Wang, YidanNallari, RajAndriamananjara, SoamielyGriffith, BredaChen, Derek H. C.Bhattacharya, Rwitwika2012-03-192012-03-192012978-0-8213-8904-1https://hdl.handle.net/10986/2390A primer on policies for jobs is based on materials and input provided during the labor market courses conducted during the past 10 years. Its objective is to provide government policy makers, researchers, and labor market practitioners and other specialists with a practical guide on how to strengthen labor market institutions, especially in light of the global financial crisis. This primer emphasizes six pillars of labor market institutions: global trends, job creation, labor market policies, education, entrepreneurship, and globalization. Chapter one addresses current labor market trends and job creation, particularly in tough conditions. Chapter two examines channels of job creation and ways to strengthen labor market institutions to ensure sustainable job growth, considering factors such as investment climate, job policy, industrial policy, social protection, and other labor market issues. Chapter three focuses on labor market policies in developing countries. Chapter four highlights the impact of education and skills on labor market outcome. Chapter five discusses entrepreneurship along three key dimensions: development and growth, job creation, and female entrepreneurship. Finally, chapter six addresses the relationship between jobs and globalization.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO FINANCINGACCOUNTINGACTIVE LABORACTIVE LABOR MARKETACTIVE LABOR MARKET POLICIESACTIVE LABOR MARKET POLICYADVANCED ECONOMIESADVERSE EFFECTSAGGREGATE DEMANDAGRICULTURAL SECTORAVERAGE WAGESBANK FINANCINGBRIBESCAPITAL FLOWSCAPITAL INVESTMENTCAPITAL MARKETSCENTRAL BANKSCOLLECTIVE BARGAININGCOMPETITIVE PRESSURECOMPETITIVE PRESSURESCONTRACT ENFORCEMENTCORRUPTIONCREDIT ACCESSDEBTDEVELOPMENT BANKDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICSDISADVANTAGED GROUPSDISTRIBUTION OF INCOMEDOMESTIC MARKETDOWNSIDE RISKSEARNINGSECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC DOWNTURNSECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC RECOVERYECONOMIES OF SCALEEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTSEMERGING MARKET ECONOMIESEMERGING MARKETSEMPLOYABILITYEMPLOYEEEMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT GENERATIONEMPLOYMENT GROWTHEMPLOYMENT IMPACTEMPLOYMENT POLICIESEMPLOYMENT PROGRAMSEMPLOYMENT PROTECTION LEGISLATIONEMPLOYMENT RATEEMPLOYMENT SERVICESEMPLOYMENT SHAREEMPLOYMENT SUBSIDIESEMPLOYMENT TRENDSENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITYENTREPRENEURSHIPEXTERNALITIESEXTREME POVERTYFEMALE ENTREPRENEURSFEMALE ENTREPRENEURSHIPFEMALE LABORFEMALE LABOR FORCEFIRM PERFORMANCEFISCAL POLICYFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTGENDERGENDER DIFFERENCESGENDER GAPGENDER INEQUALITIESGENDER ROLESGOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONGOVERNMENT POLICIESGOVERNMENT POLICYHIGH UNEMPLOYMENTHOUSEHOLD DEBTHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHOUSINGHUMAN CAPITALIDINCOME DISTRIBUTIONINCOME GROUPINCOME INEQUALITIESINCOME INEQUALITYINDUSTRIAL WAGEINFLATIONINFORMAL ECONOMYINFORMAL EMPLOYMENTINFORMAL LABOR MARKETINFORMAL SECTORINNOVATIONINTERNATIONAL BANKJOB CREATIONJOB MATCHJOB MATCHESJOB OPPORTUNITIESJOB SEEKERSJOB TRAININGJOBSKEY CHALLENGESKNOWLEDGE ECONOMYLABOR DEMANDLABOR FORCELABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONLABOR MARKETLABOR MARKET CONDITIONSLABOR MARKET INDICATORSLABOR MARKET INSTITUTIONSLABOR MARKET ISSUESLABOR MARKET OUTCOMELABOR MARKET OUTCOMESLABOR MARKET PERFORMANCELABOR MARKET POLICIESLABOR MARKET REGULATIONLABOR MARKET REGULATIONSLABOR MARKET SITUATIONLABOR MARKETSLABOR MOBILITYLABOR POLICIESLABOR PRODUCTIVITYLABOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTHLABOR REGULATIONLABOR REGULATIONSLABOR SUPPLYLABOURLABOUR TURNOVERLAWSLAYOFFSLIVING STANDARDSLOANLONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENTMACROECONOMIC STABILITYMACROECONOMICSMANPOWERMANPOWER POLICYMARKET ECONOMIESMARKET ENTRYMARKET FAILURESMIGRATIONMINIMUM WAGEMINIMUM WAGESMONETARY POLICIESMONETARY POLICYMORAL HAZARDNATURAL RESOURCESOCCUPATIONSOPERATING PERMITSOUTREACHPASSIVE LABORPOLITICAL ECONOMYPRIVATE EMPLOYMENTPRIVATE PARTNERSHIPSPRIVATE SECTORPRODUCTIVE WORKPRODUCTIVITY GROWTHPROGRAM DESIGNPROPERTY RIGHTSPUBLIC EMPLOYMENTPUBLIC POLICYPUBLIC SERVICESPUBLIC WORKSPUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPSPURCHASING POWERREAL INTEREST RATESREAL WAGEREAL WAGESRECESSIONREGULATORY POLICYRENTSSAFETYSAFETY NETSAFETY NETSSAVINGSSERVICE EMPLOYMENTSERVICE INDUSTRIESSERVICE SECTORSKILLS DEVELOPMENTSMALL BUSINESSSMALL BUSINESSESSMALL ENTERPRISESSOCIAL COHESIONSOCIAL SECURITYSUBSIDIARYTAX ADMINISTRATIONTAXATIONTEMPORARY WORKERSTOTAL EMPLOYMENTTRADE LIBERALIZATIONTRADE UNIONSTRAINING POLICIESTRAINING PROGRAMSTRANSITION ECONOMIESTRANSPORTUNEMPLOYEDUNEMPLOYMENTUNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCEUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITSUNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCEUNEMPLOYMENT RATEUNEMPLOYMENT RATESUNIONUNPAID FAMILY WORKERSVENTURE CREATIONWAGE DETERMINATIONWAGE INEQUALITYWAGE LEVELWAGE PREMIUMWAGE RATEWAGE RATESWOMEN ENTREPRENEURSWORKERWORKERSWORKING CONDITIONSWORKING HOURSWORKING POORYOUTH EMPLOYMENTYOUTH UNEMPLOYMENTYOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATEWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-8904-1