Publications

2023

  1. JobAgri: Putting knowledge to work to support job-rich investments in agriculture and agri-food chains in Africa

    10 March 2023

  2. Participation and employment in seven developing economies: An age-period-cohort analysis

    09 February 2023

    This paper aims at comparing various characteristics of labour force participation and employment, either formal or informal, for both men and women in several emerging or developing economies of different regions using pseudo panels and the Age-Period-Cohort (APC) method.

  3. Employment diagnostics

    07 February 2023

    The first essential step towards creating decent jobs for all.

  4. Global Employment Policy Review 2023: Employment-centred macroeconomic policies for crises recovery and just transitions (forthcoming)

    23 January 2023

    The Global Employment Policy Review (GEPR) examines trends in employment policies while at the same time presenting new and innovative solutions to the challenges of policy design and implementation. In this second edition, the report focuses on the issue of employment-centred macroeconomic policies for crises recovery and just transitions.

  5. Executive Summary: The Impact of Trade and Investment Policies on Productive and Decent Work

    17 January 2023

    Summary of the Country Report for Egypt - METI Programme

  6. Structural Changes in Brazilian Employment (2002-2021)

    06 January 2023

    The paper explores the structural changes in employment in Brazil during the period comprehended between 2002 and 2021, subdivided into three sub-periods: 2002-2014, sustained growth and expansion; 2015-2019, political and economic crises; and 2019-2021, the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts on the labour market.

2022

  1. What has been driving work-to-work transitions in the emerging world? A comparative study of Indonesia and South Africa

    16 December 2022

  2. Impact of Trade and Investment Policies on Productive Employment and Decent Work

    14 December 2022

    Country Report for Morocco

  3. The Impact of Trade and Investment Policies on Productive and Decent Work

    14 December 2022

    Country Report for Tunisia

  4. Pakistan floods 2022: Post Disaster Needs Assessment - Supplemental Report

    02 December 2022

  5. Pakistan floods 2022: Post Disaster Needs Assessment - Main Report

    01 November 2022

  6. Future of Work, Emerging Sectors and the Potential for Transition to Formality

    12 September 2022

  7. The Impact of Trade and Investment Policies on Productive and Decent Work

    01 September 2022

    Country Report for Egypt - METI Programme

  8. The evaluation of policies promoting the transition to formality

    31 August 2022

  9. Global Employment Trends for Youth 2022: Investing in transforming futures for young people

    11 August 2022

    Incorporating the most recent labour market information available, Global Employment Trends for Youth sets out the youth labour market situation around the world. It shows where progress has or has not been made, updates world and regional youth labour market indicators, and gives detailed analyses of trends and issues facing young people in the labour market.

  10. Growth, economic structure and informality

    18 June 2022

    This paper explores the relationship between economic growth and informality and highlights the role of GDP growth and its composition in the level and evolution of informality, using country data from 1991 to 2019.

  11. Executive summary: Trade, investment and employment in the Southern Mediterranean Countries

    31 May 2022

    Summary of the Thematic Report of the "Mainstreaming Employment into Trade and Investment in the Southern Neighbourhood" Programme (METI)

  12. Trade, investment and employment in the Southern Mediterranean Countries

    31 May 2022

    Thematic Report of the "Mainstreaming Employment into Trade and Investment in the Southern Neighbourhood" Programme (METI).

  13. Executive Summary: The Impact of Trade and Investment Policies on Productive and Decent Work

    31 May 2022

    Summary of the Country Report for Jordan - METI Programme

  14. The Impact of Trade and Investment Policies on Productive and Decent Work

    31 May 2022

    Country Report for Jordan - METI Programme