ejebsEurasian Journal of Economic and Business StudiesНазвание журнала на русском2789-82532789-8261University of International Business named after K. Sagadiyev LLP10.47703/2789-8253-2026-1-5-18ejebs-240Research ArticleСтатьиEmpirical Analysis of the Readiness of Kazakhstan's Labor Resources Transformation to a "Green" Economyhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4479-0414MaxyutovaAinura

PhD, Researcher 

Almaty 

711ainura@mail.ruhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0533-2728KaliyevaSaule

Doc. Sc. (Econ.), Associate Professor 

Almaty 

kalievas_@mail.ruInstitute of Economics CS MSHE RKKazakhstan202602042026701Eurasian Journal of Economic and Business Studies518Copyright © Maxyutova A., Kaliyeva S., 20262026Maxyutova A., Kaliyeva S.Maxyutova A., Kaliyeva S.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://ejebs.uib.kz/jour/article/view/240

In Kazakhstan, the transition to a green economy remains insufficiently empirically researched, despite the availability of strategic documents on innovative development. The aim of the study is to assess the readiness of Kazakhstan’s workforce for the transition to a “green” economy based on an analysis of factors affecting the number of people employed in “green” jobs.The methodological base of the study includes correlation analysis and the method of statistical equations of dependencies, which identify the stability of relationships in conditions of multicollinearity of factors and a limited length of time series. The empirical study is based on official statistical data from the Bureau of National Statistics for the period 2020-2024. The results of the correlation analysis showed a high degree of correlation between the dynamics of “green” employment and a number of factors (10 out of 19), including GDP per capita, investment in fixed assets, R&D expenditures, and financing of “green” economy projects. However, the application of the method of statistical equations of dependencies revealed the absence of stable functional relationships between the number of people employed in “green” jobs and most of the analyzed factors. The only variable for which a stable statistical relationship was recorded (stability coefficient K > 0.7) was the unemployment rate. The prospects for further research include analyzing institutional mechanisms that shape demand for “green” competencies, expanding the time series of data, and conducting a comparative analysis with practices in EU countries.

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