Myanmar Human Capital Development, Employment, and Labor Markets

Sakiko Tanaka (sakikotanaka@adb.org), Christopher Spohr (cspohr@adb.org) and Sandra D’Amico (sandra@bdlink.com.kh)
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Sakiko Tanaka: Asian Development Bank
Christopher Spohr: Asian Development Bank
Sandra D’Amico: BDLINK Cambodia

No 469, ADB Economics Working Paper Series from Asian Development Bank

Abstract: Improvement in human capital is essential for rapid, sustainable, and inclusive economic growth in Myanmar. Investments in health and education—including technical and vocational education and training—are essential to engineer a productive labor force that can contribute to and benefit from growth opportunities, while equipping the country’s young population to participate in the country’s dramatic socioeconomic transformation. This paper focuses on developing human capital, with an emphasis on health and education in the context of employment growth and an employment-enabling environment. While awaiting the release of up-to-date data and the outcome of broad ongoing legislative reforms, the paper draws on extensive analysis of available data, including the Integrated Household Living Condition Survey 2009–2010, nationally led assessments, and consultations with the government and a variety of stakeholders to provide a snapshot of important recent developments that are helping to shape the transformation.

Keywords: education; employment; health; Myanmar; technical and vocational education and training (TVET) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E24 I15 I25 O15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 61 pages
Date: 2015-12-15
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