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Fiscal Policy and Employment in Advanced and Emerging Economies

International Monetary Fund - 2012

This paper discusses tax and expenditure policy reforms to raise employment. Using data for 58 advanced and emerging economies, the paper provides a unified assessment of tax and expenditure measures that have usually been addressed separately. The focus is on incentives to increase labor demand...

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Does Globalization Lower Wages and Export Jobs?

International Monetary Fund - 1997

Increased globalization - the international integration of markets forgoods, technology, labor, and capital - has coincided in the past 20years with a shift in demand from less-skilled workers to those with moreskills. Have imports from developing countries been responsible for thelowered wages...

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Employment Effects of Growth Rebalancing in China

International Monetary Fund - 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...

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Job Creation : Why Some Countries Do Better

International Monetary Fund - 2000

Over the past decade, the United States has been very successful atcreating jobs. Some other industrial countries have clearly lagged behind. But what is the reason why some countries are more successful than others at creating employment? Are there common factors that explainjob creation? This...

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France : 2006 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report, Staff Supplement; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion

International Monetary Fund - 2006

France’s economic short-term outlook is positive, and long-term prospects have improved. Fiscal adjustment remains high …

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France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, And Spain : Competitiveness In The Southern Euro Area

International Monetary Fund - 2008

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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France : Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund - 2005

product markets in France and the other EU countries is discussed, including the size of markups. The paper also looks into …

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France : Financial Sector Assessment Program—Detailed Assessments of Observance of Standards and Codes including Banking Supervision, Insurance Regulation, Securities Legislation,...

International Monetary Fund - 2005

The Detailed Assessments of the Observance of Standards and Codes on France reviews compliance with Basel Core …. France fulfills all prerequisites for effective payment clearing and settlement systems. Capital markets are large and …

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France : Financial Sector Assessment Program—Technical Notes—Stress Testing Methodology and Results; Integration into Global Financial Markets; and Public Intervention in Financial...

International Monetary Fund - 2005

These Technical Notes on France explain integration of global financial markets. The stress tests for the France … constraints of the approach. Retail activity by foreign banks in France is small, but significant. The financial landscape in … France remains characterized by a large number of idiosyncrasies that affect monetary transmission. Macroeconometric models …

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France : Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund - 2009

French government. France has a large and sophisticated financial system, which accounts for 10 percent of the global banking …

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