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Help Wanted: Better Jobs Amid Megatrends
Evolving megatrends like demographic shifts, climate change, and technological advances are prompting new thinking around how to unlock labor productivity. Their impacts on labor markets will depend on the policy choices governments make.
Red Alert: How We Can Help the Millions of Workers Who Toil in Searing Heat
Global warming will drastically alter labor markets, affecting health and productivity, particularly for outdoor workers in agriculture, construction, and manufacturing. By 2050, climate-induced heat stress could force significant changes in job structures and labor demand, highlighting a pressing need for adaptive policies.
Robots To the Rescue: Three Ways Automation Can Cushion the Impact of Aging on Economic Growth
Population aging can turn the demographic dividend into a drag on economic growth. New research indicates automation can lessen the effects of unfavorable demographic change on labor productivity.
Coming To Terms with Asia and the Pacific’s Labor Markets
Sameer Khatiwada, a Senior Public Management Economist whose research has focused on education, skills development, social protection, and jobs, among other areas, defines key terms related to labor markets and skills development policies.
Workers Are Heading Back Overseas: Here’s How Governments Should Respond
International labor migration is an important driver of development in Asia. To support it after the pandemic, policies are needed that are not just reactive but integrated into national development strategies.
How To Make It Easier for Companies to Participate in Work-Based Training
To make it easier for companies to participate in work-based training, governments need to mandate, fund, and train institutions to provide such services.
Online Job Listings Rebounded Strongly After the Pandemic
Official labor statistics take significant time to produce. In contrast, online job portals are already providing a window into labor demand in the post-pandemic job market.
Turbulent Remittance Flows During the Pandemic Highlight the Need for Reforms
Despite the global economic turmoil, remittances remained remarkable resilient during the pandemic. Reforms are needed to keep this financial lifeline strong in the years ahead.
Your Questions Answered: What Jobs Can Be Done from Home?
An ADB economist who specializes in the areas of education, skills development and jobs, answers questions about which jobs are best suited to work-from-home arrangements, based on a recent study in Southeast Asia.
The Pandemic Has Pushed Women Out of Work. These Policies Can Help.
In Southeast Asia, women workers were disproportionately affected by the pandemic. Urgent policy action is needed to address the issue and improve the welfare of women in other areas as well.