An assessment of the present and future labor market in the Kurdistan region - Iraq : implications for policies to increase private-sector employment /

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Author / Creator:	Shatz, Howard J., author.
Imprint:	Santa Monica : Rand Corporation, [2014]
Description:	xxii, 113 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Labor market -- Iraq -- Kurdistān -- Statistics. Economic surveys -- Iraq -- Kurdistān -- Statistics. Employment forecasting -- Iraq -- Kurdistān. Manpower policy -- Iraq -- Kurdistān. Economic surveys. Employment forecasting. Labor market. Manpower policy. Iraq -- Kurdistān. Statistics.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10161300

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Other authors / contributors:	Constant, Louay, author. Luoto, Jill, author. Smith, Alexandria C., author. Abramzon, Shmuel, author. Kurdistān (Iraq). Ḧikûmetî Herêmî Kurdistan-ʻÊraq. Labor and Population Program, issuing body.
ISBN:	0833084097 9780833084095
Notes:	"RAND Labor and Population." "Sponsored by the Kurdistan Regional Government." "RR-489-KRG"--Page 4 of cover. Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-113).
Summary:	The study addresses the question of how the Kurdistan Regional Government can improve the private-sector labor market in the Kurdistan Region{u2013}Iraq (KRI). Doing so will involve creating mechanisms by which job-seekers can develop the right skills and find employers who will hire them, employers can find the employees they need, and the government can create an enabling environment in which the best matches between job-seekers and employers can be made. The study estimates the likely number and education levels of new job-seekers through 2020. It conducts an original, scientific survey to learn about employer perceptions of skill gaps in the KRI. Then, it investigates sectoral employment growth in comparison economies to identify promising growth sectors. Finally, it outlines policy steps for the government to take to improve the functioning of the private-sector labor market.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Education Levels, Skills, and Labor-Force Participation of Potential Future Labor-Market Entrants
Skills Gaps and Expected Private-Sector Labor Demand in the Kurdistan Region{u2013}Iraq
Scenarios for Sectoral Employment Growth in the Kurdistan Region{u2013}Iraq
Labor-Market Information Systems
Conclusions and Policy Directions
Appendix A: The RAND Survey of Business Establishments 2012: The RAND Skills Survey
Appendix B: The RAND Survey of Business Establishments 2012: Sampling Design.

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