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Service offshoring, Productivity, and Employment; Evidence From the United States
Amiti, Mary; Wei, Shang-Jin - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005
employment when industries are finely disaggregated (450 manufacturing industries). However, this affect disappears at more …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005768861
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Algeria; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
This Selected Issues paper for Algeria analyzes the potential economic impact of Algeria’s Association Agreement with the European Union (AAEU). The paper lays out the major elements of Algeria’s AAEU and makes a comparison with other AAEUs. It discusses the potential economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244528
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China's Growth and Integration into the World Economy; Prospects and Challenges
Prasad, Eswar - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004
China’s transformation into a dynamic private-sector-led economy and its integration into the world economy have been among the most dramatic global economic developments of recent decades. This paper provides an overview of some of the key aspects of recent developments in China’s...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005252521
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Vietnam; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: Annual Progress Report
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
increased, especially that of the private sector, which has been vigorously increased. The targets of employment and poverty …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005768446
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Effects of Globalizationon Labor's Share in National Income
Guscina, Anastasia - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006
, openness to trade, and changes in employment protection--using a panel of 18 industrial countries over 1960-2000. Since most …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005769331
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Kenya; Poverty Reduction Strategy Annual Progress Report: 2003/2004
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
Kenya’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Annual progress report highlights that sound macroeconomic management policies are finally beginning to yield results in terms of macroeconomic growth, which is the underpinning for future poverty reduction. A high degree of price stability has been...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242927
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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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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825613
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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 … employment growth, including through sizable interaction effects. Based on these findings, the paper develops a theoretical …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005769319
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The Real Exchange Rate and Employment in China
Dao, Mai; Chen, Ruo - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011
We examine the impact of real exchange rate fluctuations on sectoral and regional employment in China from 1980 to 2008 …. In contrast to theoretical predictions, employment in both the tradable and non-tradable sectors contracts following a … with employment data at the region-sector level. The results of this paper have important implications for China's labor …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009151232