What we’ve been reading: Jobs and economic transformation
Factory worker in Nairobi. Photo: Ethan Liku/The World Bank
This blog is based on the November 2020 edition of the Knowledge4Jobs newsletter, curated by the World Bank’s Jobs Group and Labor and Skills Global Solutions Group. Click here to sign up for the Knowledge4Jobs newsletter.
Jobs and Economic Transformation (JET) is a special theme under the World Bank Group’s IDA19 addressing key opportunities and constraints facing lower income countries classified under IDA. But the calls for more ambition in addressing better jobs for more people resonate with people and their governments across the world. And the economic impacts of COVID-19 are raising the urgency of the agenda as growth projections fall and job losses mount. Understanding which groups of firms and workers are vulnerable, who is able to adjust, and what it will take to adapt and recover are critical issues that research can inform.