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Labor Policy to Promote Good Jobs in Tunisia : Revisiting Labor Regulation, Social Security, and Active Labor Market Programs

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dc.contributor.authorNucifora, Antonio
dc.contributor.authorAngel-Urdinola, Diego F.
dc.contributor.authorRobalino, David
dc.contributor.editorAngel-Urdinola, Diego F.
dc.contributor.editorNucifora, Antonio
dc.contributor.editorRobalino, David
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-02T23:12:33Z
dc.date.available2014-12-02T23:12:33Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractTunisians are striving for the opportunity to realize their potential and aspirations in a country that is rich in both human and physical capital, but whose recent economic growth has failed to create enough opportunities in the form of good and productive jobs. This report highlights the main barriers that hinder the Tunisian labor market from providing income, protection, and prosperity to its citizens and proposes a set of labor policies that could facilitate the creation of better, more inclusive, and more productive jobs. The weak economic performance and insufficient and low-quality job creation in Tunisia is primarily the result of an economic environment permeated by distortions, barriers to competition, and excessive red tape, including in the labor market. This has resulted in the creation of a insufficient number of jobs, especially in the formal sector. To change this situation, policy makers need to address five strategic directives that can promote long-term inclusive growth and formality: foster competition; realign incentives, pay, and benefit packages in the public sector; move toward labor regulations that promote labor mobility and provide support to workers in periods of transition; enhance the productivity of informal workers through training and skills building; and reform existing social insurance systems and introduce new instruments to attain broader coverage.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/11/20459043/labor-policy-promote-good-jobs-tunisia-revisiting-labor-regulation-social-security-active-labor-market-programs
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/978-1-4648-0271-3
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-4648-0271-3
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/20604
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesDirections in Development--Human Development;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectACTIVE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectACTIVE LABOR
dc.subjectACTIVE LABOR MARKET
dc.subjectACTIVE LABOR MARKET POLICIES
dc.subjectACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS
dc.subjectAGE GROUP
dc.subjectAGGREGATE UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectANNUAL LEAVE
dc.subjectAVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectAVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectAVERAGE WAGE
dc.subjectAVERAGE WAGE PREMIUM
dc.subjectAVERAGE WAGES
dc.subjectBANK LENDING
dc.subjectBANKING SECTOR
dc.subjectBANKRUPTCY
dc.subjectBANKRUPTCY PROCEDURES
dc.subjectBANKS
dc.subjectBARRIERS TO ENTRY
dc.subjectBENCHMARK
dc.subjectBENCHMARKS
dc.subjectCOLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectCOLLECTIVE BARGAINING
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVE PRESSURE
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION TAXES
dc.subjectCONTRIBUTION RATE
dc.subjectCOST OF LIVING
dc.subjectCRAFTSMEN
dc.subjectCREATING JOBS
dc.subjectCREATIVE DESTRUCTION
dc.subjectDEADWEIGHT
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDEPOSITS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDIMINISHING RETURNS
dc.subjectDISMISSAL
dc.subjectDRIVERS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC INEQUALITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICIES
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectECONOMICS RESEARCH
dc.subjectEMPLOYABILITY
dc.subjectEMPLOYEE
dc.subjectEMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT GROWTH
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT PROMOTION
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT SEARCH
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT SERVICES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT SHARE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT STATUS
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURSHIP
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR FORCE
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CRISIS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SECTOR
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectFIRM DYNAMICS
dc.subjectFIRM ENTRY
dc.subjectFIRM GROWTH
dc.subjectFIRM SIZE
dc.subjectFIRST-TIME JOB SEEKERS
dc.subjectFISCAL POLICY
dc.subjectFORMAL SECTOR WORKERS
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGDP PER CAPITA
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectGROSS WAGES
dc.subjectGROWTH RATE
dc.subjectHEALTH INSURANCE
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINEFFICIENCY
dc.subjectINFORMAL SECTOR
dc.subjectINNOVATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectJOB DESTRUCTION
dc.subjectJOB INSECURITY
dc.subjectJOB SEARCH
dc.subjectJOB SECURITY
dc.subjectJOB SEEKERS
dc.subjectJOB TENURE
dc.subjectJOB-SEARCH ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectJOB-SEARCH ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectJOBS
dc.subjectJOBS CREATION
dc.subjectLABOR COSTS
dc.subjectLABOR DEMAND
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET INDICATORS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET POLICIES
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET POLICY
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET REFORM
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET REFORMS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET SEGMENTATION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLABOR MIGRATION
dc.subjectLABOR MOBILITY
dc.subjectLABOR POLICIES
dc.subjectLABOR POLICY
dc.subjectLABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectLABOR REGULATION
dc.subjectLABOR REGULATIONS
dc.subjectLABOR SHORTAGES
dc.subjectLABOUR
dc.subjectLABOUR UNION
dc.subjectLAYOFFS
dc.subjectLEGAL STATUS
dc.subjectLONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC CONTEXT
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC POLICY
dc.subjectMACROECONOMICS
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
dc.subjectMARGINAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectMARKET ENTRY
dc.subjectMATERNITY LEAVE
dc.subjectMATHEMATICS
dc.subjectMINIMUM WAGE
dc.subjectMINIMUM WAGES
dc.subjectMONOPOLIES
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectNET EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectNET EXPORTS
dc.subjectNET JOB CREATION
dc.subjectNEW ENTRANTS
dc.subjectOCCUPATION
dc.subjectOCCUPATIONS
dc.subjectPAYROLL TAXES
dc.subjectPENSIONS
dc.subjectPERSISTENT UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPRELIMINARY EVIDENCE
dc.subjectPRIVATE FIRMS
dc.subjectPRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
dc.subjectPRIVATE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR FIRMS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR JOBS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR WORKERS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTORS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GAP
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENTS
dc.subjectPROPERTY TAXES
dc.subjectPUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR JOBS
dc.subjectPUBLIC WORKS
dc.subjectPUBLIC WORKS PROGRAM
dc.subjectREAL GDP
dc.subjectRENTS
dc.subjectRETIREMENT
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSEMISKILLED LABOR
dc.subjectSEMISKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectSERVANTS
dc.subjectSERVICE SECTORS
dc.subjectSEVERANCE PAY
dc.subjectSKILLED LABOR
dc.subjectSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectSTABLE JOB
dc.subjectSTATE INTERVENTION
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL CHANGE
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectTOTAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectTOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectTRADE POLICY
dc.subjectTRAINING PROGRAMS
dc.subjectTRANSITION ECONOMIES
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE SYSTEM
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subjectVALUATION
dc.subjectVALUE ADDED
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL TRAINING
dc.subjectWAGE DETERMINATION
dc.subjectWAGE FLOORS
dc.subjectWAGE NEGOTIATION
dc.subjectWAGE POLICIES
dc.subjectWAGE PREMIUMS
dc.subjectWAGE SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectWEALTH
dc.subjectWORK EXPERIENCE
dc.subjectWORKER
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectWORKING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectYOUTH EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectYOUTH TRAINING
dc.titleLabor Policy to Promote Good Jobs in Tunisia : Revisiting Labor Regulation, Social Security, and Active Labor Market Programsen
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okr.region.administrativeMiddle East and North Africa
okr.region.countryTunisia
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Banks & Banking Reform
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Economic Theory & Research
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth
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