Labor Tax Cuts and Employment : A General Equilibrium Approach for France »
Journal Issue
Volume/Issue: 2014/114
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Raphael Espinoza , and Esther Perez Ruiz
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 July 2014
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781498328197.001
ISBN: 9781498328197
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The paper presents a simple supply side, general equilibrium model to estimate the macroeconomic effects of labor tax cuts. The model assumes that output is produced using capital, unskilled and skilled workers, an...