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Labor market analysis using big data: the case of a Pakistani online job portal
Facing a youth bulge - a large influx of a young labor force - the Pakistani economy needs to create more jobs by t ... Show more
Date: 2019
Geographic subjects: Pakistan; Asia
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: World Bank policy research working paper
Subjects: Youth; Labour market; Industry ... [+] Show more
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Investing in technical and vocational education and training: does it yield large economic returns in Brazil?
Technical education and training has been dramatically expanding in Brazil recently. However, there remains no evid ... Show more
Date: 2015
Geographic subjects: Brazil; South America
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: World Bank policy research working paper
Subjects: Finance; Vocational education and training; Outcomes ... [+] Show more
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On-the-job training: returns, barriers to provision, and policy implications
Firms that provide on-the-job training do so when it is critical to their productivity - and when productivity is c ... Show more
Date: 2017
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: World Bank policy research working paper
Subjects: Skills and knowledge; Policy; Participation ... [+] Show more
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Is skill-biased technological change here yet?: evidence from Indian manufacturing in the 1990s
Most high and middle-income countries showed symptoms of skill-biased technological change in the 1980s. India, a l ... Show more
Date: 2005
Geographic subjects: Asia; India
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: World Bank policy research working paper
Subjects: Labour market; Technology; Industry ... [+] Show more
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Nonstandard forms of employment in developing countries: a study for a set of selected countries in Latin America and the Caribbean and Europe and Central Asia
The objective of this paper is to study the evolution of the incidence and profile of nonstandard workers in select ... Show more
Date: 2018
Geographic subjects: South America; Central America and the Caribbean; Europe ... [+] Show more
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: World Bank policy research working paper
Subjects: Employment; Labour market
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Job creation and demand for skills in Kosovo: what can we learn from job portal data?
In Kosovo, employers report significant skill shortages, which limits firm growth and job creation. To understand t ... Show more
Date: 2020
Geographic subjects: Kosovo; Europe
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: World Bank policy research working paper
Subjects: Employment; Skills and knowledge
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Economic impacts of professional training in the informal sector: the case of the labor force training program in Cote d'Ivoire
This paper addresses the economic impact of the labor force training program (PAFPA) developed for the informal sec ... Show more
Date: 2005
Geographic subjects: Africa; Cote d'Ivoire
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: World Bank policy research working paper
Subjects: Industry; Technology; Outcomes ... [+] Show more
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A global assessment of human capital mobility: the role of non-OECD destinations
Discussions of high-skilled mobility typically evoke migration patterns from poorer to wealthier countries, which i ... Show more
Date: 2014
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: World Bank policy research working paper
Subjects: Labour market; Skills and knowledge; Migration ... [+] Show more
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Employer voices, employer demands, and implications for public skills development policy connecting the labor and education sectors
Educators believe that they are adequately preparing youth for the labor market while at the same time employers la ... Show more
Date: 2016
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: World Bank policy research working paper
Subjects: Outcomes; Skills and knowledge; Employment ... [+] Show more
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How effective are active labor market policies in developing countries?: a critical review of recent evidence
Jobs are the number one policy concern of policy makers in many countries. The global financial crisis, rising demo ... Show more
Date: 2017
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: World Bank policy research working paper
Subjects: Employment; Labour market; Policy ... [+] Show more