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Zambia Jobs Diagnostic: Volume 2 – Policy Framework

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  • Krishnan,Sudha Bala
  • Merotto,Dino Leonardo
  • Peterburs,Teresa Anna Maria
  • Walker,David Ian

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Jobs need to be at the heart of economic development policies in Zambia. Recognizing the role of jobs in making Zambia a more equal middle-income country, the Government of Zambia has prioritized job creation in its Vision 2030 and National Strategy on Job Creation and Industrialization by setting a goal to create one million jobs in key sectors over the next five years. This report has three main objectives. First, it outlines the main challenges to Zambia~^!!^s jobs agenda at the macro, household, and firm levels. Second, it takes a closer look at jobs at a sectoral level, with a focus on agribusiness value chains that illustrates the potential for job creation in high-potential sectors. Lastly, it presents a set of policies that may be prioritized by policymakers as part of implementing a jobs strategy through creating more formal sector jobs, improving the quality of informal sector jobs, and connecting vulnerable population groups to jobs.

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  • Krishnan,Sudha Bala & Merotto,Dino Leonardo & Peterburs,Teresa Anna Maria & Walker,David Ian, 2017. "Zambia Jobs Diagnostic: Volume 2 – Policy Framework," Jobs Group Papers, Notes, and Guides 27558443, The World Bank.
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    1. David Robalino & Siv Tokle, 2017. "Lending for Jobs Operations," World Bank Publications - Reports 29026, The World Bank Group.

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    capital investment need; European Development Finance Institutions; small and medium enterprise; Technical and Vocational Education; long run marginal cost; Housing and Population Census; Public Sector Remuneration Policy; data collection and analysis; per capita consumption growth; employment elasticity of growth; terms of trade shift; public sector worker; output per worker; economies of scale; trade and competitiveness; share of employment; labor force participation; share of work; exchange rate depreciation; product market regulation; labor productivity growth; access to capital; education and health; skilled labor market; skill development program; abundance of water; alternative power source; exchange rate volatility; creating job opportunity; national development plan; price of labor; production of fish; personal income tax; natural population growth; gaps in productivity; privileges and immunity; agriculture and service; vulnerable population group; exchange rate fluctuation; movement of worker; decomposition of growth; labor force survey; social security benefit; private sector representative; labour market policy; european investment bank; economic development policy; labor market outcome; private sector job; corporate income tax; formal sector wage; labor market service; Private Sector Growth; good investment climate; indirect service delivery; cost of import; number of jobs; job creation potential; high productivity jobs; quality of job; unpaid family worker; labor market efficiency; public sector job; barrier to entry; Poverty & Inequality; gender wage gap; labor market policy; rural area; copper price; modern production; commercial farm; wage work; small-scale farmer; high poverty; traditional production; Informal Jobs; young people; formal employment; informal sector; extreme poverty; vulnerable group; market potential; large farm; regional policy; feed production; job crisis; modern sector; firm size; tax instrument; wage employment; aquaculture value; Fiscal policies; fiscal policy; human capital; working age; input supply; extension service; self-employed farmers; feed mill; smallholder agriculture; wage worker; primary road; rural agriculture; foreign exchange; employment growth; traditional sector; dependency ratio; supply chain; job growth; Animal Husbandry; entry cost; increase productivity; global partnership; electricity regulation; market power; fixed effect; Rural Poor; labor demand; aquaculture sector; poultry sector; smallholder farmer; crowding out; traditional model; Job Quality; fiscal vulnerability; unpaid worker; labor supply; local market; inclusive growth; urban worker; Public Services; raise revenues; broiler production; informal worker; job placement; export ban; construction sector; youth entrepreneurship; macroeconomic fundamentals; matching grant; wage premium; development training; subsidy programs; macroeconomic instability; worker protection; subsidy policy; town development; employment rate; access road; economic slowdown; input market; Economic Management; border crossing; Exchange Rates; commercial farming; import price; government revenue; capital constraint; firm productivity; factor market; poor household; education access; road toll; Property tax; light manufacturing; industrial facility; domestic currencies; infrastructure service; fiscal tightening; fiscal pressure; service coverage; borrowing strategy; imported inputs; commodity price; payroll tax; sustainable fiscal; private market; scale economy; price competitiveness; power supply; fiscal problem; generation capacity; negative effect; hydroelectric system; tax base; market failure; small farm; cattle feed; low-skilled worker; smallholder linkage; spatial analysis; commercial market; earnings growth; rising inequality; skill gap; university degree; government grant; input cost; load shedding; electricity access; small-scale producer; quality employment; broiler chicken; informal export; capital necessary; purchase agreement; quality feed; production cycles; production model; live chicken; stock feed; maize market; largest firms; firm growth; inefficient firms; dual economy; manufacturing sector; exporting firms; regression results;
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