developing countries been responsible for thelowered wages of the unskilled, increased unemployment, and widenedincome inequality …

In flow models of the labor market, wages are determined by negotiations between workers and employers on the surplus …

The growth rate of real hourly wages in France has fallen below the trend growth rate of total factor productivity. The …. Microeconometric estimations provide evidence of an outward shift in the relationship between wages and unemployment that is …

We study the determinants of employment and wages in the public sector, using a new set of panel data for 34 LDCs and … countries and private employment for OECD countries). Certain measures of government wages are positively associated with …

agreement with the Government of Canada (Canada), and has entered into amendments to the 2010 borrowing agreement with De … with Canada and the amendments to the borrowing agreements with The Netherlands and Korea will each provide new resources …

Canada and the Fund. The Government of Canada announced its willingness to lend up to USD 10 billion to the Fund to support …

This Selected Issues paper for Canada presents comprehensive and broad-based analysis of the role of domestic and … external shocks. Canada’s economic history illustrates the important role played by external as well as domestic macroeconomic … disturbances. Canada’s economy slowed in 2001 because of the global slowdown, although by less than in many other countries. In …

Canada’s 2005 Article IV Consultation highlights that it has benefited from a strong institutional framework and …, but external developments are creating uncertainties. The Bank of Canada appears to have room to maintain a patient and …

geared toward boosting productivity. Canada’s commitment to exchange rate flexibility has been helpful in facilitating the …

This paper explores the factors that have led to a Canada-U.S. productivity gap using a sectoral growth accounting … was followed by a protracted period of exchange rate weakness. This paper reviews the institutional aspects of Canada …