The development objective of the Second Finance for Jobs Project for West Bank and Gaza is to test the effectiveness of selected financial interventions in incentivizing private sector investment and job...
Ratings of Youth Economic Inclusion Project for Tunisia were as follows: outcome was highly satisfactory, Bank performance was unsatisfactory, and monitoring and evaluation quality was modest. Some of...
This paper presents a review of global evidence and World Bank operational experience and distills lessons to support the empowerment of youth. The review of global literature reveals three fundamental...
Los avances tecnológicos pueden causar importantes alteraciones en los mercados laborales. En este informe, se examina el impacto de las computadoras, los robots, la IA y la mejora de las TIC en los mercados...
This paper examines the effect of compensating a private sector provider of employment services for successful placement of jobseekers with employers. Within this program, active job matching, relative...
Africa’s labor market realities underline the need for a focus on short term results for jobs now alongside long-term foundational investments that produce results for jobs tomorrow. The region needs to...
The Global Jobs Indicators Database (JOIN) provides information on labor market outcomes from countries across all income groups with a focus on low- and middle-income countries. The sources are in most...
Good jobs are often a key economic issue in advanced and developing economies alike. Jobs outcomes that are socially sub-optimal, inefficient, or inequitable vary a great deal by country, but can include...
The Global Labor Database (GLD) is part of the World Bank initiatives to harmonize labor force surveys and household surveys with a relevant labor module. Its mission is to create an open and transparent...
The development objectives of the Roads and Employment Project for Lebanon are to improve transport connectivity along select paved road sections and create short-term jobs for Lebanese and Syrians. Some...
There are clear synergies between the JET, gender, and climate/GRID lens, all of which are critical for country level portfolio assessments, e.g., more gender-balanced labor market, green growth. Economic...
Statistical profiling tool helps to segment jobseekers by their difficulty/likelihood to find a job, their distance to the labour market, their degree of disadvantage, their likelihood to exhaust unemployment...
The transition to clean energy can create job opportunities and support economic activity while advancing the global decarbonization agenda. Many aspects of this transition - including investments in renewable...
Online gig work poses both opportunities and challenges for governments and workers. On the upside, it offers prospects for income generation, especially in developing countries, where most people work...
Online gig work poses both opportunities and challenges for governments and workers. On the upside, it offers prospects for income generation, especially in developing countries, where most people work...
Online gig work poses both opportunities and challenges for governments and workers. On the upside, it offers prospects for income generation, especially in developing countries, where most people work...