Labor Market Policy in Developing Countries : A Selective Review of the Literature and Needs for the Future

Fields, Gary S.

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: ABSENTEEISM;    ACTIVE LABOR;    ACTIVE LABOR MARKET;    ACTIVE LABOR MARKET POLICIES;    ACTIVE LABOR MARKET POLICY;   

DOI  :  10.1596/1813-9450-4362
RP-ID  :  WPS4362

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

This paper presents a selective overviewof the literature on modeling labor market policies indeveloping countries. It considers welfare economics,theoretical models, and empirical evidence to highlight thethree general features needed in future research on labormarket policy in developing countries. The author identifiesdesirable research components (welfare economics,theoretical modeling, and empirical modeling) and pitfallsin the literature (inappropriate use of productivity,reliance on wrong kinds of empirical studies, lack ofcost-benefit analysis, attention to only a subset of thegoods and bads, and fallacy of composition). The paperconcludes with suggested topics and methods for futureresearch. The author states that sound labor market policyrequires sound labor market models. The paper makes a casefor developing policy based on explicit evaluation criteria,specific theoretical models, and comprehensive empirical evidence.