Blog
Stuck at the bottom of the job ladder in Africa: The stumbling block to resilient growth and prosperity
by
Michael Danquah
August 2023
When the question of creating good jobs and decent work in Africa arises, policymakers and development partners often focus on formalization. For...
Webinar
Kunal Sen at ILO: The good jobs challenge in developing countries
Tue, 25 April 2023
International Labour Organization ,
Geneva,
Switzerland
Past event
Presentation
Kunal Sen on The Jobs Challenge in Asia and the Pacific
Kunal Sen joins the UNDP Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific (RBAP) Economist Network webinar to present on the jobs challenge in Asia-Pacific. The webinar presents insights from the UNU-WIDER book Job Ladder.The webinar tackles the following...
Wed, 4 September 2024
Bangkok,
Thailand
Past event
Journal Article
Broken ladders? Labour market inequality in Indonesia and India
This paper examines labour market inequality in Indonesia and India, using a common conceptual approach that draws on a job ladder framework. In the framework, I differentiate between self-employment and wage-informal employment and between formal...
Working Paper
Labour market inequality in two Asian giants
We examine the nature of labour market inequality in Indonesia and India, using a common conceptual approach drawing from the job ladder framework. In the framework, we differentiate between self-employment and wage-informal and between formal, upper...
Blog
Evidence for creating better jobs for the future: Report from the 2024 Jobs and Development Conference
With over 1.2 billion people expected to reach working age in the next decade, there is a dire need for the economy to support global employment...
Blog
Understanding labour market inequality in Indonesia and India
Growing income inequality poses a major global challenge, even as the inequality between countries has shrunk due to rapid economic growth in nations...