Occupational mobility in developing countries: Conceptual issues and empirical findings

Anthony Heath and Yizhang Zhao

No wp-2019-96, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: This paper discusses current methods for measuring and analysing occupational mobility, and the way in which methods designed for the analysis of developing countries may need to be modified when applied in other contexts. The paper discusses particular features of some developing societies, such as their large and complex agricultural and informal sectors, and the problem of 'equivalence of meaning', which arises when stratification systems involve rather different institutional arrangements, for example with respect to land tenure.

Keywords: Absolute mobility; Relative mobility; Measurement; Methodology; Occupational mobility (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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