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Immigrants, skills and wages in the Gambian labor market

Using data from the Household Poverty Surveys in 2003 and 2010, this paper analyzes characteristics of immigrants i... Show more
Using data from the Household Poverty Surveys in 2003 and 2010, this paper analyzes characteristics of immigrants in the Gambian labor market. The analysis indicates that immigrants are relatively young, low-skilled (though with skill levels comparable to Gambians) and mainly come from neighboring West African countries. While immigrants on average earn more than Gambians, this labor market advantage varies significantly depending on workers' skill level. For instance, unskilled immigrants have a wage advantage but such an advantage does not exist among the skilled immigrants. Given that The Gambia is a country with high skilled emigration rates, these and other findings in this paper have important policy implications.
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Authors: Gajigo, Ousman; Verdier-Chouchane, Audrey

Date: 2014

Geographic subjects: Africa; Gambia

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Series name: Working paper series (African Development Bank Group)

Subjects: Migration; Finance; Employment ... [+] Show more
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North Africa economic outlook 2020: coping with the COVID-19 pandemic

Before the spread of the coronavirus pandemic at the global level, economic growth in North Africa was expected to ... Show more
Before the spread of the coronavirus pandemic at the global level, economic growth in North Africa was expected to rebound to 4.4 per cent and 4.5 per cent respectively in 2020 and 2021. However, the uncertain global environment, the [Coronavirus Disease 2019] COVID-19 pandemic and the projected contraction in advanced economies will negatively impact the growth forecast for the region. Among all African regions, North Africa had registered the most important number of COVID-19 confirmed cases as of May 2020. The latest projections for 2020 indicate a loss of 5.2 points of growth in the region, from a growth rate of 4.4 per cent to -0.8 per cent if the pandemic were to last until June 2020 (baseline scenario) and a loss of 6.7 points with a growth rate of -2.3 per cent if the pandemic were to perdure until December 2020 (worst-case scenario). In 2019, for the second year in a row, North Africa was the second-best performing region in Africa with a growth rate estimated at 3.7 per cent.
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Authors: Pinto Moreira, Emmanuel; Bertin, Sara; Verdier-Chouchane, Audrey

Date: 2020

Geographic subjects: Algeria; Egypt; Libya ... [+] Show more

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Subjects: Economics; Industry; Labour market ... [+] Show more
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Labor market dynamics in Tunisia: the issue of youth unemployment

This paper analyzes the dynamics of the youth labor market in Tunisia using unique labor force survey data from 200... Show more
This paper analyzes the dynamics of the youth labor market in Tunisia using unique labor force survey data from 2005 to 2007 that include a longitudinal component. It first shows that sustained economic growth will reduce youth unemployment over the next few years. Second, forecasts indicate that the growth of private sector services has the highest potential to reduce youth unemployment. Third, the analysis of labor market characteristics reveals that young graduates experience long unemployment as they cue for high-skill jobs. Moreover, the public sector remains the main provider of employment opportunities for many graduates, in particular for women.
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Authors: Stampini, Marco; Verdier-Chouchane, Audrey

Corporate authors: Institute for the Study of Labour (Germany) (IZA)

Date: 2011

Geographic subjects: Tunisia; Africa

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Series name: IZA discussion paper

Subjects: Youth; Labour market; Employment ... [+] Show more

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Immigrants, skills and wages in the Gambian labor market

North Africa economic outlook 2020: coping with the COVID-19 pandemic

Labor market dynamics in Tunisia: the issue of youth unemployment