
Fiscal Policy Implications for Labor Market Outcomes in Middle-Income Countries »
Journal Issue
Volume/Issue: 2015/17
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Ara Stepanyan , and Lamin Leigh
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 23 January 2015
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484326800.001
ISBN: 9781484326800
Keywords: public and private employment, unemployment rate, wage premium, labor market, employment, labor, Labor Economics Policies,
Many governments have initiated public employment programs or expanded the existing ones in response to high unemployment. However, in many middle-income countries, a relatively large government coexists with persi...