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The labor share in Europe has been on a downward trend. This paper finds that the decline is concentrated in … globalization hurt sectors where jobs are routinizable but helped others that require specialized skills. High-skilled professionals … share owing to globalization and the erosion of labor market safety nets …
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This paper examines China’s reform experience since 1978, reviewing major initiatives taken and assessing their impact … special conditions before and during the reform process that impinged on China’s capacity to implement reforms, and, in … particular, those where China may differ from other countries undertaking reform, including former CPEs. A further consideration …
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There is growing concern in Europe over the impact of globalization on high and evenly shared living standards. These …
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This paper examines the progress made in four Asian transition economies—China, Lao P.D.R., Vietnam, and Mongolia …
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This paper proposes an operational interpretation of the concept of economic governance. It argues that the capacity of governments to credibly ensure a secure economic environment provides an important benchmark against which governance can be evaluated. Such an environment—which is essential...
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This paper examines alternative approaches to building sound financial structures in emerging market economies. The foremost task is to resolve the bad loan problem and to recapitalize insolvent state banks. By restoring an incentive for banks to price accurately the risks of new lending, this...
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This paper deals with the early stages of transformation of centrally-planned economies (CPEs) into market economies during which expectations play a key role. It focuses on the transitional phase during which the economy is not any more a CPE but has not yet become a market economy. During this...
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the model, the paper reviews the inflation and stabilization experiences of several transition economies in Eastern Europe …
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The IMF Working Papers series is designed to make IMF staff research available to a wide audience. Almost 300 Working Papers are released each year, covering a wide range of theoretical and analytical topics, including balance of payments, monetary and fiscal issues, global liquidity, and...
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This paper examines stabilization policies in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos since the late 1980s. Compared with other …
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