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Reshaping Urbanization in Rwanda : Urbanization, Job Creation, and Poverty Reduction in Rwanda

World Bank Group - 2017

This note analyzes whether and how the country's rising urbanization levels (measured primarily by population density) are associated with nonfarm job creation and poverty reduction. By focusing on Rwanda's 416 geographic sectors for the decade from 2002 and 2012, the analysis shows that,...

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Jobs for All - Unlocking Inclusive Growth in Kenya : Kenya Jobs Diagnostic

World Bank Group - 2024

This Kenya Jobs Diagnostic discusses Kenya's demographic transition and its impact on the labor force and economic …, and social unrest. This jobs diagnostic first analyses the employment situation in Kenya, where the majority of the … agriculture. Gender disparities continue to exist in the labor market, with women earning less than men and facing challenges in …

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Lifting Legal Barriers to Women's Employment in Azerbaijan

World Bank Group - 2020

This report: (i) explains economic and legal implications of current job restrictions to women for Azerbaijan, (ii …) provides compelling arguments to move away from a job-title centric form of restricting and protecting women to an exposure … methodology used to assess OH hazards/risks attributed to each job restricted to women, critically reviews restricted jobs and …

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World Bank Support to Jobs and Labor Market Reform through International Development Association Financing : A First-Stage Evaluation

World Bank Group - 2024

This evaluation is the first stage of the Independent Evaluation Group's assessment of the World Bank's support for more, better, and more inclusive jobs through International Development Association (IDA) financing, and it assesses the implementation of IDA-supported interventions directly...

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Indonesian Economic Transformation and Employment : Policy Input for an Indonesia Jobs Strategy

World Bank Group - 2016

The current downturn in commodity prices provides an opportunity for Indonesia to shift away from its dependence on commodity-driven growth towards higher value-added activities in manufacturing and services. However, Indonesia faces both global and structural challenges in making this...

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Iran Economic Monitor, Fall 2017 : Sustaining Growth - The Challenge of Job Creation

World Bank Group - 2017

The Iran Economic Monitor provides an update on key economic developments and policies over the past six months. It examines these economic developments and policies in a longer-term and global context, and assesses their implications for the outlook for the country. Its coverage has ranged from...

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Western Balkans Regular Economic Report No. 12, Fall 2017 : Job Creation Picks Up

World Bank Group - 2017

This is a semi-annual report series on recent economic developments and economic policies in the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, FYR Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia). The report looks at the economic performance and outlook for the Western Balkans region and specific...

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Activation and Public Employment Services in Poland : Enhancing Labor Market Policies for the Out-of-Work Population

World Bank Group - 2016

This policy note analyzes the profile of the out of work in Poland and compares this with the current set of labor market policies, in particular Public Employment Services. The note relied on existing data from the Polish Labor Force Survey, the tax and benefit model, expenditure data in Poland...

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Sri Lanka Development Update, June 2018 : More and Better Jobs for an Upper Middle-Income Country

World Bank Group - 2018

zooms in on labor force participation of women and in Sri Lanka's post-conflict areas …

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Growth and Job Creation in Uzbekistan : A In-depth Diagnostic

World Bank Group - 2018

This report stems from the work initiated in the Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD) forUzbekistan in May 2016, which identified the quality of job creation as a central, cross-cuttingtheme. The SCD emphasized that "over the medium term, creating high-productivity, high-paying jobs for...

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