Why Has Unemployment in Algeria Been Higher than in MENA and Transition Countries? / Kangni Kpodar.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Kpodar, Kangni.

Contributor:

International Monetary Fund. African Department.

Series:

IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2007/210

IMF Working Papers

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labor market--Algeria--Econometric models.

Labor market.

Unemployment--Algeria--Econometric models.

Unemployment.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (32 p.)

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This paper analyzes the determinants of labor market performance in Algeria. When the model is estimated with panel data on a sample of MENA and transition countries for 1995- 2005, the results suggest that lower growth in labor productivity in Algeria is associated with higher unemployment than the sample average, though recent positive terms of trade shocks have helped Algeria reduce the differential. Labor market rigidities and labor taxation do not seem to explain why unemployment is higher in Algeria than in other countries. The results are robust to various panel econometric methods and instrumental variable estimates.

Contents:

Contents; I. Introduction; II. Stylized Facts; Figures; 1. Trends in Labor Market Participation, Total Population, and Population Growth, 1980-2004; 2. Female Participation and Share in Total Population and Labor Force, 1980-2004; 3. Share of Employment by Sector in Total Employment, 1994-2005; Tables; 1. Public Employment Programs in Algeria, 1999; 4. MENA and Transition Countries: Trends in Total and Youth Unemployment Rates, 1995- 2005; III. Determinants of Labor Market Performance; A. Labor Market Institutions; 5. Unemployment by Age, Gender, and Education, 2005

6. MENA and Transition Countries: Rigidity of Employment Index, 2005B. Macroeconomic Shocks; 2. Algeria and Selected Economies: Tax Wedge as a Percent of Labor Cost, 2005; 7. MENA and Transition Countries: Labor Productivity, 1989-2004; IV. Econometric Estimates; A. The Model; B. Data and Methodology; 3. Mean Comparison Test: Algeria and the Sample Average, 1995-2005; C. Results; 4. Determinants of the Unemployment Rate Differential between Algeria and Other Countries, 1995-2005

5. Determinants of the Unemployment Rate Differential between Algeria and Other Countries: Alternative Estimates, 1995-20056. Factors Affecting the Unemployment Rate Differential Between Algeria and the two Subgroups of Countries: MENA and Transition Countries, 1995-2005; V. Conclusion and Policy Recommendations; Annexes; I. Data Sources; II. The Sample

Notes:

"August 2007".

Includes bibliographical references.

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ISBN:

9786613822451

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9781452778365

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9781282562042

1282562045

9781451912272

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