World Bank2012-06-122012-06-122007-07https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7876The 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.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO TERTIARY EDUCATIONACCOUNTINGACCOUNTING FRAMEWORKACTIVE LABORACTIVE LABOR MARKETACTIVE LABOR MARKET POLICIESADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTUREADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORTADULT EDUCATIONAGE GROUPAGGREGATE PRODUCTIVITYAGGREGATE PRODUCTIVITY GROWTHANNUAL SAVINGSAUTONOMYAVERAGE GROWTHAVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY GROWTHAVERAGE WAGESBANK RESTRUCTURINGBANKING SUPERVISIONBANKSBUSINESS LICENSESCALCULATIONSCAPITAL GROWTHCAPITAL INVESTMENTSCOMMUNITY COLLEGESCOMPETITIVE PRESSURESCONSOLIDATIONCONSTANT PRICESCONSUMERSCONTRIBUTIONCREATIVE DESTRUCTIONCREDITSDIRECT INVESTMENTDIVERSIFICATIONDRIVERSECONOMIC ACTIVITIESECONOMIC CONDITIONSECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC MANAGEMENTECONOMICSEDUCATION PROGRAMSEDUCATION SECTOREMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT GROWTHEMPLOYMENT PROGRAMEMPLOYMENT RATEEMPLOYMENT SERVICEENTREPRENEURSHIPFACTOR MARKETSFINANCIAL INTERMEDIATIONFIRM ENTRYFIRM LEVELFIRM LEVEL ANALYSISFLEXIBLE LABOR MARKETSFORMAL EDUCATIONGLOBAL COMPETITIVENESSGLOBAL ENVIRONMENTHIGHER EDUCATIONHIGHER PRODUCTIVITYHOUSINGHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN RESOURCEHUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENTHUMAN RESOURCESINCOMEINFLEXIBLE LABORINFORMAL EMPLOYMENTINITIAL CAPITALINNOVATIONINNOVATIONSINSURANCEINTELLECTUAL PROPERTYINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTSINVESTMENT CLIMATEINVESTMENT CLIMATE ASSESSMENTJOB TRAININGKNOWLEDGE ECONOMYLABOR COSTLABOR COSTSLABOR FORCELABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONLABOR MARKETLABOR MARKET DYNAMICSLABOR MARKET FLEXIBILITYLABOR MARKET INDICATORSLABOR MARKET PERFORMANCELABOR MARKET POLICIESLABOR MARKETSLABOR POOLLABOR PRODUCTIVITYLABOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTHLABOR REGULATIONSLABOR SHARELABOR SUBSTITUTIONLABOR UTILIZATIONLEARNING ENVIRONMENTLEATHER INDUSTRYLEVEL OF EDUCATIONLIFELONG LEARNINGLIVING STANDARDSLOW EMPLOYMENTMACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCEMANUFACTURING INDUSTRIESMATHEMATICSMINIMUM WAGESMONTHLY INCOMESMUNICIPALITIESNATIONAL BANKNEW ENTRANTSNEW JOBSOLDER PEOPLEON-THE-JOB TRAININGOPERATING COSTSOUTPUTSPART-TIME EMPLOYMENTPASSIVE LABORPENSIONERSPENSIONSPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRIMARY SOURCEPRIVATE INSTITUTIONSPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATIZATIONPRODUCT MARKETPRODUCT MARKET POLICIESPRODUCT MARKET REFORMSPRODUCT MARKET REGULATIONPRODUCT MARKET REGULATIONSPRODUCT MARKETSPRODUCTION FUNCTIONPRODUCTIVE SECTORPRODUCTIVITYPRODUCTIVITY GAINSPRODUCTIVITY GROWTHPRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENTSPRODUCTIVITY LEVELSPROPERTY RIGHTSPROSPERITYPUBLIC EMPLOYMENTPUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICEPUBLIC EXPENDITURESPUBLIC FINANCEPUBLIC SERVICEQUALITY ASSURANCERAPID GROWTHRATE OF GROWTHREAL ESTATEREALLOCATION EFFECTRESEARCH CENTERSRESEARCH PROGRAMSRESEARCHERSRESOURCE ALLOCATIONSALESSAVINGS RATESSECONDARY EDUCATIONSECONDARY SCHOOLSECONDARY SCHOOLSSELF-EMPLOYMENTSERVICE SECTORSERVICE SECTORSSKILL LEVELSSKILLED LABORSOCIAL ASSISTANCESOCIAL INSURANCESOCIAL SECURITYSTOCKSSTUDENT COSTSSTUDENT FINANCESTUDENT LOANSTUDENT LOAN SCHEMESUBSIDIZED JOBTAX RATETEACHERTEACHER TRAININGTEACHERSTECHNOLOGY TRANSFERTERTIARY EDUCATIONTERTIARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONSTERTIARY EDUCATION REFORMTERTIARY EDUCATION SYSTEMTERTIARY INSTITUTIONSTERTIARY LEVELTOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITYTRAINING CENTERSTRAINING PROGRAMSTRAINING SERVICESTRANSITION ECONOMIESTRANSPORTTUITIONTUITION FEESUNDER EMPLOYMENTUNEMPLOYEDUNEMPLOYMENTUNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEMUNEMPLOYMENT RATESUNIVERSITIESUNIVERSITY GOVERNANCEVOCATIONAL EDUCATIONVOCATIONAL PROGRAMSVOCATIONAL SCHOOLSVOCATIONAL TRAININGWAGEWAGESWORKERSWORKING AGEWORKING AGE POPULATIONWORLD TRADEWORTHYOUNG PEOPLEYOUTH UNEMPLOYMENTWorld Bank10.1596/7876