Georgia at Work : Assessing the Jobs Landscape

Georgia’s reforms over the last two decades have paved the way for the country’s economic transformation by the creation of better jobs and substantial poverty reduction. Despite these positive developments, some important structural challenges per...

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Main Authors:	Posadas, Josefina, Makovec, Mattia, Jaef, Roberto Fattal, Gruen, Carola, Ajwad, Mohamed Ihsan
Format:	Report
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:	LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET POVERTY REDUCTION SOCIAL ASSISTANCE JOB CREATION STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION FIRM SIZE PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH SKILLS DEMAND UNEMPLOYMENT GENDER
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/995521527068940160/Georgia-at-work-assessing-the-jobs-landscape http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29955

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spelling	okr-10986-299552021-05-25T09:15:01Z Georgia at Work : Assessing the Jobs Landscape Posadas, Josefina Makovec, Mattia Jaef, Roberto Fattal Gruen, Carola Ajwad, Mohamed Ihsan LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET POVERTY REDUCTION SOCIAL ASSISTANCE JOB CREATION STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION FIRM SIZE PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH SKILLS DEMAND UNEMPLOYMENT GENDER Georgia’s reforms over the last two decades have paved the way for the country’s economic transformation by the creation of better jobs and substantial poverty reduction. Despite these positive developments, some important structural challenges persist in relation to jobs. Growth has not created sufficient jobs in Georgia, especially not enough inclusive and high-productivity jobs. This report analyses the main economic forces driving job creation in Georgia, and attempts to answer four questions. First, Chapter 1 investigates whether the enabling environment is conducive to good job outcomes? Second, Chapter 2 investigates how formal sector job creators doing? Third, Chapter 3 investigates how does the Georgian workforce measure up to the needs of employers? Finally, Chapter 4 recommends a set of policy options that can improve jobs outcomes. 2018-07-09T14:36:05Z 2018-07-09T14:36:05Z 2018 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/995521527068940160/Georgia-at-work-assessing-the-jobs-landscape http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29955 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Social Protection Study Economic & Sector Work Europe and Central Asia Georgia
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topic	LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET POVERTY REDUCTION SOCIAL ASSISTANCE JOB CREATION STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION FIRM SIZE PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH SKILLS DEMAND UNEMPLOYMENT GENDER
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description	Georgia’s reforms over the last two decades have paved the way for the country’s economic transformation by the creation of better jobs and substantial poverty reduction. Despite these positive developments, some important structural challenges persist in relation to jobs. Growth has not created sufficient jobs in Georgia, especially not enough inclusive and high-productivity jobs. This report analyses the main economic forces driving job creation in Georgia, and attempts to answer four questions. First, Chapter 1 investigates whether the enabling environment is conducive to good job outcomes? Second, Chapter 2 investigates how formal sector job creators doing? Third, Chapter 3 investigates how does the Georgian workforce measure up to the needs of employers? Finally, Chapter 4 recommends a set of policy options that can improve jobs outcomes.
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author	Posadas, Josefina Makovec, Mattia Jaef, Roberto Fattal Gruen, Carola Ajwad, Mohamed Ihsan
author_facet	Posadas, Josefina Makovec, Mattia Jaef, Roberto Fattal Gruen, Carola Ajwad, Mohamed Ihsan
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title	Georgia at Work : Assessing the Jobs Landscape
title_short	Georgia at Work : Assessing the Jobs Landscape
title_full	Georgia at Work : Assessing the Jobs Landscape
title_fullStr	Georgia at Work : Assessing the Jobs Landscape
title_full_unstemmed	Georgia at Work : Assessing the Jobs Landscape
title_sort	georgia at work : assessing the jobs landscape
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2018
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