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Lost in Conversation: the Failed Dialogue between Bulgarian universities and employers
Written by Nikoleta Popkostadinova
Bulgarian universities are failing to respond to the needs of companies which means that graduates are unequipped to deal with the rigors of an already tight labor market.
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The Youth Labor Market in Cambodia
Written by Chak Sopheap
The baby boom during the 1980s and 1990s in Cambodia (after the nation successfully put a decade long civil war behind it and regained peace) has now resulted in the creation of a large labor pool for the Cambodian economy. Such a large stock of potentially dynamic workers could be […]
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From endangered to engendered development path: employment and gender in Sub-Saharan Africa
Written by athloneez
Female employment in Sub-Saharan Africa: what are the challenges? Female labour force participation rate, or the percentage of women active in the labour market, is often relied on when assessing the access to labour markets for females in comparison to males. Looking at this metric we find, possibly somewhat […]
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How to make globalisation work for labour markets? Key policy lessons for developing countries*
Written by athloneez
Globalisation and labour markets in the developing world The positive impact of trade on growth is reasonably well-established, both in the literature and among trade professionals.[1] Market openness is a necessary, albeit not sufficient, condition for sustained economic performance. The relationship between trade and employment is, however, more complex and […]
