03277oam 22007335 450 991097438190332120251116231330.00-8213-7535-010.1596/978-0-8213-7534-1(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(The World Bank)226038269(The World Bank)ocn226038269(US-djbf)15265860(EXLCZ)99100000000053668220080417d2008 uf 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierMaking work pay in Nicaragua : employment, growth, and poverty reduction /Catalina Gutierrez, Pierella Paci, Marco Ranzani1st ed.Washington DC :World Bank,[2008]copyright 2008.xiv, 129 pages illustrations ;23 cmDirections in development. Poverty.Description 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.)Directions in development (Washington, D.C.).Poverty.World Bank e-Library.Labor marketNicaraguaWagesNicaraguaPovertyNicaraguaLabor productivityNicaraguaLabor marketWagesPovertyLabor productivity331.1097285Gutiérrez Catalina1891662Paci Pierella1957-1808879Ranzani Marco1979-1891663DLCDLCDLCBOOK9910974381903321Making work pay in Nicaragua4535348UNINA