Republic of Lebanon--Good Jobs Needed : The Role of Macro, Investment, Education, Labor and Social Protection Policies

This 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 Leba...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	General Economy, Macroeconomics and Growth Study
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ABUSE ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCOUNTING ACTIVE LABOR ACTIVE LABOR MARKET ACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS ADULT WORKER ADULT WORKERS AGE GROUP AGE GROUPS AVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH BANKRUPTCY BANKS BARGAINING BARGAINING POWER BORROWING CAPITAL FORMATION CHILDBEARING CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CONTRIBUTION RATE CORRUPTION CREATING JOBS CREDIT BUREAUS CREDIT LINES CURRENT ACCOUNT DEBT DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION DEPOSITS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISMISSAL DIVERSIFICATION EARLY CHILDHOOD EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION EARNINGS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC POLICIES EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION SYSTEM EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EMPLOYABILITY EMPLOYEE EMPLOYER EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT CREATION EMPLOYMENT IMPACTS EMPLOYMENT LEVELS EMPLOYMENT OFFICE EMPLOYMENT OFFICES EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM EMPLOYMENT SERVICES EMPLOYMENT STATUS EMPLOYMENT TRAINING ENROLLMENT ENROLLMENTS ENTREPRENEURS ENTRY RATE EXCHANGE RATE EXPENDITURES EXPLICIT SUBSIDIES FEMALE POPULATION FERTILITY FERTILITY RATE FERTILITY RATES FINANCES FIRST UNEMPLOYMENT SPELL FISCAL POLICY FISCAL RESOURCES FIXED CAPITAL FLOW OF MIGRANTS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN LABOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE FORMAL EDUCATION GENDER GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH REFORM HEALTH SERVICES HIGH ENTRY RATE HIGH ENTRY RATES HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES IMMIGRANTS IMMIGRATION INCOME TAX INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT INFORMAL SECTOR INFORMAL SECTOR WORKERS INFORMATION SYSTEM INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES INNOVATION INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSURANCE POLICIES INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVESTMENT DECISIONS INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES JOB CREATION JOB OPPORTUNITY JOB SEARCH JOB SEARCH PROCESS JOB SECURITY JOB SEEKERS JOBS JOBS CREATION KEY CHALLENGES LABOR DEMAND LABOR ECONOMICS LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE GROWTH LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET EXPERIENCE LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES LABOR MARKET SUCCESS LABOR MARKETS LABOR MOBILITY LABOR ORGANIZATION LABOR REGULATIONS LABOUR LABOUR MARKET LEVEL OF EDUCATION LEVELS OF EDUCATION LIFE EXPECTANCY LIVING CONDITIONS MIGRATION MINIMUM WAGE MINIMUM WAGES MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MOTIVATION MULTIPLIER EFFECT NET JOB CREATION NUMBER OF CHILDREN NUMBER OF MIGRANTS OLDER WORKERS ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE PAYROLL TAX PENSIONS POLICY IMPLICATIONS POLITICAL ECONOMY POPULATION GROWTH POPULATION GROWTH RATE PREVIOUS SUBSECTION PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIVATE CREDIT PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE INVESTMENTS PRIVATE PROVIDERS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYEES PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE PROPERTY AS COLLATERAL PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC INVESTMENTS PUBLIC SERVICES QUALITY OF EDUCATION REAL ESTATE REAL WAGES RESPECT RETAIL TRADE RETIREMENT SAFETY SAVINGS SAVINGS ACCOUNTS SECONDARY EDUCATION SELF EMPLOYED SELF EMPLOYMENT SERVICE PROVIDERS SKILLED LABOR SKILLED WORKERS SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL AFFAIRS SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL WELFARE SOURCES OF INCOME TARGETING PROGRAMS TECHNICAL SKILLS TERTIARY EDUCATION TERTIARY LEVEL TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TRAINING CENTERS TRAINING PROGRAMS TRAINING PROVIDERS TRAINING SERVICES TRANSPARENT SYSTEM TRANSPORTATION UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT SYSTEM UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES UNEMPLOYMENT SPELL UNEMPLOYMENT SPELLS UNIVERSITY EDUCATION VOCATIONAL TRAINING VOUCHER WAGE DIFFERENTIALS WAGE EMPLOYMENT WAGE SUBSIDIES WORK FORCE WORKER WORKERS WORKING CONDITIONS WORKING HOURS YOUNG WOMEN YOUNG WORKERS YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/12/17464894/lebanon-good-jobs-needed-role-macro-investment-education-labor-social-protection-policies-miles-multi-year-technical-cooperation-program http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13217

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Summary:	This 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.

Republic of Lebanon--Good Jobs Needed : The Role of Macro, Investment, Education, Labor and Social Protection Policies

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