Fiscal Policy Implications for Labor Market Outcomes in Middle-Income Countries /

Many governments have initiated public employment programs or expanded the existing ones in response to high unemployment. However, in many middle-income countries, a relatively large government coexists with persistently high unemployment. This paper explores the question of whether public employme...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stepanyan, Ara
Other Authors: Leigh, Lamin
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2015.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2015/017
Online Access:Full text available on IMF