The Tunisian Labor Market in an Era of Transition [Hardcover]

This book offers a comprehensive examination of the key labor market issues facing Tunisia, including the size, structure, and evolution of the labor force, employment and unemployment, wage formation, gender differences, education, and migration.The Tunisian Labor Market in an Era of Transitionis a comprehensive examination of the central labor market issues facing this key Arab country. It includes contributions on the size, structure, and evolution of the labor force, the characteristics of labor demand, employment policies and regulations, and unemployment. Further chapters explore the wage formation process, gender differences in the labor market, the returns to education, child labor and schooling, and the trends and patterns of international migration from Tunisia.The Tunisian Labor Market in an Era of Transitionis an essential reference on how youth employment, gender disparities, and informality contributed to political and social unrest in North African societies, and on the effect of migration flows from North Africa to Europe.1. The Composition of Labor Supply and Unemployment in Tunisi,Ragui Assaad, Samir Ghazouani, and Caroline Krafft2. Labor Demand in Tunisia: Size, Structure, and Determinants,Sofiane Ghali and Habib Zitouna3. Employment and the Functioning of the Labor Market,Mongi Boughzala4. Public-Private Wage Disparities, Employment, and Labor Market Segmentation in Tunisia,Ines Bouassida and Abdel-Rahmen El Lahga5. Women in the Tunisian Labor Market,Rim Ben Ayed Mouelhi and Mohamed Goaied6. Gender and Labor Markets in Tunisia's Lagging Regions,Lucia Hanmer, Edinaldo Tebaldi, and Dorte Verner7. Marriage, Fertility, and Women's Agency in Tunisia,Ragui Assaad, Samir Ghazouani, and Caroline Krafft8. Education, Earnings, and Returns to Schooling in Tunisia,Imed Limam, and Abdelwahab Ben Hafaiedh9. Child Labour and Schooling,Mouez Soussi and Donia Smaali BouhlSQ