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International Monetary Fund - 2005

We analyze labor market models where the law of one price does not hold-that is, models with equilibrium wage dispersion. We begin by assuming workers are ex ante heterogeneous, and highlight a flaw with this approach: if search is costly, the market shuts down. We then assume workers are...

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Equilibrium Wage Dispersion : An Example

International Monetary Fund - 2006

Search models with posting and match-specific heterogeneity generate wage dispersion. Given K values for the match-specific variable, it is known that there are K reservation wages that could be posted, but generically never more than two actually are posted in equilibrium. What is unknown is...

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A Noteon Terms of Trade Shocks and the Wage Gap

International Monetary Fund - 2010

Using Chilean data, we document that for resource-rich small open economies the effects of terms of trade shocks on the wage gap (between skilled and unskilled workers) depend on factor intensities in the non-tradable sector, following the model in Galiani, Heymann, and Magud (2010). For a...

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Gender Budgeting in G7 Countries

International Monetary Fund - 2017

At the request of the Italian Presidency of the G7, the IMF has prepared a paper on gender-budgeting as a contribution … to the G7 initiative on equality. The paper provides an overview of gender-responsive budgeting concepts and practices in … the G7 countries. It summarizes recent trends in gender equality in G7 and advanced countries, noting that while equality …

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Chile; Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003

This note discusses Chile's macroeconomic policy framework, the role of institutions in Chile, policies over time, export specialization and economic growth, trade policy strategy and recent agreements, an overview of recent developments in capital markets, and corporate financing in Chile. The...

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Republic of Madagascar; Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005

This Selected Issues paper and Statistical Appendix analyzes the relationship among prices, income, and money in Madagascar over the period 1982â€“2004. It finds that a stable long-run relationship for the price level exists, but that the adjustment toward this long-term equilibrium is...

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Mongolia; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Progress Report

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005

This paper reviews Mongoliaâ€™s Economic Growth Support Poverty Reduction Strategy (EGSPRS) Implementation Progress Report 2004. Mongoliaâ€™s GDP grew by 5.6 percent in 2003, a fulfillment of the goal set out in the Main Guidelines for Economic and Social Development in 2003 to attain...

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Azerbaijan Republic; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Progress Report

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004

This paper examines the progress report on Azerbaijan Republicâ€™s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper. The share of the production and non-oil sector in GDP has increased. The shares of industry, construction, wholesale, and retail and service sectors increased, while the shares of...

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Mauritius; Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005

This Selected Issues paper and Statistical Appendix provide background information and analytical support for key policy issues discussed in the 2004 Article IV Consultation discussions with Mauritius. The impact of the erosion of trade preferences on exports, growth, and employment is assessed...

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Cambodia; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006

Cambodians have displayed tremendous resilience. The National Strategic Development Plan (NSDP) has been formulated using the comprehensive Rectangular Strategy of the Royal Government of Cambodia and synthesizes the Cambodia Millennium Development Goals (CMDG), the National Poverty Reduction...

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