The Jordanian Labor Market

Between Fragility and Resilience

Edited by Caroline Krafft and Ragui Assaad

Includes analysis of new data from a period of regional conflict and substantial refugee inflows in Jordan
Presents evidence on how Jordan's labor market, economy, and society have evolved over time
Encompasses key labor issues and complementary issues such as education and demography
Provides insight into how the labor market is interacting with social trends and policies.

The Jordanian Labor Market

Between Fragility and Resilience

Edited by Caroline Krafft and Ragui Assaad

Description

Jordan stands in the middle of a turbulent region, experiencing substantial refugee flows and economic challenges due to the conflict and insecurity of its neighbors. The Jordanian Labor Market: Between Fragility and Resilience fills an enormous gap in our knowledge regarding the region's labor market during a period of substantial instability and new challenges for Jordan.

Prior to the refugee crisis the Jordanian economy and labor market had been shifting in a positive direction. An enormous influx of Syrian refugees, however, created unanswered questions of how the region's labor market would fare. The Jordanian Labor Market leverages the 2016 Jordan Labor Market Panel Survey to provide answers to some of these questions. It offers an unprecedented opportunity to assess the challenges that Jordan faces. It addresses key economic and policy questions through unparalleled nationally representative date.

The Jordanian Labor Market presents critical new insights into the status of migrants and refugees in Jordan. It examines key indicators of the labor market including labor supply, job creation, wages and inequality, and self-employment. It also looks at transitions across the life course in Jordan such as education, school-to-work transition, marriage and fertility, housing and new households, and social insurance and retirement. These factors provide important insight into important challenges Jordan's economy and society faces.

The Jordanian Labor Market

Between Fragility and Resilience

Edited by Caroline Krafft and Ragui Assaad

1. The Composition of Labor Supply and its Evolution from 2010 to 2016 in Jordan, Ragui Assaad, Caroline Krafft, and Caitlyn Keo
2. The Structure of Employment and Job Creation in Jordan: 2010-2016, Ragui Assaad and Colette Salemi
3. The Evolution of Wage Formation and Inequality in Jordan in 2010-2016, Rami Galal
4. Own Account Workers in Jordan: Profile and Work Characteristics, Reham Rizk and Colette Salemi
5. Migration Dynamics During the Refugee Influx in Jordan, Bilal Malaeb and Jackline Wahba
6. Syrian Refugees in Jordan: Demographics, Livelihoods, Education, and Health, Caroline Krafft, Maia Sieverding, Colette Salemi, and Caitlyn Keo
7. The Number and Characteristics of Syrians in Jordan: A Multi-Source Analysis, Caroline Krafft, Susan Razzaz, Caitlyn Keo and Ragui Assaad
8. Education of Jordanians: Outcomes in a Challenging Environment, Mahmoud Ali Hailat
9. School-to-Work Transition in Jordan, 2010-2016, Mona Amer
10. Marriage and Fertility Patterns among Jordanians and Syrian Refugees in Jordan, Maia Sieverding, Nasma Berri, and Sawsan Abdulrahim
11. Housing and Living Conditions in Jordan - 2010-2016, Ahmed Elsayed
12. The Challenges of Social Security Coverage and Early Retirement in Jordan: What happened after the 2010 Pension Reform?, Ibrahim Alhawarin and Irene Selwaness

The Jordanian Labor Market

Between Fragility and Resilience

Edited by Caroline Krafft and Ragui Assaad

Author Information

Caroline Krafft, Assistant Professor, St Catherine University, USA,Ragui Assaad, Professor, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, USA

Caroline Krafft is an Assistant Professor of Economics at St. Catherine University. Her research examines issues in development economics, primarily labor, education, health, and inequality in the Middle East and North Africa. Current projects include work on refugees, labor market dynamics, life course transitions, human capital accumulation, and fertility.

Ragui Assaad is a Professor at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota. He has been a Research Fellow of the Economic Research Forum since 1994 and serves as its thematic leader for Labor and Human Development, and as a member of its Board of Trustees. He holds a Ph.D. in City and Regional Planning from Cornell University. His current research focuses on labor markets in the Arab World, with a focus on youth and gender issues, as they relate to education, transition from school-to-work, employment and unemployment, informality, migration and forced migration, and family formation.

Contributors:

Sawsan Abdulrahim, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Ibrahim Alhawarin, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, Jordan
Mona Amer, Independent Labor Economics Consultant
Ragui Assaad, University of Minnesota, USA
Nasma Berri, American University of Beirut
Ahmed Elsayed, IZA Institute of Labor Economics, Germany
Rami Galal, American University in Cairo, Egypt
Mahmoud Ali Hailat, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan
Caitlyn Keo, St. Catherine University, USA
Caroline Krafft, St. Catherine University, USA
Bilal Malaeb, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
Reham Rizk, British University, Egypt
Mona Said, American University in Cairo, Egypt
Colette Salemi, University of Minnesota, USA
Irene Selwaness, Cairo University, Egypt
Susan Razzaz, formerly World Bank
Maia Sieverding, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Jackline Wahba, University of Southampton, UK