Can Policies Affect Employment Intensity of Growth? A Cross-Country Analysis

Davide Furceri, Ernesto Crivelli () and Joël Toujas-Bernate

No 2012/218, IMF Working Papers from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: The aim of this paper is to provide new estimates of employment-output elasticities and assess the effect of structural and macroeocnomic policies on the employment-intensity of growth. Using an unbalanced panel of 167 countries over the period 1991 - 2009, the results suggest that structural policies aimed at increasing labor and product market flexibility and reducing government size have a significant and positive impact on employment elasticities. In addition, the results also suggest that in order to maximize the positive impact on the responsiveness of employment to economic activity, structural policies have to be complemented with macroeconomic policies aimed at increasing macroeconomic stability.

Keywords: WP; employment elasticity; employment-output elasticity; employment-GDP elasticity; employment intensity; employment; unemployment; employment elasticities; structural policies; reforms; product market policy; product market flexibility; Labor market policy; Commodity markets; Labor markets; North Africa; East Africa; Middle East; Australia and New Zealand (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 32
Date: 2012-08-01
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