Honorati, Maddalena2017-06-272017-06-272011-02https://hdl.handle.net/10986/27373Labor allocation to its most efficient use, promoting employment and human capital investment as well as functioning labor markets can contribute to long-term economic growth, poverty reduction and to help workers manage their risks. A labor market policy framework includes both regulations and programs. However, the optimal framework is not standard and universal but varies country by country depending on the level of economic and financial development, culture and other structural characteristics. Labor market projects are equally concentrated in Latin America and the Caribbean and Eastern Europe and Central Asia regions and one is China. Interestingly, the number of projects having 'improving labor market' as the primary component has increased over time. All project development objectives in the cohort of projects reviewed focus on promoting higher employment and increasing economic opportunities as the main objective especially via training programs. About half of the projects also seek to reach specific vulnerable groups by improving targeting mechanisms and to improve the quality of social assistance services by reducing the cost of job search through access to enhanced employment services and by improving employability.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO SERVICESACTIVE LABORACTIVE LABOR MARKETACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMSADULT EDUCATIONAGE GROUPBENEFICIARYBLOCK GRANTSCAPACITY BUILDINGCAREER COUNSELINGCASH TRANSFERCASH TRANSFER PROGRAMSCOMMUNITIESCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTCOMMUNITY GROUPSCOMMUNITY SERVICESCONDITIONAL CASHCONTRIBUTION RATECOUNTERFACTUALDESCRIPTIONDEVELOPMENT STRATEGIESDISPLACEMENTDISTRICTSEARNINGECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREEDUCATION PROGRAMSELIGIBILITY CRITERIAEMPLOYABILITYEMPLOYMENT OFFICESEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESEMPLOYMENT PROGRAMEMPLOYMENT SERVICEEMPLOYMENT SUBSIDIESFAMILY ALLOWANCESFIRING COSTFIRM SIZEFORMAL EMPLOYMENTGENDERHEALTH CENTERSHEALTH FACILITIESHEALTH INSURANCEHOUSEHOLD SURVEYHOUSEHOLDSHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN CAPITAL FORMATIONHUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENTHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN RESOURCESHUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENTIN-SERVICE TRAININGINCOMEINCOME DISTRIBUTIONINCOME SUPPORTINCOME SUPPORT PROGRAMSINCOME TRANSFERINCOME TRANSFERSINFORMAL EMPLOYMENTINFORMAL SECTORINNOVATIONINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYINSURANCE POLICIESINTERVENTIONINTERVENTIONSINVENTORYJOB COUNSELINGJOB CREATIONJOB INFORMATIONJOB LOSSJOB PLACEMENTJOB SEARCHJOB SEEKERSJOB TRAININGJOBSLABOR ADMINISTRATIONLABOR ALLOCATIONLABOR COSTSLABOR DEMANDLABOR FORCELABOR INTENSITYLABOR LAWSLABOR MARKETLABOR MARKET INFORMATIONLABOR MARKET INFORMATION SYSTEMSLABOR MARKET POLICYLABOR MARKET PROGRAMLABOR MARKET REGULATIONLABOR MARKET SITUATIONLABOR MARKETSLABOR PRODUCTIVITYLABOR REDEPLOYMENTLABOR REGULATIONLABOR SUPPLYLEGAL ASSISTANCELIVING CONDITIONSLIVING STANDARDSLOCAL INFRASTRUCTURELOCALITIESMALNUTRITIONMARKET FAILUREMEANS TESTMEANS TESTINGMORTALITYMUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENTNATURAL DISASTERSNEEDS ASSESSMENTNUTRITION PROGRAMOLDER WORKERSOUTPUTSPARTICIPATORY POVERTY ASSESSMENTSPENSIONPERFORMANCE INDICATORSPOORPOOR SETTLEMENTSPOVERTY REDUCTIONPRENATAL CAREPRIMARY SCHOOLPRIVATE ENTERPRISESPRIVATE FIRMSPRIVATE SECTORPROCESS EVALUATIONPRODUCTIVITY GROWTHPROGRAM BENEFICIARIESPROGRAM COMPLETIONPROTECTION SYSTEMPUBLIC PROVISIONPUBLIC RESOURCESPUBLIC SERVICESPUBLIC WORKSPUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMREFORM PROGRAMRURAL LABORRURAL WORKERSSAFETYSAFETY NETSAFETY NET PROGRAMSSALARIED WORKERSSAVINGSSAVINGS ACCOUNTSSCHOOL COMPLETIONSCHOOL ENROLLMENTSELF EMPLOYMENTSERVICE PROVIDERSERVICE QUALITYSETTLEMENTSSEVERANCE PAYSEVERANCE PAY SYSTEMSKILLS DEVELOPMENTSKILLS TRAININGSMALL BUSINESSSMALL BUSINESS INCUBATORSSOCIAL ASSISTANCESOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL FUNDSOCIAL FUND PROJECTSSOCIAL FUNDSSOCIAL INSURANCESOCIAL POLICYSOCIAL PROGRAMSOCIAL PROTECTIONSOCIAL SAFETY NETSOCIAL SECURITYSOCIAL SERVICESOCIAL WELFARESURVIVAL RATETARGETINGTARGETING MECHANISMSTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETEMPORARY EMPLOYMENTTEMPORARY INCOME SUPPORTTOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITYTRAINING CENTERSTRAINING INSTITUTIONSTRAINING POLICIESTRAINING PROGRAMTRAINING PROVIDERSTRANSFER PAYMENTSTRANSFER PROGRAMUNEMPLOYEDUNEMPLOYED PERSONSUNEMPLOYMENTUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITSUNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCEUNEMPLOYMENT RATEURBAN AREASVOCATIONAL EDUCATIONVULNERABLE CHILDRENVULNERABLE GROUPWAGE BILLWAGE SUBSIDIESWAGESWORK EXPERIENCEWORKERWORKING CONDITIONSWORKING HOURSWORKS PROGRAMYOUNGER WORKERSYOUTHYOUTH TRAININGWorking PaperWorld Bank10.1596/27373