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International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005

. At end-2004, the unemployment rate amounted to 12 percent, and about one-third of the labor force was considered …

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Wage Compression, Employment Restrictions and Unemployment; The Case of Mauritius

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004

relatively minor intervention can dramatically increase the fragility of jobs, the length of unemployment spells, as well as the … extent of unemployment and labor market churning. With institutions of the type studied here common across many different …

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Rwanda: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013

This paper focuses on Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy (EDPRS) 2013â€“2018 for Rwanda. Ownership of the EDPRS by a wide range of stakeholders at national level has been a key factor of success. The EDPRS 2 has integrated inclusiveness and sustainability as driving factors...

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Slovak Republic; 2013 Article IV Consultation

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013

This 2013 Article IV Consultation highlights that following a sharp downturn in 2009 in the context of the global economic and financial crisis, Slovakia emerged as one of the fastest-growing economies in the European Union, supported in particular by substantial foreign investment in the auto...

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Bangladesh; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013

The Sixth Five Year Plan, as outlined in Bangladesh's Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper, targets strategic growth and employment. The medium-term macroeconomic framework plan entails the involvement of both the private and public sectors. Human resources development strategy programs reaching out...

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Grenada; Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006

This paper discusses the Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (I-PRSP) of Grenada for poverty reduction in the interim period. It describes the countryâ€™s macroeconomic, structural, and social policies in support of growth and poverty reduction, as well as associated external financing...

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Belgium; Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004

Belgium has effected a remarkable fiscal adjustment, best illustrated by the decline in its public debt. While benefiting from an appreciable decline in interest rates, most of the underlying consolidation reflected a considerable increase in the tax burden, one of the highest in the...

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Denmark; Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006

The paper discusses the flexicurity model, its key policy elements, and association with a low unemployment rate and a … high standard of social security for the unemployed. It provides details of an empirical analysis of unemployment …

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Mauritius; Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003

The review outlines a simple analytical model to explain the unemployment puzzle, especially the U-curve phenomenon. It …

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Algeria; Selected Issues Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012

This paper analyzes Algeriaâ€™s unemployment and labor market developments and assesses the factors that may hamper … assesses the effect of improvements in Algeriaâ€™s labor market flexibility on unemployment outcomes. The results on the … relation between labor market institutions and unemployment show that improvement in labor market conditions in Algeria could …

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