014

ISBN

0-8213-9462-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xv, 221 pages) : illustrations ; ; 26 cm

Collana

Directions in development

Altri autori (Persone)

BanerjiArup

Disciplina

331.1209172/4090511

Soggetti

Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009

Income distribution - Developing countries

Labor supply - Developing countries

Developing countries Social policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Overview -- Fewer jobs or smaller paychecks? : aggregate crisis impacts in selected middle-income countries -- How did the great recession affect different types of workers? : evidence from 17 middle-income countries -- Labor and social protection policies during the crisis and the recovery -- The labor market impact of the 2009 financial crisis in Indonesia -- Weathering a storm : survey-based perspectives on employment in China in the aftermath of the global financial crisis -- Effects of the 2008-09 economic crisis on labor markets in Mexico.

Sommario/riassunto

The end of the MFA was followed by rising apparel exports, falling prices, and a reallocation of production and employment between countries. There were also significant changes within countries. The first main finding of this report is that export and employment patterns after the MFA/ATC did not necessarily match predictions. While many predicted that production would shift to low-wage countries, this book shows that only 13 percent of variation in export changes post-MFA can be explained by the differences in wage levels. Second, changes in exports are usually, but not always, good indicato