not experienced growth in employment, a phenomenon observed elsewhere in transitional economies and labeled as "jobless …

, and low-paid. Widespread informality means that the poor neither benefit from the minimum wage policy nor from employment …-paid laborers. The reduction of in-work poverty hinges on removing constraints to gainful employment in both supply side (better …

been attributable to the rapid population growth rate of the youth, the rapid urbanization rate, the quality of labor … evaluating employment programs' outcomes; reviewing the role of labor market regulations in job creation; and reforming technical … the recent Country Economic Memorandum (CEM) and earlier Bank's work on youth employment, this report addresses labor …

employment and earnings as a linkage between growth and poverty reduction, especially in low income countries. With the objective … of providing inputs into the policy discussion on how to enhance poverty reduction through increased employment and …

capitalize on the employment creation potential of the RE targets and the IGCEP, policy makers will have to anticipate changes in …), with indicative employment projections required for long-term planning …

in Bulgaria. Compared to the EU27 averages, activity and employment rates have remained low, and Bulgaria has significant … employment even during the crisis and measures to retrain and up-skill the unemployed and those at risk of lay-off is an …-term measures during the economic crisis ideally combine efforts to keep workers in employment through temporary publicly subsidized …

for low income workers. Expanding employment opportunities and addressing the deficits in skills of large segments of the … inform the discussions of the future of social and employment policy among policy makers and the Peruvian society at large. …