Prospects for Growth and Jobs in the Palestinian Economy : A General Equilibrium Analysis

A large number of studies in recent years have attempted to analyze and quantify the myriad of restrictions holding back economic development in the West Bank and Gaza, but the full picture remains blurred. The main value proposition of this study...

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Main Author: World Bank Group
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Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
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spelling okr-10986-288932021-05-25T09:07:39Z Prospects for Growth and Jobs in the Palestinian Economy : A General Equilibrium Analysis World Bank Group EMPLOYMENT SKILLS GROWTH JOBS JOB CREATION GROWTH CONSTRAINTS A large number of studies in recent years have attempted to analyze and quantify the myriad of restrictions holding back economic development in the West Bank and Gaza, but the full picture remains blurred. The main value proposition of this study is to assess and quantify the overall prospects for growth and jobs in the West Bank and Gaza using a Computable General Equilibrium model and taking into consideration the uncertain and dynamic environment of shifting boundaries, including the broader economic benefits that could be achieved with an alleviation of external and internal constraints. It is important to acknowledge that the external and domestic environments are in some cases interdependent. The study analyzes a number of different scenarios related to both external and internal constraints. Given the political realities, it is particularly important to study what Palestine could do on its own to improve growth prospects. The hope is that this study could help the Palestinian authorities and other stakeholders form a vision for inclusive, job-led growth and establish policy priorities depending on the evolution of the geo-political environment. The study provides an outline of such a vision, drawing on the findings of the scenarios discussed above and could be further developed by incorporating the findings from the parallel Vision pieces under way in trade and energy. Further, the study should help inform the Bank’s strategic and operational engagement with Palestine by highlighting key reforms and investments needed to support higher and more inclusive growth. 2017-11-28T23:29:52Z 2017-11-28T23:29:52Z 2017-11-01 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/952571511351839375/Prospects-for-growth-and-jobs-in-the-Palestinian-economy-a-general-equilibrium-analysis http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28893 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: General Economy, Macroeconomics, and Growth Study Economic & Sector Work Middle East and North Africa West Bank and Gaza
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topic EMPLOYMENT
SKILLS
GROWTH
JOBS
JOB CREATION
GROWTH CONSTRAINTS
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SKILLS
GROWTH
JOBS
JOB CREATION
GROWTH CONSTRAINTS
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Prospects for Growth and Jobs in the Palestinian Economy : A General Equilibrium Analysis
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West Bank and Gaza
description A large number of studies in recent years have attempted to analyze and quantify the myriad of restrictions holding back economic development in the West Bank and Gaza, but the full picture remains blurred. The main value proposition of this study is to assess and quantify the overall prospects for growth and jobs in the West Bank and Gaza using a Computable General Equilibrium model and taking into consideration the uncertain and dynamic environment of shifting boundaries, including the broader economic benefits that could be achieved with an alleviation of external and internal constraints. It is important to acknowledge that the external and domestic environments are in some cases interdependent. The study analyzes a number of different scenarios related to both external and internal constraints. Given the political realities, it is particularly important to study what Palestine could do on its own to improve growth prospects. The hope is that this study could help the Palestinian authorities and other stakeholders form a vision for inclusive, job-led growth and establish policy priorities depending on the evolution of the geo-political environment. The study provides an outline of such a vision, drawing on the findings of the scenarios discussed above and could be further developed by incorporating the findings from the parallel Vision pieces under way in trade and energy. Further, the study should help inform the Bank’s strategic and operational engagement with Palestine by highlighting key reforms and investments needed to support higher and more inclusive growth.
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title Prospects for Growth and Jobs in the Palestinian Economy : A General Equilibrium Analysis
title_short Prospects for Growth and Jobs in the Palestinian Economy : A General Equilibrium Analysis
title_full Prospects for Growth and Jobs in the Palestinian Economy : A General Equilibrium Analysis
title_fullStr Prospects for Growth and Jobs in the Palestinian Economy : A General Equilibrium Analysis
title_full_unstemmed Prospects for Growth and Jobs in the Palestinian Economy : A General Equilibrium Analysis
title_sort prospects for growth and jobs in the palestinian economy : a general equilibrium analysis
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/952571511351839375/Prospects-for-growth-and-jobs-in-the-Palestinian-economy-a-general-equilibrium-analysis
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