For Better or for Worse? Job and Earnings Mobility in Nine Middle- and Low-Income Countries

Duryea, Suzanne; Márquez, Gustavo; Pagés, Carmen; Scarpetta, Stéfano

doi:10.1353/btf.2007.0002

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“…Compared to studies available for countries at a similar stage of development (Jütting and de Laiglesia, 2009 on Mexico; Lehmann and Pignatti, 2007 on Ukraine;and Duryea et al, 2006 on nine middle-to low-income countries) this study suggests that transitions across labour market segments are less frequent in Turkey. However, unlike the comparators, this study, which is the only detailed such investigation available for Turkey, includes the first phase of the global Great Recession.…”

Section: Fragmentation Causes Diverging Income and Human Capital Devecontrasting

confidence: 61%

Fostering Inclusive Growth in Turkey by Promoting Structural Change in the Business Sector

Gönenç

Röhn

Koen

et al. 2014

OECD Economics Department Working Papers

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Section: Fragmentation Causes Diverging Income and Human Capital Devecontrasting

confidence: 61%

Fostering Inclusive Growth in Turkey by Promoting Structural Change in the Business Sector

Gönenç

Röhn

Koen

et al. 2014

OECD Economics Department Working Papers

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“…The skill levels are found to be statistically insignificant in affecting mobility patterns. Duryea et al (2006) provides an empirical mobility analysis of nine countries of Albania, Georgia, Hungary, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, Argentina, Mexico, and Venezuela. Informality is mainly defined based on the social security definition and contract status in countries where data is lacking.…”

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confidence: 99%

Labor Mobility Across The Formal/Informal Divide in Turkey: Evidence from Individual Level Data

Tansel

Kan

2012

SSRN Journal

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“…Gong et al (2004) examine mobility patterns and their dynamics in relation to individual characteristics in five cities in Mexico. Duryea et al (2006) analyze mobility patterns in nine Eastern European and Latin American countries. Krstić and Sanfey (2007) in Bosnia Herzegonia, Lehman and Pignatti (2007) in Ukraine examine labor mobility.…”

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Determinants of Transitions Across Formal/Informal Sectors in Egypt

Tansel

Özdemir

2014

SSRN Journal

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For Better or for Worse? Job and Earnings Mobility in Nine Middle- and Low-Income Countries

Cited by 23 publications

References 11 publications

Fostering Inclusive Growth in Turkey by Promoting Structural Change in the Business Sector

Fostering Inclusive Growth in Turkey by Promoting Structural Change in the Business Sector

Labor Mobility Across The Formal/Informal Divide in Turkey: Evidence from Individual Level Data

Determinants of Transitions Across Formal/Informal Sectors in Egypt

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