Jobs in the Kyrgyz Republic

Since its independence in 1991, the Kyrgyz Republic has taken steps to liberalize its economy and adopt political reforms with the aim of promoting sustained economic growth. The Kyrgyz Republic was one of the first former Soviet republics to imple...

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Main Authors: Ajwad, Mohamed Ihsan, Gonzalez, Sarah Berger
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/862661530280246809/Jobs-in-the-Kyrgyz-Republic
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spelling okr-10986-301052021-05-25T09:16:22Z Jobs in the Kyrgyz Republic Ajwad, Mohamed Ihsan Gonzalez, Sarah Berger JOB CREATION LABOR MARKET LABOR DEMAND LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LABOR SKILLS GENDER GAP SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES SMEs ACCESS TO FINANCE SME FINANCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION Since its independence in 1991, the Kyrgyz Republic has taken steps to liberalize its economy and adopt political reforms with the aim of promoting sustained economic growth. The Kyrgyz Republic was one of the first former Soviet republics to implement economic reforms and to move toward a market-based economy. The multiple economic and political reforms that have been implemented, together with regional and global trends, have dramatically changed the structure of the economy in the Kyrgyz Republic. Immediately after the fall of the Soviet Union, the lack of jobs caused workers to shift toward employment in the agricultural sector. This report employs a simple framework to analyze the main constraints to jobs outcomes in the Kyrgyz Republic. There are three main categories of constraints, in order of their impact are: (i) labor demand constraints, (ii) labor supply constraints, and (iii) labor matching constraints. These constraints limit job creation, job productivity, job quality, and job inclusiveness. The Kyrgyz Republic has a large informal sector which means that policymakers need to understand the constraints to productivity growth in the informal as well as the formal sector. The framework adopted here does not distinguish between formal and informal sectors. The framework is fleshed out in more detail in Chapter III, but the introduction provides a brief outline to help structure the report. 2018-08-01T21:31:55Z 2018-08-01T21:31:55Z 2018-06 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/862661530280246809/Jobs-in-the-Kyrgyz-Republic http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30105 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Europe and Central Asia Kyrgyz Republic
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topic JOB CREATION
LABOR MARKET
LABOR DEMAND
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
LABOR SKILLS
GENDER GAP
SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
SMEs
ACCESS TO FINANCE
SME FINANCE
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
spellingShingle JOB CREATION
LABOR MARKET
LABOR DEMAND
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
LABOR SKILLS
GENDER GAP
SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
SMEs
ACCESS TO FINANCE
SME FINANCE
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
Ajwad, Mohamed Ihsan
Gonzalez, Sarah Berger
Jobs in the Kyrgyz Republic
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Kyrgyz Republic
description Since its independence in 1991, the Kyrgyz Republic has taken steps to liberalize its economy and adopt political reforms with the aim of promoting sustained economic growth. The Kyrgyz Republic was one of the first former Soviet republics to implement economic reforms and to move toward a market-based economy. The multiple economic and political reforms that have been implemented, together with regional and global trends, have dramatically changed the structure of the economy in the Kyrgyz Republic. Immediately after the fall of the Soviet Union, the lack of jobs caused workers to shift toward employment in the agricultural sector. This report employs a simple framework to analyze the main constraints to jobs outcomes in the Kyrgyz Republic. There are three main categories of constraints, in order of their impact are: (i) labor demand constraints, (ii) labor supply constraints, and (iii) labor matching constraints. These constraints limit job creation, job productivity, job quality, and job inclusiveness. The Kyrgyz Republic has a large informal sector which means that policymakers need to understand the constraints to productivity growth in the informal as well as the formal sector. The framework adopted here does not distinguish between formal and informal sectors. The framework is fleshed out in more detail in Chapter III, but the introduction provides a brief outline to help structure the report.
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author Ajwad, Mohamed Ihsan
Gonzalez, Sarah Berger
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title Jobs in the Kyrgyz Republic
title_short Jobs in the Kyrgyz Republic
title_full Jobs in the Kyrgyz Republic
title_fullStr Jobs in the Kyrgyz Republic
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publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2018
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/862661530280246809/Jobs-in-the-Kyrgyz-Republic
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