The effect of public sector on private jobs : evidence from the occupied West Bank
Author
Source
Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 1075-1171 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-21, 21 p.
Publisher
Economic Research Forum for the Arab Countries Iran and Turkey
Publication Date
2017-12-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
21
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
This paper estimates the short run effect of creating more public jobs on private employment in the occupied West Bank.
Unlike most cited research, the results provide evidence that favors crowd in effect both at the aggregate employment level and across sectors.
A main contribution of the paper is to empirically explore the underlying mechanisms that drive the results.
They include increases in local demand as well as invariant increases in private wages.
It turns out that increases in local labor force size is a driving factor for the latter channel.
Interestingly, the increase in labor force participation exceeds the increase in public and private employment, leading to an increase in the number of unemployed.
The paper also explores other mechanisms of the crowd in effect, including lack of public wage premium, lack of government capacity to absorb excess labor supply, and international cash grants
American Psychological Association (APA)
Falah, Bilal. 2017. The effect of public sector on private jobs : evidence from the occupied West Bank. Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series،Vol. 2017, no. 1075-1171, pp.1-21.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-784536
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Falah, Bilal. The effect of public sector on private jobs : evidence from the occupied West Bank. Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series No. 1075-1171 (Dec. 2017), pp.1-21.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-784536
American Medical Association (AMA)
Falah, Bilal. The effect of public sector on private jobs : evidence from the occupied West Bank. Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 1075-1171, pp.1-21.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-784536
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes appendices : p. 15-21
Record ID
BIM-784536