World Bank2013-04-182013-04-182012-12https://hdl.handle.net/10986/13217This report develops a strategy to support employment creation in Lebanon and improve labor market opportunities for its work force. The analysis is based on a new survey of the labor force and employers, and a General Equilibrium Model of the Lebanese economy, both developed in the context of this Technical Cooperation Program. The policy recommendations are the result of consultations with counterparts and different stakeholders. The report is organized in six chapters. Chapter 1 summarizes the main findings of the analysis and policy recommendations. Chapter 2 analyzes the main characteristics of the Lebanese labor market and identifies key issues that require attention. Chapter 3 focuses on ways to improve macroeconomic conditions and investment opportunities in order to enhance growth potential and promote the creation of high quality jobs. Chapter 4 discusses how current initiatives regarding active labor market programs (ALMPs) could be transformed into an integrated system of employment and training services that would be managed and monitored by the public employment agency (the National Employment Office) but implemented by private providers that would help individuals access jobs - whether wage or self-employment. Chapter 5 deals with the labor market distortions created by social insurance and regulations on types of contracts, dismissal procedures, and minimum wages. Finally, Chapter 6 analyses the potential impacts on labor market outcomes of alternative macroeconomic and social insurance policies based on the general equilibrium model.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOABUSEACCESS TO FINANCEACCOUNTINGACTIVE LABORACTIVE LABOR MARKETACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMSADULT WORKERADULT WORKERSAGE GROUPAGE GROUPSAVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY GROWTHBANKRUPTCYBANKSBARGAININGBARGAINING POWERBORROWINGCAPITAL FORMATIONCHILDBEARINGCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONSCONTRIBUTION RATECORRUPTIONCREATING JOBSCREDIT BUREAUSCREDIT LINESCURRENT ACCOUNTDEBTDEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITIONDEPOSITSDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDISMISSALDIVERSIFICATIONEARLY CHILDHOODEARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATIONEARNINGSECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC POLICIESEDUCATION DEVELOPMENTEDUCATION SYSTEMEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTEMPLOYABILITYEMPLOYEEEMPLOYEREMPLOYERSEMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT CREATIONEMPLOYMENT IMPACTSEMPLOYMENT LEVELSEMPLOYMENT OFFICEEMPLOYMENT OFFICESEMPLOYMENT PROGRAMEMPLOYMENT SERVICESEMPLOYMENT STATUSEMPLOYMENT TRAININGENROLLMENTENROLLMENTSENTREPRENEURSENTRY RATEEXCHANGE RATEEXPENDITURESEXPLICIT SUBSIDIESFEMALE POPULATIONFERTILITYFERTILITY RATEFERTILITY RATESFINANCESFIRST UNEMPLOYMENT SPELLFISCAL POLICYFISCAL RESOURCESFIXED CAPITALFLOW OF MIGRANTSFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTFOREIGN LABORFOREIGN LANGUAGEFORMAL EDUCATIONGENDERGENERAL EQUILIBRIUMGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTHEALTH INSURANCEHEALTH REFORMHEALTH SERVICESHIGH ENTRY RATEHIGH ENTRY RATESHIGH UNEMPLOYMENTHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHOUSEHOLD SURVEYHOUSEHOLD SURVEYSHOUSEHOLDSHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN RESOURCESIMMIGRANTSIMMIGRATIONINCOME TAXINFORMAL EMPLOYMENTINFORMAL SECTORINFORMAL SECTOR WORKERSINFORMATION SYSTEMINFORMATION TECHNOLOGIESINNOVATIONINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYINSURANCE POLICIESINTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATIONINTERNATIONAL TRADEINVESTMENT DECISIONSINVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIESJOB CREATIONJOB OPPORTUNITYJOB SEARCHJOB SEARCH PROCESSJOB SECURITYJOB SEEKERSJOBSJOBS CREATIONKEY CHALLENGESLABOR DEMANDLABOR ECONOMICSLABOR FORCELABOR FORCE GROWTHLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONLABOR MARKET EXPERIENCELABOR MARKET OUTCOMESLABOR MARKET SUCCESSLABOR MARKETSLABOR MOBILITYLABOR ORGANIZATIONLABOR REGULATIONSLABOURLABOUR MARKETLEVEL OF EDUCATIONLEVELS OF EDUCATIONLIFE EXPECTANCYLIVING CONDITIONSMIGRATIONMINIMUM WAGEMINIMUM WAGESMINISTRY OF EDUCATIONMOTIVATIONMULTIPLIER EFFECTNET JOB CREATIONNUMBER OF CHILDRENNUMBER OF MIGRANTSOLDER WORKERSORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTUREPAYROLL TAXPENSIONSPOLICY IMPLICATIONSPOLITICAL ECONOMYPOPULATION GROWTHPOPULATION GROWTH RATEPREVIOUS SUBSECTIONPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRIVATE CREDITPRIVATE INVESTMENTPRIVATE INVESTMENTSPRIVATE PROVIDERSPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYEESPRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIESPROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEPROPERTY AS COLLATERALPUBLIC EMPLOYMENTPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC INVESTMENTPUBLIC INVESTMENTSPUBLIC SERVICESQUALITY OF EDUCATIONREAL ESTATEREAL WAGESRESPECTRETAIL TRADERETIREMENTSAFETYSAVINGSSAVINGS ACCOUNTSSECONDARY EDUCATIONSELF EMPLOYEDSELF EMPLOYMENTSERVICE PROVIDERSSKILLED LABORSKILLED WORKERSSKILLS DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL AFFAIRSSOCIAL SECURITYSOCIAL WELFARESOURCES OF INCOMETARGETING PROGRAMSTECHNICAL SKILLSTERTIARY EDUCATIONTERTIARY LEVELTOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITYTRAINING CENTERSTRAINING PROGRAMSTRAINING PROVIDERSTRAINING SERVICESTRANSPARENT SYSTEMTRANSPORTATIONUNEMPLOYEDUNEMPLOYMENTUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT SYSTEMUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITSUNEMPLOYMENT RATEUNEMPLOYMENT RATESUNEMPLOYMENT SPELLUNEMPLOYMENT SPELLSUNIVERSITY EDUCATIONVOCATIONAL TRAININGVOUCHERWAGE DIFFERENTIALSWAGE EMPLOYMENTWAGE SUBSIDIESWORK FORCEWORKERWORKERSWORKING CONDITIONSWORKING HOURSYOUNG WOMENYOUNG WORKERSYOUTH EMPLOYMENTWorld Bank10.1596/13217