From Transition to EU Accession : The Bulgarian Labor Market during the 1990s

This report studies the Bulgarian labor market with a view to understand the interactions between the performance of the Bulgarian economy and the functioning of its labor market. The report assesses also the position of Bulgaria vis-a-vis complian...

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Main Authors:	Garibaldi, Pietro, Makovec, Mattia, Stoyanova, Gabriella
Format:	Publication
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2013
Subjects:	ARABLE LAND ASSETS BANK CATEGORIES OF WORKERS DISMISSAL EARLY RETIREMENT ECOLOGY ECONOMIC REFORM EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT GROWTH ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE FARMS FINANCIAL INTEGRATION FINANCIAL SERVICES FISCAL POLICIES FOREST MANAGEMENT FORESTRY INCOME INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS INFLATION INVESTMENT GRANTS JOB CREATION LABOR COSTS LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR LAW LABOR LEGISLATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET POLICIES LABOR MARKETS LABOR MOBILITY LABOR POLICIES LEGAL PROVISIONS LEGISLATION LONG TERM UNEMPLOYMENT MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS MINIMUM WAGE NATURAL MONOPOLIES OLDER WORKERS PRIVATIZATION PRODUCERS PRODUCTIVITY REAL WAGES RECOMMENDATIONS REGIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RETIREMENT SAFETY AT WORK SOCIAL SECURITY STATE ENTERPRISES TRADE UNIONS TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRIPARTITE UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED WORKERS UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION UNEMPLOYMENT RATES WATER PRICING WORKERS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/05/1346370/transition-eu-accession-bulgarian-labor-market-during-1990s http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13946

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spelling	okr-10986-139462021-04-23T14:03:10Z From Transition to EU Accession : The Bulgarian Labor Market during the 1990s Garibaldi, Pietro Makovec, Mattia Stoyanova, Gabriella ARABLE LAND ASSETS BANK CATEGORIES OF WORKERS DISMISSAL EARLY RETIREMENT ECOLOGY ECONOMIC REFORM EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT GROWTH ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE FARMS FINANCIAL INTEGRATION FINANCIAL SERVICES FISCAL POLICIES FOREST MANAGEMENT FORESTRY INCOME INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS INFLATION INVESTMENT GRANTS JOB CREATION LABOR COSTS LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR LAW LABOR LEGISLATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET POLICIES LABOR MARKETS LABOR MOBILITY LABOR POLICIES LEGAL PROVISIONS LEGISLATION LONG TERM UNEMPLOYMENT MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS MINIMUM WAGE NATURAL MONOPOLIES OLDER WORKERS PRIVATIZATION PRODUCERS PRODUCTIVITY REAL WAGES RECOMMENDATIONS REGIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RETIREMENT SAFETY AT WORK SOCIAL SECURITY STATE ENTERPRISES TRADE UNIONS TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRIPARTITE UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED WORKERS UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION UNEMPLOYMENT RATES WATER PRICING WORKERS This report studies the Bulgarian labor market with a view to understand the interactions between the performance of the Bulgarian economy and the functioning of its labor market. The report assesses also the position of Bulgaria vis-a-vis compliance with the "acquis communautaire," and provides a set of key policy recommendations that may enhance job creation potential in years to come. In the aftermath of a steep adjustment process, the Bulgarian labor market resembles a sclerotic market, not dissimilar from the worst performing European markets. Nevertheless, the existing labor market policies and institutions, with the exception of excessively high payroll taxes and a somewhat strict employment protection legislation, are not necessarily synonymous of labor market rigidity: unemployment support schemes are modest, the minimum wage is not high, and industrial relations systems do not appear to prevent an efficient wage dispersion across sectors. Thus, the poor performance of Bulgaria is likely to be the result of a chronic inability to restructure its old sector and to tackle fundamental structural problems. In terms of compliance with the "acquis communautaire," Bulgaria's legislation appears aligned with most of the European Union requirements in the labor area. However, the standardization of working conditions requires substantial investments and a strengthening of administrative capacity to implement EU legislation. 2013-06-17T14:35:51Z 2013-06-17T14:35:51Z 2001-05 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/05/1346370/transition-eu-accession-bulgarian-labor-market-during-1990s 0-8213-4916-3 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13946 English en_US World Bank Technical Paper;No. 494 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication Europe and Central Asia Bulgaria
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topic	ARABLE LAND ASSETS BANK CATEGORIES OF WORKERS DISMISSAL EARLY RETIREMENT ECOLOGY ECONOMIC REFORM EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT GROWTH ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE FARMS FINANCIAL INTEGRATION FINANCIAL SERVICES FISCAL POLICIES FOREST MANAGEMENT FORESTRY INCOME INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS INFLATION INVESTMENT GRANTS JOB CREATION LABOR COSTS LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR LAW LABOR LEGISLATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET POLICIES LABOR MARKETS LABOR MOBILITY LABOR POLICIES LEGAL PROVISIONS LEGISLATION LONG TERM UNEMPLOYMENT MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS MINIMUM WAGE NATURAL MONOPOLIES OLDER WORKERS PRIVATIZATION PRODUCERS PRODUCTIVITY REAL WAGES RECOMMENDATIONS REGIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RETIREMENT SAFETY AT WORK SOCIAL SECURITY STATE ENTERPRISES TRADE UNIONS TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRIPARTITE UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED WORKERS UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION UNEMPLOYMENT RATES WATER PRICING WORKERS
spellingShingle	ARABLE LAND ASSETS BANK CATEGORIES OF WORKERS DISMISSAL EARLY RETIREMENT ECOLOGY ECONOMIC REFORM EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT GROWTH ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE FARMS FINANCIAL INTEGRATION FINANCIAL SERVICES FISCAL POLICIES FOREST MANAGEMENT FORESTRY INCOME INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS INFLATION INVESTMENT GRANTS JOB CREATION LABOR COSTS LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR LAW LABOR LEGISLATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET POLICIES LABOR MARKETS LABOR MOBILITY LABOR POLICIES LEGAL PROVISIONS LEGISLATION LONG TERM UNEMPLOYMENT MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS MINIMUM WAGE NATURAL MONOPOLIES OLDER WORKERS PRIVATIZATION PRODUCERS PRODUCTIVITY REAL WAGES RECOMMENDATIONS REGIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RETIREMENT SAFETY AT WORK SOCIAL SECURITY STATE ENTERPRISES TRADE UNIONS TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRIPARTITE UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED WORKERS UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION UNEMPLOYMENT RATES WATER PRICING WORKERS Garibaldi, Pietro Makovec, Mattia Stoyanova, Gabriella From Transition to EU Accession : The Bulgarian Labor Market during the 1990s
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description	This report studies the Bulgarian labor market with a view to understand the interactions between the performance of the Bulgarian economy and the functioning of its labor market. The report assesses also the position of Bulgaria vis-a-vis compliance with the "acquis communautaire," and provides a set of key policy recommendations that may enhance job creation potential in years to come. In the aftermath of a steep adjustment process, the Bulgarian labor market resembles a sclerotic market, not dissimilar from the worst performing European markets. Nevertheless, the existing labor market policies and institutions, with the exception of excessively high payroll taxes and a somewhat strict employment protection legislation, are not necessarily synonymous of labor market rigidity: unemployment support schemes are modest, the minimum wage is not high, and industrial relations systems do not appear to prevent an efficient wage dispersion across sectors. Thus, the poor performance of Bulgaria is likely to be the result of a chronic inability to restructure its old sector and to tackle fundamental structural problems. In terms of compliance with the "acquis communautaire," Bulgaria's legislation appears aligned with most of the European Union requirements in the labor area. However, the standardization of working conditions requires substantial investments and a strengthening of administrative capacity to implement EU legislation.
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author	Garibaldi, Pietro Makovec, Mattia Stoyanova, Gabriella
author_facet	Garibaldi, Pietro Makovec, Mattia Stoyanova, Gabriella
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title	From Transition to EU Accession : The Bulgarian Labor Market during the 1990s
title_short	From Transition to EU Accession : The Bulgarian Labor Market during the 1990s
title_full	From Transition to EU Accession : The Bulgarian Labor Market during the 1990s
title_fullStr	From Transition to EU Accession : The Bulgarian Labor Market during the 1990s
title_full_unstemmed	From Transition to EU Accession : The Bulgarian Labor Market during the 1990s
title_sort	from transition to eu accession : the bulgarian labor market during the 1990s
publisher	Washington, DC: World Bank
publishDate	2013
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