Minimum wage and employment: a gender perspective for Mauritius [Scholarly Article - Journal of Business and Socio-economic Development, 2022]

Title:

Minimum wage and employment: a gender perspective for Mauritius 

 

Authors:

Varuna Dreepaul-Dabee

Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Mauritius, Reduit, Mauritius

& 

Verena Tandrayen-Ragoobur

Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Mauritius, Reduit, Mauritius

 

Published:

Journal of Business and Socio-economic Development, 15 February 2022

https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JBSED-10-2021-0134/full/html

 

Abstract:

Purpose 

This paper aims to examine the employment effect of the minimum wage in Mauritius, a country that has recently introduced an economy-wide national minimum wage. As women have low labor force participation rate and higher unemployment rate compared to men, this study sheds light on the impact of the national minimum wage on male and female employment.

 

COVID-19 and Mauritius’ tourism industry: an island perspective [Scholarly Article - Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events, 2022]

Title:

COVID-19 and Mauritius’ tourism industry: an island perspective  

 

Authors: 

Verena Tandrayen-Ragoobur, University of Mauritius, Reduit, Mauritius 

Neha Devi Tengur, National Social, Inclusion Foundation, Port Louis, Mauritius 

& 

Sheereen Fauzel, University of Mauritius, Reduit, Mauritius  

 

Published: 

Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events, 28 January 2022

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19407963.2022.2028159?journalCode=rprt20   

 

Abstract: 

The outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic has brought a halt to the tourism industry. Mauritius, which is a dependent tourism economy, has been highly impacted. International travel restrictions have had significant effects on segments as diverse as air transport, cruises, accommodation houses, hotels, restaurants, travel agencies and other small and medium enterprises. The objective of the paper is to assess the impact of COVID-19 on firms’ performance, employment levels and recovery plans established by firms and the authorities. Using a sample of 100 small- and medium-sized firms in tourism across various regions of Mauritius, the study investigates the impact of COVID-19 on firm’s performance in terms of revenue, investments and employment levels. The effects of recovery measures, assistance schemes provided by the Government and adjustments undertaken by enterprises to boost their activities are probed into. Our results reveal an important negative effect of the pandemic on tourism demands and cash flows. The impact on employment though negative seems to have been cushioned partially by Government schemes.

 

ILO Report – World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2022

Title: 

World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2022  

 

Focus of report: 

This ILO flagship report details the effects of the COVID-19 crisis on the world of work.  

 

Published: 

International Labour Organization (ILO), 17 January 2022 

https://www.ilo.org/global/research/global-reports/weso/trends2022/WCMS_834081/lang--en/index.htm  

 

ISBN (Print): 9789220356975[ISBN] 

ISBN (Web PDF): 9789220356982[ISBN]  

 

Description of report (from above-mentioned website): 

The report examines the impacts of the crisis on global and regional trends in employment, unemployment and labour force participation, as well as on job quality, informal employment and working poverty. It also offers an extensive analysis of trends in temporary employment both before and during the COVID-19 crisis.  This year’s report provides a comprehensive assessment of how the labour market recovery has unfolded across the world in response to different country measures to tackle the pandemic. It analyses global patterns, regional differences and outcomes across economic sectors and groups of workers. The report also presents projections for the expected labour market recovery. 

 

ALSO SEE  

 

International Labour Organization (ILO) 

https://www.ilo.org/global/lang--en/index.htm 

 

Exploring entrepreneurial culture and its socio-cultural determinants: in case of Woldia University graduating students [Scholarly Article - Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 2021]

Title:

Exploring entrepreneurial culture and its socio-cultural determinants: in case of Woldia University graduating students

 

Author:

Abriham Ebabu Engidaw

Woldia University, Ethiopia

 

Published:

Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 9 April 2021

https://innovation-entrepreneurship.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s13731-021-00155-7

 

Abstract:

The purpose of this study was to explore entrepreneurial intention and its determinants: in the case of Woldia University graduating students. To achieve its objectives, the study employed a descriptive and explanatory research design, and in the study, a cross-sectional study was conducted through a mixed research approach. The target population of the study was 223 regular first-degree 2018 graduating students of Woldia University, Management Department, and their instructors in the study area. The sample size was 143 respondents. The study result showed that majority of the respondents did not plan to start their own knowledge-based business. This was essentially due to the lack of competence in transforming ideas in to practice and commercializing it to create their own business. Correspondingly, prodigious attention should be given to have an entrepreneurial orientation in the contents and methods of teaching at all levels of education systems primary, secondary, and higher educational institutions and use different awareness-raising mechanisms in the country.

A Literature Review of the Economics of COVID-19 [IZA Institute of Labor Economics, June 2020]

Title:

A Literature Review of the Economics of COVID-19

 

Authors:

Abel Brodeur, David Gray,Anik Islam & Suraiya Jabeen Bhuiyan

All from the University of Ottawa

 

Published:

IZA Institute of Labor Economics, Initiated by Deitche Post Foundation, June 2020

[Discussion Paper Series, IZA DP No. 13411]

http://ftp.iza.org/dp13411.pdf

Abstract:

The goal of this piece is to survey the emerging and rapidly growing literature on the economic consequences of COVID-19 and government response, and to synthetize the insights emerging from a very large number of studies. This survey (i) provides an overview of the data sets used to measure social distancing and COVID-19 cases and deaths; (ii) reviews the literature on the determinants of compliance and effectiveness of social distancing; (iii) summarizes the literature on the socio-economic consequences of COVID19 and government interventions, focusing on labor, health, gender, discrimination and environmental aspects; and (iv) discusses policy proposals.