Bosnia and Herzegovina 2001-2004 : Enterprise Restructuring, Labor Market Transitions and Poverty

This paper takes stock of labor market developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina over the period 2001-2004, using the panel Living Standards Measurement Study/Living in Bosnia and Herzegovina survey. The analysis estimates a multinomial logit model of...

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Main Authors: Tiongson, Erwin R., Yemtsov, Ruslan
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/01/8946998/bosnia-herzegovina-2001-2004-enterprise-restructuring-labor-market-transitions-poverty
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topic ACCOUNTING
AGGREGATE UNEMPLOYMENT
AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT
AVERAGE WAGE
AVERAGE WAGES
BANKRUPTCY
CALCULATION
CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT
CONTRIBUTIONS
DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DISABILITY
DISABILITY INSURANCE
DISMISSAL
DISPLACED WORKERS
DRIVERS
EARNINGS
EARNINGS INEQUALITY
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC BENEFITS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
ECONOMIC TRANSITION
ECONOMICS
ECONOMIES IN TRANSITION
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT DYNAMICS
EMPLOYMENT GENERATION
EMPLOYMENT GROWTH
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
ENTERPRISE OWNERSHIP
ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITIES
EXCHANGE RATES
FAMILY MEMBERS
FEMALE WORKERS
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FORMAL LABOR MARKET
FORMAL SECTOR WAGE
FORMAL SECTOR WAGES
GENDER DIFFERENCES
GENDER DIFFERENTIALS
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
HEALTH SERVICES
HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
INCOME
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
INFLATION
INFLATION RATES
INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT
INFORMAL LABOR MARKET
INFORMAL SECTOR
INFORMAL SECTOR WORKERS
INSURANCE
JOB CREATION
JOB DESTRUCTION
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
JOB SEARCH
JOBS
LABOR ADJUSTMENT
LABOR CONTRACT
LABOR COSTS
LABOR FORCE
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET ADJUSTMENT
LABOR MARKET DEVELOPMENT
LABOR MARKET INDICATOR
LABOR MARKET INDICATORS
LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
LABOR MARKET PERFORMANCE
LABOR MARKET PERSPECTIVE
LABOR MARKET TRANSITION
LABOR MARKET TRANSITIONS
LABOR MARKETS
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
LABOR REALLOCATION
LABOR STATISTICS
LABOUR
LABOUR MARKET
LABOUR MARKETS
LABOUR OFFICE
LARGE ENTERPRISES
LEVEL PLAYING FIELD
LIVING STANDARDS
LOCAL LABOR MARKETS
LONG TERM UNEMPLOYMENT
LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT
LONGTERM UNEMPLOYMENT
MALE WORKERS
MARITAL STATUS
MARKET ECONOMIES
MARKET ECONOMY
MARKET TRENDS
MUNICIPALITIES
NOW ACCOUNTS
NUMBER OF WORKERS
OLDER WORKERS
PAID WORKERS
PEACE
PENSION
PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS
PENSION FUND
PERSISTENT UNEMPLOYMENT
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POOR WOMEN
POVERTY RATE
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES
PREVIOUS SECTION
PRIME AGE
PRIVATE ENTERPRISES
PRIVATE FIRMS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR FIRMS
PRIVATE TRANSFERS
PRIVATIZATION
PROBABILITIES
PROBABILITY
PRODUCTION PROCESSES
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
PROGRESS
PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
PUBLIC OPINION
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT
REAL WAGE
REAL WAGES
RESPECT
SAFETY
SAFETY NET
SALE
SELF-EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL COSTS
SOCIAL IMPACT
SOCIAL PROGRESS
STABLE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
STATE ENTERPRISES
STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES
TOTAL EMPLOYMENT
TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
TRANSPORT
UNEMPLOYED
UNEMPLOYED POOR
UNEMPLOYED WORKERS
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURE
UNEMPLOYMENT INDICATORS
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
USE OF RESOURCES
VALUABLE
WAGE DETERMINATION
WAGE DISTRIBUTION
WAGE FLOORS
WAGE GROWTH
WAGE INCREASE
WAGE INCREASES
WAGE INEQUALITY
WAGE LEVELS
WESTERN EUROPE
WORKER
WORKING AGE
WORKING AGE POPULATION
WORKING POOR
WORKING-AGE POPULATION
YOUNG WORKERS
YOUNGER WORKERS
YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
spellingShingle ACCOUNTING
AGGREGATE UNEMPLOYMENT
AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT
AVERAGE WAGE
AVERAGE WAGES
BANKRUPTCY
CALCULATION
CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT
CONTRIBUTIONS
DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DISABILITY
DISABILITY INSURANCE
DISMISSAL
DISPLACED WORKERS
DRIVERS
EARNINGS
EARNINGS INEQUALITY
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC BENEFITS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
ECONOMIC TRANSITION
ECONOMICS
ECONOMIES IN TRANSITION
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT DYNAMICS
EMPLOYMENT GENERATION
EMPLOYMENT GROWTH
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
ENTERPRISE OWNERSHIP
ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITIES
EXCHANGE RATES
FAMILY MEMBERS
FEMALE WORKERS
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FORMAL LABOR MARKET
FORMAL SECTOR WAGE
FORMAL SECTOR WAGES
GENDER DIFFERENCES
GENDER DIFFERENTIALS
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
HEALTH SERVICES
HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
INCOME
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
INFLATION
INFLATION RATES
INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT
INFORMAL LABOR MARKET
INFORMAL SECTOR
INFORMAL SECTOR WORKERS
INSURANCE
JOB CREATION
JOB DESTRUCTION
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
JOB SEARCH
JOBS
LABOR ADJUSTMENT
LABOR CONTRACT
LABOR COSTS
LABOR FORCE
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET ADJUSTMENT
LABOR MARKET DEVELOPMENT
LABOR MARKET INDICATOR
LABOR MARKET INDICATORS
LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
LABOR MARKET PERFORMANCE
LABOR MARKET PERSPECTIVE
LABOR MARKET TRANSITION
LABOR MARKET TRANSITIONS
LABOR MARKETS
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
LABOR REALLOCATION
LABOR STATISTICS
LABOUR
LABOUR MARKET
LABOUR MARKETS
LABOUR OFFICE
LARGE ENTERPRISES
LEVEL PLAYING FIELD
LIVING STANDARDS
LOCAL LABOR MARKETS
LONG TERM UNEMPLOYMENT
LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT
LONGTERM UNEMPLOYMENT
MALE WORKERS
MARITAL STATUS
MARKET ECONOMIES
MARKET ECONOMY
MARKET TRENDS
MUNICIPALITIES
NOW ACCOUNTS
NUMBER OF WORKERS
OLDER WORKERS
PAID WORKERS
PEACE
PENSION
PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS
PENSION FUND
PERSISTENT UNEMPLOYMENT
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POOR WOMEN
POVERTY RATE
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES
PREVIOUS SECTION
PRIME AGE
PRIVATE ENTERPRISES
PRIVATE FIRMS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR FIRMS
PRIVATE TRANSFERS
PRIVATIZATION
PROBABILITIES
PROBABILITY
PRODUCTION PROCESSES
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
PROGRESS
PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
PUBLIC OPINION
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT
REAL WAGE
REAL WAGES
RESPECT
SAFETY
SAFETY NET
SALE
SELF-EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL COSTS
SOCIAL IMPACT
SOCIAL PROGRESS
STABLE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
STATE ENTERPRISES
STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES
TOTAL EMPLOYMENT
TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
TRANSPORT
UNEMPLOYED
UNEMPLOYED POOR
UNEMPLOYED WORKERS
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURE
UNEMPLOYMENT INDICATORS
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
USE OF RESOURCES
VALUABLE
WAGE DETERMINATION
WAGE DISTRIBUTION
WAGE FLOORS
WAGE GROWTH
WAGE INCREASE
WAGE INCREASES
WAGE INEQUALITY
WAGE LEVELS
WESTERN EUROPE
WORKER
WORKING AGE
WORKING AGE POPULATION
WORKING POOR
WORKING-AGE POPULATION
YOUNG WORKERS
YOUNGER WORKERS
YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
Tiongson, Erwin R.
Yemtsov, Ruslan
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2001-2004 : Enterprise Restructuring, Labor Market Transitions and Poverty
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
relation Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4479
description This paper takes stock of labor market developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina over the period 2001-2004, using the panel Living Standards Measurement Study/Living in Bosnia and Herzegovina survey. The analysis estimates a multinomial logit model of labor market transitions by state of origin (employment, unemployment, and inactivity) following the specification of widely used models of transition probabilities, and analyzes the impact of standard covariates. The results provide strong evidence that there are indeed significant differences in labor market transitions by gender, age, education, and geographic location. Using the panel structure of the multi-topic survey data, the authors find that these transitions are related to welfare dynamics, with welfare levels evolving differently for various groups depending on their labor market trajectories. The findings show that current labor market trends reflecting women's movement out of labor markets and laid-off male workers accepting informal sector jobs characterized by low productivity will lead to adverse social outcomes. These outcomes could be averted if the planned enterprise reform program creates a more favorable business environment and leads to faster restructuring and growth of firms.
format Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author Tiongson, Erwin R.
Yemtsov, Ruslan
author_facet Tiongson, Erwin R.
Yemtsov, Ruslan
author_sort Tiongson, Erwin R.
title Bosnia and Herzegovina 2001-2004 : Enterprise Restructuring, Labor Market Transitions and Poverty
title_short Bosnia and Herzegovina 2001-2004 : Enterprise Restructuring, Labor Market Transitions and Poverty
title_full Bosnia and Herzegovina 2001-2004 : Enterprise Restructuring, Labor Market Transitions and Poverty
title_fullStr Bosnia and Herzegovina 2001-2004 : Enterprise Restructuring, Labor Market Transitions and Poverty
title_full_unstemmed Bosnia and Herzegovina 2001-2004 : Enterprise Restructuring, Labor Market Transitions and Poverty
title_sort bosnia and herzegovina 2001-2004 : enterprise restructuring, labor market transitions and poverty
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/01/8946998/bosnia-herzegovina-2001-2004-enterprise-restructuring-labor-market-transitions-poverty
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6480
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spelling okr-10986-64802021-04-23T14:02:30Z Bosnia and Herzegovina 2001-2004 : Enterprise Restructuring, Labor Market Transitions and Poverty Tiongson, Erwin R. Yemtsov, Ruslan ACCOUNTING AGGREGATE UNEMPLOYMENT AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT AVERAGE WAGE AVERAGE WAGES BANKRUPTCY CALCULATION CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT CONTRIBUTIONS DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS DEVELOPMENT BANK DISABILITY DISABILITY INSURANCE DISMISSAL DISPLACED WORKERS DRIVERS EARNINGS EARNINGS INEQUALITY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC BENEFITS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT ECONOMIC TRANSITION ECONOMICS ECONOMIES IN TRANSITION EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT DYNAMICS EMPLOYMENT GENERATION EMPLOYMENT GROWTH EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES EMPLOYMENT STATUS ENTERPRISE OWNERSHIP ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITIES EXCHANGE RATES FAMILY MEMBERS FEMALE WORKERS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FINANCIAL SECTOR FORMAL LABOR MARKET FORMAL SECTOR WAGE FORMAL SECTOR WAGES GENDER DIFFERENCES GENDER DIFFERENTIALS GOVERNMENT POLICIES HEALTH SERVICES HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES HOUSEHOLD SURVEY INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS INFLATION INFLATION RATES INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT INFORMAL LABOR MARKET INFORMAL SECTOR INFORMAL SECTOR WORKERS INSURANCE JOB CREATION JOB DESTRUCTION JOB OPPORTUNITIES JOB SEARCH JOBS LABOR ADJUSTMENT LABOR CONTRACT LABOR COSTS LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET ADJUSTMENT LABOR MARKET DEVELOPMENT LABOR MARKET INDICATOR LABOR MARKET INDICATORS LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES LABOR MARKET PERFORMANCE LABOR MARKET PERSPECTIVE LABOR MARKET TRANSITION LABOR MARKET TRANSITIONS LABOR MARKETS LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LABOR REALLOCATION LABOR STATISTICS LABOUR LABOUR MARKET LABOUR MARKETS LABOUR OFFICE LARGE ENTERPRISES LEVEL PLAYING FIELD LIVING STANDARDS LOCAL LABOR MARKETS LONG TERM UNEMPLOYMENT LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT LONGTERM UNEMPLOYMENT MALE WORKERS MARITAL STATUS MARKET ECONOMIES MARKET ECONOMY MARKET TRENDS MUNICIPALITIES NOW ACCOUNTS NUMBER OF WORKERS OLDER WORKERS PAID WORKERS PEACE PENSION PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS PENSION FUND PERSISTENT UNEMPLOYMENT POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POLITICAL ECONOMY POOR WOMEN POVERTY RATE POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES PREVIOUS SECTION PRIME AGE PRIVATE ENTERPRISES PRIVATE FIRMS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR FIRMS PRIVATE TRANSFERS PRIVATIZATION PROBABILITIES PROBABILITY PRODUCTION PROCESSES PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROGRESS PUBLIC ENTERPRISES PUBLIC OPINION PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT REAL WAGE REAL WAGES RESPECT SAFETY SAFETY NET SALE SELF-EMPLOYMENT SOCIAL COSTS SOCIAL IMPACT SOCIAL PROGRESS STABLE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE STATE ENTERPRISES STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES TOTAL EMPLOYMENT TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRANSPORT UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED POOR UNEMPLOYED WORKERS UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURE UNEMPLOYMENT INDICATORS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES USE OF RESOURCES VALUABLE WAGE DETERMINATION WAGE DISTRIBUTION WAGE FLOORS WAGE GROWTH WAGE INCREASE WAGE INCREASES WAGE INEQUALITY WAGE LEVELS WESTERN EUROPE WORKER WORKING AGE WORKING AGE POPULATION WORKING POOR WORKING-AGE POPULATION YOUNG WORKERS YOUNGER WORKERS YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES This paper takes stock of labor market developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina over the period 2001-2004, using the panel Living Standards Measurement Study/Living in Bosnia and Herzegovina survey. The analysis estimates a multinomial logit model of labor market transitions by state of origin (employment, unemployment, and inactivity) following the specification of widely used models of transition probabilities, and analyzes the impact of standard covariates. The results provide strong evidence that there are indeed significant differences in labor market transitions by gender, age, education, and geographic location. Using the panel structure of the multi-topic survey data, the authors find that these transitions are related to welfare dynamics, with welfare levels evolving differently for various groups depending on their labor market trajectories. The findings show that current labor market trends reflecting women's movement out of labor markets and laid-off male workers accepting informal sector jobs characterized by low productivity will lead to adverse social outcomes. These outcomes could be averted if the planned enterprise reform program creates a more favorable business environment and leads to faster restructuring and growth of firms. 2012-05-25T21:25:07Z 2012-05-25T21:25:07Z 2008-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/01/8946998/bosnia-herzegovina-2001-2004-enterprise-restructuring-labor-market-transitions-poverty http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6480 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4479 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Europe and Central Asia Bosnia and Herzegovina