World Bank2012-06-222012-06-222005-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/8751The main objective of this report is, first, to examine changes in the welfare and labor market status of workers in Azerbaijan, with concentration on large state-owned enterprises (SOEs) already displaced or which may be displaced because of enterprise restructuring and privatization. This includes identifying: a) dominant patterns in labor market behavior, b) changes in worker socioeconomic status in the wake of redundancy; and c) assistance received under enterprise social programs and other government social safety nets. Second, the study also explores patterns of job creation and job destruction, and the dynamics of labor demand, including any barriers to firm entry and growth. The study focuses largely on identifying informational and institutional gaps in elaborating a general labor redeployment program suitable for conditions in Azerbaijan. Suggestions for the introduction of labor redeployment activities and enterprise social plans are provided that would enable authorities to design relevant mitigating measures. The report concludes that findings indicate labor market interventions have great potential to improve labor market performance; however, whether or not this potential is realized depends on a number of factors, and numerous variables can intervene to affect the final outcome of their implementation. These include external factors such as stable macroeconomic conditions, a favorable investment climate with an enabling business environment, and a competitive product market. In addition, there are important internal factors: specifically, policy design and implementation. A significant share of the able-bodied population needs better employment opportunities, and state support is necessary to enhance workers' competitiveness in the labor market and assist job-seekers in their employment search.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCOUNTINGACTIVE LABORACTIVE LABOR MARKETACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMSACTIVE LABOR PROGRAMSADVERSE EFFECTSAFFECTED WORKERSAGE GROUPAGGREGATE EMPLOYMENTALTERNATE EMPLOYMENTAVERAGE WAGEAVERAGE WAGESBANKRUPTCYBUSINESS DEVELOPMENTBUYERSCAPITAL INVESTMENTCASUAL WORKERSCOLLECTIVE AGREEMENTSCOMPETITIVE ECONOMYCONSUMERCONSUMER PRICE INDEXCONTRIBUTIONCREATING JOBSCURRENCYDEADWEIGHTDEADWEIGHT LOSSESDIRECT INVESTMENTSDISMISSALDISPLACED WORKERSDIVERSIFICATIONEARLY RETIREMENTEARNINGSECONOMIC ANALYSISECONOMIC COSTSECONOMIC DOWNTURNSECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC RECOVERYECONOMIC SHOCKSEDUCATIONAL LEVELEDUCATIONAL LEVELSEMPLOYABILITYEMPLOYEEEMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT ALTERNATIVESEMPLOYMENT GROWTHEMPLOYMENT LEVELSEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESEMPLOYMENT RATESEMPLOYMENT SERVICEEMPLOYMENT STATUSEXCHANGE RATEEXTERNAL FINANCINGFACTOR MARKETSFAMILY MEMBERFAVORABLE TERMSFEMALE LABORFEMALE LABOR FORCEFINANCESFINANCIAL MARKETSFINANCIAL RESOURCESFINDING EMPLOYMENTFIRM ENTRYFIRM GROWTHFIRM PERFORMANCEFIRM SIZEFUTURE LABORHIGH EMPLOYMENTHIGH UNEMPLOYMENTHOUSEHOLD INCOMEINCOME SUPPORTINCOME SUPPORT PAYMENTSINCOME SUPPORT PROGRAMSINCOMESINFORMAL SECTORINFORMAL SECTOR WORKERSINNOVATIONINNOVATIONSINTEREST RATESINVESTMENT CLIMATEJOB COUNSELINGJOB CREATIONJOB DESTRUCTIONJOB DURATIONJOB LOSSJOB LOSSESJOB MARKETJOB SEARCHJOB SEARCH ASSISTANCEJOB SEEKERJOB TENUREJOB VACANCYLABOR ADJUSTMENTLABOR CONTRACTLABOR CONTRACTSLABOR COSTSLABOR DEMANDLABOR FORCELABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONLABOR LAWLABOR MARKET ADJUSTMENTLABOR MARKET DEMANDLABOR MARKET INFORMATIONLABOR MARKET INSTITUTIONSLABOR MARKET SITUATIONLABOR MOBILITYLABOR ORGANIZATIONLABOR PRODUCTIVITYLABOR REDEPLOYMENTLABOR REGULATIONSLABOR RELATIONSLABOR REPRESENTATIVESLABOR SUPPLYLAID-OFF WORKERSLAYOFFLIVING STANDARDSLOANLOCAL EMPLOYERSLOCAL EMPLOYMENT OFFICELOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICESLOCAL INFRASTRUCTURELOCAL LABOR MARKETLOCAL LABOR MARKETSMARKET ECONOMYMASS LAYOFFSMATERNITY LEAVEMEDIUM ENTERPRISESMONTHLY INCOMENET EMPLOYMENTNEW INVESTORNEW JOBNEW JOBSNOMINAL WAGESOCCUPATIONSON-THE-JOB TRAININGORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTUREPAYING JOBSPENSIONPOLITICAL PROCESSPRIMARY METHODPRIMARY SOURCEPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE TRAININGPRIVATE TRAINING INSTITUTIONSPRIVATE TRANSFERSPRODUCTION PROCESSPRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENTPRODUCTIVITY GAPPRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENTSPUBLIC EMPLOYMENTPUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICESPUBLIC WORKSREAL WAGEREAL WAGESRETAIL TRADERETIREMENTRETRENCHMENT PROGRAMSAFETYSAFETY NETSAFETY NETSSALARYSALESALESSELF-EMPLOYMENTSERVICE INDUSTRIESSERVICE SECTORSEVERANCE PAYSEVERANCE PAYMENTSEVERANCE PAYMENTSSICK LEAVESKILL REQUIREMENTSSKILLED LABORSKILLED PERSONNELSMALL BUSINESSSMALL BUSINESS CREATIONSMALL BUSINESS INCUBATORSSMALL BUSINESSESSOCIAL ASSISTANCESOCIAL BENEFITSSOCIAL COSTSSOCIAL PROTECTIONSTAKEHOLDERSSTATE-OWNED ENTERPRISESTATE-OWNED ENTERPRISESSTRUCTURAL UNEMPLOYMENTSUPPORT PROGRAMTEMPORARY INCOME SUPPORTTOTAL EMPLOYMENTTRADE UNIONSTRAINING PROGRAMSTRAINING SERVICESUNEMPLOYEDUNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALSUNEMPLOYED JOB SEEKERSUNEMPLOYED PERSONSUNEMPLOYED POPULATIONUNEMPLOYED WORKERSUNEMPLOYMENTUNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCEUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITSUNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCEUNEMPLOYMENT RATEUNEMPLOYMENT RATESUNEMPLOYMENT SPELLSUNEMPLOYMENT STATISTICSUNION REPRESENTATIVESUNSKILLED LABORVOCATIONAL EDUCATIONWAGE GROWTHWAGE LEVELSWORK EXPERIENCEWORKERWORKER PARTICIPATIONWORKER PRODUCTIVITYWORKING HOURSWORKING PLACEYOUTH EMPLOYMENTWorld Bank10.1596/8751