Job Creation : Why Some Countries Do Better /

Over the past decade, the United States has been very successful atcreating jobs. Some other industrial countries have clearly lagged behind. But what is the reason why some countries are more successful than others at creating employment? Are there common factors that explainjob creation? This pape...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Garibaldi, Pietro
Other Authors: Mauro, Paolo
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2000.
Series:Economic Issues; Economic Issues ; No. 2000/001
Online Access:Full text available on IMF
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Summary:Over the past decade, the United States has been very successful atcreating jobs. Some other industrial countries have clearly lagged behind. But what is the reason why some countries are more successful than others at creating employment? Are there common factors that explainjob creation? This paper presents the findings of a new IMF study that has systematically analyzed job creation over the past two decades in theindustrial countries, focusing particularly on differences within Europe.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (26 pages)
Format:Mode of access: Internet
ISSN:1020-5098
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