Labor Market Policy Options of the Kurdistan Regional Government

Almas Heshmati ()

No 3247, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: This study is a descriptive analysis of the labor market conditions in Iraqi Federal Kurdistan Region. It explores a number of integrated factors that covariate and determine the level and patterns of the labor market outcomes in the region. In the first step, each of the determinants of unemployment is described and establishes their causal and directions of possible effects. In the second step, the characteristic of the current labor market policy is investigated. Finally, after providing knowledge about the nature of (un)employment and current policy measures, a number policy measures are proposed to reduce the rate of unemployment or to reduce the negative effects of unemployment and to promote skills, capability and development potential.

Keywords: wages; skills; government policy; mismatch; employment; public sector; Kurdistan (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E24 I28 J24 J31 J45 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 23 pages
Date: 2007-12
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-knm, nep-lab and nep-mac
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Published - published in: Heshmati, The Economy of Southern Kurdistan, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2010

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