What has been driving work-to-work transitions in the emerging world?: a comparative study of Indonesia and South Africa

Verónica Escudero; Angela Doku; Johannes Brehm

doi:10.54394/ZABU6787

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What has been driving work-to-work transitions in the emerging world?: a comparative study of Indonesia and South Africa

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What has been driving work-to-work transitions in the emerging world?: a comparative study of Indonesia and South Africa

Verónica Escudero, Angela Doku and Johannes Brehm

ILO working paper, 89, ILO

2023

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https://doi.org/10.54394/ZABU6787

Abstract

informal employment

economic sector

rural employment

youth employment

occupational qualification

Indonesia

South Africa

This paper examines these elements in the context of South Africa and Indonesia– two middle-income countries with similar development levels yet different labour market characteristics. We employ a comparative cross-country methodology using long-term panel data.

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Title: What has been driving work-to-work transitions in the emerging world?; a comparative study of Indonesia and South Africa
Creators: Verónica Escudero (Author)
Angela Doku (Author)
Johannes Brehm (Author)
Contributors: International Labour Organization. Research Department
Publisher: ILO; Geneva
Date published: 2023
Series: ILO working paper; 89
Number of pages: 76 p.
ISBN: 9789220387627; 9789220387603; 9789220387610; 9789220387634; 9789220387641
ISSN: 2708-3446
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54394/ZABU6787
Language: English
Asset Type: working paper
Record Identifier: 995237943002676
Table of contents: Introduction -- 1. Background: Growth and development patterns in Indonesia and South Africa -- 2. Methodology and data -- 3. Differences in labour market characteristics across and within birth cohorts -- 4. Workers’ sorting between different types of transitions: within cohort analysis -- 5. What drives different worker transitions across cohorts? -- Conclusion.