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Wage Flexibility in Turbulent Times; A Practitioner's Guide
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005
This paper reviews several methods to measure wage flexibility, and their suitability for evaluating the extent of such … flexibility during times of structural change, when wage distributions and wage curves can be particularly volatile. The paper … uses nonparametric estimation to capture possible nonlinearities in the wage curve and relaxes the assumption of a stable …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005248228
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Euro Area Policies; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005
This Selected Issues paper for euro area policies analyzes the product market regulation and benefits of wage …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005591480
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Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; Selected Issues Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
The Macedonian labor market exhibits a high unemployment rate, yet does not demonstrate obvious and large enough constraints on the demand or supply side. Considerable achievements can be made by maintaining macroeconomic stability, attracting FDI, and closing the educational gaps. The second...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244331
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Finland; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
€”to improve employment rates in Finland. It summarizes recent labor market developments in Finland, and investigates respectively … activate recipients, and focuses on strategies to boost youth employment rates. The paper also discusses the possibility of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244764
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Senegal; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Annual Progress Report
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010
It is vital to achieve both high levels of sustained, long lasting growth and better income distribution through the Accelerated Growth Strategy in Senegal. In terms of macroeconomic performance, the annual average growth rate dropped owing to exogenous shocks and low productivity in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244968
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Denmark; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
The paper discusses the flexicurity model, its key policy elements, and association with a low unemployment rate and a high standard of social security for the unemployed. It provides details of an empirical analysis of unemployment performance and the flexicurity model. It also presents...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245015
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Belgium; Staff Report for the 2011 Article IV Consultation
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
This 2011 Article IV Consultation reports that the vulnerability of Belgium’s sovereign debt to market pressures makes credible medium-term fiscal consolidation a priority. The 2012 budget includes sizable consolidation measures, and the government is committed to take additional measures...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245533
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Serbia and Montenegro; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: Progress Reports
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
This paper discusses the First Progress Report on the implementation of the Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) in Serbia. The Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) for Serbia and its implementation complement the efforts of Serbia in the European Union integration process. The PRSP also includes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245601
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Bulgaria: Selected Issues Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2014
This Selected Issues paper reviews recent developments in growth and employment in Bulgaria and highlights key … and financial stabilization in 1997. The global economic crisis had a major effect on Bulgarian growth and employment … its 2008 level. However, employment growth was negative during 2009–2012, and the first small uptick occurred only in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245618
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Barbados; 2010 Article IV Consultation-Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010
The short-term recovery of the Barbados economy will critically depend on the rebound of demand for its services in its traditional markets. As a small tourist-dependent economy with a fixed exchange rate and volatile capital inflows, Barbados could shore up its external sector through fiscal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245645