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Public-Private Wage Differentials and Interactions Across Countries and Time

Author/Editor: Chadi Abdallah, David Coady, La-Bhus Fah Jirasavetakul.

Release Date:March, 2023

We compile a novel database on average public and private sector wages and public-private wage differentials, which we use to analyze how average public-private wage differentials vary according to more...



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European Labor Markets and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Fallout and the Path Ahead

Author/Editor: Sakai Ando, Ravi Balakrishnan, Bertrand Gruss, Jean-Jacques Hallaert, La-Bhus Fah Jirasavetakul, Koralai Kirabaeva, Nir Klein, Ana Lariau, Lucy Qian Liu, Davide Malacrino, Haonan Qu, Alexandra Solovyeva.

Release Date:March, 2022

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic caused by far the largest shock to European economies since World War II. Yet, astonishingly, the EU unemployment rate had already declined to its pre-crisis level by more...



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A European Minimum Wage: Implications for Poverty and Macroeconomic Imbalances

Author/Editor: Enrica Detragiache, Christian H Ebeke, La-Bhus Fah Jirasavetakul, Koralai Kirabaeva, Davide Malacrino, Florian Misch, Hyun Woo Park, Yu Shi.

Release Date:May, 2020

A hypothetical European Minimum Wage (MW) set at 60 percent of each country’s median wage would reduce in-work poverty but have limited effects on overall poverty, as many poor households do not more...



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Lessons from Two Public Sector Reforms in Italy

Author/Editor: Nazim Belhocine, La-Bhus Fah Jirasavetakul.

Release Date:February, 2020

The reform of the Italian public administration has been a priority for at least two decades, with several major initiatives undertaken toward modernization and simplification. Notwithstanding more...



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Improving the Efficiency and Equity of Public Education Spending: The Case of Moldova

Author/Editor: Hui Jin, La-Bhus Fah Jirasavetakul, Baoping Shang.

Release Date:February, 2019

This paper, using Moldova as an example, presents a systematic approach to assess the efficiency and equity of public education spending, identify sources of inefficiencies and inequality, and more...



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Economic Policy Uncertainty in Turkey

Author/Editor: La-Bhus Fah Jirasavetakul, Antonio Spilimbergo.

Release Date:December, 2018

Uncertainty over economic policy plays a key role in economic outcomes. But evidence and quantification for emerging markets are elusive because of measurement and reverse causality issues. In this more...



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Foreign Direct Investment in New Member State of the EU and Western Balkans: Taking Stock and Assessing Prospects

Author/Editor: La-Bhus Fah Jirasavetakul, Jesmin Rahman.

Release Date:August, 2018

FDI has played a strong role in the export-led growth of eastern European countries that are now members of the European Union (EU). Largely sourced from advanced Europe, FDI inflows were motivated more...



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Increasing Productivity Growth in Middle Income Countries

Author/Editor: Aidar Abdychev, La-Bhus Fah Jirasavetakul, Andrew W Jonelis, Lamin Leigh, Ashwin Moheeput, Friska Parulian, Ara Stepanyan, Albert Touna Mama.

Release Date:January, 2015

Many small middle-income countries (SMICs) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have experienced a moderation in growth in recent years. Although factor accumulation, most notably capital deepening, was more...



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Labor Market Fallout of the Covid-19 Crisis and Associated Policy Options

Author/Editor: Sakai Ando, Ravi Balakrishnan, Bertrand Gruss, Jean-Jacques Hallaert, La-Bhus Fah Jirasavetakul, Koralai Kirabaeva, Nir Klein, Ana Lariau, Lucy Qian Liu, Davide Malacrino, Haonan Qu, Alexandra Solovyeva.

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