-sector employment and have helped raise standards of living. However, the growth model has involved costs: the public-sector wage bill … is relatively high, there is limited employment of nationals in the private sector, labor productivity has declined or …

This paper discusses tax and expenditure policy reforms to raise employment. Using data for 58 advanced and emerging …. The focus is on incentives to increase labor demand and supply rather than on the impact of fiscal policy on employment … principles which should guide the design of country-specific fiscal reforms to boost employment. A comprehensive set of tables on …

agreements with the National Bank of Belgium (Belgium) and the Swiss National Bank (Switzerland), effective on August 30, 2017 …. These new borrowing agreements with Belgium and Switzerland provide new resources equivalent to SDR 350 million and SDR 500 …

Switzerland. It examines the intertemporal consistency between current policy plans and unfunded liabilities, focusing primarily … the generous disability and pension systems. The paper also examines the need for health care reforms in Switzerland …

This paper focuses on the observance of standards and codes on fiscal transparency for Switzerland. The assessment …

This technical note presents an update to the Financial System Stability Assessment (FSSA) on Switzerland. It reveals …

For the past quarter century, Switzerland’s real per capita growth rate has been substantially slower than in most … 1997 peak of more than 5 percent. Inflation has edged up from exceptionally low levels. Switzerland’s longstanding current …

This Article IV Consultation reports that Switzerland’s exchange rate floor, seen as credible by the markets, has …