Transitioning to Better Jobs in the Kyrgyz Republic

This report takes an in-depth look at the development of jobs in the Kyrgyz Republic over the past decade to understand why the country has not realized better job outcomes. Drawing on evidence at the macro, household, and firm level, it examines key shortcomings in the current migration-led, remittance-driven development model that have weakened the country’s ability to create sufficient and high-quality employment opportunities and are likely to result in deteriorating job outcomes in the future. The report argues that several broad transformations will be needed to develop engines of growth in the Kyrgyz Republic outside remittances and shift to a better jobs path. The distortions and obstacles that currently prevent the expansion of private sector employment need to be unraveled; macroeconomic, regulatory, and logistical impediments to greater, more diversified export orientation need to be strategically addressed; the compensation of public employees must be reformed to reduce the level of corruption that discourages business growth; and the migration phenomenon, which will be a part of the employment mosaic for at least another decade, must be made to contribute to domestic employment creation and the country’s development.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Report biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2015-09-18
Subjects:	JOBS, EMPLOYMENT, AVERAGE LABOR COMPENSATION, HOUSEHOLD SURVEY, EMPLOYMENT RATE, UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, EXPORT MARKETS, PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH RATES, OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT, PRODUCTIVITY LEVELS, NET JOB CREATION, MANUFACTURING WAGES, AVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH, SKILLED WORKERS, INFORMAL SECTOR, YOUTH EMPLOYMENT, SERVICE SECTOR, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AGE GROUP, TOTAL LABOR FORCE, LABOR FORCE, PUBLIC SERVICES, PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT, JOBS CREATION, JOB, PRIVATE SECTOR FIRMS, AGGREGATE PRODUCTIVITY, SERVANTS, FIRM SURVIVAL, PAYING JOBS, WAGE LEVEL, FIRM SIZE, EDUCATIONAL DISTRIBUTION, LABOR COMPENSATION, RETAIL TRADE, REAL WAGES, LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION, CONTRACT LABOR, EMPLOYMENT SIZE, COMPETITIVE PRESSURE, EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES, WAGE GROWTH, JOB LOSSES, DRIVERS, MALE WORKERS, PRODUCTION PROCESS, SMALL BUSINESS, DOMESTIC WORKERS, HUMAN RESOURCE, LABOR MARKET, URBAN EMPLOYMENT, HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY, PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENTS, WAGE BILL, FIRM EXIT, INFORMAL ECONOMY, CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT, PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, ECONOMIC MOBILITY, FIRM LEVEL, DOMESTIC PRODUCERS, WORKER, ADJUSTMENT COSTS, LABOR PRODUCTIVITY, ENTRY RATE, UNEMPLOYED, PRODUCTIVITY CONVERGENCE, JOB LOSS, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, LABOR SHORTAGES, LABOR, PRIMARY SCHOOL, TOTAL EMPLOYMENT, SUPPLEMENTARY EMPLOYMENT, LABOR MOVEMENT, LABOR REGULATION, URBAN WORKERS, FEMALE LABOR, COMPETITIVE PRESSURES, UNEMPLOYMENT, FIRM ENTRY, AVERAGE WAGES, PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH, FORMAL SECTOR WORKERS, HUMAN CAPITAL, AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT SIZE, PRODUCTIVITY DIFFERENTIAL, WORKERS, LABOR ADJUSTMENT COSTS, YOUNG WORKERS, PRIVATE SECTOR FIRM, DOMESTIC MARKETS, OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE, UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, REAL WAGE, LABOR DEMAND, HIGH EMPLOYMENT, AGGREGATE PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH, PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES, NET EMPLOYMENT, STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES, LABOR ADJUSTMENT, LABOUR MARKET, LABOR FORCE GROWTH, OCCUPATION, AGGREGATE DEMAND, RURAL POVERTY, EMPLOYMENT STATUS, PRODUCTIVE FIRMS, FIRM PERFORMANCE, LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES, EMPLOYMENT GROWTH, JOB CREATION, RURAL WORKERS, PRIVATE SECTOR, SECONDARY SCHOOLING, PRIVATE SECTOR JOBS, UNEMPLOYED PERSONS, MANAGEMENT, LABOR ORGANIZATION, PRODUCTIVITY DECOMPOSITION, PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT, TEMPORARY JOBS, EMPLOYABILITY, SURVIVAL RATES, REALLOCATION EFFECT, HUMAN RESOURCES, CREATING JOBS, FEMALE LABOR FORCE, PRODUCT MARKETS, EMPLOYEE, SEASONAL LABOR, EMPLOYMENT DYNAMICS, LABOR SUPPLY, HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT, INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT, PRIMARY EDUCATION, PRODUCTIVITY GAINS, SUPPLIERS, YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT, FIRM GROWTH, LABOUR, LABOR MARKETS, PUBLIC SERVICE, LOW EMPLOYMENT, EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS, PRIVATE SECTORS, EMPLOYMENT GROWTH RATE, WAGE EMPLOYMENT, SMALL BUSINESSES, LABOR REGULATIONS, LABOR MIGRATION, LABOR REALLOCATION, EMPLOYEES,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/11/25489628/transitioning-better-jobs-kyrgyz-republic-jobs-diagnostic https://hdl.handle.net/10986/23346
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