Skills for a Modern Ukraine

Front Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Executive Summary -- Abbreviations -- Overview -- Stagnation following Independence -- The Importance of Skills in Boosting Employment and Productivity -- Employer Demand for Advanced Cognitive, Socioemotional, and Technical Skills -- Policy Agenda for the Modern Workplace -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Low Productivity and a Shrinking Labor Force -- The Importance of Skills for Employment and Productivity -- Objectives and Analytical Framework of the Report -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 2 Workforce Skills and Their Role in the Labor Market -- Ukraine's Labor Market -- Benchmarking Adults' Skills against Other Countries -- Distribution of Skills, by Age, Gender, and Education -- Use of Skills at Work -- Skills That Matter in the Labor Market in Ukraine -- Factors Associated with Variation in Wages -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 3 Employer Demand for Skills and Labor -- Skills as a Binding Constraint for Firms in Ukraine -- What Kinds of Skills Do Ukrainian Employers Seek? -- Job Categories in Demand -- Wage Patterns -- References -- Chapter 4 Institutional Issues Holding Back the Creation of Jobs and Development of Skills -- Ukraine's Formal Education and Training System -- Building Transversal Skills through Training -- Ukraine's Workforce Development System -- Ukraine's Outdated and Rigid Labor Code -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 5 Identifying Core Skills for the Labor Market and Policy Recommendations -- Key Skills for Labor Market Success in Ukraine -- Fostering Socioemotional Skills throughout the Life Cycle -- Institutional Reforms That Could Foster the Formation and Use of Skills -- Note -- References