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Income mobility in the developing world : recent approaches and evidence
Himanshu; Lanjouw, Peter - World Institute for Development Economics Research - 2020
evidence on relative mobility and poverty dynamics. We then describe evidence on economic mobility obtained via synthetic … classes by households over time: poverty is not inevitably a chronic condition. However, less clear are the factors driving … northern India over seven decades. We describe patterns of poverty dynamics and economic mobility in the village, and we …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012161301
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Kingdom of the Netherlands; Netherlands: 2008 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
Strong macroeconomic foundations have so far largely shielded the Netherlands from recent financial turbulence. Despite a tightening labor market, inflation remains subdued. Employment has grown 1¼–1½ percent in 2007, on par with the rest of the Euro area. The external current...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244374
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Finland; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
This Selected Issues paper investigates the possible contribution of activation strategies—in a broad sense—to improve employment rates in Finland. It summarizes recent labor market developments in Finland, and investigates respectively the limitation of current unemployment and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244764
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Denmark; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
The paper discusses the flexicurity model, its key policy elements, and association with a low unemployment rate and a high standard of social security for the unemployed. It provides details of an empirical analysis of unemployment performance and the flexicurity model. It also presents...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245015
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Portugal: Fourth Review Under the Extended Arrangement and Request for a Waiver of Applicability of End-June Performance Criteria; Staff Report; Press Release on the Executive Boar...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
This paper discusses findings of the fourth review under an Extended Fund Facility Arrangement with Portugal. One year into the program, the authorities are making progress in reducing economic imbalances. The delicate balance between orderly deleveraging and improving competitiveness also...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245120
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Belgium; Staff Report for the 2011 Article IV Consultation
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
This 2011 Article IV Consultation reports that the vulnerability of Belgium’s sovereign debt to market pressures makes credible medium-term fiscal consolidation a priority. The 2012 budget includes sizable consolidation measures, and the government is committed to take additional measures...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245533
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Spain; Staff Report for the 2012 Article IV Consultation
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
The Spanish economy suffered an unprecedented double-dip recession with the rising unemployment and public debt situation. Spain also suffered a reversal of private external financing flows in 2011 and 2012. To counter this situation, major policy actions have been taken in the banking sector....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245670
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Republic of Armenia; Second Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
The key findings of Republic of Armenia’s Second Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper are reviewed. Macroeconomic and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245722
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Reconciling Stability and Growth; Smart Pacts and Structural Reforms
Beetsma, Roel M. W. J.; Debrun, Xavier - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003
This paper analyzes the decision of a government facing electoral uncertainty to implement structural reforms in the presence of fiscal restraints similar to the Stability and Growth Pact. The model shows that a pact may harm structural reforms, sacrificing future growth for present stability....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005263795
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The Shortcomings of a Partial Release of Employment Protection Laws; The Case of the 2005 French Reform
Cahuc, Pierre; Carcillo, Stéphane - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006
This paper proposes an ex ante evaluation of the effects of new labor contracts such as the "Contrat Nouvelle Embauche" (CNE) introduced in France in 2005. The lessons we draw are of sufficiently general interest to be applicable to other countries or reforms of employment protection laws. Using...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005263994