Sifting through the Data : Labor Markets in Haiti through a Turbulent Decade (2001-2012)

In Latin America, labor markets have been the main channel through which growth has reduced poverty, with higher labor income accounting for 49 percent of the reduction in poverty in 2008–13. Understanding labor markets is critical to designing policies and programs aimed at reducing poverty. With close to 70 percent of the population under age 30 years, labor markets are bound to be central to defining Haiti's future. Yet, labor analysis in Haiti has been constrained by the dearth of data and the focus on measuring the impact of the 2010 earthquake. This present paper contributes to filling this gap by providing an overview of Haiti's labor markets and the determinants of labor income over a decade, focusing on growing urban areas. The paper also contributes to the research on Haiti in general, as well as labor markets in fragile countries such as Haiti, in particular through an unprecedented effort to harmonize three household surveys conducted between 2001 and 2012. Building on this exercise, the study provides new insights into the development of labor markets in a particularly turbulent decade for Haiti, one that was marked by the political crisis of 2004 and the earthquake of 2010. In spite of the earthquake, the analysis shows that Haiti’s labor markets are characterized by continuity over the period. Somewhat surprisingly, the defining features remain overall unchanged in spite of the shock, pointing to heavy forces shaping economic and labor dynamics.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Scot, Thiago, Rodella, Aude-Sophie
Format:	Working Paper biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2016-02
Subjects:	EFFECTS OF GENDER, JOBS, EMPLOYMENT, LABOR MARKET DEVELOPMENT, HOUSEHOLD SURVEY, HOUSEHOLD SIZE, EMPLOYMENT RATE, UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, WORKFORCE, UNPAID FAMILY WORKERS, ACCOUNTING, OLDER MEN, WORKING-AGE POPULATION, WAGE GAP, URBANIZATION, PRODUCTION, PRELIMINARY EVIDENCE, RETIREMENT, AGGLOMERATION EFFECT, INFORMAL SECTOR, LABOR MARKET VARIABLES, YOUTH EMPLOYMENT, MINIMUM WAGE, MALE LABOR FORCE, INCOME, SERVICE SECTOR, AGE GROUP, LEVELS OF EDUCATION, INFORMATION, LABOR FORCE, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DISCRIMINATION, LABOR SURVEYS, JOB, FEMALE EMPLOYMENT, EFFECTS, WAGE INCREASES, NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT, POLICY DISCUSSIONS, PAYING JOBS, PUBLICATIONS, EMPLOYMENT RATES, RETAIL TRADE, LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION, NATIONAL LEVEL, UNPAID WORKERS, DRIVERS, INEQUITIES, SMALL BUSINESS, ACTIVE EMPLOYMENT, LABOR MARKET, LABOR RELATION, GENDER GAP, QUALITY OF EDUCATION, INFORMAL ECONOMY, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, WORKER, PRODUCTIVITY, UNEMPLOYED, MIGRATION, TRANSFERS, MARKETS, ORGANIZATIONS, EMPLOYMENT INCREASE, HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS, SCHOOL QUALITY, LABOR, PRIME AGE, PRIMARY SCHOOL, POLICY DECISIONS, TOTAL EMPLOYMENT, WAGE INCREASE, URBAN DWELLERS, MORTALITY, FINANCE, FEMALE LABOR, PROGRESS, UNEMPLOYMENT, HOUSEHOLD LEVEL, EQUITY, AVERAGE WAGES, HUMAN CAPITAL, YOUNG MEN, EARTHQUAKE, WORKERS, LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS, WAGES, LABOR CODE, POLICIES, GENDER DIFFERENCES, NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION, LABOR DEMAND, POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER, VALUE, AVERAGE WAGE, POLICY MAKERS, MALE COUNTERPARTS, PROBIT REGRESSION, AGE GROUPS, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, URBAN AREAS, UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISE, FIRM PERFORMANCE, LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES, JOB CREATION, LABOR RELATIONS, PRIVATE SECTOR, HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS, EMPLOYMENT USES, RURAL EMPLOYMENT, ECONOMICS, POLICY, PRIVATE TRANSFERS, CITIZENS, JOB OFFER, INSURANCE, WAGE STRUCTURE, SERVICE SECTORS, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, LEVEL OF EDUCATION, HUMAN RESOURCES, RURAL AREAS, FEMALE LABOR FORCE, SUPPLY, EMPLOYEE, WAGE DIFFERENTIALS, GENDER INEQUITIES, YOUNG PEOPLE, POPULATION, LAW, PROFIT, LIVING CONDITIONS, INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT, CHILD LABOR, POLICY RESEARCH, PRIMARY EDUCATION, WOMEN, WAGE DISTRIBUTION, LABOUR, LABOR MARKETS, AIDS, OUTCOMES, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, SECONDARY EDUCATION, PRICES, DEVELOPMENT POLICY, EMPLOYEES,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25888078/sifting-through-data-labor-markets-haiti-through-turbulent-decade-2001-2012 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23899
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