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Regional Wage Differentiation and Wage Bargaining Systems in the EU
Vamvakidis, Athanasios - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008
differentiation and high regional unemployment differentials. The empirical literature has found that centralized wage bargaining … productivity and unemployment differentials. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005264211
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Economic Growth in Croatia; Potential and Constraints
Moore, David; Vamvakidis, Athanasios - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
This paper examines the factors and constraints that affect recent and potential growth in Croatia, as well as policies that can influence it. On current productivity trends, it estimates Croatia's potential growth rate at 4-4½ percent, a result reasonably robust to different methodologies....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005599301
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Emerging Strains in GCC Labor Markets
Fasano-Filho, Ugo; Goyal, Rishi - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004
Unemployment pressures among nationals are emerging in the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC). 2 … unemployment pressures while striking a balance between maintaining a liberal foreign labor policy and a reasonable level of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005599572