increase growth and employment are studied. From a cross-country approach, this study finds a significant relationship between …

with similar downturns had very different employment trends can help design policies to reduce such costs and improve labor … markets. This paper analyzes the recent employment experiences of six economies: Germany, Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain …

that if annual GDP growth averages 7 percent and the employment elasticity is one-half, urban unemployment could double to … absorb the surplus labor into quality jobs while adjusting to World Trade Organization (WTO) accession. This paper estimates … in the private sector and more labor-intensive service industries which have generated the most jobs in recent years …

€”to improve employment rates in Finland. It summarizes recent labor market developments in Finland, and investigates respectively … the limitation of current unemployment and disability benefit schemes. The paper identifies possible strategies to … activate recipients, and focuses on strategies to boost youth employment rates. The paper also discusses the possibility of …

The aim of this paper is to provide new estimates of employment-output elasticities and assess the effect of structural … and macroeocnomic policies on the employment-intensity of growth. Using an unbalanced panel of 167 countries over the … reducing government size have a significant and positive impact on employment elasticities. In addition, the results also …

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 … employment and employment opportunities in the longer term, there could be employment losses in the short run as the economy …

should be broadened to include more explicitly the objective of raising employment rates to foster potential growth. The … market adjustment, and illustrates the benefits of a two-pronged strategy. The paper also examines employment effects of …

-sector employment rates or unemployment rates on two measures of public-sector employment point to full crowding out. This means that …We quantify the extent to which public-sector employment crowds out private-sector employment using specially assembled … Middle East, North Africa, Caucasus and Central Asia. These countries simultaneously display high unemployment rates, low …

Using household level data for France from 1990 to 2000, we estimate a relationship between wages and unemployment … large between 1996 and 2000 and undoubtedly contributed strongly to the exceptional employment performance during that …

Botswana. The IMF report analyzes that large public employment significantly affect labor market outcomes in middle …