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IFC Jobs Study : Assessing Private Sector Contributions to Job Creation and Poverty Reduction

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dc.contributor.authorInternational Finance Corporation
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-10T21:40:36Z
dc.date.available2014-02-10T21:40:36Z
dc.date.issued2013-01
dc.description.abstractThis report is the result of an open-source study to assess the direct and indirect effects of private sector activity on job creation. The report examines how and under what conditions the private sector can best contribute to job creation and poverty reduction. The private sector, which provides some 90 percent of jobs in developing countries, must be at the core of any response to this double challenge. Therefore, it is crucial to understand the constraints that private companies face in creating jobs, and the public sector and development finance institutions must help build an environment where these obstacles are removed or minimized. This report aims to help by providing an understanding of how the private sector generates jobs, what constraints limit job creation, and how these problems can be mitigated. The world is thus facing a double jobs challenge: creating a large number of jobs and creating better jobs. The economic crisis has added 27 million new unemployed; leading to a total of 200 million unemployed worldwide in 2011. More than 600 million jobs must be created in the next decade to ensure that unemployment does not increase even further as millions of young people enter the workforce. Private sector job cre-ation is inextricably linked to overall development and poverty reduction, making it crucial to understand how the private sector creates jobs, what obstacles limit job creation, and how those obstacles can be mitigated. This is precisely the supporting role of the public sector: provide the necessary macroeconomic environment and a supportive investment climate. Development finance institutions can support the public sector in that process, in addition to working directly with private companies. Development cannot take place without jobs. Therefore, the world needs to act now to address the enormous jobs challenge that confronts it. The main message for policymakers is that job creation, socioeconomic development, and poverty reduction are not independent, and thus policies aimed at these should be designed and implemented in an integrated manner. In particular, job policies should be a central part of any development policy, and they should tackle the double-sided challenge of generating more jobs and better jobs. The second message is that because the private sector is the main engine of growth and job creation, it is fundamental to understand both what drives job creation and what obstacles prevent the private sector from generating jobs. This report aims to understand the effects of constraints and of policies removing them on job creation, while identifying the circumstances under which these policies are likely to work. The report also contains some estimates of the magnitude of the employment-generation effects.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/18687618/ifc-jobs-study-assessing-private-sector-contributions-job-creation-poverty-reduction
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/16979
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/16979
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderInternational Finance Corporation
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectADB
dc.subjectAGE GROUPS
dc.subjectAGGREGATE DEMAND
dc.subjectAGGREGATE GROWTH
dc.subjectATTRITION
dc.subjectBASIC INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectBASIC RIGHTS
dc.subjectBASIC SERVICES
dc.subjectCOMPANY
dc.subjectCOMPETITORS
dc.subjectCORPORATE PROFITS
dc.subjectCORPORATION
dc.subjectCOST OF LIVING
dc.subjectCREATING JOBS
dc.subjectCREATING OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectDEMONSTRATION EFFECTS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT EFFECTIVENESS
dc.subjectDIRECT JOB CREATION
dc.subjectEARNING
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC THEORY
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectEMPLOYABILITY
dc.subjectEMPLOYEE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT EFFECTS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT GENERATION
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT GROWTH
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT GROWTH RATE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT MULTIPLIER
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT POLICIES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT REDUCTION
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT SHARE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT SIZE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT TRENDS
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURSHIP
dc.subjectESTIMATED WAGE PREMIUM
dc.subjectEXPANSION
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectFINANCE INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL MARKETS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectFIRM LEVEL
dc.subjectFIRM LEVEL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectFIRM PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectFIRM PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectFIRM SIZE
dc.subjectFIRM SIZE DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectFOREIGN PARTNERS
dc.subjectHEALTH INSURANCE
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINFORMAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectINFORMAL LABOR MARKET
dc.subjectINFORMAL SECTOR
dc.subjectJOB CREATION
dc.subjectJOB GAINS
dc.subjectJOB GENERATION
dc.subjectJOBS
dc.subjectJOINT VENTURES
dc.subjectLABOR DEMAND
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET REGULATIONS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLABOR OFFICE
dc.subjectLABOR ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectLABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectLABOR REGULATIONS
dc.subjectLABOR STANDARDS
dc.subjectLABOR STATISTICS
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLABOR-INTENSIVE GROWTH
dc.subjectLABOUR
dc.subjectLARGE CITIES
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectLOAN
dc.subjectLOW UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectLOW UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING ENTERPRISE
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
dc.subjectMEDIUM ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectMICRO CREDIT
dc.subjectMICRO FINANCE
dc.subjectMICROCREDIT
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMOTIVATION
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNET JOB CREATION
dc.subjectNET JOB LOSSES
dc.subjectOCCUPATION
dc.subjectOCCUPATIONS
dc.subjectON-THE-JOB TRAINING
dc.subjectPAYING JOBS
dc.subjectPERFORMANCE INDICATORS
dc.subjectPRICES FALL
dc.subjectPRIVATE COMPANIES
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR ACTIVITY
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR COMPANIES
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR FIRMS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR JOB
dc.subjectPROCESS INNOVATION
dc.subjectPROCESS INNOVATIONS
dc.subjectPRODUCT INNOVATION
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVE FIRMS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GAINS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectPROFITABILITY
dc.subjectPROTECTED INDUSTRY
dc.subjectREALLOCATING RESOURCES
dc.subjectRETIREMENT
dc.subjectROADS
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSAFETY NET
dc.subjectSEES
dc.subjectSERVICE SECTOR
dc.subjectSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectSKILLS DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSMALL BUSINESS
dc.subjectSMALL BUSINESSES
dc.subjectSMALL ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectSMALL FIRMS
dc.subjectSME
dc.subjectSME EMPLOYEE
dc.subjectSME FINANCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL COHESION
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectSUPPLIERS
dc.subjectTECHNICAL TRAINING
dc.subjectTOTAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectTOTAL LABOR FORCE
dc.subjectTRAINING PROGRAMS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subjectUTILITIES
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL TRAINING
dc.subjectWAGE RATE
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectWOMEN WORKERS
dc.subjectWORKER
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectWORKING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectWORKING HOURS
dc.subjectWORKING POOR
dc.subjectYOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectYOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.titleIFC Jobs Study : Assessing Private Sector Contributions to Job Creation and Poverty Reductionen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaJobs
okr.date.disclosure2013-12-20
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-05T11:28:25.696991Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/18687618/ifc-jobs-study-assessing-private-sector-contributions-job-creation-poverty-reduction
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.guid157191468326714061
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000356161_20131220163832
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum18687618
okr.identifier.report83508
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2013/12/20/000356161_20131220163832/Rendered/PDF/835080WP0IFC0J00Box382079B00PUBLIC0.pdfen
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Microfinance
okr.topicBanks and Banking Reform
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topicInfrastructure Economics and Finance::Private Participation in Infrastructure
okr.unitDevelopment Impact-Invstmnt Svcs (CDIIS)
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