Labor market reforms, growth, and unemployment in labor-exporting countries in the Middle East and North Africa, Vol. 1 of 1

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Labor market reforms, growth, and unemployment in labor-exporting countries in the Middle East and North Africa

Author:	Agenor, Pierre-Richard; Nabli, Mustapha K.; Yousef, Tarik; Jensen, Henning Tarp;	Collection Title:	Policy Research working paper series ; no. WPS 3328
Country:	Europe, Middle East and North Africa;	Date Stored:	2004/11/08
Document Date:	2004/01/01	Document Type:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English	Region:	Europe and Central Asia; Africa; Middle East and North Africa
Report Number:	WPS3328	SubTopics:	Environmental Economics & Policies; Economic Theory & Research; Banks & Banking Reform; Labor Policies; Labor Markets; Municipal Financial Management
Volume No:	1 of 1

Summary: 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 unions' bargaining power, and a composite reform program. Our key message is that to foster broad-based growth and job creation in the region, labor market reforms must not be viewed in isolation but rather as a component of a comprehensive program of structural reforms.


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