The Mauritanian labor market through the lens of the 2004 national household survey

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dc.creatorRajadel, Tania
dc.creatorPontara, Nicola
dc.creatorSanchez Puerta, Maria Laura
dc.date2012-03-19T19:10:45Z
dc.date2012-03-19T19:10:45Z
dc.date2009-06-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:52:02Z
dc.descriptionThis paper provides a snapshot of Mauritania s labor market using data from the 2004 national household survey. The results show that the labor market is characterized by lower participation rates, lower employment-to-population rates, and relatively higher unemployment rates than in neighboring countries. The non poor fare better in the labor market than the poor. Although the labor force participation of the poor is higher than that of the non poor, the poor display a higher unemployment rate and a lower employment rate than the non poor. The data also suggest a negative correlation between wage employment and poverty. Substantial differences in labor market indicators emerge when disaggregating the analysis by gender and age-group. Female non-participation is extremely high. Women systematically earn less than men independently of their sector and type of employment and controlling for other factors, such as education. Young adults face considerable difficulties in entering the labor market: more than half of the population aged 15-24 is neither studying nor participating in the labor force. As gender disparities remain important for similar levels of education, more work is needed to understand whether cultural factors may prevent women from entering the labor market. Concerning young adults, future poverty reduction strategies need to pay more explicit attention to the promotion of employment through informed labor market policies.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/4146
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-4954
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/412177
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relationPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 4954
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectACCESS TO EDUCATION
dc.subjectADULT WORKERS
dc.subjectAGE GROUP
dc.subjectAGE GROUPS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectAVERAGE EARNINGS
dc.subjectAVERAGE WAGES
dc.subjectBANKS
dc.subjectCALCULATIONS
dc.subjectCHILDBEARING
dc.subjectCONTRIBUTION
dc.subjectCONTRIBUTIONS
dc.subjectDAY LABORERS
dc.subjectDEPENDENCY RATIO
dc.subjectDEPENDENCY RATIOS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDROUGHT
dc.subjectEARNING
dc.subjectEARNINGS
dc.subjectECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT GENERATION
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT INCREASES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT PATTERNS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT SOURCE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT STATUSES
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATES
dc.subjectEXTREME POVERTY
dc.subjectEXTREMELY POOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectFAMILY LABOR
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFEMALE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR FORCE
dc.subjectFEMALE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectFEMALE WORKERS
dc.subjectGENDER DISPARITIES
dc.subjectGENDER GAP
dc.subjectGENDER GAPS
dc.subjectGENDER ISSUES
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectGROSS NATIONAL INCOME
dc.subjectHIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectHIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX
dc.subjectINCIDENCE OF POVERTY
dc.subjectINCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectINDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectINFORMAL SECTOR
dc.subjectJOBS
dc.subjectLABOR DEMAND
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET EXPERIENCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET INDICATORS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET ISSUES
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET POLICIES
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET POLICY
dc.subjectLABOR OFFICE
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLABOUR
dc.subjectLABOUR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOUR MARKETS
dc.subjectLACK OF INFORMATION
dc.subjectLEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME COUNTRY
dc.subjectMALE WORKER
dc.subjectMALE WORKERS
dc.subjectMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subjectMINIMUM WAGE
dc.subjectNATIONAL POPULATION
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNUMBER OF PEOPLE
dc.subjectOLD-AGE
dc.subjectOLDER WOMEN
dc.subjectPENSION
dc.subjectPENSION RIGHTS
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR FAMILIES
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLD
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOOR INDIVIDUALS
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectPOOR WOMEN
dc.subjectPOPULATION INCREASES
dc.subjectPOPULATION INDICATORS
dc.subjectPOVERTY INCIDENCE
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY PROFILE
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPER
dc.subjectPOVERTY STATUS
dc.subjectPRELIMINARY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectPRESENT ANALYSIS
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOLING
dc.subjectPRIME AGE
dc.subjectPRIVATE COMPANIES
dc.subjectPRIVATE COMPANY
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectQUESTIONNAIRE
dc.subjectQUESTIONNAIRES
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectRURAL LABOR
dc.subjectRURAL LABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectRURAL PHENOMENON
dc.subjectRURAL POOR
dc.subjectRURAL REGIONS
dc.subjectRURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectRURAL WOMEN
dc.subjectSALES
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOLING
dc.subjectSELF-EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectSENIORS
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectSOUND LABOR MARKET POLICY
dc.subjectTOTAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subjectUNPAID FAMILY WORKERS
dc.subjectUNPAID WORKERS
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN CENTERS
dc.subjectURBAN EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectURBAN POPULATION
dc.subjectURBAN UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectURBAN WOMEN
dc.subjectURBAN WORKERS
dc.subjectWAGE DETERMINATION
dc.subjectWAGE DIFFERENTIAL
dc.subjectWAGE DIFFERENTIALS
dc.subjectWAGE DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectWAGE EARNER
dc.subjectWAGE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectWAGE LEVELS
dc.subjectWELFARE INDICATORS
dc.subjectWOMEN OF CHILDBEARING AGE
dc.subjectWORKER
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectWORKING AGE
dc.subjectWORKING AGE POPULATION
dc.subjectWORKING POPULATION
dc.subjectWORKING-AGE POPULATION
dc.subjectYOUNG ADULT
dc.subjectYOUNG ADULTS
dc.subjectYOUNG MEN
dc.subjectYOUNG PEOPLE
dc.subjectYOUNG WOMEN
dc.subjectYOUNG WORKERS
dc.titleThe Mauritanian labor market through the lens of the 2004 national household survey

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