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Georgia : Skills Mismatch and Unemployment, Labor Market Challenges

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2013-10-01T19:23:53Z
dc.date.available2013-10-01T19:23:53Z
dc.date.issued2013-03
dc.description.abstractThis paper reviews labor market performance in Georgia, and examines the link between labor market outcomes and poverty. At over 15 percent, the unemployment rate in the country is high by European standards. Georgia faces three main labor market issues: (a) underutilization of labor resources, (b) earnings inequality, and (c) skills mismatch. All three have a negative impact on poverty. There is a mismatch between the demand for highly educated workers and their supply. Improving labor market outcomes is key to poverty reduction. This requires supporting the creation of more and better jobs in order to absorb the surplus labor and increase earnings. It also requires improving the quality of education to reduce the skills mismatch and support modernization of the Georgian economy. Finally, improving labor market outcomes requires developing institutions that improve access to jobs, reduce income inequality, and effectively protect core worker rights. The analysis presented in this paper represents individual level data from the 2010 Household Budget Survey (HBS) implemented by the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/03/18060967/georgia-skills-mismatch-unemployment-labor-market-challenges
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/15985
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/15985
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectlabor market developments
dc.subjectlabor market
dc.subjectpoverty
dc.subjectlabor market status
dc.subjectlabor force indicators
dc.subjectwage distribution
dc.subjectworker characteristics
dc.subjectjob characteristics
dc.titleGeorgia : Skills Mismatch and Unemployment, Labor Market Challengesen
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okr.date.disclosure2013-07-31
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T11:40:47.328251Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Policy Note
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/03/18060967/georgia-skills-mismatch-unemployment-labor-market-challenges
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum18060967
okr.identifier.report72824
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeEurope and Central Asia
okr.region.countryGeorgia
okr.sectorPublic Administration, Law, and Justice :: General public administration sector
okr.themeEconomic management :: Other economic management
okr.themeSocial protection and risk management :: Poverty strategy, analysis and monitoring
okr.themeSocial dev/gender/inclusion :: Gender
okr.unitHuman Development Sector Unit (ECSHD)
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