02975nam 2200649 a 450 991045472190332120200520144314.00-8213-7535-0(CKB)1000000000536682(EBL)459494(OCoLC)508033015(SSID)ssj0000088148(PQKBManifestationID)11997935(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000088148(PQKBWorkID)10071180(PQKB)11406928(MiAaPQ)EBC459494(Au-PeEL)EBL459494(CaPaEBR)ebr10236066(OCoLC)320323758(EXLCZ)99100000000053668220080417d2008 uf 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMaking work pay in Nicaragua[electronic resource] employment, growth, and poverty reduction /Catalina Gutiérrez, Pierella Paci, Marco RanzaniWashington DC World Bankc20081 online resource (146 p.)Directions in development. PovertyDescription based upon print version of record.0-8213-7534-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-123) and index.Contents; Figures; Tables; Boxes; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER 1 Introduction and Overview; CHAPTER 2 Country Context; CHAPTER 3 Output, Population, Employment, and Poverty; CHAPTER 4 Employment and Labor Income Profile of the Population; CHAPTER 5 Segmentation and Skill Mismatch; CHAPTER 6 Policy Implications and Further Research; References; IndexPoor people derive most of their income from work; however, there is insufficient understanding of the role of labor markets, employment, and earnings as a linkage between growth and poverty reduction, especially in low income countries. To provide inputs into the policy discussion on how to enhance poverty reduction through increased employment and earnings for given growth levels, this study explores this linkage in the case of Nicaragua using data for 2001 and 2005. To do so, the study discusses macroeconomic growth and the labor market in Nicaragua, presenting sectoral employment and produDirections in development (Washington, D.C.).Poverty.Labor marketNicaraguaWagesNicaraguaPovertyNicaraguaLabor productivityNicaraguaElectronic books.Labor marketWagesPovertyLabor productivity331.1097285Gutiérrez Catalina943299Paci Pierella1957-907936Ranzani Marco1979-943300MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454721903321Making work pay in Nicaragua2128893UNINA