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Malinvaud on Macroeconomic Policy

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  • Henri R. Sneessens

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The objective of this brief essay is to discuss Edmond Malinvaud's contribution to the European macroeconomic policy debate, as it evolved from the early seventies till the early 2000's. I start with the concepts of Keynesian vs classical unemployment and the consequences of real wage rigidities. I next review Malinvaud's analysis of the low-skilled unemployment problem and his call for targeted labour tax exemptions. I close with a brief discussion of the respective role of macroeconomic and structural policies.

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  • Henri R. Sneessens, 2017. "Malinvaud on Macroeconomic Policy," Annals of Economics and Statistics, GENES, issue 125-126, pages 153-164.
  • Handle: RePEc:adr:anecst:y:2017:i:125-126:p:153-164
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    Keywords

    Classical unemployment; European unemployment; Low-skilled unemployment; Wages; Labour taxes;
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    JEL classification:

    • E2 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment
    • E6 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook
    • J2 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor
    • J3 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs
    • J6 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers

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