Level of Fairness and Justice in Labor Market: Evidence from Tunisia Post-Revolution

This paper tries to quantify the extent of inequality of opportunity between Tunisian active populations when a number of labor market outcomes are affected by circumstances beyond individuals “control. Using recent Tunisian Labor Market Panel Survey, we firstly assess origins of differences in the...

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Published in:Journal of the knowledge economy 2021-09, Vol.12 (3), p.1187-1214
Main Authors: Anis, Saidi, Mekki, Hamdaoui
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Economic Policy
Economics
Economics and Finance
Entrepreneurship
Inequality
Labor market
R & D/Technology Policy
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Summary:This paper tries to quantify the extent of inequality of opportunity between Tunisian active populations when a number of labor market outcomes are affected by circumstances beyond individuals “control. Using recent Tunisian Labor Market Panel Survey, we firstly assess origins of differences in the occupation rate then we distinguish between formal and informal jobs finally we apply the parametric approach to explain dissimilarity in household wages. The Circumstances explain more than 22% of wage inequality and “household wealth”’ is the most contributive variable explaining inequality. The Tunisian labor market suffers from inequalities that are passed down from generation to generation. Without appropriate public policy intervention reducing corruption and cronyism, it will be bad repercussion in the political and social stability in Tunisia.
ISSN:1868-7865
1868-7873
DOI:10.1007/s13132-020-00664-y