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Bulgaria - Accelerating Bulgaria's Convergence : Volume 2. The Challenge of Rasing Productivity

dc.contributor.author World Bank
dc.date.accessioned 2012-06-12T20:22:11Z
dc.date.available 2012-06-12T20:22:11Z
dc.date.issued 2007-07
dc.description.abstract The report aims to assist the Bulgarian authorities in identifying options for policies and reforms that would help to boost productivity and employment and thereby economic growth and income convergence. To achieve this, the report looks at Bulgaria's product and labor markets, human resource development, and R&D and innovation system. The reform options are arranged along a time dimension, ranging from short to medium term. The implications of the proposed policy options for the government's budget are also briefly explored, including the utilization of EU grant funds. The report concentrates mostly on the supply-side aspects of Bulgaria's product and labor markets, its education (primary and general secondary, VET, tertiary) delivery, and its R&D and innovation system. en
dc.identifier http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/07/8554134/bulgaria-accelerating-bulgarias-convergence-challenge-rasing-productivity-vol-2-2-main-report
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7876
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 ACCESS TO TERTIARY EDUCATION
dc.subject ACCOUNTING
dc.subject ACCOUNTING FRAMEWORK
dc.subject ACTIVE LABOR
dc.subject ACTIVE LABOR MARKET
dc.subject ACTIVE LABOR MARKET POLICIES
dc.subject ADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
dc.subject ADULT EDUCATION
dc.subject AGE GROUP
dc.subject AGGREGATE PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject AGGREGATE PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subject ANNUAL SAVINGS
dc.subject AUTONOMY
dc.subject AVERAGE GROWTH
dc.subject AVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subject AVERAGE WAGES
dc.subject BANK RESTRUCTURING
dc.subject BANKING SUPERVISION
dc.subject BANKS
dc.subject BUSINESS LICENSES
dc.subject CALCULATIONS
dc.subject CAPITAL GROWTH
dc.subject CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
dc.subject COMMUNITY COLLEGES
dc.subject COMPETITIVE PRESSURES
dc.subject CONSOLIDATION
dc.subject CONSTANT PRICES
dc.subject CONSUMERS
dc.subject CONTRIBUTION
dc.subject CREATIVE DESTRUCTION
dc.subject CREDITS
dc.subject DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subject DIVERSIFICATION
dc.subject DRIVERS
dc.subject ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
dc.subject ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subject ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
dc.subject ECONOMICS
dc.subject EDUCATION PROGRAMS
dc.subject EDUCATION SECTOR
dc.subject EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject EMPLOYMENT GROWTH
dc.subject EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
dc.subject EMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subject EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
dc.subject ENTREPRENEURSHIP
dc.subject FACTOR MARKETS
dc.subject FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION
dc.subject FIRM ENTRY
dc.subject FIRM LEVEL
dc.subject FIRM LEVEL ANALYSIS
dc.subject FLEXIBLE LABOR MARKETS
dc.subject FORMAL EDUCATION
dc.subject GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subject GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
dc.subject HIGHER EDUCATION
dc.subject HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject HOUSING
dc.subject HUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subject HUMAN RESOURCE
dc.subject HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject HUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subject INCOME
dc.subject INFLEXIBLE LABOR
dc.subject INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject INITIAL CAPITAL
dc.subject INNOVATION
dc.subject INNOVATIONS
dc.subject INSURANCE
dc.subject INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
dc.subject INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subject INVESTMENT CLIMATE
dc.subject INVESTMENT CLIMATE ASSESSMENT
dc.subject JOB TRAINING
dc.subject KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
dc.subject LABOR COST
dc.subject LABOR COSTS
dc.subject LABOR FORCE
dc.subject LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subject LABOR MARKET
dc.subject LABOR MARKET DYNAMICS
dc.subject LABOR MARKET FLEXIBILITY
dc.subject LABOR MARKET INDICATORS
dc.subject LABOR MARKET PERFORMANCE
dc.subject LABOR MARKET POLICIES
dc.subject LABOR MARKETS
dc.subject LABOR POOL
dc.subject LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject LABOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subject LABOR REGULATIONS
dc.subject LABOR SHARE
dc.subject LABOR SUBSTITUTION
dc.subject LABOR UTILIZATION
dc.subject LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
dc.subject LEATHER INDUSTRY
dc.subject LEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subject LIFELONG LEARNING
dc.subject LIVING STANDARDS
dc.subject LOW EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
dc.subject MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
dc.subject MATHEMATICS
dc.subject MINIMUM WAGES
dc.subject MONTHLY INCOMES
dc.subject MUNICIPALITIES
dc.subject NATIONAL BANK
dc.subject NEW ENTRANTS
dc.subject NEW JOBS
dc.subject OLDER PEOPLE
dc.subject ON-THE-JOB TRAINING
dc.subject OPERATING COSTS
dc.subject OUTPUTS
dc.subject PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject PASSIVE LABOR
dc.subject PENSIONERS
dc.subject PENSIONS
dc.subject PRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subject PRIMARY SOURCE
dc.subject PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject PRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subject PRIVATIZATION
dc.subject PRODUCT MARKET
dc.subject PRODUCT MARKET POLICIES
dc.subject PRODUCT MARKET REFORMS
dc.subject PRODUCT MARKET REGULATION
dc.subject PRODUCT MARKET REGULATIONS
dc.subject PRODUCT MARKETS
dc.subject PRODUCTION FUNCTION
dc.subject PRODUCTIVE SECTOR
dc.subject PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject PRODUCTIVITY GAINS
dc.subject PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subject PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENTS
dc.subject PRODUCTIVITY LEVELS
dc.subject PROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subject PROSPERITY
dc.subject PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
dc.subject PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
dc.subject PUBLIC FINANCE
dc.subject PUBLIC SERVICE
dc.subject QUALITY ASSURANCE
dc.subject RAPID GROWTH
dc.subject RATE OF GROWTH
dc.subject REAL ESTATE
dc.subject REALLOCATION EFFECT
dc.subject RESEARCH CENTERS
dc.subject RESEARCH PROGRAMS
dc.subject RESEARCHERS
dc.subject RESOURCE ALLOCATION
dc.subject SALES
dc.subject SAVINGS RATES
dc.subject SECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subject SECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subject SECONDARY SCHOOLS
dc.subject SELF-EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject SERVICE SECTOR
dc.subject SERVICE SECTORS
dc.subject SKILL LEVELS
dc.subject SKILLED LABOR
dc.subject SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subject SOCIAL INSURANCE
dc.subject SOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subject STOCKS
dc.subject STUDENT COSTS
dc.subject STUDENT FINANCE
dc.subject STUDENT LOAN
dc.subject STUDENT LOAN SCHEME
dc.subject SUBSIDIZED JOB
dc.subject TAX RATE
dc.subject TEACHER
dc.subject TEACHER TRAINING
dc.subject TEACHERS
dc.subject TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
dc.subject TERTIARY EDUCATION
dc.subject TERTIARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject TERTIARY EDUCATION REFORM
dc.subject TERTIARY EDUCATION SYSTEM
dc.subject TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject TERTIARY LEVEL
dc.subject TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject TRAINING CENTERS
dc.subject TRAINING PROGRAMS
dc.subject TRAINING SERVICES
dc.subject TRANSITION ECONOMIES
dc.subject TRANSPORT
dc.subject TUITION
dc.subject TUITION FEES
dc.subject UNDER EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject UNEMPLOYED
dc.subject UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEM
dc.subject UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subject UNIVERSITIES
dc.subject UNIVERSITY GOVERNANCE
dc.subject VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
dc.subject VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS
dc.subject VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS
dc.subject VOCATIONAL TRAINING
dc.subject WAGE
dc.subject WAGES
dc.subject WORKERS
dc.subject WORKING AGE
dc.subject WORKING AGE POPULATION
dc.subject WORLD TRADE
dc.subject WORTH
dc.subject YOUNG PEOPLE
dc.subject YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.title Bulgaria - Accelerating Bulgaria's Convergence : Volume 2. The Challenge of Rasing Productivity en
dspace.entity.type Publication
okr.crosscuttingsolutionarea Jobs
okr.date.disclosure 2007-10-31
okr.doctype Economic & Sector Work :: Public Expenditure Review
okr.doctype Economic & Sector Work
okr.docurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/07/8554134/bulgaria-accelerating-bulgarias-convergence-challenge-rasing-productivity-vol-2-2-main-report
okr.globalpractice Education
okr.globalpractice Social Protection and Labor
okr.globalpractice Finance and Markets
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum 000020439_20071023103227
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum 8554134
okr.identifier.report 38570
okr.language.supported en
okr.pdfurl http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2007/10/23/000020439_20071023103227/Rendered/PDF/385700BG0v2.pdf en
okr.region.administrative Europe and Central Asia
okr.region.country Bulgaria
okr.sector Tertiary education
okr.topic Social Protections and Labor :: Labor Policies
okr.topic Social Protections and Labor :: Labor Markets
okr.topic Banks and Banking Reform
okr.topic Tertiary Education
okr.topic Finance and Financial Sector Development
okr.topic Education
okr.unit Poverty Reduction/Econ Mngmt (ECSPE)
okr.volume 2 of 2
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