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International patterns of pension provision II : a worldwide overview of facts and figures

Pallares-Miralles, Montserrat; Romero, Carolina; … - World Bank Group - 2012

This paper presents and explains cross country data for mandatory publicly and privately managed pension systems around the world. This report is organized into three parts corresponding to three broad types of indicators. These indicators relate to: (i) the relevant contextual factors referred...

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Skilled labor flows : lessons from the European Union

Kahanec, Martin - World Bank Group - 2013

EU enlargements and from the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) countries. The study concludes that migration generally … economically relevant negative aggregate effects of migration on receiving labor markets. While outflow of young and skilled … workers may pose risks to sending countries'economic prospects and public finance, circular migration, brain gain, and …

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Tailoring social protection to small island developing states : lessons learned from the Caribbean

Williams, Asha; Cheston, Timothy; Coudouel, Aline; … - World Bank Group - 2013

This paper examines the role of social protection (SP) in Small Island Developing States (SIDS), given their particular structural, human resource and capacity constraints. While it focuses on SIDS in Latin America and the Caribbean, thelessons may be relevant to other SIDS with similar...

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Employability and productivity among older workers : apolicy framework and evidence from Latin America

Murrugarra, Edmundo - World Bank Group - 2011

As Latin American and the Caribbean countries face rapid aging transitions, the economic contribution of older workers will need to be strengthened. This paper uses household data from Brazil and Mexico to characterize labor market behavior of older workers, such as participation, sectoral and...

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Labor market policy research for developing countries : recent examples from the literature - what do we know and what should we know?

Puerta, Sanchez; Laura, Maria - World Bank Group - 2010

This paper documents recent advances of research on labor market institutions, behavior, and policies in developing countries and makes suggestions for future research. The four areas of research analyzed are: i) theoretical and empirical implications of employment protection legislation on...

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Employment services and active labor market programs in Eastern European and Central Asian countries

Kuddo, Arvo - World Bank Group - 2009

The objective of this paper is to look at employment services and labor market policies in the transition countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and identify key benefits and constraints of active labor market programs, as well as the main characteristics and features of successful policy...

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Human trafficking, modern day slavery, and economic exploitation

Koettl, Johannes - World Bank Group - 2009

Human trafficking, as it is defined by international law, subsumes all forms of nonconsensual exploitation. That is, whenever people are forced or lured into exploitation no matter if movement of victims is involved it is considered human trafficking. There is, though, a large overlap with...

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China : improving unemployment insurance

Vodopivec, Milan; Tong, Minna Hahn - World Bank Group - 2008

The objective of this policy note is to assist the Chinese government in assessing implementation of the unemployment insurance (UI) program to date, identifying key challenges, and exploring possible policy responses. The note begins with a background section on recent developments in the...

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Aging and demographic change in European societies : main trends and alternative policy options

Muenz, Rainer - World Bank Group - 2007

This paper gives an overview on current demographic trends and projected population change in Europe and neighboring regions. The main focus of the analysis is on Western and Central Europe. Today this world region has a total population of 500 million. Available forecasts until the year 2050...

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How labor market policies can combine workers'protection with job creation : a partial review of some key issues and policy options

Pierre, Gaelle; Scarpetta, Stefano - World Bank Group - 2007

To what extent have macro and structural reforms in many developing countries affected the labor market? Are current policy settings in the labor market adequate to cope with the current challenges of a more dynamic but also more risky economic environment? Are there examples of successful labor...

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