Government is particularly concerned with: (i) unemployment among the youth (6.1 percent in 2005 for 15-24 years old), which has … evaluating employment programs' outcomes; reviewing the role of labor market regulations in job creation; and reforming technical … the recent Country Economic Memorandum (CEM) and earlier Bank's work on youth employment, this report addresses labor …

employment and earnings as a linkage between growth and poverty reduction, especially in low income countries. With the objective … of providing inputs into the policy discussion on how to enhance poverty reduction through increased employment and …

recovery and political stabilization in the last decade, insufficient employment has been created, leading to high unemployment …Unemployment, especially youth unemployment, is a serious problem for the Republic of Congo. Despite the economic … institutional environment that is not fully supportive of employment creation. Action needs to be taken now to promote inclusive …

.08 percent in total employment. Firms with fewer than 20 employees would benefit the most, with average gains in net employment … of 4.27 percent. Countries with more regulated labor markets would experience larger gains in total employment. These … larger gains in total employment, however, would be achieved through higher rates of hiring and higher rates of termination …

"This paper investigates how enforcement of labor regulation affects the firm's use of informal employment and its … impact on firm performance. Using firm level data on informal employment and firm performance, and administrative data on … smaller amount of informal employment. Furthermore, by reducing the firm's access to unregulated labor, stricter enforcement …