This paper studies the impact of labor market policies on growth and unemployment in labor-exporting countries in the Middle East and North Africa. The analysis is based on a framework that captures many of the main features of the labor market in these countries. We conduct a variety of policy experiments, including a reduction in payroll taxation, cuts in public sector wages and employment, an increase in employment subsidies, a reduction in trade...
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2004/01/01
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Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques
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WPS3328
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2010/07/01
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Labor market reforms, growth, and unemployment in labor-exporting countries in the Middle East and North Africa
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formal sector