Building Effective Employment Programs for Unemployed Youth in the Middle East and North Africa

This study surveys active labor market programs (ALMPs) in selected countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, identifies key challenges to their effective and efficient delivery, and proposes a policy framework for reforming public service provision. This study draws on data collected through surveys administered to public social, employment, and education agencies in selected MENA countries to identify key constraints and options for reforming publicly provided employment programs. Recent political transitions arising from the Arab Spring have contributed to the deterioration of labor market outcomes in the MENA region. In this context, ALMPs could become an important policy lever to address some of the challenges facing labor markets. These include: joblessness, skills mismatches, lack of labor market mobility, large and expanding informal sector, and lack of formal employment networks. The study also provides specific details on the beneficiaries, targeting, and expenditures of ALMPs during this same period.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Angel-Urdinola, Diego F., Kuddo, Arvo, Semlali, Amina
Format:	Publication biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2013
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITY, ACCREDITATION, ACCREDITATION MECHANISMS, ACTIVE EMPLOYMENT, ACTIVE LABOR, ACTIVE LABOR MARKET, ACTIVE LABOR MARKET POLICIES, ACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAM, ACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS, ADJUSTMENT SERVICES, AGE GROUP, APPLIED RESEARCH, AUDITS, BACKGROUND PAPERS, BANKS, BARRIERS TO ENTRY, CAREER, CAREER COUNSELING, CIVIL SERVICE, CIVIL SOCIETY, COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES, CONSOLIDATION, COST OF TRAINING, COUNTRY COMPARISONS, CURRICULUM, DATA QUALITY, DEADWEIGHT, DEADWEIGHT LOSSES, DIRECT JOB CREATION, ECONOMIC DOWNTURNS, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMICS, EDUCATED WORKFORCE, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, EDUCATIONAL LEVELS, EMPLOYABILITY, EMPLOYEE, EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYMENT, EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES, EMPLOYMENT CREATION, EMPLOYMENT GROWTH, EMPLOYMENT LEVELS, EMPLOYMENT OFFICE, EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES, EMPLOYMENT POLICY, EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM, EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS, EMPLOYMENT SEARCH, EMPLOYMENT STATUS, EMPLOYMENT SUBSIDY, EMPLOYMENT SUBSIDY PROGRAMS, EMPLOYMENT TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT TRAINING PROGRAMS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, EXPENDITURES, FEMALE LABOR, FEMALE LABOR FORCE, FINDING JOBS, FINDING WORK, FIRM GROWTH, FIRM SIZE, FIRM SIZE DISTRIBUTION, FIRST-TIME JOB SEEKERS, FREE TRADE, HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT, HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, HIGHER EDUCATION, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RESOURCE, HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RESOURCES, HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, INCOME, INCOME SUPPORT, INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT, INFORMAL SECTOR, INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES, INNOVATION, INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION, INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION, INVENTORY, JOB MOBILITY, JOB OFFERS, JOB OPPORTUNITIES, JOB PLACEMENT, JOB PROFILES, JOB RETENTION, JOB SEARCH, JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE, JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, JOB SEEKER, JOB SEEKERS, JOB VACANCIES, JOB-SEARCH ACTIVITY, JOBS, LABOR ADJUSTMENT, LABOR COSTS, LABOR DEMAND, LABOR FORCE, LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION, LABOR MARKET INDICATORS, LABOR MARKET INFORMATION, LABOR MARKET INSTITUTIONS, LABOR MARKET ISSUES, LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES, LABOR MARKET SERVICE, LABOR MARKET SERVICES, LABOR MARKETS, LABOR MIGRATION, LABOR MOBILITY, LABOR OFFICES, LABOR POLICY, LABOR PRODUCTIVITY, LABOR REGULATIONS, LABOUR, LABOUR MARKET, LEGAL FRAMEWORK, LEVELS OF EDUCATION, LITERACY, LOCAL EMPLOYMENT OFFICES, LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT, MANPOWER, MARKET FAILURES, MASS LAYOFFS, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, ON-THE-JOB TRAINING, OUTPUTS, PERSONNEL, PLACEMENT SERVICES, POLITICAL ECONOMY, PRIVATE CONTRACTORS, PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT, PRIVATE ENTERPRISE, PRIVATE MARKET, PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP, PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, PRIVATE PROVIDERS, PRIVATE PROVISION, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVEMENT, PRIVATE SECTORS, PRIVATE SERVICE, PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH, PROGRAM BENEFICIARIES, PROGRAM COMPLETION, PROGRAM COST, PROGRAM COSTS, PROGRAM DESIGN, PUBLIC AGENCIES, PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT, PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, PUBLIC POLICY, PUBLIC SECTOR JOBS, PUBLIC SERVICE, PUBLIC SERVICE PROVISION, PUBLIC WORKS, PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAM, PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS, QUALITY ASSURANCE, RECRUITMENT, RETENTION RATE, SAFETY, SAFETY NET, SAFETY NETS, SELF-EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM, SELF-EMPLOYMENT PROMOTION, SELFEMPLOYMENT, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, SKILLS TRAINING, SOCIAL COHESION, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL SAFETY NETS, STAFF, TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT, TERTIARY EDUCATION, TRAINING CENTER, TRAINING CENTERS, TRAINING COURSES, TRAINING PROGRAMS, TRAINING SERVICES, TRAINING SYSTEM, TURNOVER, UNEMPLOYED, UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS, UNEMPLOYED PERSONS, UNEMPLOYED WORKERS, UNEMPLOYED YOUTH, UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS, UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE, UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, UNIVERSITY GRADUATES, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, WAGE EMPLOYMENT, WAGE LEVELS, WAGE SUBSIDIES, WAGE SUBSIDY, WAGE SUBSIDY PROGRAMS, WAGES, WORK EXPERIENCE, WORKER, WORKERS, YOUNG WORKERS, YOUTH EMPLOYMENT, YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17966063/building-effective-employment-programs-unemployed-youth-middle-east-north-africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15805
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