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Regional Wage Differentiation and Wage Bargaining Systems in the EU
Vamvakidis, Athanasios - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008
The theoretical literature has argued that a centralized wage bargaining system may result in low regional wage … differentiation and high regional unemployment differentials. The empirical literature has found that centralized wage bargaining … countries with more coordinated wage bargaining systems have lower regional wage differentials, after controlling for regional …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005264211
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Can Institutional Reform Reduce Job Destruction and Unemployment Duration? Yes it Can
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
We read search theory's unemployment equilibrium condition as an Iso-Unemployment Curve(IUC).The IUC is the locus of job destruction rates and expected unemployment durations rendering the same unemployment level. A country's position along the curve reveals its preferences over the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009654152
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The Spanish Labor Market in a Cross-Country Perspective
Jaumotte, Florence - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011
with the EU15, Spanish labor market institutions and policies stand out by the structure of its collective bargaining … quantitative analysis, the paper shows that moving away from the intermediate level of bargaining would go a long way toward … reducing employment protection of permanent workers. Substantially reforming the collective bargaining system and reducing the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008839336
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Senegal; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
This paper focuses on Senegal’s second poverty reduction strategy paper (PRSP–II). It summarizes the results of the participatory PRSP review process prior to final validation and adoption by the government. As an economic and social policy document for growth and poverty reduction...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242593
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Algeria; Selected Issues Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
This paper analyzes Algeria’s unemployment and labor market developments and assesses the factors that may hamper employment creation. It estimates employment-to-GDP elasticity for Algeria’s main sectors and different age groups, and assesses the effect of improvements in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242638
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Belgium; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
necessary. The paper also assesses whether the wage bargaining framework, a key labor market institution, is conducive to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242673
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Kingdom of Netherlands; Netherlands: Selected Issues and Analytical Notes
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
Important issues of the Netherlands are discussed. Openness to trade has benefited the Netherlands before the crisis and has supported the recent recovery process. However, both financial openness and trade linkages have also been a transmission channel for the financial crisis. Synchronized...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243183
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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 recovery are balanced but the range of forecasts for 2007 is unusually wide. The priority for Germany is to transmit its external strength to the domestic economy, thus further...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244866