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Crises, labor market policy, and unemployment
Bernal Verdugo, Lorenzo Ernesto; Furceri, Davide; … - 2012
impact on unemployment in the short term, but that this effect rapidly disappears in the medium term in countries with … with more rigid labor market institutions. These effects are even larger for youth unemployment in the short term and long …-term unemployment in the medium term. Conversely, large upfront, or gradual but significant, comprehensive labor …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009572447
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Employment Effects of Growth Rebalancing in China
Fund, International Monetary - 2009
This paper gauges the potential effects on employment of rebalancing China's exportoriented growth model toward domestic demand, particularly private consumption. Shifting to a private consumption-led growth likely means more demand for existing and new services as well as reorienting the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012677831
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Digitalization and Employment Gender Gaps During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from Latin America and the Caribbean
Yang, Yuanchen - 2024
Despite its negative effects, the COVID-19 pandemic has also accelerated Latin America's digitalization. The rapid increase in connectivity and digital services was helpful in mitigating the pandemic's negative impact on the labor markets, especially for those with enough flexibility to continue...
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Did the COVID-19 Recession Increase the Demand for Digital Occupations in the United States? Evidence from Employment and Vacancies Data
Soh, Jiaming - 2022
This paper investigates whether the COVID-19 recession led to an increase in demand for digital occupations in the United States. Using O*NET to capture the digital content of occupations, we find that regions that were hit harder by the COVID-19 recession experienced a larger increase in the...
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The Distributional Impacts of Worker Reallocation: Evidence from Europe
Bluedorn, John - 2022
Using individual-level data for 30 European countries between 1983 and 2019, we document the extent and earning consequences of workers' reallocation across occupations and industries and how these outcomes vary with individual-level characteristics, namely (i) education, (ii) gender, and (iii)...
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Perspectives on High Real Interest Rates in Turkey
Kannan, Prakash - 2008
-have a significant impact on the level of real interest rates in Turkey. Importantly, fiscal policy variables are shown to …
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Environmental Tax Reform : Principles from Theory and Practice to Date
Parry, Ian W.H - 2012
energy/environmental tax systems in Germany, Sweden, Turkey, and Vietnam suggests that there is substantial scope for policy … Reforms: The Case of Germany, Sweden, Turkey, and Vietnam -- A. Comparing Energy Systems in Sweden, Germany, Turkey, and … Energy under the Value-Added Tax System -- 5. Environmental Tax Reforms in Sweden, Germany, Turkey, and Vietnam -- References. …
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Climate Mitigation Policy in Türkiye
Parry, Ian - 2023
This paper discusses potential elements of a comprehensive strategy for making headway on Türkiye's net zero emissions pedge for 2053. These elements include: (i) aligning 2030 emissions commitments with long term neutrality; (ii) implementing a carbon price rising to an ilustrative $75 per...
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Danish for All? Balancing Flexibility with Security; The Flexicurity Model
Zhou, Jian-Ping - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
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 flexicurity model that may have contributed to the low unemployment rate. A … the financing aspect, the paper finds that effective implementation will depend on the initial unemployment level and …
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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...
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