Defining Unemployment in Developing Countries: Evidence from Trinidad and Tobago The International Labour Organisation (ILO) argues for relaxing the standard definition of unemployment in developing countries by eliminating the requirement that a person be actively searching for a job. We examine whether such an extension of the standard definition is appropriate in the case of Trinidad and Tob...

This study aims to analyze the effect of COVID-19 pandemic on unemployment, poverty, and income inequality in Indonesia. Using panel data from 34 provinces Indonesia for period 2018.S1-2020.S2, econometric analysis model applied is regression with dummy variables. The discovered that Covid-19 significantly impacts increasing urban poverty unemployment rates, but not rural poverty. time-series d...

The paper presents the results of a survey carried out in the Slavonian village of Vođinci in 2006. The survey focused on the young people’s opinion about the quality of life and disadvantages of living in a rural area, and on their intention to stay in or leave the village. The results indicate that the main drawbacks for the young living in the village are poor working conditions (including u...

Serious inequalities in asset distribution many developing countries consistently remain a key driver of household food insecurity, high unemployment, poverty and, ultimately, rural outmigration. Yet, the employment-retaining capacity agriculture and its counter to rural-urban, including international, migration has been proven contexts. The 2000 land reform programme Zimbabwe saw between 12 an...

Beginning in 1990, Mongolia, a former client state of what was then the Soviet Union, undertook liberal economic reforms. These came as a great shock to Mongolia and Mongolians, and resulted in food shortages, reports of famine, widespread unemployment, and a collapse of public health and health care. Although economic conditions have stabilized in recent years, unemployment and poverty are sti...

Impact of Rural Employment Guarantee Schemes on Seasonal Labor Markets: Optimum Compensation and Workers’ Welfare The recent enactment of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act in India has been widely hailed a policy that provides a safety net for the rural poor with the potential to boost rural income, stabilize agricultural production and reduce rural-urban migration. This paper, models...

BACKGROUND The main objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and factors associated with mental illness in Oyo State at community level using the general health questionnaire as a screening tool. METHOD This cross-sectional, community- based survey was carried out among adults in three randomly selected LGAs using multi-stage sampling technique. RESULTS A total of 1105 respon...

Hawaii’s unique environment combines geographic isolation with a richness of cultural and economic diversity. The state is a veritable mosaic of interests, ethnicities, cultures, communities, and values. According to the Hawaii’s Vital Statistics 2001 Report (Hawaii Department of Health, 2002), 19.8% of general population is Caucasian, 21.3% are Hawaiian, 21.6% are Japanese, 15.7% are Filipino....

This paper shows that the existence and persistence of ‘overeducation’ can be explained by an extension of the efficiency wage model. When calibrated to fit the amounts of overeducation found in most empirical studies, the model implies that both the relative wage and the relative employment rate of high-skill workers depend inversely on aggregate economic activity. Keeping aggregate employment...

The effect of unemployment benefits (UB) on the behavior of unemployed individuals has been extensively studied in the literature. In contrast, we still know little about how UB affect the behavior of employed workers. This paper aims at filling this gap, using job-to-job (JTJ) transitions as the main outcome of analysis. The theoretical framework developed in the paper indicates that UB should...