The State of Jobs in Post-Conflict Areas of Sri Lanka
Although Sri Lanka has made significant progress in social and economic development over the past decade, the Northern and Eastern provinces that faced the brunt of the decades-long conflict remain disproportionately poor. To understand the labor m...
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okr-10986-294152021-06-08T14:42:48Z The State of Jobs in Post-Conflict Areas of Sri Lanka Newhouse, David Silwal, Ani Rudra CONFLICT JOB CREATION JOBS POST-CONFLICT RECONSTRUCTION LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION EMPLOYMENT LABOR MARKET WAGE GAP INEQUALITY GENDER INFORMALITY SELF-EMPLOYMENT SKILLS DEVELOPMENT Although Sri Lanka has made significant progress in social and economic development over the past decade, the Northern and Eastern provinces that faced the brunt of the decades-long conflict remain disproportionately poor. To understand the labor market dimensions of poverty in these regions, this paper examines a range of job-related indicators, using data from 2011 to 2015. The overall labor force participation rate in these provinces is significantly lower than in the rest of the country. Much of the difference can be attributed to adult women, although the participation rates of youth and those with lower educational attainment are also low. The distribution of wages for male and female wage workers in these provinces is similar to that in other parts of the country. The pattern of low employment rates and comparable wages is consistent with a combination of low demand for labor and greater reluctance to work in these regions, which each depress employment but have counteracting effects on equilibrium wages. Skills are an issue, as adults in these provinces tend to score lower on literacy tests and have lower self-reported skills in reading, writing, and numeracy. Households in these provinces have less access to formal finance, which may also contribute to a lack of self-employment opportunities. 2018-02-28T23:15:07Z 2018-02-28T23:15:07Z 2018-02 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/443541519651773814/The-state-of-jobs-in-post-conflict-areas-of-Sri-Lanka http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29415 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8355 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper South Asia Sri Lanka |
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CONFLICT JOB CREATION JOBS POST-CONFLICT RECONSTRUCTION LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION EMPLOYMENT LABOR MARKET WAGE GAP INEQUALITY GENDER INFORMALITY SELF-EMPLOYMENT SKILLS DEVELOPMENT Newhouse, David Silwal, Ani Rudra The State of Jobs in Post-Conflict Areas of Sri Lanka |
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Although Sri Lanka has made significant
progress in social and economic development over the past
decade, the Northern and Eastern provinces that faced the
brunt of the decades-long conflict remain disproportionately
poor. To understand the labor market dimensions of poverty
in these regions, this paper examines a range of job-related
indicators, using data from 2011 to 2015. The overall labor
force participation rate in these provinces is significantly
lower than in the rest of the country. Much of the
difference can be attributed to adult women, although the
participation rates of youth and those with lower
educational attainment are also low. The distribution of
wages for male and female wage workers in these provinces is
similar to that in other parts of the country. The pattern
of low employment rates and comparable wages is consistent
with a combination of low demand for labor and greater
reluctance to work in these regions, which each depress
employment but have counteracting effects on equilibrium
wages. Skills are an issue, as adults in these provinces
tend to score lower on literacy tests and have lower
self-reported skills in reading, writing, and numeracy.
Households in these provinces have less access to formal
finance, which may also contribute to a lack of
self-employment opportunities. |
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Newhouse, David Silwal, Ani Rudra |
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Newhouse, David Silwal, Ani Rudra |
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Newhouse, David |
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The State of Jobs in Post-Conflict Areas of Sri Lanka |
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The State of Jobs in Post-Conflict Areas of Sri Lanka |
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The State of Jobs in Post-Conflict Areas of Sri Lanka |
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The State of Jobs in Post-Conflict Areas of Sri Lanka |
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The State of Jobs in Post-Conflict Areas of Sri Lanka |
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state of jobs in post-conflict areas of sri lanka |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2018 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/443541519651773814/The-state-of-jobs-in-post-conflict-areas-of-Sri-Lanka http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29415 |
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