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Danish for All? Balancing Flexibility with Security; The Flexicurity Model
Zhou, Jian-Ping - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
The Danish flexicurity model has attracted attention among policymakers in Europe, because it suggests that a flexible labor market can coexist with a generous welfare system to achieve low unemployment. Using a panel of 19 countries over 1960-2002, the paper identifies the elements of the...
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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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The Real Exchange Rate and Employment in China
Dao, Mai; Chen, Ruo - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011
, appropriate demand management and structural reforms in the non-traded sectors should play an important role. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009151232
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Service offshoring, Productivity, and Employment; Evidence From the United States
Amiti, Mary; Wei, Shang-Jin - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005
This paper estimates the effects of offshoring on productivity in U.S. manufacturing industries between 1992 and 2000, using instrumental variables estimation to address the potential endogeneity of offshoring. It finds that service offshoring has a significant positive effect on productivity in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005768861
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Labor and Product Market Deregulation; Partial, Sequential, or Simultaneous Reform?
Berger, Helge; Danninger, Stephan - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005
This study explores the effects of labor and product market deregulation on employment growth. Our empirical results, based on an OECD country panel from 1990-2004, suggest that lower levels of product and labor market regulation foster employment growth, including through sizable interaction...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005769319
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Republic of Armenia; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003
The Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) has been developed for eradicating poverty in Armenia. It analyzes the poverty situation of Armenia, and evaluates the methodology and methodological issues. It discusses the PRSP goals, main policy directions, solution to poverty, and the reduction of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825381
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Australia; Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSC)—Summary Assessments
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Principles in Australia. The various responsibilities of the Australian Securities and Investments …
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Australia; Basel Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision—Detailed Assessment of Observance
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
Australia has a very high level of compliance with the Basel Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision (BCPs …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243194
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Australia; Financial Safety Net and Crisis Management Framework—Technical Note
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
Australia has a history of few bank failures, even fewer financial crises, and its banking sector emerged from the … taken commendable steps to strengthen the financial safety net and crisis management framework over the last several years … safety net and crisis management framework. Further improvements were made in June 2010 and the Government is currently …
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Australia; IOSCO Objectives and Principles of Securities Regulation—Detailed Assessment of Implementation
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
The Australian legal and regulatory framework for securities markets exhibits a high level of compliance with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Principles. A few remaining concerns need to be resolved, including some identified in the 2006 assessment. Australian...
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