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Public Wage Bills in the Middle East and Central Asia
Author: Ms. Natalia T. Tamirisa and Mr. Christoph Duenwald
Series:
Departmental Papers
Volume/Issue:
Volume 2018: Issue 001
Language:
English
Publication Date:
09 Jan 2018
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781484336731.087
ISBN:
9781484336731
ISSN:
2616-5333
Pages:
95
Keywords:
DPPP; DP; wage bill; bill reform; private sector; bill policy; bill growth; General government wage; data coverage; Government wage bill; Public employment; Wages; Employment; Public sector wages; Middle East; North Africa; Central Asia and the Caucasus; East Africa; Middle East and Central Asia
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Analysis of policies for managing public sector wage bills in the Middle East and Central Asia region. While some work has been done recently at the Fund on issues related to government employment and compensation, to our knowledge, this is the first study to systematically examine, with a focus on the Middle East and Central Asia region, the recent trends and drivers of public wage bills in the region and to identify key policy implications.
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Departmental Papers
ISSN:
2616-5333
Publisher:
International Monetary Fund