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Macroeconomic policy for employment creation: The case of Malawi

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  • Deraniyagala, Sonali
  • Kaluwa, Ben

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This paper looks at policies for achieving full and productive employment in Malawi. The polices are consistent with ILO's Global Employment Agenda. Monetary and fiscal policies consistent with employment creation is proposed.

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  • Deraniyagala, Sonali & Kaluwa, Ben, 2011. "Macroeconomic policy for employment creation: The case of Malawi," MPRA Paper 52715, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    1. Byson Beracah Majanga, 2016. "The Journey to Financial Inclusion in Malawi- What Does the Future Hold?," International Journal of Economics and Financial Research, Academic Research Publishing Group, vol. 2(9), pages 169-175, 09-2016.
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    3. Matsumoto, Makiko. & Hengge, Martina. & Islam, Iyanatul,, 2012. "Tackling the youth employment crisis : a macroeconomic perspective," ILO Working Papers 994702973402676, International Labour Organization.
    4. Chimaliro, Aubrey Victor, 2018. "Analysis of main determinants of soya bean price volatility in Malawi," Research Theses 334743, Collaborative Masters Program in Agricultural and Applied Economics.

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    Keywords

    Malawi; Global Employment Agenda; Fiscal policy; Monetary Policy;
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    JEL classification:

    • E00 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General - - - General
    • E42 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Monetary Sytsems; Standards; Regimes; Government and the Monetary System
    • E61 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Policy Objectives; Policy Designs and Consistency; Policy Coordination
    • E62 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Fiscal Policy; Modern Monetary Theory

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