Read more
Labour Markets in Low-Income Countries provides lessons about what kinds of labour market programmes and policies can improve prospects for growth and development in low-income countries.
List of contents
- 1: Labour Markets in Low-Income Countries: Introduction and Demographic Background
- 2: Barriers to Labour Market Efficiency in Low-Income Countries
- 3: The Role of Employability Training and Behavioural Change
- 4: Challenges in Rural Labour Markets
- 5: The Impact of Migration on Employment Outcomes
- 6: The Interrelationship of Growth, Formality, Informality, and Regulation
- 7: Child Labour and the Youth Employment Challenge
- 8: Gender Dimensions of Developing Labour Markets
- 9: Lessons about Labour Market Programmes and Policies
About the author
David Lam is Professor of Economics and Research Professor in the Population Studies Center at the University of Michigan. He is Honorary Professor of Economics at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. His research focuses on the interaction of economics and demography in developing countries. He has worked extensively in Brazil and South Africa, where his research analyses links between education, labour markets, and income inequality. He has served as president of the Population Association of America and was a member of the Committee on Population of the US National Academy of Sciences.
Ahmed Elsayed is a Senior Research Associate at the IZA - Institute of Labor Economics in Bonn, Germany. He co-coordinates the IZA's program area 'Gender, Growth and Labour Markets in Low Income Countries' (G2LM
Summary
Labour Markets in Low-Income Countries provides lessons about what kinds of labour market programmes and policies can improve prospects for growth and development in low-income countries.
Additional text
Each chapter identifies key takeaways. A major finding of this book is that vocational training programs have a disappointing record. The clear analysis of this volume sharpens economists' toolkit for promoting the development of low--income countries.
