The Needle in the Haystack : What Drives Labor and Product Market Reforms in Advanced Countries? /
The political economy literature has put forward a multitude of hypotheses regarding the drivers of structural reforms, but few, if any, empirically robust findings have emerged thus far. To make progress, we draw a parallel with model uncertainty in the growth literature and provide a new version o...
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| অন্যান্য লেখক: | , |
| বিন্যাস: | পত্রিকা |
| ভাষা: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
International Monetary Fund,
2018.
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| মালা: | IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ;
No. 2018/101 |
| অনলাইন ব্যবহার করুন: | Full text available on IMF |
| সংক্ষিপ্ত: | The political economy literature has put forward a multitude of hypotheses regarding the drivers of structural reforms, but few, if any, empirically robust findings have emerged thus far. To make progress, we draw a parallel with model uncertainty in the growth literature and provide a new version of the Bayesian averaging of maximum likelihood estimates (BAMLE) technique tailored to binary logit models. Relying on a new database of major past labor and product market reforms in advanced countries, we test a large set of variables for robust correlation with reform in each area. We find widespread support for the crisis-induces-reform hypothesis. Outside pressure increases the likelihood of reform in certain areas: reforms are more likely when other countries also undertake them and when there is formal pressure to implement them. Other robust correlates are more specific to certain areas-for example, international pressure and political factors are most relevant for product market and job protection reforms, respectively. |
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| দৈহিক বর্ননা: | 1 online resource (59 pages) |
| বিন্যাস: | Mode of access: Internet |
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