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Cambodia: Addressing the Skills Gap: Employment Diagnostic Study

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  • Asian Development Bank (ADB)
  • Asian Development Bank (ADB)

    (Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department, ADB)

  • Asian Development Bank (ADB)

    (Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department, ADB)

  • Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Abstract

Cambodia’s growth in the last 20 years has been remarkable and the lives of its people have improved substantially. But low-cost labor advantages on a narrow economic base have driven this growth. The country now needs to move beyond the four sectors that have dominated its economy: garment manufacturing, tourism, construction, and agriculture. Better education outcomes and higher-level skills are crucial for economic diversification and structural transformation and to sustain its inclusive growth. Labor force participation is high and unemployment relatively low, but the large majority of jobs are informal and more than a half of the employed have just a primary education or less. Addressing the problems of skills mismatch and future skills demand is therefore a priority. This joint report from the Asian Development Bank and the International Labour Organization examines constraints and opportunities for increasing productive employment in Cambodia. It can help the country exploit the opportunities its youthful labor force offers, but this window is closing fast.

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  • Asian Development Bank (ADB) & Asian Development Bank (ADB) & Asian Development Bank (ADB) & Asian Development Bank (ADB), 2015. "Cambodia: Addressing the Skills Gap: Employment Diagnostic Study," ADB Reports RPT157706-2, Asian Development Bank (ADB).
    • Handle: RePEc:asd:wpaper:rpt157706-2
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    1. Vichet Sam, 2018. "Unemployment duration and educational mismatches: An empirical investigation among graduates in Cambodia," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 38(3), pages 1554-1565.
    2. SAM, Vichet, 2017. "Unemployment duration and educational mismatches: A theoretical and empirical investigation among graduates in Cambodia," MPRA Paper 87673, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 11 Jun 2018.
    3. Sam, Vichet, 2018. "Impact of education-job mismatches on wage: The case of university graduates in Cambodia," MPRA Paper 110011, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    4. Heikki Hiilamo & Audrius Bitinas & Narith Chân, 2020. "Extending pension coverage in Cambodia: The governance and investment challenges of the Social Security Investment Fund," International Social Security Review, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 73(4), pages 97-116, October.
    5. Vichet Sam, 2018. "Education-job mismatches and their impacts on job satisfaction: An analysis among university graduates in Cambodia," Working Papers hal-01839463, HAL.
    6. SAM, Vichet, 2018. "Education-job mismatches and their impacts on job satisfaction: An analysis among university graduates in Cambodia," MPRA Paper 87928, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 15 Jul 2018.
    7. Chen, Shuang, 2018. "Education and transition to work: Evidence from Vietnam, Cambodia and Nepal," International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier, vol. 61(C), pages 92-105.

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