In Nigeria, One Size Doesn’t Fit All
I blogged a few months ago about a paper Justin Lin and I were writing that focused on applying the Growth Identification and Facilitation Framework in Nigeria. The paper has just recently been...
View ArticleVideo interview with Joe Stiglitz on Financial and Real Crises in the World...
According to Nobel-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz, creating jobs amidst today’s low-demand, high-debt environment is a tall order. It will require viable structural employment policies, unemployment...
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Friday Roundup: Unemployment, Jobs, Sectors, and Rethinking Development
How do you measure unemployment? By counting the number of people looking for work but unable to find it. However, this measure overlooks people willing to work and not necessarily looking for jobs. In...
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Chart: Among youth, unemployment is not always the issue
From theWorld Development Report 2013621 million young people are “idle”—not in school or training, not employed, and not looking for work. Rates of idleness vary across countries, ranging between 10...
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