Are Skills Constraining Growth in Bosnia and Herzegovina?

World Bank

dc.creator	World Bank
dc.date	2012-03-19T17:26:25Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T17:26:25Z
dc.date	2009-12-01
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T20:48:40Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T20:48:40Z
dc.identifier	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333037_20100608013737
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3186
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/243519
dc.description	The shortage of skills sought by key export-oriented and import competing industries in Bosnia and Herzegovina (henceforth, 'BH') is substantial and if left unaddressed, threatens to constrain future economic growth of the country. Prior to the onset of the global economic crisis, BH enjoyed strong rates of economic growth based to a significant degree on the growth of exports. On average, exports grew at an impressive 34 percent per year between 1995 and 2008. Our analysis however confirms that the growth of exporting, as well as import-competing industries is increasingly becoming constrained by the shortage of skills in the labor force. In this report we seek to identify these shortages and their likely causes and recommend reforms and policies which can prevent the plummeting of economic growth due to lack of adequate skills. Firm-level evidence confirms that the shortage of qualified workers is becoming a serious obstacle to growth of BH exporting companies. This report investigates what types of skills firms are looking for and are not finding in the marketplace. The policy recommendation section of this study seeks to provide ideas and direction for the BH government to address these labor market challenges.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
dc.subject	ACADEMIC YEAR
dc.subject	ACCREDITATION
dc.subject	ACTIVE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	ACTIVE EMPLOYMENT POLICIES
dc.subject	ACTIVE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS
dc.subject	ACTIVE LABOR
dc.subject	ACTIVE LABOR MARKET
dc.subject	ACTIVE LABOR MARKET POLICIES
dc.subject	ACTIVE LABOR MARKET POLICY
dc.subject	ADULT EDUCATION
dc.subject	ADULT TRAINING
dc.subject	AGE GROUP
dc.subject	AGE GROUPS
dc.subject	AVERAGE EDUCATION LEVEL
dc.subject	AVERAGE WAGES
dc.subject	BASIC EDUCATION
dc.subject	BASIC SKILLS
dc.subject	BRAIN DRAIN
dc.subject	CAREER
dc.subject	CAREER COUNSELING
dc.subject	CAREER DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	CAREER GUIDANCE
dc.subject	CERTIFICATION PROCESSES
dc.subject	COMPUTER TRAINING
dc.subject	CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
dc.subject	CONTINUING EDUCATION
dc.subject	CURRICULA
dc.subject	CURRICULUM
dc.subject	DEGREES
dc.subject	DIASPORA
dc.subject	DIPLOMAS
dc.subject	DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS
dc.subject	DISCIPLINES
dc.subject	DOCTORAL DEGREES
dc.subject	DOMESTIC MARKET
dc.subject	DRIVERS
dc.subject	EARLY RETIREMENT
dc.subject	ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN
dc.subject	EDUCATED CITIZENS
dc.subject	EDUCATED WORKFORCE
dc.subject	EDUCATION BUDGET
dc.subject	EDUCATION MINISTRIES
dc.subject	EDUCATION OUTCOMES
dc.subject	EDUCATION SYSTEMS
dc.subject	EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subject	EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	EDUCATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subject	EDUCATORS
dc.subject	EMPLOYEE
dc.subject	EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT GROWTH
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
dc.subject	ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITIES
dc.subject	EXPENDITURES
dc.subject	EXPORT-ORIENTED INDUSTRIES
dc.subject	FACULTIES
dc.subject	FINDING EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	FINDING WORK
dc.subject	FIRM SURVEY
dc.subject	FIRM SURVEYS
dc.subject	FOREIGN LANGUAGES
dc.subject	FORMAL EMPLOYEE TRAINING
dc.subject	FURTHER EDUCATION
dc.subject	GENERAL SECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subject	GLOBAL MARKETS
dc.subject	GROSS WAGE
dc.subject	GROSS WAGES
dc.subject	HEALTH INSURANCE
dc.subject	HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subject	HIGHER EDUCATION
dc.subject	HIGHER EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	HIGHER EDUCATION FINANCING
dc.subject	HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject	HIGHER EDUCATION LAW
dc.subject	HIGHER EDUCATION REFORM
dc.subject	HIGHLY EDUCATED PEOPLE
dc.subject	HUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subject	HUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subject	INFORMAL ECONOMY
dc.subject	INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITATION
dc.subject	INTERNSHIPS
dc.subject	JOB CREATION
dc.subject	JOB PLACEMENT
dc.subject	JOB PLACEMENT SERVICES
dc.subject	JOB SEEKERS
dc.subject	JOBS
dc.subject	KNOWLEDGE BASE
dc.subject	LABOR DEMAND
dc.subject	LABOR FORCE
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET NEEDS
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET POLICY
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET RIGIDITIES
dc.subject	LABOR MARKETS
dc.subject	LABOR MOBILITY
dc.subject	LABOR SUPPLY
dc.subject	LEARNING
dc.subject	LEARNING OUTCOMES
dc.subject	LEARNING PROGRAMS
dc.subject	LIFE-LONG LEARNING
dc.subject	LITERACY
dc.subject	LITERATURE
dc.subject	LOCAL LABOR MARKET
dc.subject	LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	MATHEMATICS
dc.subject	MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
dc.subject	OCCUPATIONS
dc.subject	PASSIVE LABOR
dc.subject	PRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subject	PRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subject	PRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATION
dc.subject	PRIVATE COST
dc.subject	PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject	PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject	PRIVATE MARKET
dc.subject	PRIVATE PROVISION
dc.subject	PRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subject	PRIVATE SECTOR ACTIVITY
dc.subject	PRIVATE SECTOR COMPANIES
dc.subject	PRIVATE SECTOR FIRMS
dc.subject	PRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVEMENT
dc.subject	PRIVATE TRAINING
dc.subject	PRIVATE TRAINING PROVIDERS
dc.subject	PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES
dc.subject	PRIVATE UNIVERSITY
dc.subject	PROBLEM SOLVING
dc.subject	PROFESSORS
dc.subject	PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES
dc.subject	PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES
dc.subject	PUBLIC UNIVERSITY
dc.subject	PUPILS
dc.subject	QUALITY ASSURANCE
dc.subject	QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION
dc.subject	QUALITY TEACHING
dc.subject	REAL WAGE
dc.subject	REAL WAGES
dc.subject	RESEARCH PROGRAMS
dc.subject	RESEARCHERS
dc.subject	SCHOOLING
dc.subject	SCHOOLS
dc.subject	SCIENCE DEGREES
dc.subject	SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
dc.subject	SCIENTIST
dc.subject	SCIENTISTS
dc.subject	SECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subject	SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION
dc.subject	SECONDARY SCHOOL GRADUATES
dc.subject	SECONDARY SCHOOLS
dc.subject	SKILL SHORTAGE
dc.subject	SKILL SHORTAGES
dc.subject	SKILLED EMPLOYEES
dc.subject	SKILLED LABOR
dc.subject	SKILLED PEOPLE
dc.subject	SKILLED WORKFORCE
dc.subject	SOCIAL WORK
dc.subject	STAFF SALARIES
dc.subject	STUDENT LOAN
dc.subject	STUDENT POPULATION
dc.subject	TEACHER
dc.subject	TEACHERS
dc.subject	TEACHING
dc.subject	TECHNICAL SKILLS
dc.subject	TERTIARY EDUCATION
dc.subject	TERTIARY EDUCATION REFORM
dc.subject	TERTIARY EDUCATION SYSTEM
dc.subject	TERTIARY ENROLLMENT
dc.subject	TERTIARY ENROLLMENT RATE
dc.subject	TERTIARY GRADUATES
dc.subject	TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject	TOTAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	TRADE UNIONS
dc.subject	TRAINING PROGRAM
dc.subject	TRAINING PROGRAMS
dc.subject	TRAINING SERVICES
dc.subject	TUITION
dc.subject	TUITION FEES
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYED
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYED LABOR
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYED PERSONS
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subject	UNIVERSITIES
dc.subject	UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATORS
dc.subject	UNIVERSITY BUDGET
dc.subject	UNIVERSITY DEGREE
dc.subject	UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
dc.subject	UNIVERSITY GRADUATES
dc.subject	UNSKILLED LABOR
dc.subject	VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
dc.subject	VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS
dc.subject	VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS
dc.subject	WAGE GROWTH
dc.subject	WAGE LEVELS
dc.subject	WORKER
dc.subject	WORKERS
dc.title	Are Skills Constraining Growth in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
dc.type	Economic & Sector Work :: Other Poverty Study
dc.coverage	Europe and Central Asia
dc.coverage	Europe
dc.coverage	Bosnia and Herzegovina