The Impact of Public Employment on Labor Market Performance

• Tác giả: Michele Tuccio
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 331.1 Labor force and market
• Thông tin xuất bản: Taylor and Francis, 2016
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 322203
• Chủ đề: 1. crowding-out; 2. local labor markets; 3. public employment; 4. skills

Tóm tắt

Using census data for Ghana, Mali and Mozambique, we study the long-term impact of public sector employment on local labor markets. We find that the public sector crowds out private employment and induces skilled workers to queue for a public job, thus increasing their unemployment rate. In addition, a growing public sector fosters employment in the tradable and nontradable sectors, remarkably for the unskilled, and the reallocation of unskilled workers away from agriculture.