The Human Cost of Recessions : Assessing It, Reducing It /

Recessions leave scars on the labor market. Over 200 million people across the globe are estimated to be unemployed at present resulting from the Great Recession of 2007-09. We assess the human cost of increased unemployment by surveying what is known about the effects of past recessions. If past is...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dao, Mai
Other Authors: Loungani, Prakash
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2010.
Series:IMF Staff Position Notes; Staff Position Note ; No. 2010/017
Online Access:Full text available on IMF