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Do Unit Value Export, Import, and Terms-of-Trade Indices Misrepresent Price Indices? »
Source: IMF Staff Papers, Volume 56, No. 2
Volume: 56
Series: IMF Staff Papers
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 03 June 2009
ISBN: 9781589067950
Keywords: labor productivity growth, employment, labor productivity, labor shares
China’s growth performance since the start of economic reforms in 1978 has been impressive, but the gains have not been distributed equally across provinces. We use a nonparametric approach to analyze the va...
Central Bank Autonomy: Lessons from Global Trends »
Source: IMF Staff Papers, Volume 56, No. 2
Volume: 56
Series: IMF Staff Papers
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 03 June 2009
ISBN: 9781589067950
Keywords: labor productivity growth, employment, labor productivity, labor shares
China’s growth performance since the start of economic reforms in 1978 has been impressive, but the gains have not been distributed equally across provinces. We use a nonparametric approach to analyze the va...
Rhyme or Reason: What Explains the Easy Financing of the U.S. Current Account Deficit? »
Source: IMF Staff Papers, Volume 56, No. 2
Volume: 56
Series: IMF Staff Papers
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 03 June 2009
ISBN: 9781589067950
Keywords: labor productivity growth, employment, labor productivity, labor shares
China’s growth performance since the start of economic reforms in 1978 has been impressive, but the gains have not been distributed equally across provinces. We use a nonparametric approach to analyze the va...
Why Has the Grass Been Greener on One Side of Hispaniola? A Comparative Growth Analysis of the Dominican Republic and Haiti »
Source: IMF Staff Papers, Volume 56, No. 2
Volume: 56
Series: IMF Staff Papers
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 03 June 2009
ISBN: 9781589067950
Keywords: labor productivity growth, employment, labor productivity, labor shares
China’s growth performance since the start of economic reforms in 1978 has been impressive, but the gains have not been distributed equally across provinces. We use a nonparametric approach to analyze the va...
Averting the Old-Age Crisis »
Source: Finance & Development, June 1995
Volume/Issue: 32/2
Series: Finance & Development
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 January 1995
ISBN: 9781451952643
Keywords: pension, benefits, pensions, payroll, pension plans
For the latest thinking about the international financial system, monetary policy, economic development, poverty reduction, and other critical issues, subscribe to Finance & Development (F&D). This lively quarterly...
The Impact of Intersectoral Labor Reallocationon Economic Growth »
Source: The Impact of Intersectoral Labor Reallocationon Economic Growth
Volume/Issue: 2000/104
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Helene Poirson Ward
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 June 2000
ISBN: 9781451852752
Keywords: Growth, labor reallocation, labor efficiency, labor productivity, labor force, labor share
This study seeks to explain economic growth differences in an aggregate production function framework, where labor reallocation from agriculture to modern sectors influences labor efficiency growth. The econometric...
Costs of Administering Public and Private Pension Plans »
Source: Finance & Development, June 1995
Volume/Issue: 32/2
Series: Finance & Development
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 January 1995
ISBN: 9781451952643
Keywords: pension, benefits, pensions, payroll, pension plans
For the latest thinking about the international financial system, monetary policy, economic development, poverty reduction, and other critical issues, subscribe to Finance & Development (F&D). This lively quarterly...
Wage Dispersion and Job Growth in the United States »
Source: Finance & Development, June 1995
Volume/Issue: 32/2
Series: Finance & Development
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 January 1995
ISBN: 9781451952643
Keywords: pension, benefits, pensions, payroll, pension plans
For the latest thinking about the international financial system, monetary policy, economic development, poverty reduction, and other critical issues, subscribe to Finance & Development (F&D). This lively quarterly...
Can Policies Affect Employment Intensity of Growth? A Cross-Country Analysis• »
Source: Can Policies Affect Employment Intensity of Growth? A Cross-Country Analysis
Volume/Issue: 2012/218
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Davide Furceri , Ernesto Crivelli , and Joël Toujas-Bernate
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 August 2012
ISBN: 9781475505689
Keywords: employment elasticities, structural policies, reforms, labor market, labor market policies, Macroeconomics: Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment and Investment: Other, Mobility
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...
Unemployment and Productivity in the Long Run »
Source: Unemployment and Productivity in the Long Run : the Role of Macroeconomic Volatility
Volume/Issue: 2010/259
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Paolo Surico , Luca Ricci , and Pierpaolo Benigno
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 November 2010
ISBN: 9781455209590
Keywords: macroeconomic volatility, downward wage rigidities, unemployment rate, employment, unemployment rates, rate of unemployment, Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics: General, Macroeconomics: Consumption, Saving, Production
We propose a theory of low-frequency movements in unemployment based on asymmetric real wage rigidities. The theory generates two main predictions: long-run unemployment increases with (i) a fall in long-run produc...