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Minimum Wages and Firm Employment: Evidence from China

Huang, Yi; Loungani, Prakash; Wang, Gewei - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014

This paper provides the first systematic study of how minimum wage policies in China affect firm employment over the … impact on employment, with an estimated elasticity of -0.1. Furthermore, we find a heterogeneous effect of the minimum wage … on employment which depends on the firm's wage level. Specifically, the minimum wage has a greater negative impact on …

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Uncertainty and the Employment Dynamics of Small and Large Businesses

Ghosal, Vivek; Ye, Yang - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2015

We examine the impact of uncertainty on employment dynamics. Alternative measures of uncertainty are constructed based … price index, and fuel prices. Our results indicate that greater uncertainty has a negative impact on growth of employment …-existent or weaker. Our results suggest that to truly understand the effects of uncertainty on employment dynamics, we need to …

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Adopting the Euro in Central Europe; Challenges of the Next Step in European Integration

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005

Upon entry into the European Union, countries become members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), with a derogation from adopting the euro as their currency (that is, each country joining the EU commits to replace its national currency with the euro, but can choose when to request...

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Turkey at the Crossroads; From Crisis Resolution to EU Accession

McGettigan, Donal; Debrun, Xavier; Griffiths, Mark E. L.; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005

The key policy challenge for Turkey in the years ahead will be to enhance and consolidate the advances made since the nationâ€™s 2000-01 economic crisis. Higher growth could reduce unemployment and raise living standards toward European Union levels. This paper reviews Turkeyâ€™s...

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Algeria; Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003

This Selected Issues paper and Statistical Appendix deals with the issue of low growth in Algeria. A growth-accounting exercise indicates that negative total factor productivity growth explains Algeriaâ€™s low growth rates. This paper highlights the sources of this low growth that mainly...

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Vietnam; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: Annual Progress Report

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006

increased, especially that of the private sector, which has been vigorously increased. The targets of employment and poverty …

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Republic of Yemen; Statistical Appendix

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005

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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Australia; Background Material

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 1995

evolutionary reform of the industrial relations system. The paper reviews developments in employment, wages, and productivity in …

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Federated States of Micronesia; Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005

This Selected Issues paper on the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) underlies economic development. Since independence, the FSM has been heavily dependent on assistance from the United States. With government expenditure of more than 60 percent of GDP, the private sector remains...

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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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