Labor market reforms, growth, and unemployment in labor-exporting countries in the Middle East and North Africa

Journal of Policy Modeling

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 277-309

  Agénor, Pierre Richard ^a   Nabli, Mustapha K ^b   Yousef, Tarik ^c   Jensen, Henning Tarp ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Employment; Growth; IMMPA; Labor market reforms; MENA; Unemployment rate

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947732216     PISSN: 01618938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpolmod.2006.07.007     Document Type: Article

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