Economic growth is often associated with welfare gains through job creation. However, the number and quality of new job opportunities created in a growing economy vary across countries and sectors, due...
The paper reviews the dynamics of human capital – mostly skills –accumulation and utilization during successful and static episodes of structural transformation in a sample of more than 90 countries over...
The paper reviews the dynamics of human capital – mostly skills –accumulation and utilization during successful and static episodes of structural transformation in a sample of more than 90 countries over...
Mongolia has benefited from its mineral wealth, but diversification is now a major priority. But towhat extent is diversificaton possible, and what would it look like? This paper adopts the GrowthIdentfication...
This paper is a contribution to the Mongolia Jobs Diagnostic (Betcherman et al. 2022). The Jobs Diagnostic analyzes the Mongolian labor market, including the evolution of labor supply and demand as well...
Mongolia’s labor demand expanded substantially over the past two decades, and firm-based employment more than doubled between 1998 and 2016. This increase was mainly driven by the private sector, with...
This paper explores the various impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Mongolian labor market between 2019 and 2021, including changes in labor force participation, employment and unemployment trends...
The objective of the Jobs and Economic Transformation Project for Kenya is to increase private sector investments, access to markets and sustainable finance to create and improve jobs. There are four components...
Morocco has made significant economic progress over the past 20 years, which has raised the living standards of its people. Per capita income doubled between 2000 and 2019, while the poverty rate fell...
The Jobs Umbrella Multidonor Trust Fund (MDTF) is a financing instrument that supports the World Bank Group`s (WBG) jobs strategy to contribute to the twin goals of reducing poverty and ensuring inclusive...
A Jobs diagnostic is the first analytic step in an operational framework designed to help countries achieve inclusive economic growth through faster growth in labor incomes. Created for IDA countries under...
IDA18 has identified job creation through private sector-driven economic transformation as a high priority for IDA countries. It is recognized that growth alone is not sufficient for quality, inclusive...
This report documents cross-country findings from analysis conducted by World Bank staff working on Jobs Diagnostics. It identifies some key insights for policy makers to take into account when designing...
This paper introduces a new Job Quality Index that measures the quality of jobs in Turkey over the last decade. While the main focus is on wage employment – which in 2016 accounts for nearly 73 percent...
This document outlines the World Bank Group (WBG) Assistance Strategy for the West Bank and Gaza during FY18-21, developed jointly by the World Bank, IFC and MIGA. It reports on the program’s implementation...
The objective of the Youth Economic Inclusion Project for Tunisia is to improve economic opportunities for targeted disadvantaged youth in the selected Governorates of the Borrower. There are three components...
Vietnam is a leading case of a country that has achieved rapid growth, poverty reduction, and shared prosperity. Vietnam’s past achievements came through a combination of different developments. The purpose...