Theoretical Underpinnings of Jobs Diagnostics
This paper is a work-in-progress and was developed to advance our thinking on how to make Jobs Diagnostics more strategic and to explore how guidance can best bridge the link from jobs analysis through prioritization, to recommendations. It will co...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2020
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/529871585297936749/Theoretical-Underpinnings-of-Jobs-Diagnostics http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33491 |
| Summary: | This paper is a work-in-progress and was
developed to advance our thinking on how to make Jobs
Diagnostics more strategic and to explore how guidance can
best bridge the link from jobs analysis through
prioritization, to recommendations. It will continue to
evolve as we undertake more diagnostics. The role of Jobs
Diagnostics is to help operational teams think more deeply
about evidence, guide them towards priority problems and
understand the constraints to better jobs outcomes with
economic growth, and their likely causes. We believe a
better link from standardized diagnosis to recommendations
is needed, while recognizing that a single formulaic
framework is not desirable. In general, Jobs Diagnostics
guidelines should help contribute to thinking about causes
of jobs problems identified in data tests, with priorities
for policies and operations should be based on evidence and
not be left too open to discretion. This is a first attempt
to help practitioners narrow down Jobs problems, think
deeply about their causes, and prioritize between possible
solution areas. Thus, the examples given in this paper are
not exhaustive, and its recommendations are not meant to be
prescriptive. The guidance will be refined in the coming
years, as more practical examples emerge and we gain further
lessons in strategic prioritization. |
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