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

Rajadel, Tania; Pontara, Nicola; Sanchez Puerta, Maria Laura

dc.creator	Rajadel, Tania
dc.creator	Pontara, Nicola
dc.creator	Sanchez Puerta, Maria Laura
dc.date	2012-03-19T19:10:45Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T19:10:45Z
dc.date	2009-06-01
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T21:10:02Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T21:10:02Z
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dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4146
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/245183
dc.description	This 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.
dc.language	English
dc.relation	Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 4954
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ACCESS TO EDUCATION
dc.subject	ADULT WORKERS
dc.subject	AGE GROUP
dc.subject	AGE GROUPS
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subject	AVERAGE EARNINGS
dc.subject	AVERAGE WAGES
dc.subject	BANKS
dc.subject	CALCULATIONS
dc.subject	CHILDBEARING
dc.subject	CONTRIBUTION
dc.subject	CONTRIBUTIONS
dc.subject	DAY LABORERS
dc.subject	DEPENDENCY RATIO
dc.subject	DEPENDENCY RATIOS
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subject	DROUGHT
dc.subject	EARNING
dc.subject	EARNINGS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT GENERATION
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT INCREASES
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT PATTERNS
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT SOURCE
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT STATUSES
dc.subject	EXCHANGE RATES
dc.subject	EXTREME POVERTY
dc.subject	EXTREMELY POOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject	FAMILY LABOR
dc.subject	FARMERS
dc.subject	FEMALE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	FEMALE LABOR
dc.subject	FEMALE LABOR FORCE
dc.subject	FEMALE PARTICIPATION
dc.subject	FEMALE WORKERS
dc.subject	GENDER DISPARITIES
dc.subject	GENDER GAP
dc.subject	GENDER GAPS
dc.subject	GENDER ISSUES
dc.subject	GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subject	GROSS NATIONAL INCOME
dc.subject	HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subject	HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX
dc.subject	INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
dc.subject	INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES
dc.subject	INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject	INEQUALITY
dc.subject	INFLATION
dc.subject	INFORMAL SECTOR
dc.subject	JOBS
dc.subject	LABOR DEMAND
dc.subject	LABOR FORCE
dc.subject	LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET EXPERIENCE
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET INDICATORS
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET ISSUES
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET POLICIES
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET POLICY
dc.subject	LABOR OFFICE
dc.subject	LABOR SUPPLY
dc.subject	LABOUR
dc.subject	LABOUR MARKET
dc.subject	LABOUR MARKETS
dc.subject	LACK OF INFORMATION
dc.subject	LEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subject	LEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subject	LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	LOW-INCOME
dc.subject	LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subject	LOW-INCOME COUNTRY
dc.subject	MALE WORKER
dc.subject	MALE WORKERS
dc.subject	MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subject	MINIMUM WAGE
dc.subject	NATIONAL POPULATION
dc.subject	NATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subject	NUMBER OF PEOPLE
dc.subject	OLD-AGE
dc.subject	OLDER WOMEN
dc.subject	PENSION
dc.subject	PENSION RIGHTS
dc.subject	POLICY MAKERS
dc.subject	POLICY RESEARCH
dc.subject	POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subject	POOR
dc.subject	POOR FAMILIES
dc.subject	POOR HOUSEHOLD
dc.subject	POOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject	POOR INDIVIDUALS
dc.subject	POOR PEOPLE
dc.subject	POOR WOMEN
dc.subject	POPULATION INCREASES
dc.subject	POPULATION INDICATORS
dc.subject	POVERTY INCIDENCE
dc.subject	POVERTY LINE
dc.subject	POVERTY PROFILE
dc.subject	POVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subject	POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES
dc.subject	POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
dc.subject	POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPER
dc.subject	POVERTY STATUS
dc.subject	PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS
dc.subject	PRESENT ANALYSIS
dc.subject	PRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subject	PRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subject	PRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATION
dc.subject	PRIMARY SCHOOLING
dc.subject	PRIME AGE
dc.subject	PRIVATE COMPANIES
dc.subject	PRIVATE COMPANY
dc.subject	PRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subject	PROGRESS
dc.subject	QUESTIONNAIRE
dc.subject	QUESTIONNAIRES
dc.subject	RURAL
dc.subject	RURAL AREAS
dc.subject	RURAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject	RURAL LABOR
dc.subject	RURAL LABOR MARKETS
dc.subject	RURAL PHENOMENON
dc.subject	RURAL POOR
dc.subject	RURAL REGIONS
dc.subject	RURAL SECTOR
dc.subject	RURAL WOMEN
dc.subject	SALES
dc.subject	SAVINGS
dc.subject	SECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subject	SECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subject	SECONDARY SCHOOLING
dc.subject	SELF-EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	SENIORS
dc.subject	SOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subject	SOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subject	SOUND LABOR MARKET POLICY
dc.subject	TOTAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYED
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subject	UNPAID FAMILY WORKERS
dc.subject	UNPAID WORKERS
dc.subject	URBAN AREAS
dc.subject	URBAN CENTERS
dc.subject	URBAN EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	URBAN POPULATION
dc.subject	URBAN UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	URBAN WOMEN
dc.subject	URBAN WORKERS
dc.subject	WAGE DETERMINATION
dc.subject	WAGE DIFFERENTIAL
dc.subject	WAGE DIFFERENTIALS
dc.subject	WAGE DISTRIBUTION
dc.subject	WAGE EARNER
dc.subject	WAGE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	WAGE LEVELS
dc.subject	WELFARE INDICATORS
dc.subject	WOMEN OF CHILDBEARING AGE
dc.subject	WORKER
dc.subject	WORKERS
dc.subject	WORKING AGE
dc.subject	WORKING AGE POPULATION
dc.subject	WORKING POPULATION
dc.subject	WORKING-AGE POPULATION
dc.subject	YOUNG ADULT
dc.subject	YOUNG ADULTS
dc.subject	YOUNG MEN
dc.subject	YOUNG PEOPLE
dc.subject	YOUNG WOMEN
dc.subject	YOUNG WORKERS
dc.title	The Mauritanian labor market through the lens of the 2004 national household survey
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
dc.coverage	Africa
dc.coverage	Africa
dc.coverage	West Africa
dc.coverage	Sub-Saharan Africa
dc.coverage	Sahel
dc.coverage	Mauritania