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Armenia - Labor Market Dynamics : Volume 1. Overview

dc.contributor.author World Bank
dc.date.accessioned 2012-06-12T18:35:52Z
dc.date.available 2012-06-12T18:35:52Z
dc.date.issued 2007-05
dc.description.abstract This study is intended to help Armenian policymakers better understand the main factors behind modest labor market outcomes and to identify policy options to create more and better jobs. The report is based on data from administrative statistics, labor force surveys, and household surveys. The objective of the study is to determine the main factors behind poor labor market outcomes in Armenia: high unemployment of long duration despite rapid economic growth. To do so, it will assess, first, the key characteristics of the demand for labor. These include (a) the impact of macroeconomic policies on job growth; (b) wage flexibility and unit labor costs; (c) cost-of-doing-business factors, including costs, risks, and barriers to competition faced by firms; and (d) employment promotion legislation and labor market institutions. Recommendations are made on policies that can promote an effective and sustainable increased demand for labor; second, the key characteristics of the supply of labor, including the impact of long-term demographic developments and labor migration, and the impact of social benefits on the reallocation of labor. Policy options are analyzed that can support the development of an efficient supply of labor to a modern high-wage market economy; and, third, the mechanisms by which employers and workers are brought into contact with each other, and recommend policies that support efficient and effective labor market institutions. The report consists of two volumes. Volume I provides an overview of the study and summarizes its conclusions. Volume II provides a more technical and detailed analysis of various aspects of labor market transition in Armenia. en
dc.identifier http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/05/8599143/armenia-labor-market-dynamics-vol-1-2-overview
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7844
dc.language English
dc.publisher Washington, DC
dc.rights CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder World Bank
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject ACTIVE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject ACTIVE LABOR
dc.subject ACTIVE LABOR MARKET
dc.subject ACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAM
dc.subject ACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS
dc.subject AGE GROUPS
dc.subject AVERAGE PENSIONS
dc.subject AVERAGE WAGE
dc.subject AVERAGE WAGES
dc.subject BUSINESS PLANS
dc.subject CALCULATIONS
dc.subject CAREER COUNSELING
dc.subject COLLATERAL
dc.subject CONSUMER
dc.subject CONSUMER GOODS
dc.subject CONTRIBUTIONS
dc.subject DEPENDANTS
dc.subject DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
dc.subject DISADVANTAGED GROUPS
dc.subject DISPLACED WORKERS
dc.subject EARNINGS
dc.subject ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
dc.subject ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subject ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject ECONOMIC RECOVERY
dc.subject EMPLOYABILITY
dc.subject EMPLOYEE
dc.subject EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
dc.subject EMPLOYMENT GROWTH
dc.subject EMPLOYMENT LEVELS
dc.subject EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES
dc.subject EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK
dc.subject EMPLOYMENT POLICY
dc.subject EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS
dc.subject EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION LEGISLATION
dc.subject EMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subject EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
dc.subject EMPLOYMENT SITUATION
dc.subject EMPLOYMENT STATUS
dc.subject ENTREPRENEURIAL ABILITIES
dc.subject FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
dc.subject FINANCIAL MARKETS
dc.subject FINDING WORK
dc.subject GROSS WAGES
dc.subject HIGH EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subject HUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subject INCOME
dc.subject INFLATION
dc.subject INFORMAL SECTOR
dc.subject INNOVATIONS
dc.subject INTEREST RATES
dc.subject JOB COUNSELING
dc.subject JOB CREATION
dc.subject JOB DESTRUCTION
dc.subject JOB LOSS
dc.subject JOB LOSSES
dc.subject JOB PLACEMENT
dc.subject JOB PLACEMENT SERVICES
dc.subject JOB SEARCH
dc.subject JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE
dc.subject JOB SEEKER
dc.subject JOB SEEKERS
dc.subject JOBLESS GROWTH
dc.subject JOBS
dc.subject LABOR COST
dc.subject LABOR COSTS
dc.subject LABOR DEMAND
dc.subject LABOR DISPUTES
dc.subject LABOR FORCE
dc.subject LABOR FORCE GROWTH
dc.subject LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subject LABOR LAWS
dc.subject LABOR LEGISLATION
dc.subject LABOR MARKET
dc.subject LABOR MARKET ADJUSTMENT
dc.subject LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS
dc.subject LABOR MARKET FLEXIBILITY
dc.subject LABOR MARKET INFORMATION
dc.subject LABOR MARKET INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject LABOR MARKET INTERVENTIONS
dc.subject LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
dc.subject LABOR MARKET PERFORMANCE
dc.subject LABOR MARKET POLICIES
dc.subject LABOR MARKET POLICY
dc.subject LABOR MARKET SERVICES
dc.subject LABOR MARKET SITUATION
dc.subject LABOR MARKET TRANSITION
dc.subject LABOR MARKETS
dc.subject LABOR MIGRATION
dc.subject LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject LABOR REGULATIONS
dc.subject LABOR RELATIONS
dc.subject LABOR RESOURCES
dc.subject LABOR SUPPLY
dc.subject LABOUR
dc.subject LABOUR FORCE
dc.subject LABOUR MARKET
dc.subject LABOUR OFFICE
dc.subject LARGE ENTERPRISES
dc.subject LIFELONG LEARNING
dc.subject LIVING STANDARDS
dc.subject LOCAL EMPLOYERS
dc.subject LOCAL LABOR MARKETS
dc.subject LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject LOSS OF EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject MARKET TRENDS
dc.subject MINIMUM WAGE
dc.subject MINIMUM WAGES
dc.subject MONTHLY INCOME
dc.subject MORTALITY
dc.subject MOTIVATION
dc.subject NEW JOBS
dc.subject OCCUPATION
dc.subject OLDER PEOPLE
dc.subject OLDER WOMEN
dc.subject OLDER WORKERS
dc.subject ON-THE-JOB TRAINING
dc.subject ON-THE-JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS
dc.subject PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject PAYROLL TAXES
dc.subject PENSION
dc.subject PENSIONS
dc.subject PERMANENT JOBS
dc.subject PRIMARY SOURCE
dc.subject PRIVATE COMPANIES
dc.subject PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject PRIVATE ENTERPRISES
dc.subject PRIVATE FIRMS
dc.subject PRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subject PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYEES
dc.subject PRIVATE SECTOR JOBS
dc.subject PRODUCTIVITY DIFFERENTIAL
dc.subject PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subject PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
dc.subject PUBLIC SECTOR DOWNSIZING
dc.subject PUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subject PUBLIC WORKS
dc.subject PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS
dc.subject PURCHASING POWER
dc.subject RAPID GROWTH
dc.subject REAL WAGES
dc.subject REGULAR JOB
dc.subject RETAIL TRADE
dc.subject RETIREMENT
dc.subject RETIREMENT AGE
dc.subject RURAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject SECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subject SERVICE SECTOR
dc.subject SERVICE SECTORS
dc.subject SKILL REQUIREMENTS
dc.subject SKILLED WORKERS
dc.subject SKILLED WORKFORCE
dc.subject SMALL BUSINESS
dc.subject SMALL BUSINESSES
dc.subject SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subject SOCIAL BENEFITS
dc.subject SOCIAL FUNDS
dc.subject SOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subject SOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subject SOCIAL SERVICE
dc.subject STATE PENSIONS
dc.subject STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES
dc.subject SUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject TAX RATES
dc.subject TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject TEMPORARY JOBS
dc.subject TEMPORARY WORK
dc.subject TOTAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject TRADE UNIONS
dc.subject TRAINING CONTENT
dc.subject TRAINING INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject TRAINING PROGRAMS
dc.subject TRAINING SYSTEM
dc.subject UNEMPLOYED
dc.subject UNEMPLOYED ADULTS
dc.subject UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS
dc.subject UNEMPLOYED JOB SEEKERS
dc.subject UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE
dc.subject UNEMPLOYED YOUTH
dc.subject UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT
dc.subject UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
dc.subject UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
dc.subject UNEMPLOYMENT LEVELS
dc.subject UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subject UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subject UNEMPLOYMENT SPELL
dc.subject UNPAID FAMILY WORKERS
dc.subject UNSKILLED LABOR
dc.subject URBAN UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject VALUABLE
dc.subject VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
dc.subject VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
dc.subject VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
dc.subject VOCATIONAL TRAINING
dc.subject WAGE DIFFERENTIALS
dc.subject WAGE INEQUALITY
dc.subject WAGE LEVELS
dc.subject WAGE POLICIES
dc.subject WITHDRAWAL
dc.subject WORKER
dc.subject WORKERS
dc.subject WORKING CONDITIONS
dc.subject WORKING HOURS
dc.subject WORLD MARKETS
dc.subject YOUNG PEOPLE
dc.subject YOUNG WOMEN
dc.subject YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject YOUTH LABOR
dc.subject YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.title Armenia - Labor Market Dynamics : Volume 1. Overview en
dspace.entity.type Publication
okr.crosscuttingsolutionarea Jobs
okr.date.disclosure 2007-10-29
okr.doctype Economic & Sector Work :: Other Social Protection Study
okr.doctype Economic & Sector Work
okr.docurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/05/8599143/armenia-labor-market-dynamics-vol-1-2-overview
okr.globalpractice Social Protection and Labor
okr.globalpractice Finance and Markets
okr.globalpractice Health, Nutrition, and Population
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum 000020439_20071030092717
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum 8599143
okr.identifier.report 35361
okr.language.supported en
okr.pdfurl http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2007/10/30/000020439_20071030092717/Rendered/PDF/353611AM0v1.pdf en
okr.region.administrative Europe and Central Asia
okr.region.country Armenia
okr.sector Other social services
okr.sector Compulsory pension and unemployment insurance
okr.topic Banks and Banking Reform
okr.topic Social Protections and Labor :: Labor Policies
okr.topic Social Protections and Labor :: Labor Markets
okr.topic Health, Nutrition and Population :: Population Policies
okr.topic Finance and Financial Sector Development
okr.unit Human Development Sector Unit (ECSHD)
okr.volume 1 of 2
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