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The Labor Market Policy Reform Agenda in MENA

Despite positive economic growth in recent years, basic labor market outcomes in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) remained stagnant and have only improved slightly in the past 10 years. A number of recent and ongoing analyses have stressed t...

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Main Author: World Bank
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ACTIVE LABOR
ACTIVE LABOR MARKET
ACTIVE LABOR MARKET POLICIES
ACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS
CAPACITY BUILDING
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EMPLOYABILITY
EMPLOYERS
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT CREATION
EMPLOYMENT GENERATION
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS
EXTERNALITIES
FEMALE EMPLOYMENT
FEMALE LABOR
FEMALE LABOR FORCE
FIRING
FIRING COSTS
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
INCOME
INCOME SUPPORT
INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT
INFORMAL SECTOR
INNOVATION
INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION
JOB CREATION
JOBS
LABOR COSTS
LABOR DEMAND
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET FLEXIBILITY
LABOR MARKET INFORMATION
LABOR MARKET INFORMATION SYSTEMS
LABOR MARKET INSTITUTIONS
LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
LABOR MARKET POLICIES
LABOR MARKET POLICY
LABOR MARKET REFORM
LABOR MARKET TRAINING
LABOR MARKETS
LABOR MINISTRIES
LABOR OFFICES
LABOR REGULATION
LABOR REGULATIONS
LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT
MARKET WAGES
MIGRATION
MODERNIZATION
NET EMPLOYMENT
NUTRITION
NUTRITIONAL STATUS
PENSIONS
PLACEMENT SERVICES
POLICY DIALOGUE
POLICY FRAMEWORK
POLICY MAKERS
POLITICAL PROCESS
PREGNANT WOMEN
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRODUCTIVITY
PROFESSIONS
PROTECTING WORKERS
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
PUBLIC SECTOR JOBS
PUBLIC WORKS
RETIREMENT
SELF-EMPLOYMENT PROMOTION
SERVICE DELIVERY
SEVERANCE PAYMENTS
SHORT TERM EMPLOYMENT
SKILL DEVELOPMENT
SKILLED WORKERS
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL COHESION
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOCIAL SECTORS
SOCIAL SECURITY
SOCIAL SERVICE
SOCIAL SUPPORT
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT
TERMINATION
TRAINING POLICIES
TRANSPORTATION
UNEMPLOYED
UNEMPLOYED POPULATION
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
UNEMPLOYMENT SPELLS
UNIONS
UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
URBAN AREAS
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
WAGE SUBSIDIES
WORKER
WORKERS
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/03/14281787/labor-market-policy-reform-agenda-mena
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10897
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Summary:Despite positive economic growth in recent years, basic labor market outcomes in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) remained stagnant and have only improved slightly in the past 10 years. A number of recent and ongoing analyses have stressed the pressing need for many economies in the region to identify new and sustainable sources of growth, create more and higher value-added employment, and absorb the fast growing number of university graduates into the labor market. Structural transformation towards higher productivity and the creation of qualified jobs requires far reaching reforms in multiple sectors, including innovation, science and technology; education quality; labor market flexibility and mobility; and entrepreneurial incentives allowing investors to innovate, invest, and create higher value added jobs. Within this broad context, this note focuses on labor market policies and the agenda for labor market reform in MENA.

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