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"The authors follow the Hellerstein, Neumark, and Troske (1999) framework to estimate marginal productivity … differentials and compare them with estimated relative wages. The analysis provides evidence on productivity and nonproductivity … training on wages and productivity differentials. Higher education yields higher productivity. However, highly educated workers …
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, and recent evaluations suggest that they can be effective in increasing productivity and the chance of finding employment …
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The shortage of skills sought by key export-oriented and import competing industries in Bosnia and Herzegovina (henceforth, 'BH') is substantial and if left unaddressed, threatens to constrain future economic growth of the country. Prior to the onset of the global economic crisis, BH enjoyed...
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This report examines the challenges in the labor market in Mongolia as the economy has undergone a transformation into a market economy. It identifies three major interrelated challenges-joblessness, informality and skills mismatch. The inability to find productive employment has important...
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Improved access to and quality of upper secondary schools, teacher training colleges, Higher Learning Institutions (HLIs), and demand-driven Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) courses to supply the demand for the higher-level skills and competencies relevant to labor market...
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This report provides an overview of Zambia's labor market, highlights key potential sectors for future economic development and employment growth, and analyses the challenges faced by the technical education, vocational, and entrepreneurship training (TEVET) system as it seeks to respond to...
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informality. The focus of this report is on exploring options to enhance worker welfare and firm productivity through access to …
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creation, and suggest policies that will foster job creation and productivity. The study finds that, despite relatively low … an adaptable labor market that supports job creation and growth in productivity. …
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creation, and suggest policies that will foster job creation and productivity. The study finds that, despite relatively low … an adaptable labor market that supports job creation and growth in productivity. …
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concern: relatively few persons of working age are employed, and many of those who are employed have low-productivity jobs … policymakers in Armenia. Furthermore, it is important that in the longer term, wage growth does not exceed labor productivity …
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