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Wage Flexibility in Turbulent Times : A Practitioner's Guide
International Monetary Fund - 2005
methodology is applied to Polish micro data. The estimates confirm that wages are less elastic in a high-unemployment …
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Kingdom of the Netherlands : Netherlands: Selected Issues-The Labor Income Tax Credit in an International Perspective
International Monetary Fund - 2001
Compared with its U.S. and U.K. counterparts, the Labor Tax Credit (LTC) is likely to have more limited effects on incentives for primary-earners to enter the labor force, because of the smaller size of the credit. Any significant increase in the LTC to strengthen its effect on the still large...
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Italy; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
Based on the economic literature, various policy measures and institutions in the product and labor markets that increase growth and employment are studied. From a cross-country approach, this study finds a significant relationship between Vertical Fiscal Imbalances (VFIs) and fiscal performance...
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Namibia : Selected Issues Paper
International Monetary Fund - 2009
The Southern African Customs Union (SACU), the oldest customs union in the world, comprises Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Swaziland (known as the BLNS countries), and South Africa. This Selected Issues paper analyzes how policy has responded to the positive SACU revenue shock. It discusses the...
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Botswana : Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund - 2008
This paper suggests that it is essential to save a substantial portion of mineral revenues now to ensure fiscal sustainability for a post-diamond period. Taking the non-mineral primary balance into account can help clarify desirable fiscal policies. Botswana’s real effective exchange rate is...
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Social Security Tax Reform and Unemployment : A General Equilibrium Analysis for France
International Monetary Fund - 1997
various tax rates lead to lower budget deficits in the long run, as a result of an expanding tax base and lower unemployment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014401626
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Spain : Selected Issues-Labor Market Polices and Unemployment Dynamics
International Monetary Fund - 1996
This Selected Issues paper analyzes labor market policies and unemployment dynamics in Spain. It provides a brief …
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Unemployment Hysteresis, Wage Determination, and Labor Market Flexibility : The Case of Belgium
International Monetary Fund - 1994
This paper examines the potential contribution of unemployment hysteresis theories to the understanding of the Belgian …
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Botswana : Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund - 2012
Poverty and unemployment remained high in Botswana. The shortcomings of the labor market policies are responsible for a … high unemployment rate. This selected issues paper sheds considerable light on ways that Botswana can enhance inclusive … growth and reduce the high level of structural unemployment. Botswana was identified as having been able to sustain the …
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A Systems Approach to Estimating the Natural Rate of Unemployment and Potential Output for the United States
International Monetary Fund - 1989
The methodology used in this paper has three distinguishing features: the natural rate of unemployment and potential …
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