L'inégalité des chances sur le marché du travail urbain ouest-africain

Laure Pasquier-Doumer
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Laure Pasquier-Doumer: LEDa - Laboratoire d'Economie de Dauphine - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - Université Paris Dauphine-PSL - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: This paper aims at evaluating to what extent one's position in the labour market is determined by his social background and what explains differences between seven West-African capital cities. Does the father's position influence directly the occupational situation of his children through the transmission of informational, social or physical capital gained in the course of his career? Or does it play an indirect role through determining the educational level of his children? In the first case, reducing inequality of opportunities means improving labour markets efficiency and in the second case, it means improving educational policy.

Keywords: West Africa; informal sector; Unequal opportunities; Afrique de l'Ouest; secteur informel; Inégalité des chances (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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Published in Revue d'Economie du Développement, 2012, 26 (1)

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