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Inflation and Labor Markets: A Bottom-Up View

Chen, Sophia - 2024

U.S. inflation surged in 2021-22 and has since declined, driven largely by a sharp drop in goods inflation, though … services inflation remains elevated. This paper zooms into services inflation, using proprietary microdata on wages to examine … that the effects of tight labor markets are persistent and may influence the pace of progression toward the inflation …

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Managing large-scale capital inflows : the case of the Czech Republic, Poland and Romania

Chowdhury, Ibrahim; Keller, Leonor - 2012

Many emerging market economies have in the recent past experienced a surge in capital inflows that may threaten their economic and financial stability. The IMF in early 2011 proposed a framework intended to guide Fund advice to policymakers on how to best respond to such inflows, including both...

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Public expenditure in the Slovak Republic : composition and technical efficiency

Grigoli, Francesco - 2012

Good practice suggests that budget allocations should reflect spending priorities and that spending should provide cost-effective delivery of public goods and services. This paper analyzes the composition of public expenditure in the Slovak Republic. It also assesses the relative efficiency of...

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Tax and Pension Reform in the Czech Republic-Implications for Growth and Debt Sustainability

Botman, Dennis P. J. - 2008

The Czech Republic has embarked on an ambitious tax reform and expenditure package to bring the deficit sustainably below 3 percent, and intends to reduce the deficit to 1 percent of GDP by 2012. To address the long-term fiscal challenge due to population aging, pension reform proposals are also...

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Structural Reforms in the Euro Area; Economic Impact and Role of Synchronization Across Markets and Countries

Everaert, Luc; Schule, Werner - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006

Using the IMF's Global Economic Model, calibrated to the European Union, the effects of reform in product and labor markets are quantified for both a large and a small euro area economy. When markups in these markets are reduced, there are sizable long-term gains in output and employment. Most...

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Artificial Intelligence and the Philippine Labor Market : Mapping Occupational Exposure and Complementarity

Cucio, Micholo - 2025

This paper combines labor force survey microdata with measures of occupational AI exposure and complementarity to examine the potential impact of recent advancements in AI on the Philippine labor market. We find that around one third of workers are highly exposed to AI with around sixty percent...

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The Labor Market Decisions of Older Workers in Ageing Economies : Evidence from Spain and the UK

Barrela, Rodrigo - 2025

Faced with fiscal pressures and labor shortages from ageing populations, Advanced Economies need to ease obstacles to longer working lives. In this paper, we discuss recent developments in employment and activity of workers aged 55 and above in Spain and the UK-two countries that differ widely...

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The Italian Labor Market

Schindler, Martin - 2009

Despite improvements in labor market performance over the past decade, owing in part to past reforms, Italy's employment and productivity outcomes continue to lag behind those of its European peers. This paper reviews Italy's institutional landscape and labor market trends from a cross-country...

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Shocking Aspects of Canadian Labor Markets.

Swiston, Andrew - 2006

Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. DATA AND METHODOLOGY -- III. INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS -- IV. RESULTS ACROSS CANADIAN PROVINCES -- V. EXTENDING THE CANADIAN MODEL -- VI. CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Data Appendix.

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Shifting Perceptions: Unpacking Public Support for Immigrant Workers Integration in the Labor Market

Albrizio, Silvia - 2024

This paper investigates public perceptions and support for policies aimed at integrating immigrant workers into domestic labor markets. Through large-scale surveys involving 6,300 respondents from Canada, Italy, and the United Kingdom, we provide new insights into attitudes toward migrant...

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