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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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Global Monitoring Report, 2007 : Confronting the Challenges of Gender Equality and Fragile States

International Monetary Fund - 2007

The 2007 Global Monitoring Report on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) assesses the contributions of developing countries, developed countries, and international financial institutions toward meeting universally agreed development commitments. Fourth in a series of annual reports leading...

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Sweden : 2006 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Sweden

International Monetary Fund - 2007

This 2006 Article IV Consultation highlights that a broad-based economic upturn is under way in Sweden, spurred by …

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Sweden : Staff Report for the 2000 Article IV Consultation

International Monetary Fund - 2000

In Sweden, the authorities have indicated that their medium-term fiscal strategy is based on restraining expenditures …

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Sweden : Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund - 2002

This Selected Issues paper on Sweden analyzes possible adjustments to the fiscal framework that the authorities may … wish to consider. The paper starts with a brief description of Sweden’s fiscal framework, followed by an assessment of the … framework’s strengths and weaknesses. The scope for stabilization policy in Sweden is analyzed. The paper describes the …

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Sweden : 2002 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Sweden

International Monetary Fund - 2002

weakness led to slower growth of Sweden in 2001. Private consumption stagnated despite rising disposable income, owing to …

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Sweden : Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund - 1998

This Selected Issues paper on Sweden reviews economic developments in Sweden during 1994–98. In 1994, the general …

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Sweden : Financial Sector Assessment Program: Detailed Assessment of Observance of Standards and Codes

International Monetary Fund - 2010

This paper discusses key findings of the Detailed Assessment of Observance of Standards and Codes in Sweden. The … assessment reveals that the laws and regulations on banking activities and their supervision are in place in Sweden. The …

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