Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/278415 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
ILO Working Paper No. 89
Publisher: 
International Labour Organization (ILO), Geneva
Abstract: 
There is little knowledge about the shape, prominence and drivers of work-to-work transitions in low- and middle-income countries. 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. This enables us to examine work-to-work transitions across and within age cohorts and exploit the panel structure of the data through a fixed-effects model to identify the drivers of these transitions. We find that while the prominent transition types differ between the two countries, younger workers have higher transition rates. Moreover, we find that precarious forms of employment are persistent: individuals who start their careers at the bottom of the transition ladder (i.e., in informal work, the agriculture sector or a low-skill occupation) are less likely to transition out of this situation. Finally, we unveil suggestive evidence that computer and socioemotional skills play a role in encouraging certain transitions in South Africa and Indonesia, respectively.
Subjects: 
work
decent work
employment
informal employment
rural employment
self employment
youth employment
casual work
occupational qualification
skills
economic sectors
research
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ISBN: 
978-92-2-038761-0
Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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