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, lowering tax wedges, and lowering government consumption. At the same time, greater labor supply translated into employment …
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This report makes the case for a new review of the pension system in the UK. There are a number of key challenges facing future generations of pensioners that threaten their living standards in retirement and which, without policy action, mean many are likely to face substantial financial...
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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 …
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protection and benefits between regular and nonregular workers could help put Japan's wages on an upward trajectory in the medium …Over the past decade, productivity-adjusted wages have grown at a slower pace in Japan than in other rich countries … felt in all advanced economies. Reforms aimed at increasing productivity in services and reducing gaps in employment …
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In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries. Each report, prepared by a staff team after discussions with government officials, is published at the option of the member country.
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A major element of the persistent fiscal imbalances in Guinea-Bissau is the relatively low level of revenue compared with other sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. Fiscal revenues, including grants, trended downward significantly in Guinea-Bissau from 1991 through 2005, especially during the...
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This Selected Issues paper explores the economic consequences of aging and its impact on long-term fiscal sustainability for Cyprus. The study analyzes the potential macroeconomic impact of different approaches to deal with the fiscal costs of aging. It goes beyond a simple quantification of the...
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and around the time that temporary disability insurance benefits are exhausted for women - is consistent with causal … effects of CA-PFL. Rights to paid leave are also associated with higher work and employment probabilities for mothers nine to … twelve months after birth, possibly because they increase job continuity among those with relatively weak labor force …
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