Regional Disparities in Labor Market Performance in Croatia : The Role of Individual and Regional Structural Characteristics
The labor market performance in Croatia failed to keep pace with the moderately good overall macroeconomic development in the past few years. Youth, the less well-educated, and women face more difficulties in getting a job with a decent salary. A l...
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okr-10986-72182021-04-23T14:02:33Z Regional Disparities in Labor Market Performance in Croatia : The Role of Individual and Regional Structural Characteristics Luo, Xubei ADMINISTRATIVE DATA AGE GROUP AGE GROUPS AVERAGE LEVEL BASIC EDUCATION DISCRIMINATION EARNING ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATION POLICY EFFECTS OF EDUCATION EMPLOYMENT RATE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE EQUAL DISTRIBUTION HEALTH INSURANCE HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HUMAN CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION JOB MARKET JOBS LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET DEVELOPMENT LABOR MARKET INDICATORS LABOR MARKET PERFORMANCE LABOR MARKET POLICY LABOR ORGANIZATION LABOR SUPPLY LEVELS OF EDUCATION LIVING STANDARDS LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT LOW EMPLOYMENT MARITAL STATUS NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONAL LEVELS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POOR PEOPLE POST SECONDARY EDUCATION PROGRESS SCHOOLING SECONDARY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION SEX SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TERTIARY EDUCATION TOTAL EMPLOYMENT TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED POPULATION UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNIVERSITY EDUCATION VOCATIONAL EDUCATION WAGE DIFFERENTIAL WAGE DIFFERENTIALS WOMEN WORKERS WORK FORCE WORKING-AGE POPULATION YOUTH EMPLOYMENT YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE The labor market performance in Croatia failed to keep pace with the moderately good overall macroeconomic development in the past few years. Youth, the less well-educated, and women face more difficulties in getting a job with a decent salary. A large part of the difference in regional labor market performance is associated with the difference in the human capital endowment. With a stagnant total employment rate, the large disparities in employment and earnings across individual groups and regions have become one of the concerns for the long-term sustainable development of the economy. Using Labor Force Survey (LFS) data from 2002-04, this paper studies the labor market performance in Croatia at the national and regional levels. The results show that both one's individual characteristics (including age, education and gender) and where he or she works plays a role in his or her employment and earnings. Regional differences in employment and earnings are reduced to a large extent when accounting for differences in individual characteristics. The simulations shed light on the effectiveness of the nationwide education policy and regional specific labor market policy, and suggest that improving human capital endowment and adjusting labor market structure are both important to rebalance regional development and enhance total welfare. 2012-06-06T14:12:08Z 2012-06-06T14:12:08Z 2007-03 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/03/7465258/regional-disparities-labor-market-performance-croatia-role-individual-regional-structural-characteristics http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7218 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4148 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 Croatia |
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ADMINISTRATIVE DATA AGE GROUP AGE GROUPS AVERAGE LEVEL BASIC EDUCATION DISCRIMINATION EARNING ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATION POLICY EFFECTS OF EDUCATION EMPLOYMENT RATE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE EQUAL DISTRIBUTION HEALTH INSURANCE HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HUMAN CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION JOB MARKET JOBS LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET DEVELOPMENT LABOR MARKET INDICATORS LABOR MARKET PERFORMANCE LABOR MARKET POLICY LABOR ORGANIZATION LABOR SUPPLY LEVELS OF EDUCATION LIVING STANDARDS LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT LOW EMPLOYMENT MARITAL STATUS NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONAL LEVELS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POOR PEOPLE POST SECONDARY EDUCATION PROGRESS SCHOOLING SECONDARY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION SEX SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TERTIARY EDUCATION TOTAL EMPLOYMENT TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED POPULATION UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNIVERSITY EDUCATION VOCATIONAL EDUCATION WAGE DIFFERENTIAL WAGE DIFFERENTIALS WOMEN WORKERS WORK FORCE WORKING-AGE POPULATION YOUTH EMPLOYMENT YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE |
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ADMINISTRATIVE DATA AGE GROUP AGE GROUPS AVERAGE LEVEL BASIC EDUCATION DISCRIMINATION EARNING ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATION POLICY EFFECTS OF EDUCATION EMPLOYMENT RATE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE EQUAL DISTRIBUTION HEALTH INSURANCE HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HUMAN CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION JOB MARKET JOBS LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET DEVELOPMENT LABOR MARKET INDICATORS LABOR MARKET PERFORMANCE LABOR MARKET POLICY LABOR ORGANIZATION LABOR SUPPLY LEVELS OF EDUCATION LIVING STANDARDS LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT LOW EMPLOYMENT MARITAL STATUS NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONAL LEVELS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POOR PEOPLE POST SECONDARY EDUCATION PROGRESS SCHOOLING SECONDARY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION SEX SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TERTIARY EDUCATION TOTAL EMPLOYMENT TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED POPULATION UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNIVERSITY EDUCATION VOCATIONAL EDUCATION WAGE DIFFERENTIAL WAGE DIFFERENTIALS WOMEN WORKERS WORK FORCE WORKING-AGE POPULATION YOUTH EMPLOYMENT YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE Luo, Xubei Regional Disparities in Labor Market Performance in Croatia : The Role of Individual and Regional Structural Characteristics |
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The labor market performance in Croatia
failed to keep pace with the moderately good overall
macroeconomic development in the past few years. Youth, the
less well-educated, and women face more difficulties in
getting a job with a decent salary. A large part of the
difference in regional labor market performance is
associated with the difference in the human capital
endowment. With a stagnant total employment rate, the large
disparities in employment and earnings across individual
groups and regions have become one of the concerns for the
long-term sustainable development of the economy. Using
Labor Force Survey (LFS) data from 2002-04, this paper
studies the labor market performance in Croatia at the
national and regional levels. The results show that both
one's individual characteristics (including age,
education and gender) and where he or she works plays a role
in his or her employment and earnings. Regional differences
in employment and earnings are reduced to a large extent
when accounting for differences in individual
characteristics. The simulations shed light on the
effectiveness of the nationwide education policy and
regional specific labor market policy, and suggest that
improving human capital endowment and adjusting labor market
structure are both important to rebalance regional
development and enhance total welfare. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Luo, Xubei |
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Luo, Xubei |
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Luo, Xubei |
| title |
Regional Disparities in Labor Market Performance in Croatia : The Role of Individual and Regional Structural Characteristics |
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Regional Disparities in Labor Market Performance in Croatia : The Role of Individual and Regional Structural Characteristics |
| title_full |
Regional Disparities in Labor Market Performance in Croatia : The Role of Individual and Regional Structural Characteristics |
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Regional Disparities in Labor Market Performance in Croatia : The Role of Individual and Regional Structural Characteristics |
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Regional Disparities in Labor Market Performance in Croatia : The Role of Individual and Regional Structural Characteristics |
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regional disparities in labor market performance in croatia : the role of individual and regional structural characteristics |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/03/7465258/regional-disparities-labor-market-performance-croatia-role-individual-regional-structural-characteristics http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7218 |
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