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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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The study addresses the question of how the Kurdistan Regional Government can improve the private-sector labor market in the Kurdistan Region-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 f...

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Main Authors: Shatz, Howard J. (Author), Abramzon, Shmuel (Author), Smith, Alexandria C. (Author), Luoto, Jill (Author), Constant, Louay (Author)
Corporate Authors: Labor and Population Program, JSTOR (Organization)
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, [2014]
Subjects:
Education > Iraq > Kurdistān.
Skilled labor > Iraq > Kurdistān.
Labor supply > Iraq > Kurdistān.
Employment forecasting > Iraq > Kurdistān.
Labor market > Iraq > Kurdistān.
Kurdistān (Iraq) > Economic policy.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
Economic policy.
Education.
Employment forecasting.
Labor market.
Labor supply.
Skilled labor.
Iraq > Kurdistān.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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-Iraq
  • Scenarios for Sectoral Employment Growth in the Kurdistan Region-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.