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Can policies affect employment intensity of growth? : a cross-country analysis /

The aim of this paper is to provide new estimates of employment-output elasticities and assess the effect of structural and macroeocnomic policies on the employment-intensity of growth. Using an unbalanced panel of 167 countries over the period 1991 - 2009, the results suggest that structural polici...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Crivelli, Ernesto (Autor), Furceri, Davide (Autor), Toujas-Bernate, Joël (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Department
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Washington, D.C.] : International Monetary Fund, ©2012.
Colección:IMF working paper ; WP/12/218.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; I. Introduction; II. Empirical Strategy and Data; A. Empirical Strategy; B. Data; III. Results; A. Regional trends in employment elasticities; B. Determinants of Employment Elasticities; IV. Conclusions; References; Tables; 1. Descriptive Statistics and Sources; 2. Spearman's Rank Correlation Coefficient for Long-run Elasticities Estimates; 3. Long Term Employment Elasticities, by Region, Income Level, and Economic Sector; 4. Evolution of Employment Elasticities with Time; 5. Correlation Between Employment Elasticities and Structural Policy Variables.
  • 6. Effects of Structural Variables on Employment Elasticities7. Effects of Structural and Macroeconomic Variables on Employment Elasticities; 8. Effects of Structural and Demographic Variables on Employment Elasticities; 9. Effects of Labor Market Policy Indicators on Employment Elasticities; 10. Effects of Product Market Policy Indicators on Employment Elasticities; 11a. Non-Linear Effects of Structural Variables on Employment Elasticities-GDP; 11b. Non-Linear Effects of Structural Variables on Employment Elasticities-Output Volatility.
  • 11c. Non-Linear Effects of Structural Variables on Employment Elasticities-InflationFigures; 1. The evolution of Unemployment Across Regions; 2. Real GDP and Employment Growth, by Income Level Group, 2000-09; 3. Distribution of Long-Run Employment Elasticities; Appendix.