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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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Liberia; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008

This paper discusses implementation of the Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) in Liberia. Liberiaâ€™s PRS articulates the governmentâ€™s overall vision and major strategies for moving toward rapid, inclusive, and sustainable growth and development during the period 2008â€“11. This...

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Bangladesh; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Status Report

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004

This paper presents the status report on Bangladeshâ€™s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP). Having prepared the Interim-PRSP (I-PRSP) in March 2003, the government of Bangladesh has set itself to a well-rounded process of preparing the full-blown PRSP by December 2004. That would...

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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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Lao People's Democratic Republic; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004

This paper on the Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) on the Lao Peopleâ€™s Democratic Republic (PDR) explains macroeconomic, structural, and social policies in support of growth and poverty reduction, as well as associated external financing needs and major sources of financing. The...

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Democratic Republic of the Congo; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013

This Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper on the Democratic Republic of Congo discusses economic policies and development. The macroeconomic and budget framework has been developed to take into account the effects of sectoral policies to maintain macroeconomic stability, a necessary condition for...

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Zambia; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007

This paper discusses implementation of the Fifth National Development Plan (FNDP) in Zambia. The planning process of the FNDP integrated views from the Provincial and District Development Plans approved by the respective provincial and district level organs. The FNDPâ€™s goals are...

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