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The Challenge of Public Pension Reform in Advanced and Emerging Economies

Clements, Benedict J.; Coady, David; Eich, Frank; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013

Pension reform is high on the policy agenda of many advanced and emerging market economies. In advanced economies the challenge is generally to contain future increases in public pension spending as the population ages. In emerging market economies, the challenges are often different. Where...

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Aging Populations and Public Pension Schemes

Chand, Sheetal K.; Jaeger, Albert - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 1996

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The Costs and Benefits of Various Wage Bargaining Structures; An Empirical Exploration

Thomas, Alun H. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2002

The literature on the relationship between the unemployment rate and wage bargaining fails to separate the offsetting … effects of a reduction in competition associated with centralized bargaining and the increased awareness of unemployment … unemployment rate in countries that have switched to centralized wage-bargaining arrangements, the industry wage is not …

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Eurosclerosis or Financial Collapse; Why Did Swedish Incomes Fall Behind?

Cerra, Valerie; Saxena, Sweta Chaman - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005

Sweden represents an archetypal welfare state economy, with extensive government safety nets. Some scholars have attributed a decline in its per capita income ranking since 1970 to "eurosclerosis" or sluggish growth caused by distortionary policies. This paper argues rather, that the permanent...

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Modeling Politics with Economics tools; A Critical Survey of the Literature

Olters, Jan-Peter - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2001

Whereas the economics discipline possesses a highly refined theoretical apparatus to analyze the effects of government behaviour on the economy, it has not (yet) managed to fully develop a positively formulated "economic theory of politics" that would permit the integration of the...

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The Aging of the Population and the Size of the Welfare State

Swagel, Phillip; Sadka, Efraim; Razin, Assaf - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2002

Data for the United States and countries in Western Europe indicate a negative correlation between the dependency ratio and both labor tax rates and the generosity of social transfers, after controlling for other factors that influence the size of the welfare state. This is despite the increased...

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

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006

The three-point VAT increase is part of a package in which unemployment payroll taxes will be reduced. Risks to the …

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Niger; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013

Niger understands the need to adopt a long-term strategy capable of optimizing natural and human resources to promote sustainable economic and social development and inclusive growth. The government has renewed planning efforts in the preparation of three principal strategic documents. These...

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Bangladesh; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013

The Sixth Five Year Plan, as outlined in Bangladesh's Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper, targets strategic growth and employment. The medium-term macroeconomic framework plan entails the involvement of both the private and public sectors. Human resources development strategy programs reaching out...

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Bulgaria: Selected Issues Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2014

This Selected Issues paper reviews recent developments in growth and employment in Bulgaria and highlights key constraints to growth suggested by cross-country competitiveness studies. Bulgariaâ€™s GDP has grown substantially since economic and financial stabilization in 1997. The global...

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