TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Heshmati, Almas
        TI  - Labor Market Policy Options of the Kurdistan Regional Government
        PY  - 2007/Dec/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 3247
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp3247
        AB  - 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.
        KW  - wages
KW  - skills
KW  - government policy
KW  - mismatch
KW  - employment
KW  - public sector
KW  - Kurdistan
        ER  -