The Working Behavior of Young People in Rural Cote d'Ivoire |
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| Authors: | Alessie Rob; Baker Paul; Blundell Richard; Heady Christopher; Meghir Costas |
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| Institution: | Rob Alessie is with the Department of Economics, University of Tilburg, Netherlands; Paul Baker is with the Institute for Fiscal Studies, London; Richard Blundell and Costas Meghir are with the Department of Economics, University College London and the Institute for Fiscal Studies; and Christopher Heady is with the School of Social Sciences, University of Bath. This article is the final report of a project financed by the World Bank on labor market transitions and structural adjustment in Côte d'Ivoire. The work was undertaken while Rob Alessie was visiting the University College London from Tilburg. The authors are grateful to the World Bank for financial support on this project and to François Bourguignon, Paul Glewwe, Valerie Kozel, John Newman, Jacques van der Gaag, and three anonymous referees for their helpful comments. |
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| Abstract: | One of the major features of structural adjustment is an attemptto reallocate labor—and hence output—through changesin relative prices. This article assesses how price changesaffect the working patterns of young people in rural Côted'Ivoire. The analysis is based on a model of the labor supplyof rural households and on the construction of composite priceindexes. The data come from the Côte d'Ivoire Living StandardsSurvey for 1985 and 1986. The panel aspect of the data allowsthe work choice made in one year to depend on the individual'schoice in the previous year. Results indicate that the priceof agricultural output generally is a positive incentive onthe decision to participate in the labor force. However, thisresult depends heavily on the employment and education of theindividual in the previous period. Those not already workingare less likely to respond to favorable movements in the pricesof cash crops by entering the work force. |
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