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Poland's Labor Market : The Challenge of Job Creation

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2013-06-17T20:06:35Z
dc.date.available2013-06-17T20:06:35Z
dc.date.issued2001-10
dc.description.abstractThe study reviews recent labor market developments in Poland, examining the factors behind the rise in unemployment, and, proposing actions that should contribute to increased job creation rates. Its main purpose is to inform - based on research findings - on the policy dialogue regarding the current labor market situation in the country. Those main findings indicate that the rise in unemployment results primarily from an acceleration of job destruction, that begun with the wave of enterprise restructuring in the aftermath of the Russia crisis, and has persisted in part, because of an imbalance in the fiscal-monetary policy mix. It also finds that the recent rise in unemployment has highlighted important barriers in the transition from old, to new jobs. These barriers include a binding minimum wage, high taxes on labor income, limitations in the labor code, and a relatively easy access to early retirement, and other social benefits. Additionally, the problems with the ongoing restructuring of the Polish labor market have been compounded by an increase in new labor market entrants, primarily recent school graduates joining the labor force, and, of particular concern are the new labor market entrants with only basic vocational education or less, namely in rural areas, given that educational attainment is a determining factor on employment status. The policy agenda needs to gradually address unemployment issues, through better fiscal-monetary policy mix, through greater flexibility in the wage structure, and, through tax reductions on labor income, and changes in the labor code. Moreover, investments in worker's education and training needs to be improved, realigning the incentives under labor market programs, and lowering the costs of starting, and running businesses.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/10/1614959/polands-labor-market-challenge-job-creation
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/0-8213-5037-4
dc.identifier.isbn0-8213-5037-4
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/13982
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWorld Bank Country Study;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectCONSOLIDATION
dc.subjectDISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectEARLY RETIREMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectELASTICITIES
dc.subjectEMPLOYERS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT GROWTH
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT SERVICES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT STATUS
dc.subjectHIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectHIRING
dc.subjectIMPORTS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINTEREST RATES
dc.subjectJOB CREATION
dc.subjectJOB SEEKERS
dc.subjectJOBS
dc.subjectLABOR CONTRACTS
dc.subjectLABOR COSTS
dc.subjectLABOR DEMAND
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET INDICATORS
dc.subjectLABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectMATERNITY LEAVE
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMINIMUM WAGE
dc.subjectMINIMUM WAGES
dc.subjectMONETARY POLICIES
dc.subjectOCCUPATION
dc.subjectOCCUPATIONS
dc.subjectOLDER WORKERS
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITY COSTS
dc.subjectPENSIONS
dc.subjectPRIVATIZATION
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectREGIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSELF EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectSTAFF
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectTAX COMPLIANCE
dc.subjectTAX RATES
dc.subjectTRADE UNIONS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectTURNOVER
dc.subjectUNDEREMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED WORKERS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT DURATION
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subjectURBAN WORKERS
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.titlePoland's Labor Market : The Challenge of Job Creationen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaJobs
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Publication
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Publication
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/10/1614959/polands-labor-market-challenge-job-creation
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.guid311301468780953425
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/0-8213-5037-4
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000094946_01102704133960
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum1614959
okr.identifier.report23033
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2001/11/10/000094946_01102704133960/Rendered/PDF/multi0page.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeEurope and Central Asia
okr.region.countryPoland
okr.themeSocial protection and risk management
okr.themeSocial protection and risk management :: Improving labor markets
okr.topicBanks and Banking Reform
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Management and Relations
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Standards
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development
okr.unitPoverty Reduction/Econ Mngmt (ECSPE)
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