Description: Vietnam Labour Market and Informal Economy in a Time of Crisis and Recovery 2007-2009 : Main Findings of the Labour Force Surveys

Vietnam Labour Market and Informal Economy in a Time of Crisis and Recovery 2007-2009 : Main Findings of the Labour Force Surveys

In 2007 the General Statistics Office (GSO) launched a joint research program with the French Institute of Research for Development (IRD) to measure and analyzes the informal sector in Vietnam. Two kinds of surveys were conducted in 2007: a nationa...

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Main Authors:	Chi, Nguyen Huu, Huyen, Nguyen Thi Thu, Razafindrakoto, Mireille, Roubaud, Francois
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	AFFECTED WORKERS AGE DISTRIBUTION AGE GROUP AGE GROUPS AGRICULTURAL LABOUR AGRICULTURE BENCHMARK BUSINESS CYCLE COMPETITIVENESS CONTRACTUAL RELATIONS DEFLATORS DEREGULATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISCOURAGED WORKERS DOWNWARD PRESSURE EARNING ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN ECONOMICS ELASTICITY EMPLOYMENT LEVELS EXPORTS FARMERS FINANCIAL CRISIS GDP GENDER BALANCE GROWTH RATE HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME GROWTH INCOME MEASURES INFLATION RATE INFORMAL ECONOMY INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT INFORMAL SECTOR INSURANCE JOB CREATION JOB INSECURITY JOB LOSSES JOB STATUS JOBS LABOR MARKET LABOUR LABOUR DEMAND LABOUR FORCE LABOUR MARKET LABOUR MARKETS LABOUR RELATIONS LABOUR SUPPLY LDCS LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES LIVING CONDITIONS LONG TERM UNEMPLOYMENT LOW UNEMPLOYMENT LOW UNEMPLOYMENT RATE MANPOWER MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES MIGRANT MIGRANT WORKERS MIGRATION FLOWS NATIONAL ECONOMY NATIONAL LEVEL NOMINAL INCOME OPEN UNEMPLOYMENT POLICY BRIEF POLICY MAKERS POLICY RESPONSE POOR POVERTY ASSESSMENT POVERTY REDUCTION PREVIOUS RESULTS PREVIOUS STUDIES PRICE ADJUSTMENT PRICE LEVELS PRODUCTION UNITS PRODUCTIVITY REAL INCOME REAL WAGE RESPECT RETURN MIGRATION RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL EMPLOYMENT RURAL PEOPLE SELF-ASSESSMENT SOCIAL COHESION SOCIAL IMPACTS SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS SOCIAL POLICIES SOCIAL SCIENCES SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TOTAL EMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES UNPAID FAMILY WORKERS URBAN AREAS VULNERABILITY WAGE EMPLOYMENT WAGE GROWTH WAGES WORKER WORKERS WORKING HOURS WORKING POPULATION YOUNG PEOPLE YOUNG WORKERS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/454101468318004877/Vietnam-labour-market-and-informal-economy-in-a-time-of-crisis-and-recovery-2007-2009-main-findings-of-the-Labour-Force-Surveys-LFS http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27587

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Summary:	In 2007 the General Statistics Office (GSO) launched a joint research program with the French Institute of Research for Development (IRD) to measure and analyzes the informal sector in Vietnam. Two kinds of surveys were conducted in 2007: a national Labour Force Survey (LFS) which, in a first for Vietnam classified labour by institutional sector thereby separating out the informal sector; and two specific surveys in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) which were grafted onto the LFS2007 to find out more about the characteristics of household businesses (HB) in general and especially the informal sector (HB&IS2007). This brief presents the main findings (both methodological and analytical) of these two rounds of LFS as regards the labour market and the informal economy in Vietnam. In the context of the global crisis, it looks at the dynamics of the main labour market indicators with a special focus on informal sector and informal employment between 2007 and 2009.For the first time ever in Vietnam, it is possible measure precisely the evolution of the informal economy and to check for the robustness of the estimates provided. In the conclusion the author outline some of the implications of the findings in terms of survey design and economic and social policies.

Vietnam Labour Market and Informal Economy in a Time of Crisis and Recovery 2007-2009 : Main Findings of the Labour Force Surveys

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